LUNARFEST 2012 – OUR PHOTOS
LUNARFEST IS WISHING YOU A PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND HAPPY YEAR OF THE DRAGON!
Started in 2009 and built to be a Vancouver Winter Olympics Legacy event, LunarFest is Canada’s premier presenter of contemporary expression in Asian arts and culture. It endeavours to reach new Canadians and those who have been here for many generations to share in the diversity of Canada. It also encourages and fosters the collaboration of Canadian and International cultural presenters to create new forms of artistic expressions. LunarFest is a festival that brings together Soul, Art and Life on one stage.
BC HOME & GARDEN SHOW – BC PLACE STADIUM
IT’S TIME TO RESTORE, RENEW AND REFRESH!
Located at the newly renovated BC Place Stadium for five short days, you will find the latest in innovative products and outdoor living idea from over 425 retailers. Talk with top industry experts. Don’t miss the top gardening experts in The Vancouver Sun Gardeners School and the city’s hottest BBQ gurus on The Outdoor Entertaining Stage.
Take a sneak peek at renovations: A Well-Planned Home Renovation by Karl Lohnes
Pre-thinking your renovation and answering a few questions before the sledgehammer arrives will help save time, money and most of all headaches. Here’s just a few of my pointers to help you if you are about to take on a renovation in your space.
KITCHEN
Questions to ask yourself:
• Is the current layout working well?
• Is there anything missing from the current kitchen that you want (like a wall oven, built-in dishwasher or an island)?
• Are there any considerations to renovating like a busy family life, condo board restrictions or structural concerns?
• What is the best budget and timeframe for you?
LUNARFEST 2012 – VANCOUVER
LUNARFEST IS WISHING YOU A PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND HAPPY YEAR OF THE DRAGON!
Started in 2009 and built to be a Vancouver Winter Olympics Legacy event, LunarFest is Canada’s premier presenter of contemporary expression in Asian arts and culture. It endeavours to reach new Canadians and those who have been here for many generations to share in the diversity of Canada. It also encourages and fosters the collaboration of Canadian and International cultural presenters to create new forms of artistic expressions. LunarFest is a festival that brings together Soul, Art and Life on one stage.
Built as a festival that celebrates one of the oldest traditions for many Asian cultures – Lunar New Year, LunarFest aims to collaborate with many Asian communities and outreaches to other Canadians. Since the inception, LunarFest is also built on an important artistic element for many cultures – the lanterns. Through collaborations with professional artists and school children in Canada and around the world, LunarFest has already presented Lantern Forest for 2009-2010 and Lantern Aquarium for 2011-2012.
ILLUMINATE YALETOWN – VANCOUVER 2012
PARTY AT ILLUMINATE YALETOWN – IN THE HEART OF YALETOWN!
Illuminate Yaletown returns February 10th and 11th, 2012 as a part of the City & Slope Festival! City and Slope is a four day festival held in downtown Vancouver and its world-class mountains, Grouse, Cypress and Seymour. 2012 will be the third annual Illuminate Yaletown event held in the heart of Yaletown for City and Slope. This is a free, multi-night, entertainment-filled street party that features remarkable light installations from local artists.
Illuminate Yaletown utilizes advanced video and lighting technology that is both cutting edge and power smart. Showcasing the latest technological and environmental advancements in the lighting and power generation, this light show has the ability to awe the audience with its brilliance. Illuminate Yaletown is an event that can speak to the use of renewable power sources, cleaner generation technologies as well as more efficient light technologies.
This event starts as soon as the sun sets, once dark, artists will light up their exhibits! Come enjoy beautiful lights used in innovative ways, interact with exhibits, and capture Illuminations in photos.
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REGENERATION AND RENEWAL OF SCIENCE WORLD AT TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE – VANCOUVER
ALL GALLERIES ARE NOW OPEN
Big changes are taking place at Science World. The building was covered in scaffolding and the science centre is undergoing a $35 million renewal – the biggest in Science World’s history!
• Expanding the exhibition and education space - So that we can be even more inspired in an additional 14,000 sq ft of gallery space, including views of False Creek. School groups will also benefit from new labs and programming space!
• Expanding the lobby - For our added comfort when entering the building.
• Developing a covered outdoor lunch area - So we can eat outside in the shade and even on drizzly days.
• Making the building more environmentally sustainable - Because they care about the preservation of this historic icon and the environment.
Because of aging infrastructure and changing needs since it was designed for Expo in 1986, Science World required significant upgrades in order to survive for the next several decades. A building audit was carried out in 2004 which clearly identified that extensive improvements are needed. However, prior to significant upgrading of building systems and the envelope, it was important to consider the current and future needs of the organization and to plan the location of additions and deletions to the building program areas.
NOTTURNO PANINOTECA – GASTOWN – VANCOUVER
NOTTURNO – A MODERN ITALIAN PANINOTECA
Vancouver welcomes Notturno Paninoteca which makes a wonderful addition to GasTown’s Restaurants/Lunch Spots. You may all have heard of Panini but you have not truly experienced a Panino until you had one at Notturno Paninoteca. Each so tasty Panino, hand made, comes with a simple yet very refreshing Insalata which make a perfect combination.
With stylish and modern interior, Notturno Paninoteca is elegant and carries a comfortable atmosphere. The Restaurant presents a menu created by the famous centipede arm tattoo Chef – Adrian M. who brings us this modern Italian style spot as a delicious and an addictively tasty journey in town.
Notturno Paninoteca, so far only open for lunch is about to launch a full menu and extended hours so if you are looking for a gorgeous intimate space for a private party or an event, Notturno Paninoteca might be just the perfect fit.
PUSH – INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL – VANCOUVER 2012
PUSHING IT ON JANUARY 17TH TILL FEBRUARY 4TH
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts. The PuSh Festival expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that inspires audiences, rejuvenates artists, stimulates the industry and forges productive relationships around the globe. The Festival is a broker of international partnerships, a meeting place for creative minds, a showcase of Canada’s best and an incubator of brilliant new work as well as a not-for-profit charitable organization.
SCIENCE WORLD AT TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE – EXTREME DINOSAURS – OUR PHOTOS
DISCOVER THE EXTREME!
These unusual beasts aren’t your parents’ dinosaurs – with ferocious feathers and handsome horns, some of these dinosaurs are unlike any you’ve seen before. We’d go as far as to say they’re extreme! Extreme Dinosaurs gathers some of the world’s strangest dinosaurs and gives you the inside scoop on their unique looks and how some may have been related to birds instead of reptiles. These life-sized animatronic creatures come to life and let you experience first-hand what it would have been like to share our world with these wacky reptiles. Learn how their extreme features were adaptations which helped to keep them warm, find food, make babies, and stay safe.
VANCOUVER’S 18TH ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE LANTERN FESTIVAL – OUR PHOTOS FROM DR. SUN YAT SEN CHINESE GARDEN – 2011
ONE FESTIVAL, FIVE NEIGHBOURHOODS
This year Vancouverites celebrated the longest night of the year, which was December 21, 2011 at the 18th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival. Families, friends and neighbours lit their lanterns for the annual lantern procession through five of Vancouver’s unique neighbourhoods: East-Side, Yaletown, Granville Island, South-East False Creek and Chinatown and enjoyed performances, storytelling and the Labyrinth of Light in various locales. It was a great night.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM VANCOUVER4LIFE
WE WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A FANTASTIC NEW YEAR!!!
18TH ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE LANTERN FESTIVAL – VANCOUVER – 2011
ONE FESTIVAL, FIVE NEIGHBOURHOODS – WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2011
Celebrate the longest night of the year on December 21, 2011 across Vancouver at the 18th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival! Join family, friends and neighbours as they light their lanterns for the annual lantern procession through five of Vancouver’s unique neighbourhoods: East-Side, Yaletown, Granville Island, South-East False Creek and Chinatown – and enjoy performances, storytelling and the Labyrinth of Light in various locales.
ROAD 13 VINEYARDS – BC WINERIES & VINEYARDS
THE MOTTO OF ROAD 13 “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DIRT”
ABOUT ROAD 13
The site was originally operated by a partnership between three field engineers who were kicked out of Russia by the communists after the revolution. After irrigation canal water became available inthe early 1920s, they planted tree fruits and ground crops.
The land was next sold to Tim Robin, one of the largest growers in the area, who continued to farm it as an apple and peach orchard.
The property was sold in a derelict state to Hungarian Arpad Pallay in 1961. Arpad (deceased in 2004) planted apples, cherries and ground crops. He was the first farmer in the lower valley to circumvent the growers’ co-op and took his fruit direct to Vancouver. As a juicy side, his daughter Kate married the son of the fruit inspector who has always trying to catch Arpad selling his fruit outside the co-op!
Peter and Helga Serwo purchased the winery site in 1985. Coming to the Okanagan Valley in the late 1960s from Germany, where they worked as building contractors and grape growers. They continued these callings in Canada and were responsible for a good chunk of the early Golden Mile plantings including the original Tinhorn Creek site. Pam and Mick Luckhurst purchased the land in 2003, when Peter and Helga wanted to slow down after 50 years of viticulture.
MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK – VANCOUVER
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN MAGNIFICENT SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF VANCOUVER, THE ISLANDS AND THE VALLEY.
ABOUT MT. SEYMOUR
Located just 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver, Mount Seymour Provincial Park has been enjoyed by generations of Lower Mainland residents. The park offers viewpoints overlooking the city of Vancouver and east over Indian Arm Provincial Park. There are opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing and four areas for day-use picnicking are available. There are several lakes in the park with Elsay Lake being the largest. Its waters and those of De Pencier, Gopher and Goldie drain eastward to Indian Arm. Some of the smaller lakes and ponds feed their waters west to the Seymour River. Mount Seymour rises to to a summit of 1,449 m (4,754 ft) and the park size is 3508 hectares.
Visitors will find many trails of various lengths and difficulty. Lower mountain trails are used extensively by mountain bikers and hikers, while upper mountain trails are restricted to hiking. Winter trails are put in place Mid-December thru March 31 each year. Winter snowshoe trails and ski trails marked by BC Parks do not require a permit or pass. The park also offers extensive winter recreation facilities including skiing, snowshoeing and a supervised snow play area operated by Mount Seymour Resorts. Mount Seymour also offers a multitude of activities for summer recreationalists, include, hiking, picnicking, wildlife viewing, and mountain biking. (more…)
VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN – FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS – OUR PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING NIGHT
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2011 – THE OPENING NIGHT WAS A HIT!!!
The Festival of Lights at the VanDusen Garden this year was as magical as always. The turnout was great and the garden filled with both adults and children who were mystified by this truly wonderful yearly event.
WALDORF HOTEL – THIEVERY CORPORATION DJ SET WITH ROB GARZA
DECEMBER 16TH THE WALDORF HOTEL PRESENTS A DJ SET BY THIEVERY CORPORATION’S ROB GARZA
On Friday Dec 16th, The Waldorf Hotel presents a DJ set by Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza as part of a massive multi-room weekend party. Rob Garza’s DJ style carries the energy of his early punk roots and blurs the boundaries of rock, breaks, future-bossa, dub and other mind-altering psychotropic sounds. Besides seven studio albums and hundreds of compilations, singles and mixes with Thievery Corporation; Rob Garza’s ESL Music label has produced albums for artists like Federico Aubele, Ancient Astronauts, Ursula 1000, Ocote Soul Sounds, Nicodemus and many others. Rob has also recorded and toured with figures like Paul Mccartney, Massive Attack, Perry Farrell, David Byrne and Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips.
VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS MARKET – 2011 – OUR PHOTOS
STEP BACK IN TIME … EXPERIENCE A TRADITIONAL GERMAN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FOR ALL!
Vancouver Christmas Market is an authentic outdoor German Christmas market village featuring unique holiday shopping, seasonal music and entertainment and delicious traditional food and drink. The market will be located on the Plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (on Georgia, between Cambie and Hamilton) and is guaranteed to get you in the festive mood! You can stroll through the festively decorated outdoor Christmas village that will feature more than 45 traditional wooden booths containing traditional German products and be treated to row upon row of illuminated wooden huts offering handmade gifts and tempting treats. You can listen to the sounds of bells, trumpeters and carolers. As day becomes night, thousands of Christmas lights sparkle and delicious aromas of mulled wine and spicy gingerbread waft through the air. The Vancouver Christmas Market will start on November 24th to December 24th 2011 and will be open daily from 11:00am to 9:00pm. It has been named as one of the 10 most Spectacular Holiday Markets Around the World.
SCIENCE WORLD – VANCOUVER
SCIENCE WORLD AT TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE
MISSION OF SCIENCE WORLD
Science World British Columbia is a non-profit organization which engages British Columbians in science and inspires future science and technology leadership throughout our province.
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM – LUMINESCENCE – 2011
A CELEBRATION OF AQUATIC LIGHT
Looking for new and unique ways to enjoy the festive season this year? Then visit Luminescence and discover the fascinating ways in which animals create and reflect light through special exhibits and shows.
FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND – VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
LOVE OF COLLECTING
The Vancouver Art Gallery’s Family Fuse Weekend (Saturday – Sunday, November 19 – 20, 2011 10:am – 5:00pm) gathers mementos, assembles experiences and shares curiosities as we explore the Love of Collecting. Join artists, dancers, musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists for fun and innovative workshops, performances, tours and activities, including:
ACTIVITIES
1. Dig It (Lobby) 10:00am – 4:30pm
See if you can uncover interesting objects or buried treasure at the dig site.
2. Identification Station (Lobby) 10:00am – 4:30pm
Make a badge to show whether you’re an “Art Hunter” or a “Picture Detective.”
3. Collecting Tales (3rd floor) 10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm
Readings from books selected by Vancouver Public Library children’s librarian Nathalie Patel and check out the mini-library with books about collecting.
4. Art Agents (2nd floor) 11:00am, 12:00pm & 1:00pm
A tour with our Art Agents Caroline Liffmann and Sarvenaz Amanat as they explore the exhibition Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection
5. Sketch Stations (1st floor) 10:30am – 4:30pm
Join art educator Kate Dawson in the galleries in making drawings inspired by Northwest Coast artists.
VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS MARKET – 2011
STEP BACK IN TIME … EXPERIENCE A TRADITIONAL GERMAN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FOR ALL!
Vancouver Christmas Market is an authentic outdoor German Christmas market village featuring unique holiday shopping, seasonal music and entertainment and delicious traditional food and drink. The market will be located on the Plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (on Georgia, between Cambie and Hamilton) and is guaranteed to get you in the festive mood! You can stroll through the festively decorated outdoor Christmas village that will feature more than 45 traditional wooden booths containing traditional German products and be treated to row upon row of illuminated wooden huts offering handmade gifts and tempting treats. You can listen to the sounds of bells, trumpeters and carolers. As day becomes night, thousands of Christmas lights sparkle and delicious aromas of mulled wine and spicy gingerbread waft through the air. The Vancouver Christmas Market will start on November 24th to December 24th 2011 and will be open daily from 11:00am to 9:00pm. It has been named as one of the 10 most Spectacular Holiday Markets Around the World.
STANLEY PARK HALLOWEEN GHOST TRAIN – 2011
TRICK OR TREAT, HOLD ON TO YOUR SEAT!
Step right up and witness death-defying acts of human daredevilry on the Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. The Circus of Disaster is a must-do Halloween event for young families with the right mix of fear and fun. So get out of the rain and hop on the train! The Stanley Park Ghost Train is fully covered and protected from the rainy and windy autumn nights. It is a low-cost family fun and for the price of a train ticket, riders can also enjoy face painting, crafts, pumpkin carving, costume contest and the Haunted Maze.
You will witness the Circus of Disaster. The Ghost Train is re-invented every year with a new scary theme by the creative team at Mortal Coil. Riders can enjoy the splendor of Stanley Park while being spooked by the Circus of Disaster. The circus show will unfold before your very eyes. Experience the death defying excitement of risking life and limb! But beware of the Bearded Lady… she might entangle you in her malevolent mane!
GRAVE TALES OF FORT LANGLEY
Spine-chilling tales of love, mysterious burials and old-school amputations - Fort Langley’s past is depicted at night by our expert storytellers, and will leave you spellbound as you weave through the village from the misty cemetery to the deserted Hudson’s Bay Company fort. Lanterns and flashlights are welcome. The tour runs approx. 2 hours and involves 90 minutes of walking on various terrains. Please come prepared with comfortable walking shoes (we will be walking through cemeteries) and rain gear, if necessary, as the tour runs rain or shine.
