Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala Auction

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The 2024 Gift of Time Gala Presented by Nicola Wealth is sold out, however you can still support the cause! From now until November 2nd, the event’s silent auction is open to the public.

Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala Auction

There is an incredible selection of items to bid on, including: Tofino getaway, Raptors tickets, Fitness programs, furniture, Holt Renfrew VIP shopping experience, a beautiful collaborative piece of art from local artists Kari Kristensen & Tara Lee Bennett, tickets to fly anywhere with WestJet and more.

Looking for that perfect holiday gift? Browse the hundreds of unique auction items ready for your bids.

If you see something you really like, set the ‘max bid’ feature on the item and the auction website will place the next minimum bid for you on the selected item if you’re outbid.

About Canuck Place

Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

For close to three decades, Canuck Place has been providing exceptional complex medical care, while helping children and families embrace living fully with the time they have left together. But not without donor support. That’s where your winning auction bids can make a difference.

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Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Gift of Time Gala since 2013

Canuck Place Photo by Miss604

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The Golden Girls Stage Show is Coming to Vancouver

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Bust out the cheesecake! Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia are coming to Vancouver as Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, a professional tribute show, brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to town this November. You can enter to win tickets.

Golden Girls The Laughs Continue
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Golden Girls in Vancouver

  • Dates: November 12-16, 2024
  • Location: Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street)
  • Tickets: Available now through Ticketmaster.
    • This production is rated 18+ only (adult theme comedy).
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November Events in Vancouver 2024 – Calendar of Things to Do This Month

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November is here and so are the falling leaves, a time a Remembrance, and the start of a very festive season full of events and fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

November Events in Vancouver

November Event Highlights

This month Miss604 sponsors: the Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala (November 2nd); the Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner (November 16th); the Polygon Award in First Nations Art Dinner & Awards (November 19th); the Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design Ceremony (November 21); Homes for the Holidays (November 23-24); Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village (starting November 23rd); and Christmas at Canada Place (starting November 29th). Find these events and many more listed below.

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If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.

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Chor Leoni Remembrance Day Concert

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Chor Leoni opens its 2024/2025 season with Shadows Into Dawn, the choir’s 33rd annual Remembrance Day Concert in Downtown Vancouver. This cherished annual tradition offers audiences a reflective sonic space to contemplate the realities and costs of war through song. Enter to win tickets.

Chor Leoni - Remembrance Photo credit David Cooper
Chor Leoni – Photo credit David Cooper

Chor Leoni Remembrance Day Concert

  • Date: November 11, 2024 at 2:00pm and 5:00pm
  • Location: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United (1022 Nelson St, Vancouver)
  • Tickets: Available online now for $20-$70

The moving program spans diverse texts and cultural perspectives, featuring arrangements of beloved folk and popular songs like Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’”, Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me”, and “Bonny Wood Green”.

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Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary

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The Circle Craft Holiday Market returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre for its 50th season, November 6-10, 2024, welcoming over 300 artisans.

Circle Craft Holiday Market 2024 poster

What began in 1974 as a church craft fair, has flourished into Western Canada’s longest-standing and largest handmade marketplace. An ethical, local alternative to online shopping, throwaway fashions, and copycat designs, the five-day fine craft market offers visitors a unique opportunity to connect with skilled artisans, take in live demonstrations, and enjoy festive food and drink while getting ahead of their holiday shopping.

Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary

  • Dates: Daily from 10:00am November 6-10, 2024.
    • Until 9:00pm Wednesday to Friday, 7:00pm Saturday, and 5:00pm Sunday.
  • Location: Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver)
  • Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online for $16 per adults and $12 per youth and senior. Includes free re-admission.
    • Save 25% from now until October 31, 2024. Save 50% off after 5:00pm November 6, 7 & 8, 2024.

For five decades, the Circle Craft Holiday Market has drawn artists, makers and craftspeople from Canadian coast to coast, with this year’s vendors travelling from as far as Halifax, Nova Scotia, to set up pop-up shops in the 135,000-square-foot Convention Centre space.

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