The 11th annual Surrey International Children’s Festival takes place May 21st to 23rd at the Surrey Arts Centre and Bear Creek Park, celebrating the arts with a full weekend of entertainment and activities.
Surrey International Children’s Festival 2015
Dates: Thursday, May 21st to Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Times: Thursday & Friday 9:00am to 2:30pm; Saturday 10:30am to 7:30pm
Tickets: Available online or call the box office at 604-501-5566
Boasting renowned international and local children’s performers, the Surrey International Children’s Festival 2015 provides a unique educational opportunity for children to learn in a fun and interactive way. The 2015 theme “Art is Everywhere!” aims to empower children to discover the artist within via hands-on art activities and world-class live performances.
Seven ticketed headline performances occur throughout each day, highlighting incredible artistic traditions from around the globe. Performers include BC songwriter Music with Marnie and one-man dynamo The Secret Life of Walter Manny, as well as Canada’s most acrobatic couple, The Street Circus from Manitoba.
This year’s festival also features traditional water puppet theatre from Vietnam’s Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre. This enthralling style of storytelling includes timeless music and over forty puppets who breathe real fire – all on water!
Tickets to this year’s festival are very affordable, with site access and many activities being free, and ticketed activities starting at $5 for wristbands and $10 for performance tickets. Tickets to the headlining shows are selling fast, with much of Thursday and Friday already sold out. Envision Financial Family Day on Saturday still features some available tickets. Check out the full schedule online for more details and follow the festival on Twitter.
Miss604 is a proud media partner of the 2015 Surrey International Children’s Festival
Direct Insurance presents the BC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions on May 28th at the Vancouver Convention Centre, honouring outstanding athletes and members of the athletic community in BC.
Banquet of Champions 2015
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm (reception) to 6:30pm-10:00pm (dinner, ceremony)
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre West (Ballroom D) 1055 Canada Place
Tickets: Available online
2015 Inductees
Inductees that will be recognized at the Banquet of Champions:
John Haar, Builder, Baseball
Leah Pells, Athlete, Athletics
J.Paul McConnell, Media
Denny Veitch, Builder, All-Round
Shelley Winter Andrews, Athlete, Field Hockey
Paul Kariya, Athlete, Ice Hockey
Garett Hickling, Athlete, Wheelchair Rugby
Denny Morrison, Athlete, Speed Skating
Duncan Campbell, Pioneer, Wheelchair Rugby
BC Members of the 2012 Canadian Olympic Women’s Soccer Team: Karina LeBlanc, Sophie Schmidt, Christine Sinclair, Brittany Timko, and Emily Zurrer
Guests are invited to participate in a live auction (with some amazing VIP prizes from the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Canucks, Mission Hill Summer Concert Series, and a Day Sail on the Water Buoy yacht! Funds raised support the BC Sports Hall of Fame and provide our children and future generations with their opportunity to dream big.
Follow the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Banquet of Champions festivities on Facebook and Twitter, and using the tag #2015BOC.
With more than a century of British Columbia’s sport history on display, the BC Sports Hall of Fame is an entertaining and educational experience for visitors of every age, particularly the thousands of school children who cannot help but be inspired by the unique British Columbians who have made their way into the history books.
Miss604.com is the proud Social Media Sponsor of the 2015 Banquet of Champions
The BC Sports Hall of Fame is open daily at Gate A of BC Place from 10:00am-5:00pm. Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired.
For years I’ve bought and used Geisha Ink’s liquid eyeliner, not because its products are consistently listed as a “must-have” in fashion magazines like Vogue and InStyle (which they are) but simply because it’s best eyeliner available–it’s long-lasting yet super easy to wash of. With a Japanese woman in a kimono gracing all its packaging, I always assumed the line was based in Japan, where it’s manufactured, but recently learned I was wrong. Geisha Ink is actually local–owned and operated by Vancouver’s very own Sara Au Yeong.
The genesis of the line began in 2006 when Sara was invited to be the head makeup artist for the reality television show, Pageant School: Becoming Miss America. Sara was hired to train contestants on professional makeup techniques and assembled their make-up kits. However, she found it a challenge to find an eyeliner and mascara could stay smudge proof and withstand the hot lights.
“As an artist, people were always asking, ‘What for should I be looking for?’ I couldn’t find a product that I really liked, so I decided to make one.”
So while visiting her relatives in Osaka, Japan, she met a cosmetics manufacturer that shared her vision, which lead to the first Geisha Ink product being born: the Geisha liquid eyeliner. Since then, she has also released the Ultra Volume Mascara, brow liners, and a mineral foundation, along with a Kabuki brush to apply the foundation.
Sara is constantly honing the formulas of her products to meet her high standards, including the removal of parabens and other toxic ingredients.
“I eat organic all the time. It’s really important to me. So I carefully look at the hazardness scale of the ingredients and reduce any ingredients that are unsafe.”
This spring, she launched a new mascara: The Silk Mascara.
The formula includes fine silk powder derived from Japanese silk, an Ancient Japanese beauty ingredient. When I applied the product, it glided on smoothly, without and clumps. I was surprised at how long my lashes got with just one coat and how feather-light and soft to touch they were.
“Because silk powder is so lightweight, it does not weigh down lashes. Most mascaras use waxes which weighs your lashes down,” explained Sara.
The look was very refined, fresh, and polished, which I thought was great for spring and on-trend with a softer eye. However, the mascara was also buildable. I applied more product to my top and bottom lashes, at every angle, and got a more dramatic look.
I applied the mascara at 8:30am and wore it all day (to meetings, a little 1-on-1 basketball game with a friend, and dinner out) and the mascara didn’t smudge or flake off at all, which is amazing since I tend to rub my eyes more this time of year because of allergies. At around 11pm, the product came off easily with warm water and a gentle massage using my regular face cleaner. I’m over the moon to have found a wonderful mascara this season and for seasons to come. Better yet, it’s local.
The Silk Mascara is available online or at local makeup shops like BeautyMark and KissandMakeup.
Silk Mascara Giveaway
Geisha Ink has offered up their Silk Mascara for one Miss604 reader to try, keep — and love! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Follow Geisha Ink on Facebook and Twitter for more information. I will draw one winner from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Update The winners are loucheryl and Jessica!
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GO Fest is Whistler’s Great Outdoors Festival, taking place Victoria Day Long Weekend it’s packed with four full day of events and activities that celebrate outdoor recreation. Launched last year, this multi-faceted festival offers a chance to stroll through the hustle and bustle of an action-packed Whistler weekend or join in the fun as an extreme kayaker, music fan, disc golf player or aspiring artist by participating in one of the many competitions, clinics and concerts taking place around town.
GO Fest Whistler Great Outdoors Festival
GO Fest Photos via Whistler by Clint Trahan
Featured GO Fest Arts & Culture Events
WFF Adventure Film Series: Featuring independent outdoor adventure films from extreme sport to activism through adventure, the WFF Adventure Film Series, produced by the Whistler Film Festival, includes a six film lineup from six countries.
Painting the Peaks Plein Air-Artist Viewings: White Dog Whistler Studio Gallery artists will take their brushes, canvases, sculpting tools and easels to some of the stunning vistas around Whistler area, sharing their passion as they take you along an interactive adventure through the process of art creation. There are 3 locations to view the art making process, all free!
Featured GO Fest Sport Events
- GO Enduro
The opening round of the North American Enduro Tour.
- Jump Jam
The only event on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour with a women’s category.
- The Great Snow-Earth-Water Race
A multi-sport team relay from mountain top to valley bottom.
- GO Fest Tennis Tournament
Compete in one of the few multi-level tournaments in BC.
- DiscGO Golf Tournament
Three rounds of 18 holes and going fast, Disc Golf is filling quickly.
- GO Sail Regatta
Compete on a lake known for its great wind and mountains vistas.
- The Great Slush Cup
Board or ski to the great slush pit and surf the icy waters.
- The Great Cheakamus River Extreme Kayak Race
Class 4+ rapids and a great spectator location.
- GO Volleyfest
A four-on-four tournament and King or Queen of the beach competition.
GO Fest’s Go Green Speaker Series
A Series of Outdoor Environmental Adventures: Expert adventure leaders will infuse information with inspiration, sparking conversations about local and global environmental issues and solutions.
Keynote Speaker Event: Partnering with those affected by global warming the most, Beyond Boarding has harnessed their digital power to bring the impact of global warming home on a human level. Hear Tamo Campos, and the Beyond Boarding collective, give voice to the stories we rarely hear with a collection of short films on their solidarity work with indigenous communities and environments at risk.
GO Fest Training & Demos
GO SUP at Nita Lake, GO Fish with fly casting instructor Aaron Goodis, participate in the TaG CYCLING Whistler Long Course Triathlon Training Camp, or Go Golf with a Nike Demo at Whistler Golf Club.
GoFest Photo via Whistler
Live Music
Check out the lineup at the Whistler Village Square Main Stage:
Friday, May 15th
7:30pm April Wine
Saturday, May 16th
7:00pm Awards
7:30pm Current Swell
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Sunday, May 17th
7:00pm Awards
7:30pm Dustin Bentall & Kendel Carson
8:15pm Bentall, Byrnes and Mann
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Monday, May 18th
2:00pm Will Ross Band
3:00pm Dakota Pearl
4:00pm Willa |
Whatever your activity level, there’s something for everyone and GO Fest! It’s a great reason to head up to Whistler this summer.
GO Fest: Whistler’s Great Outdoors Festival
Come out and play May 15-18, 2015 at GO Fest, Whistler’s Great Outdoors Festival! GO Fest is a new festival with four days of events, concerts and activities to welcome the warmer months of summer. Join the fun as an extreme kayaker, music fan, disc golf player or aspiring artist and enjoy Whistler’s great outdoors. Visit whistler.com/gofest for details.
