Blueprint and Live Nation Canada today announced a stacked lineup for FVDED in the Park on July 8 and 9, 2022.  Returning to Surrey BC’s Holland Park for the first time since 2019, this year’s festival will again feature some of the biggest names in electronic, hip-hop, rap, and modern R&B – with headliner acts Illenium and Young Thug.

Just announced May 20, 2022: EXCISION and RICK ROSS joining Illenium as headliners.

“There’s a reason why FVDED in the Park has become one of the most popular music festivals in Western Canada, and why 50,000 fans flock to attend the two-day event each year,”saysBlueprint Founder, Alvaro Prol.  “We’re thrilled to be back at Surrey’s Holland Park, with a top tier lineup and an unbeatable festival experience that attendees will talk about for years to come.”

FVDED in the Park 2022 Lineup

Presale registration is open until 11:59pm on March 2. Enter for a chance to win a weekend VIP pass and backstage tour.

General Admission, GA+ and VIP tickets will be on sale on March 4 at 11:00am. Single day lineup will be announced in the coming weeks with single day tickets also available at that time.

Enjoy free admission during Spring Break at Burnaby Village Museum with special activities and games every day throughout the 10-acre open-air museum.

Spring Break at Burnaby Village Museum

• When: Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 25, 2022 daily 11:00am to 4:30pm
• Where: Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby)
• Admission: FREE! Ride the restored 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel for $2.65.

Take a step back in time during Spring Break at Burnaby Village Museum and see how homes and businesses used to look, while learning more about the different cultures that helped shape communities like Burnaby. Stop by the Burnaby Lake General Store to learn about popular store purchases in the 1920’s, and check out the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Herbalist shop in the Village to discover the role Chinese medicine has played in shaping communities like Burnaby.

Visit the Jesse Love Farmhouse to experience a historic family home, chat with the teacher at Seaforth School and learn about schooling in early Burnaby.

Enjoy learning about steam at the Steam Shed on Wednesdays, and watch a demo at Wagner’s Blacksmith Shop. In the Tram Barn, view Interurban Tram Car #1223, then grab a treat at the Ice Cream Parlour.

There’s a lot to see and do over two weeks! Follow Burnaby Village Museum on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more info. 

Miss604 is a proud media partner of this event.

The Surrey Art Gallery is partnering with Rungh Magazine to increase the representation of women and non-binary artists on Wikipedia by hosting an in-person and virtual Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 12th.

Art and Feminism at Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Surrey Art Gallery

• When: Saturday, March 12, 2022 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
• Where: Surrey Art Gallery (13750 88 Ave) & on Microsoft Team (virtual)
• Registration: Free (proof of vaccination required in-person)

There is a significant gender gap on Wikipedia. Studies estimate that fewer than 15% of contributors identify as women. Gender inequities on Wikipedia contribute to a bias in content and language, as well as the erasure of knowledges and histories.

Surrey Art Gallery and Rungh Magazine would like to help address this gap and are inviting people of all gender identities and expressions to make an impact and support women, gender equality, feminism, and the arts on one of the world’s most popular sites. Learn how to research, create a user account, publish Wikipedia pages, and edit and maintain entries.

Join in-person at the Gallery or remotely from your home as participants edit and research together. Participants are welcome to come to the in-person and virtual gathering with ideas for entries that need updating or creating. Pre-researched artists and artworks from Surrey Art Gallery’s permanent collection will also be available for entry.

No prior knowledge or practice of editing Wikipedia is required. However, to create new entries, participants must be registered Wikipedia users and have made ten previous edits on existing pages.

The virtual gathering will take place through Microsoft Teams. No Teams account is necessary to participate. A link to join will be shared prior to the event and posted on the gallery’s Facebook event page and website.

About Rungh Magazine: Rungh is a Canadian multidisciplinary space for creative explorations, featuring work by Indigenous, Black, and people of colour artists. Consisting of a magazine, programming, archive, advocacy and more, Rungh is committed to Canada-wide conversations by and about people of colour. Rungh questions and challenges ideas about diversity in the Canadian cultural landscape.

After being on hold since 2020, BC Distilled returns for its seventh annual event. This year’s event will feature two smaller capacity tasting sessions (one in the afternoon, one in the evening) in order to keep the space less crowded and put its distillers, volunteers, and guests at more ease.

BC Distilled Returns for 2022

In addition to many veteran participants, several new distilleries will be joining the event this year to pour samples of their locally made spirits. The main festival will take place on Saturday, April 9 at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver). Early bird tickets are on sale now for $59.99.

Participating Distilleries:

In addition to the main tasting event, there are two other opportunities to engage with BC’s local distilling community:

April 6, 2022 at Copperpenny Distillery in North Vancouver
BC Whisky Tasting hosted by Davin de Kergommeaux
BC Distilled is proud to host a BC whisky tasting led by Davin de Kergommeaux, a drinks writer, public speaker and spirits judge, who is recognized as the world expert on Canadian whisky. Each attendee will get a signed copy of The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries (co-written with Blair Phillips).

April 8, 2022 at Forage in Downtown Vancouver
Distillers Dinner at Forage
Executive Chef Welbert Choi will feature five cocktail and spirit samples from BC distilleries, paired with five terroir-based courses. An optional cocktail reception preceding the dinner will be hosted at next door’s BeSide, with a sixth distillery providing cocktails.

BC Distilled continues its partnership with Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS), who will be at the show with dogs and puppies for attendees to interact with. The festival will feature a silent auction generously supported by the exhibitors, as well as a 50/50 draw.

After a successful online event in 2021, the 33^rd edition of Festival du Bois returns live to Mackin Park in Coquitlam for a weekend of folk, roots, global and Québécois music from French Canada and beyond.

Not only does the festival present some of Canada’s finest music artists at a very affordable ticket price, it offers engaging entertainment especially for kids and families, on-site performers, workshops, fabulous food, a market area, and a wealth of bon esprits.

Friday’s Free Preview

A special Festival du Bois kick-off event with BC fiddling dynamo Jocelyn Petit and her band followed by the popular Friday Night Contra Dance featuring live music by the Sybaritic String Band with caller Maureen Collier.

Weekend Festivities

Performances from: Le Diable à Cinq, The Mcdades, Le Winston Band, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Collage Trad, Métis Jiggers, Locarno, North Shore Celtic Ensemble.

In the Children’s Tent (Petit Chapiteau), kids and families can delight to the sing-along tunes and stories of the popular Will’s Jams, the West African rhythms and tales of Yoro Noukoussi, the bilingual family folk of Ginalina, and the engaging interactive activities of Angèle Verrier from Les Petits Matins.

While in Mackin Park, festival-goers can participate in a variety of fun activities. There are roving performers that astound and delight, traditional and popular French Canadian food – including maple taffy on snow from the Cabane à Sucre André Beauregard Sugar Shack, the Métis Experience, crankies, unique shopping, interesting exhibits, and more.

Festival du Bois in Coquitlam

• When: April 1-3, 2022
• Where: Mackin Park (1046 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam)
• Tickets: Free on Friday night (register online). Buy weekend tickets online in advance to save! $20 adults, $13 students & seniors, $8 kids ages 5-12, free for kids 5 and under. Single day family packages are $50. Prices change if purchased in-person on the day of the event.
  • Sunday Pancake Breakfast tickets $5 (children), $10 (adults) will be made available only at the door on the morning of April 3rd. 

Visit Maillardville, the cradle of francophone culture in BC, to experience a taste of the community’s rich roots and traditions, and experience the community’s reputation for warmly welcoming folks of all ages from near and far for yourself.