Our outdoor art museum, the Vancouver Biennale hosts #ArtProject2020 this fall, pushing the boundaries of public art with a week-long online art and technology expo, curated by artist Jessica Angel and powered by blockchain-based marketplace Ephimera.

Vancouver Biennale Hosts #ArtProject2020

When: November 11 to 15, 2020
Where: Online here. Reserve a spot and see the speaker list and schedule as they are updated. Trilingual programming in English, Spanish, and Chinese will be available.

#ArtProject2020 is a virtual art and technology expo exploring digital art and the newest technologies shifting the art world. This event is free to attend and those without previous exposure to the field will benefit most. Everyone is welcome.

“I feel like we have somewhere to be,” John said to me as I stepped out of my slippers and told him to stay in bed a little longer. I plucked my mask from the mantel above the fireplace and headed out the door.

I squished some hand sanitizer out of the dispenser in the hall and called the elevator while I looked out over valley of green and gold treetops. My goal was to help John relax, and the Fairmont Chateau Whistler was the perfect place to do so.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC welcomed back its main stage concert programming digitally this season, with a handful of 100 per cent online performances called the Dot Com Series.

Dot Com Series from The Chan Centre

• $0 – Supported Ticket (single show)
• $10 – General Admission Ticket (single show)
• $20 – Supportive Ticket (single show)
• $50 – General Digital Subscription (six shows)
• $100 – Supportive Digital Subscription (six shows)
• Learn about supportive tickets and subscriptions here and purchase tickets online here

He’s a YouTube sensation and probably my most-binged online persona aside from Steve Carell in re-watches of The Office while it’s still on Netflix. Joey the rescued sea otter at the Vancouver Aquarium now has his own face mask series in partnership with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Joey the Rescued Sea Otter Face Masks

The limited-edition Whitecaps FC x Vancouver Aquarium Joey face masks are available for order through the Van Aqua Shop and at the Whitecaps FC official store. Adult masks are available for $19.99 and kid’s masks for $17.99, plus tax and shipping. All net proceeds from the sales will benefit the Vancouver Aquarium and Ocean Wise Conservation Association.

Product details:

• Performance moisture-wicking fabric
• Breathable, reusable and washable
• Stretchy ear-loop for maximum comfort
• Strong double needle stitching Internal sleeve pouch allowing you to insert a filter of your choice
• Made in Canada

From haunted corn mazes to pumpkin patches or cranberry bogs, there’s quite a bit to enjoy outdoors this Thanksgiving Long Weekend in Vancouver. If you’re staying close to home, indoors with the savoury aromas of a roasted supper steaming your kitchen windows, there’s also a hearty lineup of virtual events to choose from:

Thanksgiving Long Weekend in Vancouver

Friday, October 9, 2020
Halloween Fun at the PNE, Slayland
Grave Tales at Fort Langley for Halloween
October at the Vancouver Fringe Festival
The Native Hip Hop Festival 2020 Stream
Harvest Tours at the Cranberry Bog in Langley
Maan Farms Haunted Halloween
Raising Arizona at the Rio Theatre
Donnie Darko (2020 Restoration) at the Rio Theatre
North Van Arts: Art Rental Show
Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout
Vancouver Bird Week
Pumpkin Patches Near Vancouver