Vancouver has a new way to celebrate Oktoberfest as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza, which usually hosts the German-style Christmas Market each winter, will be the venue for Harvest Haus from October 2nd to October 5th.
Photo courtesy of Harvest Haus
This new autumn festival, presented by The Social Concierge and Wet Ape Productions, will bring a taste of Northern Europe to Vancouver as the seasons change and transform this downtown plaza into a “multi-media mini Münich”:
Harvest Haus is a celebration of German-European culture and West Coast bounty, presented in an immersive Oktoberfest-themed setting. Medieval minstrelsy to Bavarian brass oompah bands to live DJs.
Beginning with a theatrical keg tapping by the Harvest Haus Burgomeister, each four-hour seating at the long tables under the canopy of the great Halle marquee will highlight the evolution of Northern Europe’s harvest festivals from medieval times to the present and feature interactive theatrical and live musical performances.
Guests will be able to tuck into authentic German delicacies like Spätzle, Brezen, Bratwürst, Schnitzel and Sauerkraut prepared with locally harvested ingredients. There will also be a traditional Swiss-style chocolatier tempting the crowds with his delights.
Of course there will also be beer! Pick up an exclusive 500ml Harvest Haus Bierkrug ceramic stein for $1 (rental) or $8 (purchase, to keep) or you can bring your own 500ml ceramic stein to fill at the event.
Tickets
General Admission Afternoon Seating and Sunday Brunch: $25
Harvest Burgomeister VIP Afternoon Seating and Sunday Brunch: $40
General Admission Evening Seating: $35
Harvest Burgomeister VIP Evening Seating: $50
Harvest Burgomeister VIP tickets are for the head table with reserved seating, access to expanded culinary offerings from Cocktails & Canapes in conjunction with Sole Foods, a complementary Harvest Haus stein, and access to a VIP bar, table service and more.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 5, 2014 at 10:00am through the Harvest Haus website. Follow Harvest Haus on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information.
If you have noticed a winter wonderland at Coquitlam Centre lately it’s because the internet’s favourite surly feline is there to film a Christmas movie, Grumpy Cat’s Worth Christmas Ever.
Grumpy Cat (real name, Tardar Sauce) rose to internet fame after a series of photos of her signature frown and furrowed brow were posted on Reddit, and videos were posted to YouTube. She became the poster cat for grumpy statements and being an all-round party pooper, becoming a meme sensation online.
Her appeal has translated to a global audience both on and offline, landing her a deal with Friskies – and you can even find plush Grumpy Cat toys available in stores. Grumpy Cat is also known for making special appearances for photo ops at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.
Coquitlam Centre wants to encourage shoppers to drop by and is offering a souvenir Grumpy Cat button during this time to let fans know the shopping centre is “fit for a feline”, even Grumpy Cat. Tweet @CoquitlamCentre or visit Coquitlam Centre at 2929 Barnet Hwy to find out more and to pick up your button. Buttons will be available while supplies last. Filming takes place over 16 days in August/September.
I Love Transit Week is August 25th to 29th. Robert Willis of The Buzzer Blog has contributed the following post to promote this year’s campaign. You can find out more by following Translink on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and The Buzzer Blog.
Welcome to I Love Transit Week! It’s the one week we take out of the year to celebrate what we love about transit. From now until Friday, The Buzzer blog will be serving up great interviews, essays, and rider submissions sharing all your transit love.
We’ll also be in downtown Vancouver on Monday, August 25th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the EasyPark lot at Cambie Street and Georgia Street with a vintage museum bus. Take pictures and get some free swag—pins, bus and SkyTrain cutouts, and much more.
Win a Three-Zone FareCard and an #ILoveTransit Prize Pack
To celebrate, we have an #ILoveTransit prize pack to giveaway to one lucky transit lover that includes:
- A three-zone September or October 2014 FareCard ($170 value)
- A TravelSmart coffee tumbler
- An auto open and close umbrella
- A bike multi-tool
- A Metro Vancouver Cycling Map
- An LED bike light
- A copy of the LiFE: Vancouver Adventure Guide, which offers savings over $500
- A copy of the SkyTrain Explorer: Heritage Walks from Every Station book by John Atkin
- A TravelSmart bike seat cover
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post telling us why you love transit (1 entry)
- Re-gram this post on Instagram tagging @TranslinkBC @Miss604 (1 entry)
- Follow @TransLink, @TheBuzzer, and @Miss604 on Twitter and post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 11:59pm on Friday, August 29, 2014. Follow Translink and The Buzzer Blog for more I love Transit Week information.
Update The winner is Kat!
Vancouver is an ever-changing city, with new construction cranes popping every day, scaffolding being dismantled, new pits being excavated, and demolitions scheduled. Our city’s skyline, downtown streets and landscape seems to change dramatically every few years, which is why I believe we’re all pretty obsessed with “Then and Now” images. There are many resources for these “Before and After” images, like the wonderfully in-depth Changing Vancouver, and other blog features like I have done since 2009. Now there are two recent project that have been kicking it up a notch, providing a fascinating batch of comparisons.
Langara Students Merging Time
According to the Langara College program: “The Merging Time assignment is one of the cornerstones of the PHOT 1248 course in the first year of Professional Photo-Imaging. Having chosen a historical image from the City of Vancouver Archives collection, the Professional Photo-Imaging students returned to the original location to capture a new image in our current time.” Langara then posts the results on their Flickr account:
Student: Michelle Macdonald. Photographer: Major James Skitt Matthews CVA# Str P32.
100 year panorama. Student: Darren Bernaerdt. Original photographer: W.J. Moore PAN NXVII.
Student: Angel Wong. Photographer: W.J.Moore AM54-S4: Bu N90
View albums from Langara’s 2013 and 2014 photography classes on Flickr.
Scout Magazine Does Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog is a legendary photographer who mastered street photography and gave us an archive of colourful images that give us a glimpse of everyday Vancouver. Scout Magazine‘s Andrew Morrison decided to walk around with his copy of Fred Herzog Photographs (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011) and along with his son, he tried to shoot the exact locations depicted in Herzog’s work from the 1950s and 1960s.
Morrison writes: “Because of our familiarity with the territory, most of the locations have been easy to pick out. Others are proving far more difficult because much of what was once there is no more. Truly, working on this has really brought home how dramatic the changes to this city have been over the last 50-60 years. And yet, in some places, it’s uncanny how it has remained largely the same.”
View the rest of Scout’s images on their blog post and on Flickr.
Fresh Air Cinema has announced that two free outdoor movies in Vancouver this weekend will be tributes to the late Robin Williams.
Free Outdoor Movies in Vancouver Robin Williams Tribute
Coal Harbour
When: Friday, August 22, 2014 at 8:15pm
Where: Harbour Green Park (1199 West Cordova at Bute)
What: West End Community Centre screening of Jumanji
Yaletown
When: Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 8:45pm
Where: David Lam Park (1300 Pacific Blvd)
What: Yaletown BIA hosts an afternoon Picnic in the Park (4:00pm) followed by the screening of Hook
These two family-friendly events are free to enjoy. Just bring blankets or lawn chairs and laugh along under the stars. Follow Fresh Air Cinema on Facebook to find more outdoor movie events this season, all across BC.
