FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
Family FUSE Weekend UPCOMING: Wonderlands | June 8-9 Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
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NIGHT AT THE AQUARIUM 2013 – VANCOUVER AQUARIUM
THE VANCOUVER AQUARIUM INVITES YOU TO A SPECTACULAR SIGNATURE GALA, NIGHT AT THE AQURIUM! Enjoy luscious wines, delicious Ocean Wise tastings and opportunities to bid on unique items and fabulous experiences in live and silent auctions. Night at the Aquarium is a signature gala that raises funds to benefit the Aquarium’s many conservation, research and [...]
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL TEQUILA EXPO 2013
VITE IS BACK, BIGGER AND BETTER FOR 2013! THIS YEAR TRIPLE THE FLOOR SPACE, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY AND OF COURSE, MORE TEQUILA BRANDS! The Second Annual Vancouver International Tequila Expo (VITE) is Western Canada’s largest festival dedicated to Mexico’s number one export spirit. The festival aims to increase the presence of tequila in [...]
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2013 – GRANVILLE ISLAND
CAPTIVATING THEATRE, GROOVIN’ MUSIC, DYNAMIC DANCE, CRAZY COMEDY, THRILLING ACROBATICS, ENCHANTING PUPPETRY. LITTLE KIDS OR BIG KIDS, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT KIDS FEST The Vancouver International Children’s Festival (VICF), presented by Coast Capital Savings, is setting the stage for its 36th annual event, taking place May 27th to June 2nd on Granville Island. Professional [...]
ARTSTARTS GALLERY – BC ARTS AND CULTURE WEEK
WILL STROET, LUMEN PRINTS WORKSHOP WITH PHYLLIS SCHWARTS AND BOTANIMALOGY, ALL AT THE ARTSTARTS GALLERY THIS SATURDAY!! Come to the ArtStarts Gallery on Saturday, April 27 for a whole day of fun. This Saturday the ArtStarts Gallery is hosting three exciting events. First event: Award-winning children’s entertainer Will Stroet connects with kids through high-energy, interactive [...]
O.W. L. (ORPHANED WILDLIFE) REHABILITATION SOCIETY – DELTA
OWL HAS RESCUED ITS FIRST BABY OF 2013! The OWL Facility specializes in raptors. Birds of prey patients at OWL number over four hundred each year and as OWL’s facilities have expanded, so has the intake. Primary care for injured birds, ie. injections, tube feeding, and initial treatment of broken bones to stabilize, is administered [...]
GEORGE C. REIFEL MIGRATORY BIRD SANCTUARY
WINTER HOME OF THE LESSER SNOW GOOSE AND ONE OF CANADA’S TOP BIRD-WATCHING SITES The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is situated on Westham Island, just west of the community of Ladner in the Municipality of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. It consists of nearly 300 hectares (850 acres) of managed wetlands, natural marshes and [...]
REEL 2 REAL – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH
R2R FILM FESTIVAL / APRIL 12TH TO 19TH, 2013 Join R2R film festival and celebrate all things lunar with the Opening Night film Moon Man, followed by a party, Mere Phantoms installation and Wintermitts. 80 films from 21 countries, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, installations, audience voting, and more! Click here for the full lineup, schedule and to purchase [...]
VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN PLANT SALE DAY
A PLETHORA OF PLANTS AND PEOPLE / APRIL 28TH, 2013 What takes 400 people to organize, a year to produce, generates a fan-frenzy line-up that equals anything for a major concert and attracts more than 10,000 people in a six-hour period? Would you believe VanDusen Botanical Garden’s annual Plant Sale? Incredible but true. Planning for [...]
RENNIE COLLECTION AT WING SANG – VANCOUVER 2013
RENNIE COLLECTION PRESENTS THE FIRST CANADIAN EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN ARTIST ROBERT BECK/ROBER MARCH 2ND TO JUNE 8TH, 2013 I was very impressed with my visit to the Rennie Collection Gallery and the experience I encountered was beyond my expectations. I was welcomed by super friendly staff that followed with a guided tour of the gallery [...]
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – VANCOUVER 2013
VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR LIVE PERFORMANCE ACCOMPANIES AND INFORMS AN ICONIC MASTERPIECE OF EARLY CINEMA A spectacular multimedia world premiere that combines a screening of the dark, suspenseful 1925 film Phantom of the Opera with live, accompanying performance by chorus and symphony. Canadian composer Andrew Downing’s entrancing musical interpretation will bring new richness and nuance to [...]
VANCOUVER CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL – 2013
CELEBRATING THROUGH DANCE THIS SPRING APRIL 4TH TO 30TH, 2013 As the symbol of spring, the universal theme of the cherry tree inspires new poetry, art, music, film, design, crafts, photography, and cuisine while inspiring the artist in us all. Through a wide array of diverse programs from the World Umbrella Dance, Skura Days Japan [...]
LILA DOWNS – VANCOUVER 2013
LILA DOWNS AT THE CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS World-traveling singer Lila Downs dramatically fuses traditional Mexican music with blues, jazz, soul and even klezmer music in her original compositions, which all highlight the “ferocious sweep of her voice” (Boston Globe). Well-known for her lifetime of social activism, Downs works to maintain cultural identity, [...]
PLAYDOME 2013 – BC PLACE – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
COME DOWN AND PLAY!! | PRESENTED BY GLOBAL BC Canada’s largest indoor carnival, this year with 60 rides and attractions is back to BC Place! Feel like you’re floating in air with the Zero Gravity ride, be spun around on the new open air cars of the Ring of Fire and be flung into oblivion [...]
FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
MAKE! MOVE! DISCOVER! The Family FUSE event is hosted at the Vancouver Art Gallery and this year the March event was really fantastic! We had a really great time and enjoyed a range of exiting and fun activities, performances and hands-on sessions throughout the Gallery. There was an amazing hip hop dance performance, a super [...]
PLAYDOME 2013 – BC PLACE
COME DOWN AND PLAY!! | PRESENTED BY GLOBAL BC Canada’s largest indoor carnival with over 45 rides and attractions is back to BC Place! Feel like you’re floating in air with the Zero Gravity ride, be spun around on the new open air cars of the Ring of Fire and be flung into oblivion on [...]
BEST VANCOUVER BLOGS
VANCOUVER’S BLOGSPHERE, OUR CHOICES OF THE BEST IN TOWN! In the last years we have seen an increase of this efficient way of finding and sharing information about what is happening in this beautiful dream city, Vancouver. An online interactive generation is born and raised with the magic of the Internet, where you have instant [...]
THE COASTAL FIRST NATIONS DANCE FESTIVAL 2013
DANCERS OF DAMELAHAMID | MARCH 6TH TO 10TH, 2013 ABOUT COASTAL FIRST NATIONS DANCE FESTIVAL The Coastal First Nations Dance Festival is a celebration of the stories, songs, and dances of the Indigenous peoples of the northwest coast of North America. Produced and presented annually by Dancers of Damelahamid, the festival transforms the UBC Museum [...]
FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND – VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
INTO THE FRAME! MAKE! MOVE! DISCOVER! Join Artists, musicians, performers and educators on a journey Into the Frame this Family FUSE Weekend. Learn new ways to share your stories of the past, present and future through a range of exciting and fun activities, performances and hands-on sessions throughout the Gallery. Participate in a range of [...]
BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW – 2013 – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
TIME TO NENOVATE, RENEW & REFRESH! The BC Home + Garden Show is the most trusted resource for every home improvement project, inside & out. Five days of insight and inspiration for making your house a home, featuring HGTV stars like Bryan Baeumler of Leave it to Bryan, Paul Lafrance of Decked Out and Vancouver’s [...]
CIBC LUNARFEST 2013 – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
LANTERN JUNGLE – CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE Enter the jungle where lots of surprises are welcoming your arrival. As an intruder to this paradise, your life is dependent on your behaviour in the jungle and your action will dictate how you are received by the original inhabitants. Follow your treasure map and be [...]
CIBC LUNARFEST 2013 – VANCOUVER
LANTERN JUNGLE – CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE You are about to enter the jungle where lots of surprises are welcoming your arrival. As an intruder to this paradise, your life is dependent on your behaviour in the jungle and your action will dictate how you are received by the original inhabitants. Follow your [...]
BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW – 2013
TIME TO NENOVATE, RENEW & REFRESH! The BC Home + Garden Show is the most trusted resource for every home improvement project, inside & out. Five days of insight and inspiration for making your house a home, featuring HGTV stars like Bryan Baeumler of Leave it to Bryan, Paul Lafrance of Decked Out and Vancouver’s [...]
