The 3rd annual Wish Upon a Star: An Evening of Hope event benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation takes place Saturday June 19th.

Happening at J Lounge on Bute (at Davie) the theme is a semi-formal masquerade ball and entertainment will include improv comedy and circus performances.

Your $25 ticket also includes door prizes, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres. There will also be prizes awarded for costumes and a silent auction to benefit the cause.

As a bonus, the first 20 people to purchase their ticket as a referral from Miss604.com (selecting that option on the online ticketing page) will be entered to win a Daniel Sedin autographed hockey stick from the Vancouver Canucks. The winner of the autographed stick will receive their prize that evening.

Wish Upon a Star will run from 6:00pm until 10:00pm June 19th and will be a great way to have some fun on a Saturday night, all for a cause.

Follow the event on Twitter @WUAS2010.

While making my way around the region with the Canada Day series, I am happy to include Whistler’s Canada Day event. Whistler is a part of the “604” after all and they have a great lineup of activities and entertainment to compliment their Canada Day festivities this year.

Where
The resort municipality of Whistler
When
July 1st (9:00am – 11:00pm) through July 4th, 2010

Activities

Parade
The parade‘s theme is “Whistler Spirit – Let’s Hear It! Celebrating our Arts, Culture, and Heritage” and will begin at 12:00pm at the Whistler Public Library, winding along the Village Stroll, ending at Mountain Square. The parade includes roving street entertainment, 2010 Olympians and Paralympians, a 60-piece marching band and award for the most sustainable float.

The festivities continue Friday to Sunday with an outdoor concert series (3:00pm – 5:00pm Friday July 2nd) and the BC Bike Race (10:00am Saturday July 3rd). The outdoor concert series continues (3:00pm – 5:00pm Saturday July 3rd) with Delhi 2 Dublin and the Whistler Dragon Boat Festival at Rainbow Park (9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday July 3rd). The Dragon Boat Festival continues on Sunday July 4th.

Related posts for Canada Day 2010: Granville Island, Richmond/Steveston, North Vancouver, Canada Place, Whistler, and Surrey. The series will continue this week with more listings.

This weekend we hosted WordCamp Vancouver at the Museum of Vancouver. This is my second time co-organizing a WordCamp and it was a lot of fun to put together.

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There are few places in Vancouver where public can get a panoramic view of the city without heading up one of the North Shore mountains. There’s the Lookout at Harbour Centre (which recently celebrated a birthday), then Cloud 9 restaurant atop the Empire Landmark Hotel. The other vantage points are mostly from private suites.

However, a new project “Vancouver 12 Gigapixels” saw Ronnie Miranda take panoramic shots from the top of our city’s tallest building, the Shangri-La Hotel and share the results online.

Image created by Ronnie Miranda

You can view the full image on the project’s website and also scroll from side to side, panning 240 degrees East to West across the city. The project’s blog has more information and additional shoot locations including the Richmond Oval.

I thought it would be fun to also include some old archive panoramic photos of Vancouver in this post. Here are a few that I found via the Vancouver City Archives. Click on the images to view each at full-size.

1919 Peace ceremonies at the Pavilion in Stanley Park

Created by WJ Moore. Archives item #PAN N179

1923 Looking North downtown from Burrard at Smithe

Created by John William Freeston. Archives item #CVA 1504-1

1920 Looking at English Bay from the Water (spot the Sylvia Hotel)

Created by John William Freeston. Archives item #CVA 1504-2

1890 – Vancouver’s downtown from Fairview Slopes

Created by Bailey Bros Photo. Archives item #CVA 371-1178

2008 – Vancouver’s downtown from Fairview Slopes

Photo credit: Roaming the Planet on Flickr

I have found a few more older photos that I’d like to match up with newer images. Should you have any panoramic photos of Vancouver please feel free to add them to the Miss604 Flickr Group and hopefully I can do another showcase.

Canada Place is hosting a Canada Day celebration downtown this year. Canada Place has done an amazing job of restoring the “fun” downtown for Canada Day when just a few years ago we weren’t allowed any parades or fireworks. For 2009, Canada Day at Canada Place was awarded the 2010 IABC Gold Quill Communication Management Award of Merit for ‘Special Event’, and was the winner of the BC Event Awards’ Best Festival in 2009.

Photo credit: Judy B on Flickr

Where
Canada Place and surrounding streets (indoor and outdoor)

When
July 1, 2010 10:00am – 6:00pm

Activities
Rain or shine all activities are free. Inner Ring circus will show off their acrobatic skills and the BC Soccer World will have a showcase including a Kickin’s with the Stars celebrity match. There will also be a fashion show, interactive activities and soccer fun for the whole family. Bouncy castles and mini golf in Harbour Green Adventure Park along with temporary tattoos, face painting, games and plenty of free giveaways.

At noon, when the O! Canada Horns sound, everyone will be encouraged to sing along. There will also be Army, Navy and Air Force demonstrations and a few special events celebrating the Navy’s Centennial. There will also be a Citizenship Ceremony in the morning for some new Canadians.

Music
There will be four stages featuring performances by: Hey Ocean!, Carly Rae Jepsen, So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Tara-Jean, Vincent and Jayme Rae, Il Voce, Rumba Calzada, Dal Richards, Whiskey Jane and more.

Parade
The parade will begin later in the day at 7:00pm on Georgia Street and will be followed by fireworks in Burrard Inlet at 10:30pm.

Related posts for Canada Day 2010: Granville Island, Richmond/Steveston, North Vancouver, Canada Place, Whistler, and Surrey. The series will continue this week with more listings.