The Blind Pig Music Festival, Vancouver’s newest music festival, is taking over Granville Island’s Performance Works for two weekends in August. Enjoy vibrant and local lineup of live music, cocktails, food trucks, and a thriving sense of community.
Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
The Festival will host six nights of music, both indoors and outdoors, from August 10-12 and then again August 17-19. Tickets are now available for $35 online in advance or $40 at the door.
Don’t miss Happy Hour (4:00pm to 6:00pm) each performance day before the shows start at 8:00pm.
At the heart of The Blind Pig’s mission is the dedication to supporting local musicians during these challenging post-pandemic times when we, as Vancouverites, need music, art and community more than ever. The lineup includes:
“We believe that music has the power to unite and uplift us all,” said the festival organizer, Melodie Creegan. “Through The Blind Pig Music Festival, we aim to create a joyous legacy that celebrates local talent and to promote a strong sense of community in Vancouver.”
About Performance Works
1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver on Granville Island
Originally a machine shop in the 1920s, Performance Works opened in 1992 with a mandate to provide the arts community with a permanent rehearsal and performance venue. It is popular concert venue, known for its great acoustics. Performance Works is a flexible and beautiful performance space with a wooden floor, surrounded by impressive wooden beams, and flanked with large roll-up doors to let in the gorgeous scenery that surrounds the building. There is a bar service area, a large outdoor patio, and outdoor performance space right next to Ron Basford Park.
Follow The Bling Pig on Instagram for their latest festival updates.
Two new exhibitions launched at Science World this summer and you can enter to win a pack of tickets to check them out! Here’s what’s happening under the dome:
Trailblazing: Women in Canada since 1867 explores how women have transformed Canadian politics, work, and everyday life. The exhibition also examines work that still needs to be done in the 21st century with respect to women’s rights, different experiences based on race, class and ethnicity, and the experiences of the “everyday” woman. Currently in Canada, there is no national women’s history museum or long-term exhibition devoted to this topic.
Highlighted throughout the exhibition are Canadian women who have been “trailblazers” in bringing about social and political change. Visitors will learn about the accomplishments of hundreds of remarkable women. From Hide Hyodo Shimizu, a teacher who organized a school system in British Columbia’s Japanese internment camps during the Second World War to Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee in 2007 and Inuk who advocates for the environmental, cultural and human rights of Inuit of the Arctic. All their stories will inspire.
Science World Photo
James Cameron – CHALLENGING THE DEEP explores film-maker James Cameron’s extensive career as a deep-sea explorer and his many history-making expeditions. Developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum, this exhibition takes visitors to the depths of our oceans through the lens of Cameron’s underwater cameras and his other incredible technological innovations that have enabled us to see the least known places on earth.
Cameron has led eight major deep-sea expeditions and many submersible dives, setting world firsts including the first solo dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the first exploration of the interior of the wreck of RMS Titanic, and the first seafloor-to-surface live broadcast.
His expeditions, in collaboration with oceanographic and scientific institutions, have documented the shipwreck of RMS Titanic, explored deep ocean phenomena such as black smoker hydrothermal vents and discovered new species from the lowest point on earth. They have been chronicled in his documentaries and now, for the first time, in a major exhibition James Cameron – CHALLENGING THE DEEP.
A few more things to check out at Science World this summer:
Twilight Tuesdays: Every Tuesday through the summer, Science World will be open to explore until 8:00pm. Not only that, admission is only $16.50 for adults and $13 for kids aged 3-12 after 5:00pm.
Gwenyth Chao’s apodeme of a line: This new art feature considers “how lines can create space when they are given space to freely meander.” In this ongoing project, Gwenyth finds existing holes in the architecture for the lines to latch on to rather than nailing the lines to the wall. You can find it in the first-floor atrium until October 30th.
From tie-dye t-shirts to bucket hats and fanny packs, the limited-run Expo 86 Summer Capsule combines nostalgic charm with vibrant 80s-inspired summer gear. Embrace the nostalgia and vibrant spirit of Expo 86 by visiting the Science World gift shop or online.
Win a Family Pack of Tickets
I have a family 4-pack of tickets to give away to Science World this season. Here’s how you can enter to win:
The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress will be visiting Vancouver ahead of the Vancouver Pride Parade this week. This 52-foot-tall work of living art is made from the flags of the 68 countries where being 2SLGBTQAI+ is punishable by law. It is used to encourage debate and awareness about inclusion and equal rights even beyond the place where the dress is shown.
Icesis Couture at the National Gallery of Canada. Photo: Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation & Adam Zivo
Amsterdam Rainbow Dress in Vancouver
Displayed outside the Vancouver Art Gallery from 4:00pm to 8:00pm this Friday during the Free First Friday Night.
The dress will be photographed by Jamie Mann in the British Columbia Parliament Building in Victoria, at the Vancouver Art Gallery and on Jericho Beach. During these shoots, the dress will be worn by three well-known 2SLGBTQAI+ community members, Kendall Gender (runner up Canada’s Drag Race season 2), Jaylene Thyme (two-spirited indigenous advocate) and Norma Lize (trans activist and member of Rainbow Refugee).
The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress also includes the flags of eight countries in which homosexual acts can result in the death penalty.
Since its creation in 2016, it has traveled around the world to call attention to the fight for equality, inclusiveness, and tolerance.
Arnout van Krimpen, creator of the dress says: “In addition to our call for eliminating existing anti-LGBTIQ+ legislations, we want to make our own community and our allies constantly aware that freedom needs to be maintained. Freedom needs love, freedom needs care, because it is the most precious thing we have.”
The Netherlands is a strong advocate for 2SLGBTQAI+ rights and in 2001 became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The Dutch organization for LGBTQ+ rights (COC) founded in 1946, is the oldest worldwide. 2SLGBTQAI+ has been at the heart of the Dutch government’s human rights policy for decades.
The Dress has been modelled by a variety of models from the global 2SLGBTQAI+ community in various countries, including Australia, Denmark, Mozambique, South Africa, the United States and Sweden. In 2021, the dress visited Canada’s east coast.
Follow the Dress on Facebook for more information and updates.
A tradition for the last 25 years, the Chilliwack Corn Maze will be opening for the season on August 10th and they’ll have a kick-off celebration on August 12th.
Chilliwack Corn Maze
When: August 10 to October 31, 2023
August to September Long Weekend – Wednesdays to Sundays
September – Tuesdays to Sundays
October – Mondays to Sundays
Check the website for exact hours each day and on holidays
Admission: Purchase individual tickets online. Season memberships are good for admission August to October and are just $40.
Grandparents are free on Pro-D Days (October 6 and 21)
Activities on site this year include: corn maze, jumping pillow, rope adventure course, bubble bar, pedal cart track, hay bale maze, animal displays, farm carousel, duck races, garden and picnic area, misting stations, ball zone, sandbox/kids area, corn sandbox and more.
Kick-Off Concert August 12th
Celebrate the season and enjoy live music from the Tanner Olsen Band. Concert starts at 6:00pm with opening acts Geoff Moore and Tony Stevens, followed by Tanner Olsen Band from 8:30pm to 10:00pm. Bring your whole family and grab a blanket (leave the chairs at home) and enjoy the show. This all ages event will be fully licensed. Purchase tickets for this event separately. If you’re a season member, this is included for you!
Greendale Acres, home of the Chilliwack Corn Maze, was established in 1999 in Chilliwack and was the first corn maze in all of Canada.
The Food Hut on site will be serving up fun seasonal features such as slushies, buttered corn, pumpkin pie screamers, sweat corn sundae (Birchwood Dairy ice cream), fresh squeezed lavender lemonade, home made kettle corn and many other farm fresh features.
25 years means 25 unique designs in the corn maze. Stay tuned to Greendale Acres’ Instagram account to see what the Chilliwack Corn Maze design will be this year and find out more about the season’s events and offerings.
Fully Charged, the world’s number one home energy and electric vehicle show, is bringing Fully Charged Live Canada to Vancouver September 8-10, 2023. The show will go beyond electric cars to introduce and demo electric vehicles of all sizes (scooters, bikes, boards and more) and spotlight home energy and clean energy solutions.
There will be dozens of local exhibits, informative sessions in the theatre, test drive opportunities, the chance to chat with the Home Energy Advice Team, and so much more.
Fully Charged Live Canada
When: September 8-10, 2023
Where: Vancouver Convention Center West (1055 Canada Place)
Tickets: Use code MISS604 for 25% off your admission! Buy online now.
3 days: $75 (+tax/fee); 1 day ticket: $50 (+tax/fee); free for children 15 and under
This will be one of only six Fully Charged Live events held around the world in 2023, and only one of two in North America.
“It’s not just about electric cars anymore, it’s about everything.”
Inspiring people to #StopBurningStuff, the show will include an array of visitor attractions, two theaters with over 50 engaging and informative sessions with inspiring experts from around the world, exhibition with hundreds of local companies, electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes, and a huge selection of home energy options.
Find out what’s new and next for electrification, renewable energy and clean technologies for consumers and businesses alike, all while enjoying world class presentations from industry experts. The Fully Charged YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers and you’ll get to see some of their personalities at the show as well.
Win Tickets
I have ten pairs of tickets to give away! Here’s how you can enter to win:
The winners’ vouchers will cover one full day of admission OR winners can use these one-day vouchers toward a discount ($50 off) a full weekend admission.
