Wanting to add a few parks to my series this fall, I sent out a Tweet yesterday asking for some recommendations. @JDLaidlaw responded, “@Miss604 Have you ever been out to Renfrew Ravine? Pretty awesome and they have a lantern festival coming up!” Having never ever heard of the Renfrew Ravine, I thought it would be […]

The Starlight Casino is presenting an outdoor concert series this month in New Westminster. September 4th, 2010 Chuck Negron Founding member of Three Dog Night, “Joy To The World”, “Mama Told Me Not to Come” September 11th, 2010 Foghat September 18th, 2010 Blood, Sweat & Tears September 24th, 2010 The Guess Who “These Eyes”, “Clap […]

The first annual West End Fest takes over the West End Community Centre September 10th. This event will combine family fun (bouncy castle included) as well as a beer garden and live music stage. The best part is, it’s also a fundraiser for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. The line up so far includes: 6:00pm – […]

This year’s Victory Square Block Party happens this Sunday, September 5th in the iconic meeting place on the edge of Gastown. Festivities will be at Cambie and Hastings from 2:00pm until 9:00pm and the Block Party is totally free for the public. Music and comedic guests include: The Pack AD, The Tranzmitors, Apollo Ghosts, Lord […]

The Davie Day Street Festival in Vancouver’s West End takes place Saturday September 11th. Davie Street will be closed from Burrard to Broughton for a full day of family-friendly entertainment and activities. This giant block party will feature a main stage for live acts, a market, and plenty of food from the restaurants along the […]

Rolling out of summer in and into September I’m finding that there is no shortage of festivals, concerts, and other activities to choose from in our region. While you’re getting back into school or work mode after some vacation time, here are some events that will help get your mind off the grind. Fraser River […]

The ZipCar program will be stationed at 200 Granville Street today handing out free Frosters (Mac’s brand Slurpees) today. John and I have been ZipCar members since 2008 when they sponsored my membership that year for National Digital Media Day. We then used the service about once a week after that for meetings or getting […]

This weekend the Vancouver Whitecaps are participating in a “Fair Trade Soccer Match” in Surrey alongside local refugee youths from the Surrey Food Bank and the Whalley Soccer Association all-stars. Photo credit: jbelluch on Flickr When: Saturday August 28, 2010, opening ceremony 2:15pm with the game starting at 2:30pm (40-minute halves). Where: Tom Binnie Park […]

The third annual West End Dog Show takes place tomorrow at the Nelson Dog Park. Photos by: Tawcan, PiscesDreamer, Keira-Anne When: Saturday August 21, 2010 from 10:00am until 3:00pm Where: Bute and Nelson at the off-leash area of the park More info: Facebook Event The West End Dog Show is free and all dog are […]

Subway is offering up a free breakfast combo as a part of a customer appreciation campaign tomorrow, August 19th. The offer is valid 7:00am until 10:00am for a ham & cheese egg muffin melt and a coffee. This is available only at participating restaurants in BC so you may want to call ahead to your […]