National Aboriginal Day is being celebrated at Canada Place on Saturday, June 20, 2015 with the North Point hosting music, dance, and stories from 11:00am to 5:00pm.
National Aboriginal Day in Vancouver
The event will provide opportunities for guest of all ages to engage with and learn more about Aboriginal culture and will feature a traditional Coast Salish welcome followed by a variety of performances and activities, including drum making, drumming and dance workshops, storytelling, carving and live music.
Guests include Chief Ian Campbell (Squamish), Alex Wells (Lil’wat), Sister Says (Haida and Tsimshian), Coastal Wolf Pack (Musqueam), Andrea Menard (Métis), Children of Takaya (Tsleil-Waututh), and more.
Experience Canada Place’s Canadian Trail and visit an artisan marketplace. Learn about traditional carving with Jody Broomfield, drum-making with Justin Kelly and August Williams, and participate in a dance workshop with Shyama-Priya.
A full list of performers and the day’s schedule can be found online.
Update: Trout Lake Event
There will also be an Aboriginal Day in BC event at Trout Lake on Sunday, June 21st from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Thanks to Instagram’s new website redesign, it’s now easier for me to search the #Photos604 tag to find the awesome captures that have been shared around Vancouver. As promised a few weeks ago, I’m doing a 100% Instagram roundup this week, featuring my favourite photos that readers and locals have shared using the #Photos604 tag. Enjoy!
Vancouver Photos of the Week
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Central City’s Summer Cask Festival is returns this year to celebrate not only its award-winning brews but also local ciders and other regional craft breweries. Hosted at their very own Central City Brewpub in Surrey, the Summer Cask will take place on June 20th with delicious food options, a selection of casks, music, and fun times on the patio.
Thanks to popularity of the Mystery Cask contest, they will be running it once again. Guess what’s in Brewmaster Gary Lohin’s Mystery Cask for a chance to win a personal brewery tour and tastings for four with Gary himself! Attendees can also enter to win a draw for the winner and 3 friends to join Central City’s exclusive Brewmaster’s dinner after the cask festival.
Breweries so far confirmed include: Bomber Brewing, Howesound Brewing, 33 Acres, Granville Island Brewing, Deadfrog Brewing, Moon Brewing, Wolf Brewing Company, Mission Springs Brewing, Four Winds Brewing, Moody Ales, Big Ridge Brewing, Callister Brewing, Vancouver Island Brewing, Mainstreet Brewing, Russell Brewing, Parallel 49 Brewing, Bridge Brewing, Steel and Oak Brewing, Phillips Brewing, Yellowdog Brewing, Deep Cove Brewing, Granville Island Brewing and of course Central City Brewing.
Win Tickets to Central City Summer Cask
Tickets are available exclusively online and I have a pair to give away as well. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment naming a participating brewery (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
The event runs from 11:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, June 20, 2015 and is for those 19+. Please enjoy responsibly. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Follow Central City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more info.
Update The winner is @shawzepe on Twitter!
Celebrate National Garden Days in Vancouver on June 19th, June 20th, and June 21st by purchasing a Vancouver Garden Pass for entry into 5 of the city’s most spectacular gardens.
Vancouver Garden Pass
Nitobe Memorial Garden. Photo credit:
Kyle Bailey on Flickr
Experience an exhilarating combination of plants, history and architecture at:
Bloedel Conservatory
4600 Cambie St, Vancouver at Queen Elizabeth Park
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St, Vancouver in Chinatown
Nitobe Memorial Garden
1895 Lower Mall, Vancouver at UBC
UBC Botanical Garden
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver at UBC
VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak St, Vancouver
Ticket options are $25 for individual, $40 for a couple, and $5 for children 5 to 18 years of age (taxes not included). Buy your tickets in advance online, and present them on June 19th, 20th or 21st at any one of the five Gardens to receive your wristband-pass. Simply present your wristband at any of the participating Gardens for entry.
Bird at Bloedel Conservatory. Photo credit:
TOTORORO.RORO on Flickr
Wristbands will also be available for purchase in person at any of the participating gardens, during National Garden Days, while supplies last.
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.
Desolation Sound Boat Tour
On a bright and sunny Thursday morning I flew out of YVR’s South Terminal on Pacific Coastal Airlines, landed at Powell River and began a 24 hour journey of discovery. One of my many stops was in Lund, BC at the very top of the Upper Sunshine Coast (in comparison, Gibsons would be part of the Lower Sunshine Coast).
Lund is the very beginning of Highway 101 that, if you just kept following, would lead you all the way down to Chile in South America. My goal in Lund was to get out on the water to prepare for my story about the Powell River Sea Fair and thanks to Christine at Terracentric Tours, I was able to cross “Tour Desolation Sound” off my BC travel bucket list.
Desolation Sound Boat Tour
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Read my full article about the Powell River Sea Fair over on the FestivalSeekers website and check out Sunshine Coast Tourism to plan your trip to this beautiful coastal region.
