Vancouver Opera’s 2020–2021 season will embrace digital content with diverse and high-quality series of programming marking their first-ever digital season.

Vancouver Opera’s Digital Season

This season will include four chamber operas never produced by Vancouver Opera and will profile local Canadian talent alongside members of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program. Throughout the season, Vancouver Opera will continue their commitment to community partnerships, virtual education programs, new podcast episodes and intend to offer smaller in-person events and experiences.

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (“VHS”) moves to a digital platform for its third year, while also tripling its programming.

Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival

When: October 20 to 26, 2020
Where: Online
Tickets: $5-8 individual event or $39 festival pass available online now

The Vancouver Horror Show lineup this year includes 42 short films and 7 feature-length films. With more than half of the programming comprised of Canadian-made films, the international festival is showcasing diverse works from 13 different countries.

The #CHVCatchUp is a monthly series featuring the latest updates and news from Covenant House Vancouver. Miss604 is proud to be the Official Blog Partner of CHV.

Three Crises Affecting Youth in Vancouver Right Now

The young people Covenant House Vancouver (“CHV”) works with are currently facing three unique and challenging crises: Homelessness, COVID-19, and the Opioid Overdose Crisis. Both onsite at Covenant House and in the community, youth are reporting increased anxiety and a heightened sense of isolation and vulnerability. 

Treat Accessibly aims to encourage Canadians to adopt a curb-side trick or treating solution in 2020 and gives them the tools to do it. The campaign is rallying businesses, public sector and non-profits to come together to save Halloween and in the process create the largest single homeowners event to champion children with disabilities this Halloween.

Treat Accessibly

The movement began in 2017 at one home in Etobicoke, Ontario, with a single lawn sign designed by small business owner and father Rich Padulo, who set a precedent to promote accessibility awareness and adoption as a standard practice.

This year, Treat Accessibly has been in talks about Rich’s approach to a Curb-Side Halloween Solution for all homes since March with the Ontario Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility. The mission is to promote a safe-social-distancing approach to governments across the country so kids don’t have to lose something else they love.

If you’re like me, you may have grown a little tired of your own cooking (and limited culinary skills) over these last few months. With one of the most delicious holidays coming up, you can savour the flavours of the season by pre-ordering a full Thanksgiving meal, with all the trimmings, from Match Eatery & Public House and Atlas Steak + Fish. I also have $400 in gift cards to give away… read on!

Thanksgiving at Match Eatery & Public House and Atlas Steak + Fish

The Thanksgiving menus are available at the following locations:

• Atlas Steak + Fish in Burnaby and Langley
• Match Eatery & Public House in Langley, Courtenay, Campbell River