Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Monday, February 2nd, 2015 — 10:14am PST

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The BC Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate Family Day with their annual Red Mitten Weekend happening February 7th to February 9th, 2015.

Photo credit: wandrerstefan on Flickr

Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame

Do you still have some red mittens that helped support Canadian athletes from coast to coast? Bring them to the BC Sports Hall of Fame for free admission (for kids 12 and under).

Where: Gate A at BC Place
When: Open daily 10:00am to 5:00pm
Details: Celebrate the upcoming 5th Anniversary of Vancouver’s Games in the Vancouver 2010 Gallery, see a full set of the Olympic and Paralympic medals, watch highlights of the 2010 Games on the big screen, stand on a real 2010 podium, complete a Family Day scavenger hunt, get your face painted (on February 9th, between 11:00am and 3:00pm).

The Hall’s permanent exhibits and activities will also be accessible throughout the weekend. Break a sweat in the Participation Zone where you can play ping pong on the table used in the 2010 Athletes’ Village, climb a rotating climbing wall, test your time on a 14 meter running track, kick a ball and slap a puck in our sports simulator, play bubble hockey, foosball, Monster Basketball and more.

Follow the BC Sports Hall of Fame on Facebook and Twitter for more special event and exhibit information.

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend January 30-February 1, 2015

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Friday, January 30th, 2015 — 9:14am PST

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January comes to an end and February kicks off with Super Bowl Sunday and a continuation of Dine Out Vancouver, the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival, the PuSh Festival, and much more. Have a great weekend!

Photo credit: Vick Sahota on Flickr

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.

Friday, January 30, 2015
Sponsored by Miss604: Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
City Walls Album Release Party at The Imperial
Opening Reception: Piñata featuring Meaghan Kennedy & Ali Bruce
How to Start Building a Successful Coaching or Service-Based Business Anywhere in the World
Pacific Theatre Presents: Underneath the Lintel
Dine Out Vancouver: Festival Events and Dining Specials
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink

Saturday, January 31, 2015
Winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey
Whitecaps FC Merchandise Clear-Out at Langley Events Centre
Terminal City Rollergirls
Free Family Day at the Contemporary Art Gallery
Good Enough (Sex. Love. Seek) – A One Man Show by Ted McGrath
Downtown Gallery Tours
Dine Out: Vancouver Foodster Presents West End Brunch Crawl
Dine Out: Craft Distillery Tour
ArtStarts: Free Weekend Workshops for Kids and Families
Pacific Theatre Presents: Underneath the Lintel
Dine Out Vancouver: Festival Events and Dining Specials
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink

Sunday, February 1, 2015
River Rock’s Super Bowl Party
Free Super Party at the Rio Theatre
Groundhog Day in Newton
Whitecaps FC Merchandise Clear-Out at Langley Events Centre
Studio 16: Apres Moi and The List
Contemporary Art Gallery: Feedback Talk with Zora McMillan
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
Karate Canada 2015 National Championships
Dine Out Vancouver: Festival Events and Dining Specials
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink

View the full monthly event list to plan ahead at any time. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook for frequent updates about local events and community happenings.

February Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt Thursday, January 29th, 2015 — 2:44pm PST

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Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day approaches and the events calendar fills up for another month. There are lots of shows (for pet lovers, RV enthusiasts, and home designers), on-stage productions (from Oklahoma! to Chutzpah!), and a number of community events during our newest holiday, Family Day on Monday, February 9th — which is a week before the rest of Canada. See all of this and more in the list below which is updated several times a week so you can send in your own event listing, or a recommendation, anytime by email.

Photo credit: Ruth Hartnup on Flickr

February Events in Metro Vancouver

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Multi-Day Events

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.

Sunday, February 1, 2015
Groundhog Day in Newton
Whitecaps FC Merchandise Clear-Out at Langley Events Centre
River Rock’s Super Bowl Party
Free Super Party at the Rio Theatre
Studio 16: Apres Moi and The List
Contemporary Art Gallery: Feedback Talk with Zora McMillan
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
Karate Canada 2015 National Championships
Dine Out Vancouver: Festival Events and Dining Specials
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Monday, February 2, 2015
Cross-Cultural Parenting: How to Raise a Successful Child in Canada
Raising Happy Teens
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Toque Tuesday
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
PechaKucha Night Surrey Vol. 2: Young Entrepreneurs
Sustainability, Heritage and Community in Vancouver
Contemporary Art Gallery: Lotte van den Berg Cinema Imaginaire
PuSh Festival: Steppenwolf
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Board of Change: Vertality5
Beginners Calligraphy Workshop
The Chan Centre Connects Series: The Girls in the Band
Annual Fundraiser for Capture Photography Festival
Gateway Theatre: Valley Song
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
PuSh Festival: Steppenwolf
Contemporary Art Gallery: Lotte van den Berg Cinema Imaginaire
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Friday, February 6, 2015
With Love – A Love Letter Project Book Launch & Art Show
Creative Mornings: Nicole Bridger
DOXA Documentary Film Fest Presents: Sex(ed): The Movie
Wear Purple for PEDAW
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
PuSh Festival: Steppenwolf
Gateway Theatre: Valley Song
Contemporary Art Gallery: Lotte van den Berg Cinema Imaginaire
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Winter Wander @ Vanier Park
Waitangi Day in Vancouver
2015 Fraser Valley Family Day Event
Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame
VSO Pops: Love Will Keep Us Together
Stanley Park Postcard Secrets at Roedde House
SFU Philosophers’ Cafe with Grace Schwindt at the Contemporary Art Gallery
Business Success Summit
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
PuSh Festival: Steppenwolf
Gateway Theatre: Valley Song
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Family Day at the Museum of Anthropology
Family Day in Port Coquitlam
Grouse Mountain Snowshoe Grind Challenge
Brunch with Tret Jordan, Brock Bowes and Trevor Bird
Orchid Ensemble Presents “From A Dream”
Second Sunday Concert Series – Music for the Court of Louis XIII
Business Success Summit
Hershe Bar-Where The Girls Are
Broadway Across Canada Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame
PuSh Festival: Steppenwolf
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink

Monday, February 9, 2015
FAMILY DAY IN BC
Click here for full Family Day event listings
YMCA Free Family Day Celebration
Red Bull Crashed Ice Qualifiers at Richmond Olympic Oval
Family Day in Port Coquitlam
BC Family Day at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Family Day at Kensington Community Centre
Family Day at Bloedel Conservatory
Family Day Activities in New Westminster
Family Day Activities in Burnaby
Family Day at Cypress, Grouse, and Seymour
Family Day at Maplewood Farm, North Vancouver
Family Day at Sunset Community Centre
Family Day at Robson Square Ice Rink
Family Day at ArtStarts
Family Day at the Cannery, Steveston
Family Day at Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver
World Play Day at Willowbrook, Langley
Beijing Shadow Play Art Troupe – Chinese New Year Tour
ManTalks Special: What Women Want- Masculinity Through A Woman’s Eyes
Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Feminist Anarchism in British Columbia: 1960s-1980s
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: BATTLEFIELD EARTH
BLOOM 1 2015 – MascallDance
Gateway Theatre: Valley Song
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Free Admission: Animated Films of Sun Xun
Planet Luv Hosted by Anthony Cece at Belmont Bar
Chloe Angus Date Night Fashion Show
Staircase Theatre: Love Letters by AR Gurney
Gateway Theatre: Valley Song
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Thursday, February 12, 2015
RED Talks
Small Stage Point 5 – The Valentine’s Edition
Winter Games Legacy Celebration
Options for Sexual Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Day Breakfast
Roedde House Jazz Concert Series: Early Valentine’s Celebration with Jaclyn Guillou
Northwest Comedy Fest
Staircase Theatre: Love Letters by AR Gurney
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Friday, February 13, 2015
Sponsored by Miss604: Late Night Movie at the Rio Theatre
Say Hi to a Stranger Weekend
A Night of Bowie: The Definitive Bowie Experience, Surrey
Transforming Society: 5 Wild Ideas for a Better Future
Transforming Society: 5 Wild Ideas For A Better Future #wildideas
Movies at Market: Chocolat
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival – VIMFF
Vancouver Wellness Show
Staircase Theatre: Love Letters by AR Gurney
Small Stage Point 5 – The Valentine’s Edition
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Northwest Comedy Fest
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Variety Show of Hearts Telethon on Global. Social Lounge Sponsored by Miss604
VanDusen Garden Valentine’s Picnic
Valentine’s Dinner & Wine Pairing at The Belmont
Vancouver Shogi Club (Japanese Chess)
#HeartsUnlocked Speed Dating + Social Cocktails
Vegetarian Supper Club Series
Valentine’s Dinner at Café Medina
Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, Surrey
Vancouver Golf Show
Early Music Vancouver: G.F. Handel’S Theodora
Movies at Market: Chocolat
Hockey Day in South Delta
Winter Farmers Market
Staircase Theatre: Love Letters by AR Gurney
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival – VIMFF
Vancouver Wellness Show
Say Hi to a Stranger Weekend
Small Stage Point 5 – The Valentine’s Edition
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival: Various Locations
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Northwest Comedy Fest
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Variety Show of Hearts Telethon on Global. Social Lounge Sponsored by Miss604
Winter Games Legacy Celebration
Vancouver Golf Show
Belly Dance Show, Langley
Koerner Quartet
Sailboats painting pARTy
ZHOOSH Sunday Series – Health & Fitness Seminars
Weaving with Invasive Plants and Garden Waste Workshop
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project and Cécile McLorin Salvant
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival – VIMFF
Vancouver Wellness Show
Say Hi to a Stranger Weekend
Small Stage Point 5 – The Valentine’s Edition
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Northwest Comedy Fest

Monday, February 23, 2015
National Cupcake Day for BC SPCA
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
BLOOM 1 2015 – MascallDance
Top 3 Secrets For Women Entrepreneurs
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Pink Shirt Day
Reel Causes: Quirk-a-Palooza
Ray Zahab Presentation: Achieving the Extraordinary
Western Front Auction Preview Evening
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
100 Days Countdown to FIFA Women’s World Cup, at YVR Airport (Spirit of Haida Gwaii Statue)
Brighter Tomorrows Luncheon with Olympian Silken Laumann
#LuckyLove (Pretty Little Thing Movie Fundraiser)
Building a Low Carbon Economy: The Role of Investors #BCPensionForum
CIBC Wild Lillies Gala
Hot Art Wet City: Teen Angst Karaoke
Steven Galloway with Magician David Gifford
Vancouver Aquarium After Hours
Axis Theatre: Stella – Queen of the Snow, Port Coquitlam
MPS: how to be Presented by Boca del Lupo
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Friday, February 27, 2015
Sponsored by Miss604: Late Night Movie at the Rio Theatre
Pet Lover Show, Abbotsford
Dodging for Dimes
Dance House Presents: Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Axis Theatre: Stella – Queen of the Snow, Port Coquitlam
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
MPS: how to be Presented by Boca del Lupo
Saturday, February 28, 2015
UPS Anniversary Events at Robson Square Ice Rink, Free Rentals, Hot Chocolate, Toques
Pet Lover Show, Abbotsford
Monster Jam Vancouver
Crazy8s 2015 Gala Screening & AfterParty Feb
CRAZY8s 2015 GALA Screening & AfterParty
Free ArtStarts Weekend
Vancouver Badass Short Film Festival
Continuity & Connection: Traditional and innovative Japanese noh performance, jazz piano
Vancouver Shogi Club (Japanese Chess)
Highlands Preschool Children’s Sale
Workshop: Sing with Good Noise and Louise
Western Front’s Annual Gala Art Auction
Dance House Presents: Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Winter Farmers Market
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Axis Theatre: Stella – Queen of the Snow, Port Coquitlam
Free Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
15th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Talking Stick Festival
MPS: how to be Presented by Boca del Lupo

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Toque Tuesday 2015

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Thursday, January 29th, 2015 — 10:44am PST

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Though it’s commonly known outside of the country as a beanie, wool hat or a knit-cap, it’s a toque to us and it’s playing an important role on Tuesday as it helps find long term solutions to end homelessness in Canada.

Toque Tuesday 2013

Toque Tuesday

Toque Tuesday is a part of a national campaign that has been running for the last 18 years and this Tuesday, February 3, 2015 thousands of volunteers across the country will be selling toques for a cause.

Toques are $10 each with 80% of net funds staying right in the communities where they are sold. The remaining 20% of funds raised from toque sales will go to Raising the Roof’s national projects. In Vancouver the beneficiaries are the Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Pacific Community Resources Society (“PCRS”).

The public and businesses can also help out by selling toques in their workplaces, get-togethers and other venues. For more information on how to help sell toques, email Lani at [email protected]. Those interested in volunteering can contact Janice at [email protected].

Head to one of these locations on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 to purchase your toque:

Vancouver

Granville station 7:00am to 9:00am
Waterfront station 7:00am to 9:00am
Burrard station 7:00am to 9:00am
Cambie & Broadway station 7:00am to 9:00am
Vancouver City Centre (Pacific Centre) 7:00am to 9:00am

Surrey

Surrey Central SkyTrain Station 6:30am to 8:00am; 11:00am to 1:00pm
Scott Road, Gateway, King George stations 7:00am to 9:00am

Raising the Roof Hockey Challenge, City Hall Plaza, Surrey City Hall (13450 104 Ave). Hockey teams from the Surrey Fire fighters, RCMP, BC LIONS, Surrey Eagles, Local MLA’s and representatives from Community Service providers such as the Surrey Urban Mission and KEYS.

New Westminster

New West Station 7:30am to 10:00am
Columbia Station 7:30am to 10:00am
New Westminster City Hall (511 Royal Ave) 8:30am to 4:30pm

North Vancouver

Lonsdale Quay Seabus Station: 7:00am to 10:00am

If you can’t get to any of these locations, you can order a toque online and indicate that you are making your purchase for Lookout Society so that it benefits local Vancouver programs.

Follow Raising the Roof on Facebook and Twitter, the Lookout Society in Vancouver on Facebook and Twitter, and PCRS on Twitter and Facebook to learn more about Toque Tuesday and other national and local initiatives.

Raising the Roof provides strong and effective national leadership on long-term solutions to homelessness through partnership and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, investment in local communities, and public education.

Win a Grouse Mountain Alpine Experience

Comments 118 by Rebecca Bollwitt Thursday, January 29th, 2015 — 9:44am PST

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While the city sleeps below, above the clouds at Grouse Mountain the groomers are working their magic to make the very best of the winter season. From pond hockey, and the Snowshoe Grind to the terrain park, and Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory restaurant. It’s a great time to head up Grouse Mountain’s world famous Skyride to enjoy the Peak of Vancouver.

Photo courtesy of Grouse Mountain

Snowshoe

If you’re looking to hit the snowshoe trails, choose from a variety of programs such as Baby and Me, Boomers and Zoomers, Ladies Only and Beginner snowshoe clinics, and Valentine’s Snowshoe Fondue. You can join the Snowshoe Grind Challenge coming up soon on Sunday, February 8th.

Special Events

Other special events coming up at Grouse Mountain this season include BC Family Day, 24 Hours of Winter, Burton Mountain Festival, Jam Over the City (January 30th, February 13th, February 27th, March 13th, March 27th), and a Junior Pond Hockey Tournament (February 4th to February 8th).

Win a Grouse Mountain Alpine Experience

I have a pair of Alpine Experience passes to give away that include round-trip Skyride and plateau activities on the snowshoe trails, mountaintop ice-skating, and more. Here’s how you can enter to win:

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Follow Grouse Mountain on Twitter and Facebook for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00pm on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Passes redeemable during the 2015 season. Additional fees may apply for rentals.

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