Tickets are now on sale for TEDxSurrey, with a special early bird price until November 15th. This is one of the most successful TEDx events in North America, with five of 2022 speakers showcased by TED on their main YouTube channel and shared 34 million subscribers!
TEDxSurrey 2023
When: Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 9:30am to 4:00pm
Where: Bell Performing Arts Centre (6250 – 144th St, Surrey)
Tickets: All Premium Seats, normally $99, are on sale for $79 starting November 1 at 8:30am until November 15th. Use Promo Code “PREMIUM” to get the best seats at a discount now.
This in-person event will feature 12 brilliant speakers and a greater emphasis on the “E” in TED, which stands for entertainment. We will have 3 Bands and feature the music of Shale, Richard Tichelman and the Screaming Eagles along with dance and energizers.
Your event ticket also includes lunch and refreshments, multiple prize draws (including the chance to win an ENVO Lynx 20 E-Bike), lobby activities and ample opportunities to interact and exchange ideas with the speakers.
TEDxSurrey Salon
The lineup and more exciting announcements are coming soon but in the meantime, there will be a one-off TEDxSurrey Salon event with one topic of focus happening in November. Join Kathleen Radu and Guy Felicella as they discuss: “Our overdose crisis is closer than you think”.
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors 6:30pm)
This month Miss604 is proud to sponsor the Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner (November 5th), AFP Vancouver’s Giving Hearts Awards happening on National Philanthropy Day (November 25th), and the Portobello West Holiday Market (November 26th & 27th). Find these and hundreds of events and activities all around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley listed below.
On Saturday Canuck Place hosted their 18th annual Gift of Time gala presented by Nicola Wealth and were able to raise a record-breaking $1.78 million! This will allow them to provide critical care to the children and families they serve when and where they need it most.
Canuck Place Parents Erin and Federico Angel, with Canuck Place staff. Photo submitted.
Canuck Place Gift of Time 2022 Raises $1.78 Million
Thank you to everyone who joined the event in person and online, donated, bid and learned more about the work Canuck Place does. Kudos to Gala Co-Chairs, Lucy Greer, Heather Finlayson, and Robyn Lalani on putting together such an incredible event. A big thank you as well to Erin and Federico Angel who shared their son Alejo’s story.
“We were tossed into the darkest place possible, and Canuck Place surrounded us like a warm blanket that lifted us up and helped guide us through the storm,” says Federico. “We chose to be at home so we could maximize Alejo’s life through what we felt was important – full access to our family and the opportunity to go on outings.”
Canuck Place nurse practitioner Rachel and clinical nurse specialist Nadine ensured the Angels were well cared for at home by providing equipment and medications to keep Alejo comfortable, and the guidance they needed to navigate the final weeks of his life. Another part of the community care available to all Canuck Place families is access to the 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, a call line for families to receive advice from specialized nurses.
“The call line gave us peace of mind that we had a lifeline. Someone to reach out to with any question or concern – without feeling bothersome,” says Federico.
Care for Canuck Place families starts at diagnosis and continues through the illness and well beyond the death of a child with grief and bereavement counselling. Canuck Place counsellor Mary Coleman is an integral part of Erin and Federico’s healing journey, providing a space for them to heal as well as their family.
As a non-profit organization, Canuck Place raises 60% of its operating funds, which is why events like this are so important. Your support provides critical care to over 830 children living with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them.
When children and their families come to Canuck Place, they already know the end of the story. But how they get there hasn’t been written. Canuck Place aspires to make their story the very best it can be— because while they can’t add days to the life of a child, they can add life to their days.
Follow Canuck Place on Facebook for their news, events, and updates throughout the year.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Gift of Time since 2013
For 30 years, Chor Leoni’s Remembrance Day concerts have created important moments of community contemplation and reflection. This powerful collective experience is one of the choir’s most cherished traditions and has resonated with audiences across Canada. Join the ensemble as they begin their new season with We Sang Our Songs, on stage at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United November 10th and 11th.
Chor Leoni photo by David Cooper
Chor Leoni Remembrance Day Concerts
When: Nov 10, 2022 at 7:30pm & Nov 11, 2022 at 2:00pm & 5:00pm
Where: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United (1022 Nelson St, Vancouver)
We Sang Our Songs offers a moving program of music and readings featuring diverse perspectives on war and injustice. Highlights include works by Gustav Holst, Arvo Pärt, and William Grant Still. The 65 voices of Chor Leoni will also sing Mykola Lysenko’s “Molytva Za Ukrainu” (Prayer for Ukraine), and world premieres by composer Stacey Philipps and the choir’s Composer in Residence, Don Macdonald.
While a number of the pieces of the program will feature the choir’s acclaimed a cappella sound, audiences will also have the opportunity to hear the voices of Chor Leoni accompanied by St. Andrew’s-Wesley’s new Steinway Model D piano, as well as the newly restored Casavant organ, played by Tina Chang and Jane Kim, respectively. The choir will once again be joined by Katherine Evans on trumpet.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the concert on November 10th at 7:30pm. You can enter to win by leaving a comment below on this blog post. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 3, 2022. UPDATE: The winner is Laura.
Both haunting and healing, We Sang Our Songs offers the opportunity for audiences to gather as a community to contemplate, reflect, and dream of peace.
