Just met the loud Russian Ministry of Home Affairs soccer team cruising the streets of Vancouver showing off their blue uniforms. Had a chat and wished all the luck on the upcoming match with the Brazilian team, tonight, August 3! Da, they are too among the many international teams competing in the 2009 World Police and Fire Games that are now running full speed all over town.
-What’s the prize? I asked
-The winner gets a whole medal and all the fame and respect you can imagine.
An incentive to compete for, I’ll say.
Started July 31, the games will run through August 9, will mark more than 40 venues and present more than 60 sporting events in 50 sport categories. It’s a serious project, alright.
The weather thankfully allows for such an event.
All the events are free to watch!
For details on team schedules visit the WPFG website
A grand opportunity for the fans to see the Supernatural stars live, talk to them, ask them, breath the same air as them, call them from afar and see them turn, hug them, take autographs, take pics with them, poke them. All this, not for free obviously, at the Supernatural Vancouver Convention 2009 that will take place on August 28 through 30 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.
Fans will be provided with guided tours of the Supernatural standing sets with all the detail including props, wardrobes and workshops, as well as a once in the history of humanity chance to take a photo with The Winchesters’ black Impala. Unheard of!
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki will head the numerous celebrity legion.
Radness! No, Motorradness!.. The Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition is now presenting the “End of Empire”, an ongoing exhibition that demonstrates the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry and its causes.
Initially founded by the legendary local racer and motorcycle collector Trev Deeley, the collection is now kept alive thanks to the support of Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada.
The collection, valued at more than $3 Million, displays over 250 antique, vintage and relevant models spanning over 114 years representing 59 different makes of motorcycles from all over the world. Another cool feature is the “Orbital Map” with interactive touch screens that allow you to select Destination Highway rides across BC and Washington State.
The Exhibition is located at 1875 Boundary Road in Vancouver between E2nd and E4th Ave, off Hwy 1 (1st Avenue Exit, Exit 27)
The hours of the exhibit are:
Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Admission is by donation, and private tours are available upon prior arrangements.
www.ComingUp.in/Vancouver investigates another popular activity in Vancouver: Dragon Boating. We went to False Creek to participate in the Sunday Community Paddle where anybody can try it for $10!
We rated at 5 gift boxes. In case you didn’t know, this means ‘Awesome’ in our system!
Vancouver’s Theatre in the Raw presents a series of mythical plays and winning one-acts on the stage of Little Mountain Studios this weekend, with a following Vancouver Afternoon Outdoor Event on Sunday, July 5.
Started in 1994 in a storefront cafe called La Quena on East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, the theatre has been dedicated to delivering to their audience challenging, quality artistic works, while raising new talents before they flock out into the big world of professional theatre.
This season the theatre is hitting on a mini-tour around our mainland. After performing in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Burnaby, these servants of Thespis are bringing their one-act theatrical creations to Vancouver. Nuclear Fall-In, with leaky nuclear plant and a rising number of mutants, promises many surprises, Jack Benny & The Angels, with a bewinged dude, who visits earth to decide whether human race is worth saving, evokes eternal existential questions and is ridiculously hilarious, and finally Telling of The Bees, with a moving story and a big secret to be revealed.
Curious already? Then hurry to the theatre! All to the theatre! The theatre!
IN VANCOUVER: June 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2009
VENUE: Little Mountain Studios, 195 East 26th Avenue (just west off Main Street)
CURTAIN: 7:30 - Doors Open: 7:00 pm
PLAYS PRESENTED: Jack Benny & The Angels; Telling of the Bees and Nuclear Fall-In TICKETS: $12 General Adult and $10 Students/Seniors
VANCOUVER AFTERNOON OUTDOOR EVENT: Sun, July 5, 2009
VENUE: Cedar Cottage Community Garden – Under the Sky Train at the big red “A” at Victoria Drive & Hull street, Vancouver. Outdoor afternoon event Time TBA
– check back here for updates re time, etc…
PLAYS PRESENTED: Nuclear Fall-In; Telling of the Bees
TICKETS: Free Outdoor Event
An intense heat wave is expected to hit Vancouver end of June beginning of July. A possibility of spreading fire isn’t excluded. Temperatures will rise unusually high, so consider yourself waned: it will be Hot and Burning in the house!
June 28 – July 5 International Flamenco Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in Vancouver with proper fervor and passion! After performing in London, Miami, Washington and New York, Flamenco Festival is bringing its mesmerizing performance right here to our town.
Three performances, master classes, a lecture demo, photography exhibition, a gala celebration, and more will be in the program. A collaboration of Flamenco Rosario and Centro Flamenco is bringing to us Mexico’s renowned Sabas Santos and flamenco living legend Isabel Bayón, one of the major representatives of the Sevilla school of flamenco, who will highlight this year’s festival. Her current solo program La Puerta Abierta ( The Open Door ) is a reflection of a phantom extent, where by entering the performer freely expresses her passion. From door to door an artist’s journey of celebrating the moment in response to the tragic reality of life never ends.
The annual Vancouver Car-Free Festival is back in action.
It’s nearing the middle of June, which means lots of heat (yes, more) and of course the annual Car-Free Festival’s that are put on all around Vancouver.
This year, the event takes place on Sunday, June 14 and hopes to attract people of all ages from all around the Lower Mainland. Fun fact: In previous years, this event has brought in more than 35,000 people. That’s pretty amazing.
I digress. The point is to go out and celebrate in having a possible car-free Vancouver in the future. Creating a city that is both environmentally friendly and still easily accessible.
What you may or may not know is that the event actually has four different locations around town. There’s one on Commercial Drive between Venables and 1st Ave. Another at Main Street between 12th and King Edward and the other two in the West End and Kitsilano respectively. Pretty much wherever you live, you’re going to be close to one.
What’s great about this event is it’s not only free, but there’s plenty to do! There’s live music, street hockey and even (brace yourself) roller disco.
Yes, roller disco.
So if you have no better plans on Sunday, go around to any of these neighbourhoods around 12 p.m. when the events start. It goes all day.
It turns out I have a fixie, and my roommate’s apparently got a freak. Which one do you have? Oh, you don’t have one?.. But of course you do! And no, these are not contagious… We didn’t know what these names were ourselves until we wheeled to check out the Velo-City exhibit at Museum of Vancouver. The exhibit is dedicated to all those who share the passion for bicycling and to their loyal two-wheeled friends.
Organized by three Propellor Design enthusiasts Pamela Goddard, Nik Rust, and Toby Barratt, Velo-City: Vancouver and the Bicycle Revolution is caught in the momentum of cycling culture gone berserk. Commuters, cruisers, choppers, pursuiters, bmx’rs, randonneurs and critical massers- just to name a few. After these peculiar animals you will never look at a bicycle the same way again.
The exhibition started June 4 and will run until September 7.
To become a part of the exhibit and leave your trail in history, have a photo of you and your bike featured on the Velo-Love Wall by submitting it to their Flickr group.
Anime Evolution is coming up, with guests who have helped with such anime's as Deathnote.
Anime Evolution, Vancouver’s annual Asian pop-culture event, is back again this year, bringing the city some of its Asian art, manga, games, film and music along with it.
This year the convention is expected to bring in 5,000 attendees, all of whom will get to experience Q&A’s and workshops with voice actors, directors, artists and video game developers. Not to mention the video screenings, gaming rooms, cultural festival and live improv, bands and DJs.
Boss.
The event takes place at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre and is entirely organized and ran by a group of volunteers, so you’re doing them a solid by checking the event out.
Still thinking of a special way to celebrate Canada Day this year? Now here is an option… City Salsa Vibe is organizing Salsa Celebration on July 1st at Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park, with BBQ, Fireworks, dance and maybe even rowing.., -who knows how far the excitement will take ya. Enjoy the food, the amazing view and shake your appendages to Slsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha-Cha and Bachata tunes all you want!
Professional or novice- doesn’t matter, for complimentary Salsa lessons are provided.
The Rowing Club in Stanley Park Map
Location - 450 Stanley Park Drive (at the Georgia street entrance to Stanley Park)
Doors - 5pm
BBQ - 5:30 - 8pm (Optional)
Dance Party - 5:30pm - 1am
Complimentary Salsa Lesson - 8pm
Fireworks - 10:30pm, party continues till 1am
Cover - $15 in Advance $20 at the door
Free Park and Street Parking after 9pm ($2 each hr before 9pm or $8 all day) Dress Code in effect
Fully licensed bar
Just met the loud Russian Ministry of Home Affairs soccer team cruising the streets of Vancouver showing off their blue uniforms. Had a chat and wished all the luck on the upcoming match with the Brazilian team, tonight, August 3! Da, they are too among the many international teams competing in the 2009 World Police and Fire Games that are now running full speed all over town.
Radness! No, Motorradness!.. The Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition is now presenting the “End of Empire”, an ongoing exhibition that demonstrates the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry and its causes.
An intense heat wave is expected to hit Vancouver end of June beginning of July. A possibility of spreading fire isn’t excluded. Temperatures will rise unusually high, so consider yourself waned: it will be Hot and Burning in the house!
Still thinking of a special way to celebrate Canada Day this year? Now here is an option…