Dress for Success Vancouver will host their 9th annual Success Luncheon on Wednesday, November 3rd at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, in partnership with Boughton Law. The theme of the Luncheon is ‘Uplift.’ After a successful virtual event last year, the 2021 event will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event, offering an at-home experience as well as welcoming guests at the Parq.
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The Success Luncheon
When: Wednesday November 3, 2021 from 11:00am to 1:30pm
Where: JW Marriott Parq Vancouver (39 Smithe St, Vancouver)
Tickets: Individual tickets available for $200 (virtual or in person); Tables of 10 available for $2,000
This annual Luncheon celebrates the Dress for Success Vancouver community of sponsors, supporters, ambassadors and champions. The event will feature Eileen Park Robertson, Dress for Success Vancouver Client Ambassador Vivian Liu, host Angela Sterritt and Dress for Success Vancouver Executive Director and Chair of the Dress for Success Canada Foundation, Amy Robichaud. Vivian will be awarded the Inspiration Award, acknowledging her journey and achievements with the support of Dress for Success Vancouver programs.
This year’s featured guest is Eileen Park Robertson, the founder of Anecdotia, a production agency focused exclusively on racial, social, and climate justice storytelling. As the daughter of Korean immigrants who overcame poverty, domestic violence, and racialized trauma, she is a proud ambassador and advocate for racial justice. She will share her experience standing in solidarity with marginalized communities, fighting for, educating, and calling for systemic change in culture, media, and government.
We will also hear from host Angela Sterritt, an award-winning CBC journalist from the Gitxsan Nation, whose column ‘Reconcile This‘ tackles the tensions between Indigenous people and institutions in BC. And, Inspiration Award Winner, Vivian Liu, will share her story of overcoming challenges to get to Canada and how Dress for Success Vancouver inspired her journey towards becoming a licensed social worker.
“The Success Luncheon is an exciting opportunity to bring together corporate and individual champions and feature the work of our staff and volunteers, while celebrating the women we have empowered into financial independence,” says Amy Robichaud, Dress for Success Vancouver Executive Director. “After the setbacks and strife that we and our clients have persevered through over the last 18 months, the ‘Uplift’ theme feels perfect. We are coming together, virtually and in-person, to make possible our continued support of resilient women who lift us up and allow us to lift others. On November 3, we celebrate our community.”
For the first time ever, the event will feature a Boutique Market shopping experience featuring jewelry, luxury fashion, home goods and gifts. In addition to the featured guest and award presentation, guests will be invited to try their luck with the wall of wine, take an updated headshot, and purchase raffle tickets.
Since March 2020, throughout the pandemic, Dress for Success Vancouver has served 1,758 women. The organization has changed the lives of thousands and contributed over $1 billion to the economic wellbeing of our city and province.
The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (“CAC”) presents the 5th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (“VOAF”) from October 15 to 17, 2021 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yaletown. To extend the event, an online festival will be available from October 27 to December 1, 2021.
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2021
Free admission, free workshops. A large portion of net sales goes directly to the artists
VOAF is Canada’s first and only Outsider Arts Festival offering visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for art exhibition and sales; performance and participation; and connection and learning. The artists may be self-taught or trained, but they are all devoted to their creative practices, and come from a point of view that is outside the mainstream art world trends.
“We’re excited about showcasing the works by over 50+ outsider artists and performers at this point in our cultural landscape. With the ongoing pandemic, we’ve all felt a bit isolated and separated but this fall, as many arts and culture events are re-starting. This is the best time to come together safely and share creativity and expression through arts and culture with our local community” says Kristin Cheung, Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Producer and Executive Director of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver which organizes the festival.
Eligible artists self-identify as outsiders and have strong creative practices, with diverse aesthetics. Percentage of the art sales go directly to artists. All artists, performers, and workshop leaders are paid professional CARFAC fees.
VOAF includes exhibiting visual and performing artists as well as organizational partners Alternative Creations Studio and John Howard Society and free public workshops.
Note: VOAF will be adhering to the Provincial Health Orders, as an indoor public event with 50+ or more and patrons, artists, volunteers and staff will be required to show proof of vaccination.
Online Festival
Visual Artists: Alan Poon, Alex Lavrov, Althea Adams, Andrew Woods, Angel Strehlen, BeAndra Jacqueline, Beth Wilks, Cassie Yu, Chuck Heilman, Charlie Sandeman, Japhy Ryder, Jacqueline Primeau, Jason Young, Justin Erickson, Leef Evans, LeiGh Press, Linda Haftner, Miaad Eshraghi, Mohamed Foda, Olga Evseeva, Pax North, Rojina Farrokhnejad (RJ), Rose Poon, Sandra Yuen, Shamsah Mohamed, Stevie Broome, Tadafumi Tamura & Saori Hoshi, A.J. Stewart (Arwen Joy Stewart), Zac Cocciolo, Riser World
Performers: Anjalica Solomon, Bero Saker, Cheryl Hutchinson, Dalannah Gail Bowen, Elysse Cloma, Franz the Poet, In Fuse, Kids of the Frozen Coconut Collective, Jim Sands, JoeChow, Kiranjit Shoker, Krystal Garib, Madd Jazz Live, Michelle Heyoka, Robin & Wren, Sajia Sultana Kabir, Tomoyo Yamada & Xinyue Liu, Tze Liew
About the CACV
The Community Arts Council of Vancouver was the first arts council in North America and is an independent non-profit organization, unaffiliated with any government department. Their vision is of a socially-engaged, inclusive, and vibrant city alive with community arts. Community arts is made by, with, for, and because of people sharing a sense of community. They currently advance their vision in Vancouver through community arts programs that address Indigenous and non-Indigenous relationships, social exclusion and stigma, sustainability in the arts sector, and our relationship to the environment.
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Embrace all that fall has to offer and take some time to explore Coquitlam in October. Get outside on a rainy day trail run in Mundy Park, explore our many parks in search of fall colours or watch salmon return to local streams. Stay inside and cheer on the Coquitlam Express, listen to live music, catch a performance or search out local comfort foods at one of our many restaurants.
There will be candy, pumpkin pie, hearty cuisine and new art exhibitions. Here are 10 fun events and activities to get outdoors, spark creativity, reunite with friends and get those pulses racing.
Coquitlam Fall – Photo credit chnarphoto on IG
10 Fun Things to Do in Coquitlam This October
Bring Back the Noise
Calling all hockey fans! The Coquitlam Express are hosting three home games this month. Expect extra safety measures, including required proof of vaccination, mandatory face masks and 50% room capacity. They take on the Chilliwack Chiefs October 15, Powell River Kings October 27 and the Langley Rivermen October 31 at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex. Get your tickets. Locals tip – head to nearby Austin Heights for a pre- or post-game meal at one of the many restaurants in the neighbourhood.
Sing Your Heart Out
Have you checked out My Pub yet? Formerly known as the Frog and the Nightgown, My Pub on Falcon Drive near City Centre has a new menu, live bands, happy hour, plus Karaoke every Friday from 9:00pm to 1:00am. Sing your favourite tunes or just enjoy the show. Check out their website or Facebook page for details.
Listen to Live Jazz and Blues
2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. Blue Moon Marquee, a swingin’ blues band born of the wild rose foothills of Alberta will take to the stage October 16. These performers carry the energy and sound of a full band with the swinging energy of jazz tinged blues.
This weekend is pretty lean on events but there are some big ones like VIFF and BC Culture Days. Check out the new October event list and find more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:
The Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala returns this year for an inspiring evening and engaging gala in support of children and families across BC and the Yukon. On October 30th, attendees – at home or in person – will be granted access to an exclusive online auction and be treated to a virtual program featuring a powerful speech from Canuck Place mom, Sharon Bulger.
Through your generosity and kindness, you can make a significant difference in the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them. Children and families need a healing environment to ease suffering and a roadmap for the future to navigate unimaginable circumstances. With your support, Canuck Place will be there for the journey.
Your support of Gift of Time will give short lives the gift of great days.
The 2021 Gift of Time presented by Nicola Wealth will feature both an exclusive in-person experience and an engaging virtual broadcast.
Registration for the Virtual Event is by donation and all gifts over $10 will be eligible for a tax receipt.
The Lazy Gourmet is offering delivery of gala boxes there’s a Grazing Box (serves two) for $150, a 3-Course Meal Kit (serves two) for $250, and Cocktail Kit (serves two) for $45. They can also work with you to create a fully custom catered dinner party for the event.
Or in person:
Where: Parq Vancouver
Tickets:Purchase in-person tickets here. Due to current capacity restrictions, there are a limited number of tickets available so please purchase today to avoid disappointment! Please help us keep the children, families, and guests safe. Proof of vaccination will be required.
Why not both?
Canuck Place is excited to offer an exclusive overnight experience at the JW Marriott in Vancouver where you and a guest will enjoy everything the live Gift of Time has to offer, without the large gathering.
A one night stay at the JW Marriott for two
The 2021 Gift of Time gala meal prepared by Parq Vancouver’s Executive Chef as well as a bottle of red or white wine delivered to your room along with this year’s guest gift
Registration for the Gift of Time Virtual Event, which you will enjoy on the hotel room TV
$100 charitable tax receipt
Over the past 16 years, the Gift of Time Gala has raised over $14.5 million to support care at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Your support will provide critical care to over 818 children living with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them. When children and their families come to Canuck Place, the end of the story is already known. But the journey to get there has yet to be written.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Gift of Time since 2013
