Surrey presents the free Youth Fest this month at the Guildford Recreation Centre. Events will begin around 4:00pm on Saturday, September 24th and include concerts from youth bands, skateboard demonstrations, a teen dance, and more.
In the Gym: Sumo Suit Wrestling, Velcro Olympics, Big Bout Boxing, First Down Bungee Run, Airbrush Tattoo Artists, Caricature Artist, Learn to D.J. Booth, Urban Art Wall, Youth Focused Resource Tables. There is also free food and plenty of chances to sign up for giveaway prizes.
Outside: Rock Climbing Wall, Coastal Riders Skate Team Demos, BMX Demos, Outdoor BBQ, Bands on the SYC Tom Lee Stage.
Teen Dance: For those ages 13-18 (must have a valid GoCard or ID with you) starting at 9:00pm. The dance is free but you can book your spot on the guest list by calling 604-501-5100 (Registration Number 4266489) or try at the door on the night of the event.
Festival goers can catch a free shuttle bus to the event from various community centres, from Fraser Heights to Cloverdale, South Surrey, and more. Parents can check out the Youth Fest Parent Guide for additional information.
Miss604.com is a proud media sponsor of this event.
I’m in disbelief that the Labour Day long weekend is already here and that those famous mini donuts (and deep-fried Pop Tarts) at the PNE will be gone again for another year. There’s still time to check out plenty of activities in the sunshine this weekend — and Tourism Vancouver’s even made a Top 10 list just for the next few days. For the rest of the month, here’s what you can look forward to putting on your calendars.
Photo credit:
!graceface! on Flickr, from the Miss604 Flick Pool
Friday, September 2, 2011
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (until September 11)
Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival
Midnight Movies at the Rio: Quadrophenia
Fair at the PNE
Longest Game of Hockey for Cystic Fibrosis
Friends of the VPL Used Book Drive (until October)
Saturday, September 3, 2011
2011 TELUS TaiwanFest
Kerrisdale Antiques Fair
Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival
Fair at the PNE
Longest Game of Hockey for Cystic Fibrosis
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Bake Sale for Easter Seals
Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market
Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School
Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival
Fair at the PNE
2011 TELUS TaiwanFest
Kerrisdale Antiques Fair
Longest Game of Hockey for Cystic Fibrosis
Monday, September 5, 2011
Fair at the PNE
2011 TELUS TaiwanFest
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Feast of Fields is coming to Krause Berry Farms in Langley in just a few weeks and tickets are currently on sale. I first heard of the Feast of Fields concept when I toured Fairburn Farm on Vancouver Island during a Cowichan Valley trip in 2009. The idea is to bring together “city folk” with “farm folk” in the middle of a farmer’s field to enjoy a communal meal that was prepared with fresh, local ingredients.
Feast of Fields events are hosted each year in three regions, the Okanagan (@OkanaganFeast), Metro Vancouver (@MVFeast), and on Vancouver Island (@VIFeastofFields). I was fortunate enough to visit Krause Berry Farms a few weeks ago during strawberry season and see where the tables would be setup for this year’s event.
Tickets for the September 11th event are $85 which includes contributions from over 60 of Vancouver’s finest restaurants, local vintners, breweries, spirits and more. Organizers say: “Feast of Fields is like a 40 course meal.” You can purchase tickest at all Choices Markets or online.
They have also arranged a shuttle from Choices Market on Cambie or Commercial (departing at 12:00pm and 12:15pm respectively) for $15. It will return from the farm at 5:15pm.
While it’s not a brand most associate with our city specifically, yesterday Nabob coffee celebrated its 115th anniversary in Vancouver, where it originally began.
1924 – Water at Cordova (between Waterfront and Steamworks, today).
VPL Accession Number: 10698. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
1932 – Water at Cordova. Archives item# Bu N436. Photographer: W.J. Moore.
Founded in Gastown in 1896 by Robert Kelly and Frank Douglas, it was located at 123 then 375 Water Street in what we know as The Landing building.
1940s – Truck in the Nabob building (where Steamworks is today). Archives item# CVA 1184-2081.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
The company roasted and blended coffee beans for distribution in Western Canada and also included teas and spices in their original product lineup.
1920 – Nabob baseball team. Archives item# CVA 99-1362.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-138. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-2078. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-2079. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Women packaging coffee. Archives item# CVA 1184-2086. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Delivery truck at Davie & Nicola. Archives item# CVA 1184-2108.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1941 – Nabob building in Yaletown, 1106 Mainland.
VPL Accession Number: 14504A. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
Nabob was very involved in city events whether by handing out samples, sponsoring afternoon teas and performances at The Orpheum, and a radio program that was broadcast nationally featuring the “Nabobettes”.
1946 – Nabob’s “Harmony House” at The Orpheum. Archives item# CVA 1184-2275. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
From VancouverHistory.ca Beryl Boden sang with the band for a while, then left for New York. She was succeeded in 1950 by Lorraine McAllister, who performed with Dal’s band for almost 15 years and, in 1951, became Mrs. Dal Richards. “Lorraine sang with the Nabobettes,” Dal recalls. They were the vocal group on Nabob’s Harmony House, an Orpheum fixture for 11 years, and heard from coast to coast on CBC Radio. Also heard every week for many years and more than 2,000 programs on the national network was Dal’s own show from the Panorama Roof.
1940s – Nabob Harmony House at The Orpheum. Archives item# CVA 1184-2107. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
To mark its anniversary and continue to support its hometown, Nabob donated $10,000 to the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Spirt of Vancouver initiative yesterday. The Spirit of Vancouver is a not-for-profit organization mandated to develop, support, and promote events, organizations, and individuals that are making Vancouver a better place to live, work, play, invest, and visit.
It was on this day in 1980 that Terry Fox was forced to end his Marathon of Hope as he succumbed to the cancer that eventually took his life. After 143 days and 5,373kms, his journey ended just outside Thunder Bay… and that’s when the rest of Canada picked up the run where he left off.
Over the last 31 years the Terry Fox Run, in his name, has raised over $550 million for cancer research. After commemorating the 30th anniversary of his Marathon of Hope last year, we lost Terry’s mother just a few months ago as well.
It’s been a very tough year for many but as Terry said, “I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.”
The National School Run Day is Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and community Terry Fox Runs will take place Sunday, September 18, 2011.
Here are just a few locations around the Lower Mainland where you can participate in this year’s run: Vancouver UBC, Vancouver Stanley Park, Surrey Cloverdale, Surrey Newton, Surrey North, Surrey South, White Rock, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster, Delta North, Delta South, Langley City, Langley Walnut Grove, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, Mission, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody.
Other locations in the “604”: Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Roberts Creek, Gibsons.
Participants can sign up online to collect pledges and track progress on the new iPhone application (also available for Android). Follow the Terry Fox Foundation on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
As the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps return to a new BC Place this fall, be on the lookout for the unveiling of the new Terry Fox Memorial as well.
