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CBC Musical Nooners Summer 2014

by Rebecca Bollwitt

CBC Musical Nooners are back for the 5th year, providing free lunchtime entertainment outside of the CBC Vancouver broadcast centre on Hamilton Street. Monday to Friday (until August 22nd) you can catch a great variety of some of the best local bands Vancouver has to offer between 12:00pm and 1:00pm. Photo credit: Steve Chou on […]

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Surrey Women’s Centre Bid to Benefit

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The Surrey Women’s Centre is launching Bid to Benefit, a new and creative campaign to help raise funds for their SMART (Surrey Mobile Assault Response Team). Bid to Benefit is an online auction that will run from July 18th to July 28th, featuring over 150 brand new designer dresses to make any occasion special. SMART […]

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Surrey Night Market

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Surrey Night Market joins the lineup of open-air, summertime markets loaded with local merchants, food vendors, and live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights. Photo © Surrey Leader on Flickr When: Open as of July 5th, until August 30th. Fridays and Saturdays from 6:00pm to 11:00pm. Admission: $2 for adults, children (under the height […]

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Oystercatchers Along the Stanley Park Seawall

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This post has been contributed by Don Enright, Volunteer and Past President with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End almost a decade ago and I have been a member for two years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their […]

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Surrey Fusion Festival 2014

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Surrey Fusion Festival returns for its 7th year at Holland Park, providing two full days of food, family fun, entertainment and free concerts on six stages. Miss604 is very proud to be the Social Media Sponsor of this event again this year (and since its inception in 2008) as it is always a highlight […]

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Pianos on the Street Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Support Piano, the Pianos on the Street project, returns this summer with 10 pianos placed in open-air locations around the city for all to enjoy until August 23rd. This initiative is “for the public to play with the goal of building bridges throughout the community” and pianos can be found in the following locations: Photo […]

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Free Swing Dancing on Granville

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The Vancouver Swing Society has once again partnered up with Viva Vancouver and the Downtown Vancouver BIA again to bring free swing music and dancing lessons to the streets of downtown Vancouver. Photo credit: Ed Bierman on Flickr Free Swing Dancing on Granville Sunday, July 13, 2014: Van Django (live gypsy jazz music) Sunday, July […]

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July Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

July in Vancouver presents an completely unique set of activities and events as free outdoor movies, dancing, summer theatre, and the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition begins. To start the month, we have Canada Day celebrations (Miss604 is proud to sponsor Surrey Canada Day) followed by music festivals, food festivals, and the Surrey Fusion Festival […]

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Ships to Shore Steveston 2014

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Richmond Days of Summer include many free family events this summer starting with Ships to Shore Steveston, the Steveston Salmon Festival, and Richmond’s Canada Day celebrations. Photo courtesy of Ships to Shore Ships to Shore Steveston Ships to Shore Steveston takes place Sunday, June 29, 2014 and Monday, June 30, 2014 from from 11:00am to […]

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Concord Pacific Seawall Challenge

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks combine the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition with a seaside festival complete with free concerts, food truck fare, and the Concord Pacific Seawall Challenge which is now in its second year. On July 26th, the first fireworks night this season, friend and family teams can compete for cash prizes […]

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