Dr. Jane Goodall’s Spring 2014 Lecture Tour is coming to The Orpheum in Vancouver on Tuesday, March 25th. Arguably one of the most influential and inspiring thought leaders in wildlife research and conservation, Dr. Jane Goodall will be reflecting on the extraordinary change the world has seen since she first began her research of chimpanzees, and share her reasons for hope in these complex times.
Where: The Orpheum in Vancouver When: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:30pm Tickets: Available online via UniqueLives.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and book signing by Dr. Goodall.
I have had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Goodall speak before, at We Day Vancouver in 2009 where she told the young audience: “Every individual makes an impact every day.” It’s a thrill to have another opportunity to see this living legend who has been named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
Win Tickets to the Dr. Jane Goodall Lecture Tour
If you would like to attend this amazing lecture, Nature’s Path has offered up two tickets to a lucky Miss604 reader along with a Nature’s Path EnviroKidz prize pack that includes EnviroKidz Choco Chimps, which sales supports the Jane Goodall Institute, in addition to a month’s supply of EnviroKidz organic cereal and bars.
Because Nature’s Path EnviroKidz is a 1% For The Planet member, every time you buy one of our EnviroKidz products, 1% of the sales are donated to support endangered species, habitat conservation and environmental education for kids worldwide. Specifically, Nature’s Path EnviroKidz newest cereal, Choco Chimps Cereal, supports The Jane Goodall Institute, a global leader in chimpanzee protection by helping endangered chimpanzees who have been removed from the forest and their families by poachers.
By contributing to The Jane Goodall Institute, Nature’s Path supports important projects like Wounda’s Journey, a touching video documenting one special chimpanzee’s story of overcoming significant adversity and illness
Here’s how you can enter to win tickets and the prize pack:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, March 23, 2014. More about Envirokidz Choco Chimps: Kids love the yum factor – tasty, chocolate flavoured corn puffs – and fun animals on the box, and moms love them because they’re certified organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, made with whole grains, and they’re free of toxic pesticides, artificial flavours and colours.
The Hugs for Hunger Food Bank fundraiser is happening on the first day of spring as it supports the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, while you get to shed your lonely winter shell and hug some cuddly characters for the cause.
Photo courtesy of Spring Ad
Throughout the day on Thursday, March 20, 2014 five teams of huggable animals and mascots will be spread out across the city from 8:00am to 6:00pm, rain or shine.
Look for them at the Vancouver Art Gallery, in Gastown, the West End, North Granville, and outside the Vancouver Convention Centre. All teams will then meet at the Art Gallery at noon and at 5:30pm.
For every hug, Spring Advertising will donate $1 to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. More valuable hugs, such as those on the Celebrity Hug Hit List could create donations of up to $100. Every $1 donated enables the food bank to purchase $3 of nutritious fresh fruit, vegetables, and eggs.
On Twitter, #HugsForHunger will be used throughout the day to spread information and to attract the animals to specific downtown locations. If you can’t get out for a hug, you can also donate online.
The Cultch presents the Canadian premiere of Mies Julie from March 25th to April 19th, 2014. Mies Julie has become an international sensation after being deemed the unqualified favourite of the prestigious Edinburgh Festival Fringe at its international premiere in 2012.
This production at The Cultch is one of the highlights of an April filled with South African events including the 20th anniversary of the end of apartheid.
Bongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje, Thoko Ntshing, Nofirst in Mies Julie. Photo by Murdo MacLeod.
Based on the play Miss Julie by August Strindberg and written and Directed by Yael Farber. Produced by Baxter Theatre at the University of Capetown and the South African State Theatre in association with National Arts Festival, Grahamstown.
Internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber sets her explosive new adaptation of Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of South Africa. In the sweltering heat of a Cape Karoo kitchen, a deadly battle unfolds over power, sexuality, memory, mothers, and land. This newly menacing, passionate, and relevant allegory for a post-apartheid state in transition was named one of 2012’s Top 5 productions by The Guardian, UK and the Top 10 of 2012 by The New York Times.
Where:
Historic Theatre at The Cultch
1895 Venables St, Vancouver
March 25 – 29, April 1 – 5 at 8:00pm
April 8 – 12, April 15 – 19 at 8:00pm
March 30, April 6, 13, 19 at 2:00pm
Added value:
Enjoy a lively post-show Q&A session with the artists: March 26, April 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16.
Please note that this show contains mature content. This show contains nudity, sex, strong language and violence. A smoke machine is used in this production.
If you would like to experience this show, I have a pair of tickets to give away thanks to The Cultch. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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In February it was announced that we would get a 745-foot aerial sculpture along Vancouver’s waterfront for TED. “Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks” went up last week, was illuminated on Friday night, and now we have just a few more days to take in its display.
Made from soft fibers, this sculpture installation will be available to the public in Vancouver from March 15th through the 22nd. It is designed to travel to other cities around the globe after the exhibition at the 2014 TED Conference – an “idea worth spreading.”
Artist Janet Echelman collaborated with Aaron Koblin who designed an incredible interactive component that enables the public to choreograph the lighting through physical gesture via their mobile phones.
While Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks will soon disappear, look for more public art around the city as we welcome back the Vancouver Biennale of Public Art this year as well.
Main Street Science World SkyTrain Construction Update
Construction began in 2013 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2014. Some of the upgrades you can expect include: An expanded east stationhouse with a new entrance, a new west station entrance, new escalators, stairs and elevator to increase capacity and improve accessibility, open station design with better lighting and visibility for a safer and improved customer experience, and a new secure parking area for bicycles.
Source: Translink. Rendering of the renovated Main Street Science World SkyTrain station.
Main Street–Science World Station is the oldest station on TransLink’s rapid transit system. Located beside Science World, it was originally built in 1982 as a demonstration station for Expo ’86, and is now one of the busiest stations on the system. The station has long been recognized as a priority for upgrades – it’s one of the stations where accessibility upgrades are needed the most. The need to upgrade this station is part of the Expo Line Upgrade Strategy.
Phase 1 went from spring 2013 until now and we’re heading into the second phase, that will last until sinter 2015. During Phase 2, starting April 2014, the west side of station (Science World side) will be temporarily closed and passengers will be re-directed to the newly renovated east side entrance (park side). The west side station house will be rebuilt to include a new elevator and retail spaces.
Train2Main
SkyTrain service will operate normally with the exception of March 30, 2014 to fall 2014, when SkyTrain will operate Main Street Science World shuttle train service, called Train2Main.
A special two-car train, Train2Main, will provide service to and from Waterfront, Burrard, Granville, Stadium Chinatown, and Commercial Broadway. So if you’re coming from the east (Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby) and want to get to Main Street, disembark at Commercial Broadway and wait to switch to a Train2Main two-car train. If you’re going straight through to downtown, there is no need to change course.
Train2Main will run every 10-12 minutes and will operate for approximately six months. Read more details about this project, Train2Main, and construction updates on the Translink website and follow along on Twitter @Translink.
Where: The Orpheum in VancouverBecause Nature’s Path EnviroKidz is a 1% For The Planet member, every time you buy one of our EnviroKidz products, 1% of the sales are donated to support endangered species, habitat conservation and environmental education for kids worldwide. Specifically, Nature’s Path EnviroKidz newest cereal, Choco Chimps Cereal, supports The Jane Goodall Institute, a global leader in chimpanzee protection by helping endangered chimpanzees who have been removed from the forest and their families by poachers.
SkyTrain service will operate normally with the exception of March 30, 2014 to fall 2014, when SkyTrain will operate Main Street Science World shuttle train service, called Train2Main.