Sins of the City Guided Walking Tours in Vancouver
August 30th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events
So it may be a wet long Labour Day weekend in Vancouver and you’re looking for something to do.
What about a walking tour through Vancouver’s oldest parts? Explore the early (and roguish) history of our city. Covering ten city blocks, the tour visits numerous locations, including the site of one of Vancouver’s oldest brothel districts, the location of the city’s first saloon as well as the first police station (and jail). Opium dens, gambling houses and beer parlours are also featured topics of the tour.
Tour runs every Wednesday at 2pm and Friday and Saturday at 4pm.
$15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. 24 hours advanced reservation required.
Venue: Vancouver Police Museum, 240 Cordova Street East. 604-665-3346 from July l to October l, 2008. Visit their website.
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Festival Vancouver Presents The Danish National Girls Choir
August 2nd, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Explore extraordinary music! That’s Festival Vancouver’s invitation to you, as it brings you its annual feast of classical, jazz and world music presentations.
Each year for two weeks in August, concert venues throughout Vancouver play host to unforgettable musical experiences that bring enthusiastic and adventurous music lovers together with some of the most talented artists in the world. Whether you’re a knowledgeable and demanding consumer of musical performance, or a relative newcomer to a particular musical scene, the Festival opens its doors and its heart to you and draws you into its vibrant milieu.
Two weeks, over 50 events, and diverse musical repertoire that spans both the centuries and the planet: Festival Vancouver offers you a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience the broadest range of live music performed with passion, skill and creativity. View their website Read the rest of this entry »
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HSBC Celebration of Light
July 5th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
One of my favourite Vancouver events - HSBC’s celebration of light at English Bay. Watch the fireworks!
July 23, 26, 30 and August 2nd at 10pm . A wonderful half hour of entertainment.
Apparently 1.5 million Vancouver residents show up for the four nights of this spectacular event, presented by the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society.
It is an annual competition that brings out pyro-technicians from Canada, the US and China this year.
English Bay, Kits Beach, Vanier Park, West Vancouver and Jericho Beach are well attended.
Do you watch the fireworks and if so, where from? I’ve seen them from many different venues. Who’s the best this year?
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Happy Canada Day!
July 1st, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
It’s Canada’s Birthday! When the British North American Act came into being on July l, 1867 Canada was born.
We’re living in Vancouver, which is voted the 4th Best City In The World! We’re also living in British Columbia, which the BC Government tells us is the Best Place on Earth!
Here’s what’s happening in Vancouver over the next four days. Lots of fun outdoors.
Here’s Wiki’s version of our history.
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Share your Canada experience with us! I will be enjoying the rays on the Sunshine Coast. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Corteo by Cirque du Soleil
June 21st, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
Cirque du Soleil is in Vancouver from June 12 to July 20, 2008. It’s an annual event which performs under the blue and yellow tents at 50 Pacific Avenue.
This internationally aclaimed Act is presenting Corteo. Tickets run from $60-$220.
Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.
The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. The music, by turns lyrical and playful, carries Corteo through a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality.
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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.
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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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