I am live at the Commodore Ballroom this evening for the 28th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Tonight the very best of Vancouver theatre will be honored for their achievements over the past year. From Best Actor to Set Design in both big and small production, all will be recognized at tonight’s ceremony.
I’m going to get myself situated in my private box seat, grab a glass of water, snap some photos and begin coverage around 6:45pm.
Update I just had the chance to meet Ryan Beil, who is nominated for four Jessies tonight (and you might recognize him from the A&W commercials).
I then caught up briefly with Rebecca Coleman who runs the best theatre ‘biz’ blog in town. If you would like to follow along on Twitter tonight, the tag is #Jessies10. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Lilith (related to the 90’s music festival Lilith Fair) returns to Metro Vancouver on Canada Day this year. Originally it was to take place in Pitt Meadows but has now been moved to West Vancouver. Following her successful show at Ambleside last year, Sarah McLachlan will be headlining the festival.
Where
Ambleside Park, West Vancouver [Google Map]
When
July 1, 2010 12:00pm – 11:00pm
Lineup
Sheryl Crow
Sugarland
Ali Milner
Sarah McLachlan
Kate Miller-Heidke
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Erykah Badu
Colbie Caillat
Winning OurStage Artist
Ash Koley
Frazey Ford
You can add the event on Facebook and purchase your tickets online from the Lilith website or Live Nation. The festival will move South from Vancouver throughout July heading from Seattle to Portland, San Francisco and beyond.
Related posts for Canada Day 2010: Granville Island, Richmond/Steveston, North Vancouver, Canada Place, Whistler, Surrey, Sinclair Centre, and West Vancouver
After completing my sixty4media tasks last week, which have kept me locked away indoors for at least a month now, I was able to recoup, repair, and restore some of my love for this city from which I have felt isolated lately.
Rather than publishing half a dozen posts about upcoming events this morning I thought I would take a moment to reflect on my truly Vancouver experiences over the last few days. Activities and adventures lie around every corner from Maple Tree Square to the shores of Jericho Beach and sometimes it just feels good to explore these things for myself.
Wednesday
Last Wednesday I had a sneak peak at the newly remodeled and restored Vogue Theatre. I sat down in the front row with Matt Gibbons, President of the theatre, and chatted about the past, present and future of the venue. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is hosting the Public Aboriginal Art Walk throughout the city from June 17th until July 11th. This coincides with National Aboriginal Day this coming Monday, June 21st.
You can download the Art Walk kit for free online to start your walk anytime. Each sheet lists five pieces of public aboriginal art, their locations, their names, and a trivia question that you can answer by looking at the pieces.
There is a self-guided Art Walk sheet for downtown that will lead you to the Canada Line Station. If you would like to continue the walk, flip to the next sheet and the Art Walk has five pieces from the Olympic Village to Granville Island (where BIll Reid had his studio).
The third Art Walk sheet features five pieces at YVR: Vancouver International Airport. You can complete one of the walks or all three by using the Canada Line.
It’s a fantastic way to not only get out and walk about the city to discover the art, but to learn a bit more about the pieces you might see everyday.
Once you have visited each piece featured on the Art Walk’s self-guided tour sheets, you can return them to the Bill Reid Gallery by July 11th. If you filled in the correct answer to the trivia question for each, you will be entered to win a print by contemporary Haida artist, John Brent Bennett.
I had the chance to visit the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art for the first time the other day and I received a private tour from Dr Martine Reid. She shared personal stories about Bill, his pieces, and his passions. I will be following up with a seperate post about the Gallery on Monday.
In the meantime, you can follow the gallery on Twitter @BillReidGallery and use the tag #PAAW if you tweet about the walk.
Empire Field (at Empire Fields with Empire Stadium around it) will host the BC Lions‘ home opener this Sunday. I’ll be heading over for a preview tomorrow and will also be at the game on Sunday however my camera-toting husband got a bit a a preview earlier this week. Although it’s temporary (aka TEmpire Stadium) and made of scaffolding, he says it’s simply “gorgeous” – what do you think?
You can view the rest of John’s photos on Flickr.
Update June 18, 2010 I attended the media preview at Empire Field today. John was right, it’s pretty stunning once you’re inside the temporary stadium. I snapped a few shots of the facilities, the outdoor concession, and other features around the field.
The rubber pellets in the turf can be added or removed (as the specific sport being played at the time calls for them) and they are made from recycled tires. The turf is built to FIFA standards and will remain at Empire Fields as a legacy for the community. The backing on the turf is made of soybean-based polyurethane.
Capacity is 27,500. There are seats along the sides and benches in at each end.
The assembly period was 111 days and it was built by Nussli Special Events (Canada).
There are 125,000 single pieces of scaffolding that combine to make the stadium.
The four main lighting towers will also remain at Empire Fields for community use.
The President of PavCo (B.C. Pavilion Corporation) said, “all we are missing is a corn field and Ray Kinsella,” which made me giggle. I’m not sure it’s Field of Dreams but it’s a pretty spectacular structure.
