Massy Books is hosting a three-part reading series with local children’s authors in November and the beginning of December to raise funds for ekw’i7tyl doula collective.
This weeks event includes readings from Nicola Campbell (Shi Shi Etko, Stand Like a Cedar, Spilexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence, Shinchi’s Canoe, A Day With Yayah), Jami Gigot (Starboy, My Daddy Can Fly!, Imagination Vacation, Seb and the Sun, Mae and the Moon) and Jordan Scott (I Talk Like a River).
This weeks event includes readings from Bree Galbraith (Hold That Thought!, Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business, Usha and the Stolen Sun, etc.) and Tiffany Stone (Little Narhwal, Not Alone, Wood Could, Tree Song).
Your tickets = a donation so pick your price:
$25 Meet the authors, get a free book
$75 Meet the authors and get signed copies of ALL the books
$500 Sponsor a Family. Get signed books from ALL the authors from the entire series, a free Signed Julie Flett Print, AND 30% off everything you buy at Massy Books until the end of the year!
Proof of vaccination and masks are required to attend events at Massy Arts Society and Massy Books. 100% of all tickets and donations will go to the ekWi7tl collective. All books have been donated by PRH, Orca, Greystone, and Massy Books.
All attendees have the chance to win: signed copies from all of the authors at the event, 30% off at Massy Books, and a Julie Flett print.
By supporting this series and fundraiser, you are actively engaging in the work of reconciliation and directly impacting the lives of Indigenous families.
About the Cause
The Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (“DAFGP”) provides funding for Indigenous families to access doula care in BC. In Vancouver, Indigenous families who live in the city and who travel to the city from rural and remote communities under the birth evacuation policy rely on the DAFGP to access doula support. However, the DAFGP recently announced that they have run out of money until the new fiscal year (April, 2022). As a result, there is no funding for families trying to access doula services between now and April.
ekw’í7tl, pronounced ah-quay-tull, which means family in the Squamish language, works with midwives, doctors and birth workers to provide full-circle mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual support to mothers and families during pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum care and beyond. They connect Indigenous doulas with Indigenous families for culturally relevant and holistic birth work.
Massy Books is a 100% Indigenous owned, independent book store. Their hope is that the fundraiser will raise enough to support twenty families. Follow Massy Books on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for information about the reading series fundraiser and more events coming up this season.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by the Massey Theatre Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
The Massey Theatre is kicking off its live season with performer and songwriter, Martha Wainwright, gracing the Massey stage as part of the tour of her new album Love Will Be Reborn for one night only — and you can enter to win tickets!
Martha Wainwright at the Massey Theatre
When: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7:30pm
Where: The Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Avenue, New Westminster)
All safety protocols including a vaccine card will be in place prior to entering the venue.
Martha Wainwright – Photo for Media
Relish the return of live music and also enjoy opening actBernice, the indie pop band from Toronto, fronted by singer and songwriter Robin Dann. Twice nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, most recently for Eau de Bonjourno, the band’s other core members are keyboardist and guitarist Thom Gill, bassist Dan Fortin, vocalist Felicity Williams and percussionist Phil Melanson.
This is Wainwrights’ first record in five years, she has called it her “middle coming of age album”. Love Will Be Reborn captures Wainwright’s heart in transition. The album follows recent years of loneliness and clarity in search of optimism and joy. Wainwright wrote the first song—and what would become the title track—a few years ago. It was a very dark time, she says, but the positivity and luminosity of Love Will Be Reborn signalled what was to come. The song simply poured out of her.
Martha Wainwright’s role as an artist has always been to embrace her wildness and sketch out her raw depth. This edge is what makes Wainwright uncompromisingly herself and continues to draw in an audience two decades on. Music and song writing are virtually in her blood. Martha comes from a prestigious musical family. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle and sister of vocalist and composer Rufus Wainwright. As part of this iconic musical family, she has had to fight her way through the raft of applause and accomplishments of her parents and brother to claim a clear space for herself.
Love Will Be Reborn was made during a global pandemic. Back in Montreal, the basement of her brand-new cafe, Ursa, serving as a studio, Wainwright got to work. She enlisted the help of Toronto musicians Thom Gill, Phil Melanson and Josh Cole, and producer Pierre Marchand. The process, both freeing and infuriating, offered Wainwright a new way of creating. She let go a little more, giving way for Marchand to play around with her vocals, emphasizing the beauty in its inherent scratchiness and edge. This record, Wainwright jokes, is her Canadian record, as she’s back in Montreal, working with musicians from Toronto, and Marchand as producer.
Get your tickets now and enjoy the return of live music with this incredible performer! Follow the Massey Theatre on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information about this show and their full schedule of events and performances.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to what will be an incredible night of live music. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Saturday, November 13, 2021. UPDATE the winner is Esther Steven!
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by Portobello West Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
The Portobello West Holiday Market returns to Yaletown this season with over 60 vendors lighting up the Roundhouse for one of the city’s most beloved shopping experiences. I also have a very exciting prize package to give away, filled with goodies from four vendors, valued at $260!
Portobello West Holiday Market 2021
When: Saturday, November 20 & Sunday, November 21 – 10:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver)
Admission: Buy online $5 for adults, kids 12 and under free
Safety protocols will be in place. All attendees will be required to provide proof of full (double) vaccination by showing their Vaccine Passport with matching ID. Masks mandatory.
Shop safely from a curated selection of exquisite offerings for you and your loved ones, including fashion, jewellery, art, home decor, skin care, and more. Then stay and sample tasty offerings from one of the onsite food trucks.
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Winner must be able to pick up their prize at the market. UPDATE The winner is Nisha!
For over 13 years, Portobello West has sought and presented top-notch emerging and established local talent. Featuring up to 90-local artists and designers at a time, Portobello West’s seasonal markets offers up a curated selection of locally designed fashion, art, home decor, gourmet treats, wine and spirits, and more. Their hope is to foster a sense of support and community for local creatives living and working here.
When you join the Association of Fundraising Professionals (“AFP”) Vancouver at their virtual event for National Philanthropy Day you’ll not only meet 2020 & 2021 Giving Hearts Awards nominees, you’ll hear from keynote speaker Noorjean Hassam. She is the recent recipient of the 2021 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Reconciliation in Action (Ally) and is the newly appointed Associate VP & Chief Student Health Officer at the University of British Columbia.
Keynote Speaker Noorjean Hassam
In this new role at UBC, Hassam oversees health services, brings a public health lens to health and wellbeing, and leads the implementation of various strategic plans including advancing Indigenous cultural safety and humility; anti-racism and representation of equity deserving people; environmental health and climate change; and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Prior to UBC, Hassam led the BC Centre for Disease Control as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she was a key leader of the COVID 19 emergency response, and was the Emergency Operations Chief of Vaccine Logistics for the province. During her time at BCCDC, Hassam had oversight over the full range of public health services, and had direct responsibility for Indigenous health. She was known for her reconciliation work, and spearheaded the anti-racism response at BCCDC.
Hassam is recognized for her commitment to addressing social justice and human rights concerns, and shifting the culture of organizations to address racism, advance the Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action, and ensure gender rights and health equity. She is a collaborative leader who brings a future oriented, systems lens to her work and believes in the power of passion, courage and partnership to transform organizational mandates. Most recently Hassam was a panel member at the first national Anti-Asian Racism Forum.
View AFP Greater Vancouver’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn pages to see all of the nominee profiles. Register today to join the luncheon and enjoy this fascinating and inspiring program.
The folks who have been presenting the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival for the last decade have a brand new holiday attraction in the heart of Downtown Surrey this year! Surrey Holiday Lights takes the energy, excitement, and cheer of the one-day event and stretches it out from November to January – shining (million of) bright lights each night.
Surrey Holiday Lights
When: November 20, 2021 to January, 2022
Open weekdays from 4:30 pm to 10:00pm, weekends 4:00pm to 10:00pm
Where: Surrey Civic Plaza (13450 – 104 Ave, Surrey)
Tickets:On sale online starting Friday, November 5, 2021
The first 1,000 tickets sold will save 40%
$14.99 youth/seniors, $19.99 adult, $59.99 for a family pack
Explore the dazzling Holiday Lights Tent to enjoy an array of exhibits including the iconic animatronic Woodward’s window “Santa and His Elves” thanks to Canada Place, plus the Gingerbread Village,Holiday Market, and the North Pole Stage featuring The Christmas Musical starring Mrs. Claus.
There will be a canopy of twinkly lights overhead, plus photo opportunities throughout the site. Santa will be there too, so come ready to have your free photo with Santa throughout the month of December.
The Outdoor Snowflake Stage has landed beside Surrey’s majestic 60’ Christmas tree, accompanied by a Tunnel of Light, reindeer, polar bears, and other stunning illuminated features, transporting you to a winter light wonderland.
Enchanted Eats presents the City’s best food trucks and the Polar Bar serving up savoury eats, treats, and delicious gourmet hot chocolate and coffee, with the option to add Forty Creek Cream for some extra warmth while you take in the beautiful lights.
Live entertainment, carollers and the magic of an immersive holiday light display are yours to enjoy all season long at Surrey Holiday Lights!
Win a Family Pack
I have a family pack (2 adult + 3 children’s tickets, value $59.99) available to give away! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, November 12, 2021. UPDATE! The winner is Johanna!
Follow the tag: Miss604Holidays for all event and activity listings this season.
