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Festival d’ete
June 17th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
From June 14-24 are various locations around Vancouver, you must visit Festial d’ete, the Francophone Festival of Vanouver is an annual celebration of their culture and is organized by Le Centre Cultural Francophone de Vancouver.
The Vancouver festival features entertainment from more than 40 countries, with French as an official language. This year’s highlights include a children’s festial, the Quebecois musical trio Soir de Semaine, the musical duo Dobacaracol and solo folkie Plume Latraaverse.
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Vancouver International Song Festival
June 14th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Vancouver’s International Song Festival runs from June 8-22
It’s held at UBC School of Music recital hall at 6361 Memorial Road and is a celebration of song. This festival includes 16 concerts, 6 in the evening and 10 during noon hour. As well there are public masterclasses and lectures.
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Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival
June 13th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Vancouver holds an annual Dragon Boat Festival in False Creek June 21-22
The ancient Asian spectacle of dragon boat racing takes place in Vancouver’s False Creek.
It began at Expo 86. Vancouverites liked it and interest started to grow.
In 1989 former BC Lieutenant Governor Dr. David C. Lam and prominent businessman Milton K. Wong lead the creation of the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival.
The Festival was created to show off Vancouver’s growing cultural diversity and to promote racial harmony among Canadians - new and old. Vancouverites were invited to the festival to experience spectacular food, entertainment, arts and children’s programming reflecting Vancouver’s cultural diversity. At the same time, interest in paddling was taking off and more and more teams formed and registered each year. Read the rest of this entry »
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What to do on a Sunny Saturday in Vancouver?
May 31st, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
My favourite summer entertainment is Bard on the Beach, the colourful tent in Vancouver’s Vanier Park.
Bard on the Beach runs from May 29th-Sept 27th and is a Shakespeare Festival and has been indulging us with wonderful summer theatre for almot two decades. The main tent holds 520 people. Get there early for a good seat.
This season includes Twelfth Night, King Lear, The Tempest and Titus Andronicus.
Join a special event, such as Bard BBQ & Fireworks (during the Celebration of Light - another Vancouver summer delight) or Young Shakespeareans workshop.
Check out the schedule. Say hi if you see me there! I try to see them all.
What’s your favourite Bard? Do you attend the event and how many do you see? Have another favourite Vancouver event you’d like to share with us?
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EAT! Vancouver
May 19th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
EAT! Vancouver runs from May 23-25 at BC Place Stadium.
Don”t miss this super food event featuring cooking demonstrations, chef cook-offs, the best of wines and beers and kitchen items on display. Best of all you get to taste glorious food and then to visit the Wellness Pavillion.
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George Lucas and the Digital Revolution
April 28th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour. April 16th 7.30 pm
Michael Rubin, author of Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution, and Dr. Alvy Ray Smith, former Director of Computer Graphics Research at Lucasfilm and co-founder of Pixar, present the inside story of George Lucas, his intensely private company, and their work to revolutionize film making.
In the process, they made computer graphics history. Discover the story of the birth of Pixar, digital video editing, video game avatars, THX sound, and a host of other icons of the media age. Lucas played a central role in the universe of entertainment technologies we see every day.
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Vancouver’s Art Gallery
April 27th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Looking for some culture when visiting Vancouver?
View some of Canada’s most iconic painters displayed at Vancouvver’s Art Gallery, located at Hornby and Robson and opened daily 10am - 5.30pm
Canadian Women Modernists - Dialogue with Emily Carr is on til the end of September.
There’s also a lovely cafe at the Art Gallery to enjoy a bite after the show.
Weigh in…what’s your favourite Vancouver Art Gallery show?
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Vancouver Sun Run
April 22nd, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Vancouver Sun Run held on Sunday, April 20th broke many records.
The 24th Sun Run broke a record for lowest temperature on that day, the highest number of participants (over 59,000) from all over the world.
The first Sun Run in 1985 started with about 3700 people. In 2006 it ranked the 3rd largest race in the world. It is Canada’s largest 10K run. Other interesting facts. Maybe you’d like to join in next year? Click here for my contact form for other Vancouver events. See what other Vancouver events are happening in Vancouver.
The race is not a charity event, however, the organizers claim that over $l.l million has been donated since 1985. The purpose of the race is promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics.
Did you run? Was the weather detrimental to your performance?
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CBC Radio Orchestra Vancouver
April 15th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events
CBC Presents The Great Songbook at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts, UBC, Vancouver
April 20th at 3pm. Tickets at 604-280-4444
Join the CBC Radio Orchestra for another unforgettable celebration of Canada’s great musical legacy. This concert features some of the country’s best singer/songwriters performing the music of legendary Canadian songwriters in original orchestral arrangements commissioned especially for this event. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Gastown Walking Tour
April 12th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events
This FREE tour of Vancouver’s Historic Gastown walks you back in time through Downtown Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood.
Named after ‘Gassy Jack’, John Deigton was the original settler on the site from which Vancouver was to evolve. In 1867 Gassy Jack was a Fraser River Pilot.
The tour 
is only available during summer. Run by the Gastown Business Improvement Society 604-683-5650.
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