Gung Haggis Fat Choy is the annual celebration of Chinese New Year mixed with Robbie Burns Day that epitomizes the sense of community and collaborative spirit that thrives in Vancouver.
Celebrating BC Scottish and Chinese pioneer culture, history through music, poetry and culinary fusion, Gung Haggis Fat Choy will take place Sunday, January 27, 2013 starting at 5:00pm at Floata Restaurant (180 Keefer St).
Photo by Deb Martin
Single tickets are $65 and group tickets are $625 for a table of 10. Each ticket includes a $5 service charge. Purchase online in advance or by calling Kristin Cheung at Ricepaper magazine at (604) 872-3464.
Founded by Toddish McWong (Todd Wong) in 1998, Gung Haggis Fat Choy events have sprouted up across the Pacific Northwest and on Vancouver Island. In 2005, the dinner moved to the largest Chinese Restaurant in North America at the time (Floata) and has since been attended by Mayors, MLAs, and celebrities.
Menu highlights have included deep-fried haggis wonton and haggis pork dumpling (su-mei) along with appetizer courses. “Neeps” served Chinese style in the form of pan-fried turnip cake, dim sum style. Traditional haggis is served with Chinese lettuce wrap. Toss in poetry, music, and sing-along tunes like My Chow Mein (Bonny) Lies Over the Ocean and When Asian Eyes Are Smiling and you’ve got yourself a party. There is also a wide selection of prizes to be won at the event.
The theme for this year’s dinner is to celebrate Sir James Douglas, the father of BC and first governor in 1858.
Registration is now open for the Surrey International World Music Marathon happening September 29th, 2013. In its first year the marathon welcomed thousands of marathon, half-marathon, 5km, marathon relay, and half-relay participants including the world’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh (at age 101).
For its second year, this Boston Marathon qualifier is getting a new course with over 20km of greenways along the route, maximizing the scenic roads and pathways of Green Timbers Urban Forest.
The run will start and finish from the Surrey’s City Centre and from the front door of Central City Shopping Centre and Simon Fraser University. Runners will make their way through well-established residential neighbourhoods and most of the route will be closed to traffic, accommodating Cultural Miles (with world music) and aid stations.
Register soon to take advantage of the lowest rates possible. Follow the Surrey Marathon on Facebook and Twitter for the lastest information.
Surprise a special someone this Valentine’s Day by ordering them a CandyGram from A Loving Spoonful that will show you care about them and this great local cause.
Order your CandyGram now for only $10 online and it can be sent anywhere in Canada (when booked by February 6th for Eastern Canada and February 8th for Western Canada). Select one of 150 creative messages to accompany your CandyGram that will include two delicious Purdy’s chocolates, Yelpstick lip balm, fresh mints in a stylish tin from Yelp, and a Shamin Jewelers’ love bracelet (unisex) — a $27 value.
All funds generated by CandyGrams will be used to provide meals for men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Follow A Loving Spoonful on Facebook and Twitter (tag: #candygram) for more information.
A Loving Spoonful is a volunteer-driven, non-partisan society that provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in Greater Vancouver. Every week, all year round for over 19 years, our volunteers deliver approximately 1200 frozen meals and over 250 snack packs to men, women and children who are primarily homebound with AIDS.
Broadway Across Canada presents Billy Elliot the Musical in Vancouver this April. Based on the international smash-hit film, this musical has a cast of 45 and a Tony® Award-winning creative team that includes Director Stephen Daldry, Choreographer Peter Darling and Writer Lee Hall along with the music of Sir Elton John.
Billy Elliot the Musical is the joyous celebration of one boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community. A big musical with an even bigger heart, Billy Elliot the Musical will enchant the dreamer in all of us.
Billy Elliot the Musical will be at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from April 2nd to 7th, 2013. I have a pre-sale code for tickets that opened up this morning that will be valid until Sunday, January 20, 2013. Visit this Ticketmaster link and used the code: DREAMS.
When the rest of Metro Vancouver is blanketed with centimeters of snow you’ll often find the streets bare or covered in slush downtown. Our snow build-up doesn’t usually compare to other parts of the region but that wasn’t always the case. I found a few frosty photos from the Vancouver Public Library archives that show a very snow-covered downtown Vancouver.
1909 – Granville at Hastings
VPL Accession Number: 7135
Photographer: Philip Timms
1916 – Robson and Thurlow
VPL Accession Number: 8302
Photographer: Philip Timms
1916 – Robson Street
VPL Accession Number: 8301
Photographer: Philip Timms
1916 – Granville Street
VPL Accession Number: 8303
Photographer: Philip Timms
1954 – Pender and Seymour
VPL Accession Number: 82437
Photographer / Studio: Artray
1971 – Robson and Burrard
VPL Accession Number: 9600M
Photographer: W. Roozeboom
