Join the Women’s Drinking Club for an interactive gluten free beer seminar hosted by Lundy Dale, certified Cicerone. Meeting at Doolin’s Irish Pub, Lundy will take the group through a variety of gluten free beers, explaining the difference in brewing between those and traditional wheat based beers.
If you’re looking to enjoy beer without wheat, are gluten intolerant or have celiac disease, this will be a fun and informative event.
Gluten Free Beer Tasting at Doolin’s
Where: Doolin’s, 654 Nelson St at Granville in downtown Vancouver
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 6:30pm
What: Gluten free beer tasting with a minimum of 5 products, accompanied by Celiac friendly nibbles provided by Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery Ltd.
Tickets: Available online for $20. For more information email ‘info [at] doolins.ca’ or call (604) 605-4328.
I have a pair of tickets to give away for this event thanks to Doolin’s. Note: The event and prize is for women only. A man can enter the contest but should his name be drawn, the prize must be gifted to a lucky woman in his life, supplying her name for the guest list. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Must be 19+ to enter, win, and attend the event. Please enjoy responsibly and plan a safe trip home. Follow Doolin’s on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is Diana Sabrina!
CiTR independent campus and community radio is hosting their annual Fundrive, hoping to raise $30,000 in pledges to support their programming and operations. In the fall, the station will move to the new Student Union Building at UBC and they would like to purchase new broadcast boards for their studios.
Starting Thursday, February 28th at 5:00pm and ending Thursday, March 7th in the evening, CiTR will be asking people on the airwaves to support the radio station. You can support by:
- Calling 604-822-8648 (UBC-UNIT) to make a pledge and win swag and prizes
- Visiting the online donation page – note: online donors are not eligible for swag
- Stopping by the station during the Fundrive
I found out about this year’s initiative through Nardwuar, who is known for his celebrity interviews and I think he is one of the best music historians on the planet. He’s personally fundraising for CiTR as well and you can support the station through his online donation page. All proceeds from online donations go to CiTR and you will receive a full tax receipt.
At the end of the campaign you can celebrate with CiTR at the Fundrive Finale, featuring the release of the CiTR & Mint Records Pop Alliance Compilation LP, on Friday, March 8th at Chapel Arts. Follow CiTR on Twitter and Facebook for more information, and tune into 101.9FM.
AMSSA is hosting the 10th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Where Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive
When Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Tickets Not required, it’s FREE!
The Diversity Health Fair is one of the most dynamic multicultural events in the Lower Mainland celebrates a decade of promoting health and wellness to Vancouver’s diverse community. The theme of this milestone event is Promoting Family Health.
Yesterday I spoke with Lynn Moran, Executive Director of AMSSA to find out more about the history and evolution of the fair as well. Here’s everything else you need to know about this free family-friendly event:
Vancouver Diversity Health Fair Schedule
Opening Ceremonies 9:30am to 10:00am
The opening ceremonies will take place in the Interactive Hall and will include the following:
- First Nation Blessing by Phil L’Hirondelle
- Welcoming Remarks by Alisa Choi Darcy, AMSSA Vice-President
- Introduction of Honoured Guests
- National Anthem by Vancouver Childrens Choir
- Ribbon Cutting with Honoured Guests
- International Chinese Lion Dance Procession to Exhibitor Hall by Shao Lin Hung Gar Lion Dance Team
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The 2014 Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic returns this spring as the largest fundraising event of its kind in North America.
Over 2,500 participants will take to their local bowling alleys as 250 team raise pledges in support of Big Brothers mentoring programs throughout the Lower Mainland. This is an opportunity to have a great time with friends, family, and colleagues while bowling, eating, drinking, all while giving back to a great cause.
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver helps boys aged 7 – 14 who have limited to no contact with their fathers and are, as a result, considered at-risk to not reach their full potential. Matching them with positive adult male role models, the charity sees compelling impacts on boys who develop more confidence, perform better academically and are less likely to succumb to peer pressure. One in four local children is raised without an active father. There are currently 64 children on a waiting to be matched with a Big Brother.
2014 Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic
When March through April 2014
Theme This year it’s “REWIND”, bringing back 35 years of classics.
Where Bowling centres throughout the Lower Mainland including REVS, The Zone Richmond, The Zone Coquitlam, Commodore.
Browse the schedule of special events, sign up to be an event volunteer, register to bowl, reserve your lanes, and check out some pledge-raising tips. You can also make a donation anytime.
Bowl for Big Brothers Vancouver Prize Pack
To promote registration, and all the fun that you will have with your Bowl for Big Brothers team this year, Big Brothers has put together an awesome Vancouver prize pack for one lucky Miss604 reader that includes:
This is a Twitter-only contest so you can only enter to win by sharing this message on Twitter. If you don’t have a Twitter account be sure to ask a friend to post this on your behalf and enjoy the prize together if they win!
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all Twitter entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Be sure to follow Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is @mmmelia!!
City Opera Vancouver presents the world premiere of PAULINE, a chamber opera about Canadian writer-actress Pauline Johnson, with libretto by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and music by Tobin Stokes. Tickets are on sale today for this highly-anticipated production that is sure to sell out.
I can hardly contain my excitement about this opera as it brings together two of the most influential Canadian female writers I have ever had the pleasure of studying. Not only is Pauline Johnson one of the main reasons I began documenting local history over 10 years ago on my blog, but now her story will be told thanks to the words of writer Margaret Atwood, a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of over 55 awards in Canada and around the world. I have been a fan of local opera productions since I saw Eugene Onegin back in 2008 and I can’t wait to see how this will come to life.
Pauline Johnson Opera by Margaret Atwood
The opera will star Rose-Ellen Nichols, as Pauline Johnson, Sarah Vardy, as Eva Johnson and Ken Lavigne as the tenor. PAULINE also features John Minágro, Edward Moran, Diane Speirs, Eleonora Higginson, and Cathleen Gingrich.
Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) traveled through North America and Great Britain giving readings of her own work during a time when such independence for women was rare and remarkable. The child of a Mohawk chief and a Quaker Englishwoman, Pauline was driven toward paradoxical goals of loyalty to both of her cultures and to her own ambition.
PAULINE is set at Vancouver in March 1913. Pauline is dying of breast cancer, and views her life through the fog of morphine. Torn by dual identity as both Mohawk and white, she confronts her past as her doctor tries to control her pain and her sister tries to control the story that will be told.
Opening Night Gala tickets are $100, which includes a $60 ticket to PAULINE and an invitation to a reception with special guests Ms. Atwood and Mr. Stokes, and the stars of PAULINE. Performance-only tickets are $60, $40, and $22 for those holding student IDs. Tickets are only available through The Cultch online, by phone (604) 251-1363, or in person at the box office located at 1895 Venables at Victoria Drive.
The opera will take place at the York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive at East Georgia) on Friday, May 23rd at 8:00pm (world premiere); Sunday, May 25th at 2:00pm; Tuesday May 27th at 8:00pm; Thursday May 29th at 8:00pm; and Saturday May 31st at 8:00pm. The first performance at the York Theatre on May 23, 2014 will be celebrated with a gala attended by Ms. Atwood and Mr. Stokes.
Follow City Opera Vancouver on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
