Following the success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the continued — and amazing — fan support for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Donnelly Group pubs are preparing for the launch of the Barclays Premier League season.
Starting August 8th, soccer fans all over the Lower Mainland can wake up early and head to the pub to support their favourite teams across the pond. Host pubs will be staffed and ready to go as early as 5:00am each weekend to prepare for kickoff.
Where to Watch Premier League Soccer in Vancouver
All fans are welcome but if you’re looking for like-minded fans and supporters, check out these dedicated team viewing locations:
Chelsea FC: New Oxford (1144 Homer St)
Liverpool FC: Butcher & Bullock (911 W Pender St)
Manchester City FC: The Blackbird (905 Dunsmuir St)
Tottenham Hotspur FC: The Bimini (2010 W 4th Ave)
Manchester United FC: The Lamplighter (92 Water St)
Celtic FC: Library Square (300 W Georgia St)
Ranger FC: Three Brits (1780 Davie St)
If you have a favourite pub where you support your Barclays Premier League team, feel free to leave an invitation for others to join you in the comments below.
Canada’s best-known improvisor, Colin Mochrie, will team up with Vancouver TheatreSports League (“VTSL”) for three special shows this month at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Colin is an alumnus of both VTSL and Toronto’s Second City comedy troupes and he was a regular on both the British and American versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway.
His time with VTSL starts Thursday, August 20th with An Intimate Evening with Colin, which includes a catered pre-show reception by the Lazy Gourmet, a complimentary glass of bubbly, along with a post-performance Q&A with Mochrie.
The following two nights, August 21st and August 22nd, VTSL presents Colin Mochrie & Friends, featuring Colin and a cast of all-star improvisers, with two shows nightly at 7:30pm and 10:00pm.
Each performance will showcase classic TheatreSports games, with the onstage action inspired by audience suggestions. Proceeds from the Colin Mochrie performances go to support the Improv Comedy Institute’s (VTSL’s educational division) Colin Mochrie Scholarship Fund and VTSL’s outreach programs.
An Intimate Evening with Colin
The Improv Centre on Granville Island (1502 Duranleau Street)
Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 7:30pm
$125 per person (plus fees and taxes)
Buy tickets online
Colin Mochrie & Friends
The Improv Centre on Granville Island (1502 Duranleau Street)
Friday, August 21, 2015 and Saturday, August 22, 2015
Two shows each day at 7:30pm and 10:00pm
$80 per person for VIP seats (table & bench)
$70 per person for theatre seats (plus fees and taxes)
Buy tickets online
Win Tickets to Colin Mochrie and Friends
VTSL has offered up a pair of tickets to the 10:00pm Colin Mochrie & Friends show on August 22nd. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Follow Vancouver TheatreSports League on Facebook and Twitter for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00pm on Thursday, August 13, 2015.
Update The winner is @RobHodkinson!
Vancouver was incorporated in April of 1886 and the months that followed were full of growth, development, and unfortunately a giant setback in the form of the Great Vancouver Fire. By the time August rolled around, the city was rebuilding and as Chuck Davis notes in his History of Metropolitan Vancouver, it was usually a time when new technologies were introduced to the city. Here are just a few advancements that happened in Vancouver, in August, over the last century:
August in Vancouver History
1895: Old
Market Hall on Main Street. Archives# City P6.
August 2, 1897
There was an “Ethiopticon Kinetoscope” exhibition today at Vancouver’s Market Hall, bringing motion picture movies to the city for the first time.
August 3, 1939
Vancouver’s police department cars had two-way radios installed.
1898: English Bay. Archives# Be P124.
August 6, 1898
Telephones were installed at English Bay, the cost to use them was 5 cents.
1912: BC Electric Railway Company’s interurban tram station. Archive# LGN 1162.
August 8, 1887
A switch was thrown and the first electric lights came on in Vancouver.
August 11, 1915
Premier Richard McBride was on the North Shore to open up Marine Drive, an important arterial road that opened up areas like Caulfeild.
August 13, 1977
The Vancouver Lookout, atop Harbour Centre, opened on this day. Neil Armstrong, who had already made a set of famous footprints on the moon, came up and left a fresh set in concrete at this Vancouver attraction.
August 23, 1990
The Surrey campus of Kwantlen University College opened.
August 25, 1960
Premier W.A.C. Bennett opened the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing in a solemn ceremony that commemorated the men who had died in its construction.
August 26, 1957
At midnight, one-way streets were instituted, changing the way we get around downtown Vancouver.
August 31, 1957
Elvis Presley performed one song at Empire Stadium and had to leave the stage when fans began to battle with police. He returned to sing four more songs, none of which could be heard over the screaming.
Sources: Vancouver History. Related Posts: January 1st in Vancouver History, February in Vancouver History, March in Vancouver History, July in Vancouver History, October in Vancouver History, November in Vancouver History, December in Vancouver History.
This summer I have the enviable task of sharing adventures and writing about some of the Sunshine Coast’s many festivals through a partnership with FestivalSeekers. Once I’ve published my story for them, I’ll be posting an accompanying photo collage on Miss604. Follow all of these stories through my Sunshine Coast tag.
Sunshine Music Festival in Powell River
Where: Palm Beach Park, Powell River, BC
When: Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th, 2015
The 34th Annual Sunshine Music Festival is set to take place during Labour Day Weekend and is a celebration of music from across Canada and the world. I caught up with long-time volunteer Dan Minard in his home workshop in Powell River earlier this summer to talk about his hobby as a guitar-maker and about his involvement with the Sunshine Music Festival.
Just as music festival comes together with layers of components, from artists and food vendors to the craft market and musicians, a guitar build comes together similarly. Only in Minard’s case, it’s with bridges, bodies, soundboards, saddles, steel strings, and frets. “You put together a complete plan and gather up all the pieces.” The results can be exquisite, and a lot of fun.”
Read my full article about the Sunshine Music Festival in Powell River over on the FestivalSeekers website and check out Sunshine Coast Tourism to plan your trip to this beautiful coastal region.
On Saturday night it was Team Canada’s turn to dazzle half a million fireworks spectators in the 25th Honda Celebration of Light. Following strong showings from China and Brazil, SHOREfest concerts, and aerial shows in the skies, it was a special anniversary year for the festival. At the end of the night, Team Canada was pronounced the winner this year and in case you missed the event, here are some photos of their colourful show:
Team Canada Fireworks Photos
Over three nights, the Honda Celebration of Light saw over 1.1 Million fans this year coming from communities across the Lower Mainland and throughout BC. Dates for the 2016 event will be announced in the fall.
