The August long weekend has crept up slowly and I’m almost in disbelief that July is coming to an end. While it was a bit of a grey month (with many soggy patches) hopefully things will pick up for August before scarves, sweaters, and back to school clothes in shop windows bring on the grim reality that summer is almost over.
With the sun finally shining, there’s so much going on this weekend that, aside from doing my main monthly event listings for August, I’ve decided to serve up a special long weekend event roundup:
To list your community, non-profit, family-oriented, public or ticketed event for free, you can email me to be included in my monthly event listings. Please include the exact date and a link (website or Facebook event).
I just found out that the critically-acclaimed film will be playing at the Denman Cinemas this Friday, July 29, 2011. Starting at 7:00pm, it’s part of a double-header and will be followed by A Wake, directed by Penelope Buitenhuis, which will start at 9:30pm.
Katrin Bowen’s Amazon Falls is a gritty story about a faded B-movie actress who refuses to give up her dream of being a star in a business that seems to punish virtue more than vice.
Penelope Buitenhuis’ A Wake is a mystery about a troupe of actors who reunite for the wake of their eccentric theatre director (Nicholas Campbell). But when all hell breaks loose over the weekend, all secrets and lies are exposed.
The Denman Cinemas are located at 1030 Denman at Comox in downtown Vancouver’s West End. Follow them on Twitter @DenmanCinemas or on Facebook for show information. Admission is just $7.95 for adults every day except Tuesday when it’s just $5.95.
This feature was written exclusively for Miss604 by actor, writer, and producer, Michelle Kim. Read all posts contributed by Michelle for Miss604.com and follow her on Twitter @miju.
Yesterday I participated in the Nokia Xplore Challenge using a new Nokia X7. The idea was to take an urban blogger (me) and switch them with a suburban blogger (Jodi from RantsnRascals.com). We would make up a route that included five stops of interest and each use our Nokia X7 handsets to plot the course, take photos, check-in to the locations on social networks, and tweet.
I sent Jodi around Granville Island, False Creek (Olympic Village), to Stanley Park (Klahowya Village), and ended her course at Casa Gelato in East Vancouver (where you can find 516 gelato flavours). The route she planned for me went through Aldergrove and Abbotsford. I picked up my sister and one of my nephews in Surrey and we spent the afternoon getting from one location to the next with the help of Ovi Maps (the map application on the Nokia X7). I saved the stops under Favourites > Routes in Ovi Maps and used the GPS to navigate to each location. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
It’s no secret that I was born and raised in Surrey, and when people ask where I went to school or which neighbourhood I was in I do not hesitate to say Whalley – despite the judgement that may follow. You see, Surrey has a bad reputation in the eyes of some and once you take a closer look, you might wonder why.
I lived next to a park with playground, wooded area with fitness circuit, baseball diamonds, swimming pool, and soccer fields. I rode my bike or walked to the corner store to buy penny candy (which was 5 cent candy at the time) and stayed out past twilight playing adventure games in our yard or tree-fort. I loved my childhood home. When my friend and I would walk over to Gateway SkyTrain station to head downtown we were always nervous to get off at Broadway or Granville stations. Were they safe? It was pretty much news to me that I grew up in the area people are currently calling Surrey’s “Inner City”.
Photo by: Jenny Miles
A few weeks ago I went for a photowalk with my sister and three of my nephews around my old stomping grounds. We checked out the new community centre and skate park, the home of Whalley Little League, walked down King George Highway, and ended up at the Surrey Farmers Market at Central City.
Photo by: Jenny Miles
Photo by: Jenny Miles
Over the next few weeks I’ll be profiling a different neighbourhood in Surrey by way of a photowalk with my sister. If you’re in the area, feel free to join us (I’ll put a note on Twitter with exact times) as I capture Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and Fraser Heights and South Surrey.
The LA Galaxy are in town Saturday to take on our Whitecaps FC at Empire Field. While they’ll be without Beckham, the Galaxy’s stacked line-up should make for a great game against our hometown team.
Although our record isn’t as favourable as we’d like to see it at this point in the season, Whitecaps games are incredibly fun to attend. The chants, the crowds, the North Shore mountains in the background, and a ton of energy can be found at every match.
To top it off, one of our own was recently named to the MLS inactive all-star roster this year.
Vancouver’s Eric Hassli was named to Major League Soccer’s inactive All-Star roster on Monday, and at training on Tuesday, his Whitecaps FC teammates couldn’t say enough good things about the striker. “Everyone has seen what Eric Hassli can do,” defender Wes Knight told MLSsoccer.com. “Unfortunately, they don’t get to see it on a day-to-day basis like we do. He’s just an incredible player and one of the best strikers in this league and it’s great for him to get that [honour].” [source]
Budweiser, as a proud new sponsor of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, is offering up three pairs of tickets so that my readers can take in the Galaxy game on Saturday at 4:30pm.
Here’s how you can enter to win.
Leave a comment on this post with your favorite Whitecaps FC cheer – see the Southsiders songs list for reference (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I entered to win @WhitecapsFC vs #LAGalaxy tickets from @budcanada and @Miss604 #Goooaaaaal http://ow.ly/5OLMC
This will be a quick contest as we’ll need to get winners’ names to the box office as soon as possible for this weekend’s game. I’ll draw three winners (who can each bring a guest) tomorrow afternoon at 3:00pm. Must be 19 years of age or older to enter and win. No purchase necessary. Please enjoy responsibly.
Update Winners are: @JoRicafrente, Colin, and Allyson!
