The Parade of Lost Souls Festival starts tomorrow and will feature workshops, a dance party, and the popular souls walk later this month.
Workshops
- Get Behind the Scenes: Open-Door Lost Souls Studio.
Lend a helping hand in creating decorations for the Secret Souls Walk route
Tuesday, October 18, 5:00pm to 9:00pm
at the Public Dreams Workshop, 141-2050 Scotia St
- Topsy Turvy: Whimsical Group Choreography
Sunday, October 23, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
at the Brittania Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street
- Let’s Party Like its 1889: Victorian Zombie Thriller
Thursday, October 20 & Tuesday October 25 7:00pm to 9:00pm
at the Brittania Community Centre
- Let’s Get Crafty: The Community Creation Lab
Saturday, October 22, 12:00pm to 5:00pm & Sunday, October 23, 12:00pm to 3:00pm
at the Brittania Community Centre
- A Flock of Stilting Birds
Join a flock of stilting birds for the Secret Souls Walk
Saturday, October 22, 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Public Dreams Workshop
- Marionette Play
Saturday, October 22, 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the Public Dreams Workshop
RSVP by email or phone. See website listing for details.
Dance Party
Happening Saturday, Ocotober 29 from 9:00pm to 2:00am they’re calling it “the” Halloween party of the city. The Dance Party will have costumes, artists, fire performances, and live music from DJs Timothy Wisdom, Rico Uno, Cherchez La Femme, and MY!GAY!HUSBAND! will be at the Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver BC
Tickets: $20 in advance (online) and $25 at the door. Must be 19 years of age or older to attend. Please enjoy responsibly and plan a safe ride home. All proceeds go towards the Parade of Lost Souls Festival and Public Dreams community programs and events.
Secret Souls Walk
This is the big event many have been waiting for but Public Dreams isn’t going to tell you where the Secret Souls Walk is happening until the last minute. If you’re following them on Twitter or Facebook they’ll make the announcement on the day of the Secret Souls Walk, Saturday, October 29, 2011. The walk will then take place from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.
All of these events and more are presented by Public Dreams who promotes community participation in the arts by providing interactive and accessible public art programming.
Tickets go on sale for Vancouver ComedyFest 2012 this week for live shows including Margaret Cho, David Hasselhoff, Carol Burnett, Jeremy Hotz, and the incomparable Betty White.
What Vancouver ComedyFest 2012
When February 16-26, 2012
Where Venues include The Centre, The Orpheum, The Vogue, Lafflines, and ComedyMIX
Tickets On sale this Friday, October 21 at 10:00am through the website.
You can join the ComedyFest Box Office Club to jump the line. More comics will be added to the line-up on Friday and in the weeks leading up to the festival.
Follow the festival on Facebook and Twitter for festival announcements and information about live comedy in Vancouver throughout the year.
The Occupy Vancouver event began today in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery to show solidarity for Occupy Wall Street and to voice opinions and concerns over our own issues with the economy, politics, and everything in between.
“The grassroots protests had Canadians expressing their disenchantment with the corporate system which they said favours a small but vastly wealthy elite and disregards the masses — or “the 99 per cent.” [source] As a crowd of hundreds grew to thousands the #OccupyVancouver tag on Twitter was teeming with comments. There were positive messages, cheeky commentary, and negative remarks that reflected the sentiments people have toward the movement.
There was definitely a police presence from what I heard [disclosure: I was not on-site] but from the dancing and meditating to the drum-circles things seemed to stay very positive. At one point this afternoon, @AndreaWoo posted on Twitter: “So far, #OccupyVancouver might be the most peaceful protest I’ve seen in this city.” I re-tweeted her comment on and received a reply from @aaronmalexander: “#occupyvancouver has turned into a dance Fest – you are right it couldn’t get anymore peaceful.”
About an hour ago the Vancouver Police Department thanked the peaceful protesters on Twitter: “#VPD thanks those attending @occupyvancouver today for their cooperation & helping keep everyone safe #occupyvancouver.” Streets are opening up again downtown as crowds thin but tents are still present at the Vancouver Art Gallery. It will be interesting to see how this continues in Vancouver as the movement gains global momentum.
The 30th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up last night at the closing gala following a screening of The Kid With a Bike by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. With the end of the festival comes the awards, both juried and as-voted by the fans.
Canadian Images
Shaw Media Award for Best Canadian Feature Film ($20,000 prize)
Anne Émond for Nuit #1
Honourable Mention for Canadian Feature Film
Wetlands by Guy Édoin
Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award ($2,000)
Andrew Cividino for We Ate the Children Last
Audience Awards
Audiences had the opportunity to rate the films they watched throughout the festival.
Rogers People’s Choice Award
A Separation by Asghar Farhadi
VIFF Most Popular Nonfiction Film Award
Sing Your Song by Susanne Rostock
VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award
Starbuck by Ken Scott
NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award
Peace Out by Charles Wilkinson
VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award
People of a Feather by Joel Heath
Last week the Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema was also handed out. The winner of the $10,000 prize was Sonthar Gyal for The Sun-Beaten Path.
Other films that I heard quite a bit of chatter about were Passionflower and Nash, The Documentary. VIFF-goer Rachel Thexton called Miss Representation “One of the best docs I’ve seen,” and Marina Antunes from the Row Three Podcast called Sunflower Hour, “A bit crude and not for everyone but very amusing.”
Throughout the year you can follow @VIFFest on Twitter for local, Canadian, and international film news, screenings, and information. Miss604.com was proud to once again sponsor VIFF in 2011.
Something I’ve come to appreciate in recent years is the Brewmaster’s Dinner. While you may have had wine pairings with your meal courses, just wait until you have perfectly matched brews to go with everything from your salad to your banana cream pie. If you haven’t yet discovered this wonderful culinary experience you’re in luck as The Sandbar will be presenting the Granville Island Brewmaster’s Dinner Monday, October 24th.
When Monday, October 24, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where The Sandbar on Granville Island
What An autumn-inspired 5-course dinner with beer pairings designed by Executive Chef Will Tse and Granville Island Brewing’s Brewmaster, Vern Lambourne.
Here’s what the menu looks like so far:
Pan-seared marinated halibut » Cypress Honey Lager
West Coast seafood chowder » Lions Winter Ale
Island lager granita » Island Lager
Apple wood roasted 8oz ribeye steak » Pumpkin Ale
Tickets are currently on sale for $60 (not including tax and gratuity) and they’re bound to go fast. Contact [email protected] or call (604) 638-1633 to reserve.
The Sandbar has consistently been voted the best place to take out-of-town guests (in the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver) but it’s also a beautiful place for locals to dine. If you would like to win your way into the GIB Brewmaster’s Dinner, I happen to have two tickets to give away. 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 10:00am Thursday, October 20, 2011. Must be 19 years of age or older to enter and win. Please enjoy responsibly and plan a safe ride home. I would highly recommend taking a mini-cruise on the False Creek Ferry or Aquabus if you need to get back to Yaletown or the West End.
Follow The Sandbar on Twitter or Facebook as well as Granville Island Brewing on Twitter or Facebook.
Update The winner is @cbercs!
