It’s a Vancouver bucket list item that you might not have even considered before. Sign up for The Drop Zone for Easter Seals and you can rappel down a 20-storey office tower in downtown Vancouver — all for a great cause!
Register now to start your fundraising for Easter Seals and if you reach $1,000 or more, you can participate in The Drop Zone taking place Monday, September 8, 2014. The money raised will benefit Easter Seals House in Vancouver as well as summer camps for children with disabilities in Shawnigan, Winfield and Squamish.
Since 2005, nearly 6,000 superheroes have joined the exclusive Superhero Club for Easter Seals, raising more than $10 million dollars for Canadians with disabilities. Be part of a formidable group of heroes and continue this amazing fundraising trend in 2014. By doing so you will make a big difference for families living with disabilities.
Easter Seals is dedicated to fully enhancing the quality of life, self-esteem and self-determination of Canadians living with disabilities by providing programs and support in these areas: Active Living; Family & Community Support; Assistive Devices Programs.
The Honda Celebration of Light fireworks in Vancouver finished up for another year last night in English Bay. Thanks to those who shared their photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and #Photos604 on Instagram, I have another wonderful collection of images to share that give you just a sample of what summer fireworks nights are like in Vancouver – see you again in 2015!
As always, please click through on these images to view more work from the photographers and feel free to share your own photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool or with the tag #Photos604 on Instagram. View all photo collections here.
Win a Trip to France!
The Honda Celebration of Light is also hosting a photo contest with KLM, here are the details: Upload your best picture of the fireworks at the 2014 Honda Celebration of Light in the Entries section of this website. When voting opens, get your friends (and friends of friends) to vote for your picture. They can vote once a day for one week. Once voting has closed, a panel of industry experts will decide who gets to go on the trip.
Beck will be playing Deer Lake Park in Burnaby on August 19th as part of Live Nation’s Concerts in the Park outdoor music series.
Photo courtesy of Live Nation
Beck is currently touring in support of his critically-acclaimed twelfth studio album, Morning Phase and reviews of this tour so far are pouring in, like this one from New York in June: “Beck was absolutely awesome. This is, by far, my favourite show of the year, and very possibly ever! Beck and his amazing band played with excellence and enthusiasm. The crowd fed off their energy resulting in an unforgettable evening. Beck’s music spans two decades of creative genius and, if possible just keeps on getting better. The evening was a showcase of this. I’m thrilled to have been there.”
Beck at Deer Lake Park
Doors open at 5:30pm and Jenny Lewis will open for Beck when the show starts at 7:00pm. The show is general admission/all ages and tickets are available online, by phone 1-855-985-5000, and at all Ticketmaster outlets for $59.50 (plus FMF & service charges).
Win Tickets
If you would like to see Beck live in concert at this beautiful outdoor venue, I have a pair of tickets for the show to give away thanks to Live Nation. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment naming your favourite Beck song (1 entry)
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RT to enter to win tickets to see @beck at Deer Lake Park from @LiveNationWest + @Miss604 http://ow.ly/zQi86
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, August 8, 2014. Follow Live Nation on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest Vancouver concert event information.
The Rio Theatre has a nice selection for their late night movies series this August including a marathon of Indiana Jones. These 19+ screenings can be complimented with a beverage from the theatre’s full service bar as you enjoy a night out with friends. Tickets are available online in advance or at the door for $8 or $6 if you come in costume.
Rio Theatre Friday Late Night Movies
Friday, August 1, 2014 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
Only visionary director Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys) could manage to make Hunter S. Thompson’s seminally gonzo classic, a psychedelic fever dream of epic proportions about a (very) drug-fueled Vegas road trip, into one of the most memorable movies of the 1990s. Featuring standout performances from Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro,Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, and many more.
Friday, August 8, 2014 Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
Famed archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) returns for more death-defying adventures in the third instalment of one of the best-loved movie franchises of all time. Nazis! A quest for the Holy Grail! And Sean Connery!
But wait…. There’s More! We’re also screening Raiders of the Lost Ark at 7:00pm and The Temple of Doom at 9:30pm as part of a much-requested marathon. All Indiana. All night Long.
Friday, August 15, 2014 Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
Though only a moderate box-office success upon its initial release, director Terry Zwigoff’s (Crumb) comedy, based on Daniel Clowe’s (who also wrote the screenplay) comic book of the same name, has since acquired a truly cult status. The story follows two highly intelligent, fairly precocious, and somewhat cynical best friends (Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson) who plan to move in together following high school graduation. As a gag, the girls respond to a man’s (Steve Buscemi) newspaper ad for a date… Then life get complicated. Also starring Brad Renfro.
Friday, August 22, 2014 Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
In addition to director Spike Lee casting himself in the lead as beleaguered pizza deliveryman Mookie, he also wrote the groundbreaking script (which garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay), which still stands as a hot-button catalyst for conversation about racial tensions in urban America. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. With Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Rosie Perez, Giancarlo Esposito.
Friday, August 29, 2014 Jumanji (Joe Johnston, 1995)
When two kids (Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce) find and play a magical board game, they release a man (Robin Williams) trapped for decades in it, and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. Also starring Bonnie Hunt, Bebe Neuwirth, and David Alan Grier. Are you game?
The Rio Theatre is an independent art and movie house located at 1660 West Broadway, at Commercial Drive, and is easily accessible by transit. Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for more film screenings, comedy showcases, and special event information.
Miss604 is a media partner of the Rio’s Late Night Movie series.
