Canstruction Vancouver is on now in two locations in downtown Vancouver featuring 22 sculptures made entirely of canned food. Teams of designers, engineers, architects, students and businesses have put together these creations made of thousands of cans, packages, pouches, and bags that contain food that will be donated to the Vancouver Food Bank when the exhibit is complete.
Canstruction runs until April 3, 2013 from 10:00am to 5:00pm (excluding Easter Weekend) at the Pacific Center Rotunda, Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and the Pendulum Art Gallery (inside the HSBC building on Hornby and West Georgia). It’s free to explore the exhibition and kids will love the colourful displays depicting familiar characters and landmarks (like BC Place). You can also make cash donations on-site for the Vancouver Food Bank.
The Stanley Park Easter Train has rolled into town over Spring Break and it’s only here through the weekend. Until April 1, 2013 the family can enjoy the wonders of Stanley Park’s natural beauty and stop in for a train ride (with an Easter theme) around the miniature railroad.
Rain or shine, the Stanley Park Easter Train runs 10:00am to 5:00pm daily. The surrounding plaza area will have egg hunts (bring your own basket), crafts, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Tickets for all activities, including the train, are $8.75 for children. Adults are free to supervise activities and their tickets are $3.50 to ride the train.
Tickets for this event can be purchased in advance by calling the Miniature Railway Admin Office at (604) 257-8530. Once the Easter Bunny and his crew move out for the season the area will once again be transformed into Klahowya Village featuring the Spirit Catcher Train for the summer.
The Britannia Mine Museum is just a quick drive up the Sea to Sky highway and it’s full of history, activities, environmental and educational information, and more. This weekend, it will be the scene of an Easter Egg Hunt of epic proportions.
The Easter Bunny’s favourite cousin, the loveable Britanniasaurus Rex, will be back hiding his favourite little dino eggs filled with gemstones and goodies throughout the site for kids to find.
When: Sunday, March 31, 2013 with egg hunts at 10:00am and 2:00pm Where: 45 minutes north of Vancouver along the Sea to Sky Cost: Free for members or by regular admission.
On Easter Sunday there will also be kid-friendly learning activities to help identify the gems and visitors can enjoy the usual crowd favourites such as the underground mine train and gold panning, tour the historic 20-storey Mill building, the company gift store, and the children’s play.
You might recognize it as a filming location for some notable movies and TV shows but its main purpose is as a National Historic Site and as “a non-profit organization with the intent to increase awareness of the impact of mining and minerals to society, the history of the storied Britannia Beach community and the ideas and practices of environmental renewal and sustainability.”
The Britannia Mine Museum is open seven days a week from 9:00am to 5:00pm with guided tours throughout the day (last tour departs at 3:00pm). Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for more news and special event info.
Mumford & Sons, one of the world’s hottest bands, is set to play Surrey’s Holland Park on May 24, 2013 as a part of Live Nation’s Concerts in the Park series. While the City of Surrey is known for its awesome free family festivals and concerts, this is gearing up to be one of the city’s largest ticketed outdoor concert events in almost 20 years since Lollapalooza, 1994).
Fusion Festival 2011 at Holland Park in Surrey
“The English folk rock quartet – best known for the chart-toppers “I Will Wait” and “Little Lion Man” – will be supported by 24-year-old soul musician Michael Kiwanuka and the U.K. indie sextet Mystery Jets.” [Now Newspaper]
Mumford & Sons will then go from Surrey to the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington and continue their North American tour from there.
Attendance is expected to be around 25,000 in the beautiful public space which is located near Central City shopping centre, two SkyTrain stations, and as a bonus it has free WIFI (a legacy of the 2010 Olympic Games). Online registration starts today. Tickets officially go on sale Friday, April 5, 2013 for $58 each (plus taxes, fees, etc.) and will be available online through Live Nation, by phone 1-855-985-5000 or in person at Red Cat Records, Highlife and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Fan Expo Vancouver is fast-approaching as enthusiasts prepare to flock to the Vancouver Convention Centre for April 20th and April 21st. Fan Expo is Comicon Hollywood North – bringing authors, artists, storytellers, filmmakers, actors, under one roof to celebrate anime, manga, comics, sci-fi, gaming and horror.
Stan Lee (Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, The Hulk, The Avengers)
Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints, The Walking Dead)
Sean Patrick Flannery (The Boondock Saints, Young Indiana Jones)
Tia Carrere (Relic Hunter, Wayne’s World)
Elvira (Mistress of the Dark)
James Marsters & Juliet Landau (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Soska Twins (American Mary)
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter)
Sean Astin (The Goonies, Lord of the Rings)
Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr William T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation)
David Prowse (Star Wars)
Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica)
Robin Dunne (Sanctuary, Space Milkshake)
Dean Redman (Smallville, Tron: Legacy)
… and more!
Other attractions include autograph and celebrity photo sessions, The 501st Legion: Star Wars Photo Session (Darth Vader, Boba Fett & Stormtroopers), Q&A sessions with celebrity guests, sci-fi fantasy author book signings, gaming tournaments, cosplaying (props & weapons policy in effect), artist competition (“Sketching Duels”), workshops & seminars, artist alley, kids activities, exhibitor & retail areas, anime game shows, and more. There will also be a Student Special F/X Makeup Competition on Saturday, April 20th and the Canadian Videogame Awards will be later that evening at the convention centre as well.
Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints, The Walking Dead) will be the feature of a question and answer panel at Fan Expo Vancouver and I have a family pack of tickets to give away to this unique opportunity. The family pack includes 2 adult tickets and 2 children’s tickets (10 and under) to Fan Expo along with priority seating for 4 people at the Norman Reedus Q&A.
Here’s how you can win tickets to see The Walking Dead’s Daryl Dixon in person at Fax Expo:
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I will draw one winner next Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 12:00pm. Child passes not transferrable to adults. No cash value. Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for more exciting announcements and event information in the weeks to come.
Update Unfortunately Norman Reedus is no longer available to attend Fan Expo Vancouver however there will still be a Walking Dead panel with Michael Rooker.
