Archive for June, 2015

Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre June 2015

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June’s late night movie series kicked off with Fight Club last Friday at the Rio Theatre with grilled cheese sandwiches, buttery popcorn, beer, and margaritas all available at this East Van movie house. Tickets for the late night series are available online in advance or at the door for just $8 or $6 if you […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup Fan Zone Ticket Contest

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Are you ready to welcome the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Vancouver? Celebrate the beautiful game and the amazing skills of the best soccer players in the world, right in the heart of our city. Here’s a great reason to visit the City of Vancouver’s free FIFA Fan Zone on Cambie at Georgia Street […]

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend June 5-7, 2015

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Photo credit: Jamjam on Flickr Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below. Friday, June 5, 2015 Anniversary Screening of JAWS at the Rio Theatre Shipyards Night Market, North Vancouver Newton Community Walk Opening: We’re All Pretty Bizarre — Art […]

Free Public Tours of TRIUMF

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Worthy of a road trip for the Big Bang Theory characters, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics research, is located right here at UBC. TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories and it collaborates with other facilities around the world, including CERN in Switzerland. They are also home to the […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup Brings New Technology to BC Place

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BC Place still had that new turf smell when I arrived this morning along with media from around the globe to preview some of the technology that will be used during the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The scene around the stadium was filled with hard hats, scaffolding, tents, fences, and new branding was all put […]