The 29th Annual Wellness Show was scheduled to take place in February at the Vancouver Convention Centre, but with safety being top priority for the New Rave Productions team and attendees, they have postponed the live show to 2022. The great news is that now you can enjoy all the benefits of The Wellness Show at Home, from January 31st to February 14th.
The new online event will feature a select group of exhibitors highlighting the latest in healthy living with a special focus on being healthyat home. Discover new approaches to nutrition, fitness, physical and emotional well-being as you tour the online stages and check out local exhibitors offering services and products for your wellbeing. Educate and empower your healthiest self, all from the comfort of your home, while still in your PJs if you like!
The Anti-Racism Coalition of Vancouver (“ARC”) is petitioning for Black Shirt Day on January 15th to be introduced in BC, in recognition of the struggle for civil rights fought by Black and racialized Canadians.
Black Shirt Day in BC
Through an online campaign and Change.org petition, ARC proposes that Black Shirt Day be established on the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the great civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
January is typically slow when it comes to events and with extended COVID restrictions and everyone working hard to plan and produce 2021’s entertainment, it’s understandable that this weekend’s list of Things to do in Vancouver is pretty short. As such, I have included online events that were submitted, along with some of my roundups and lists for safe activities around home.
From insects to eagles, kids can learn about Stanley Park’s creatures by joining the Critter Club! Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) educators are offering an interactive online club for children who are passionate about animals, want to learn more about them, and want to help protect them.
SPES campers birdwatch at Beaver Lake. Photo by Anthony Ho.
SPES Critter Club
When: January 21 – February 25, 2021 on Thursdays
Choose from a morning or after school session
Participants can join for the full six weeks, or individual days.
Who: Ages 9-13 (youth outside the suggested age range – younger participants – should be accompanied by an adult to help with tech support but programming will be designed for 9–13-year-olds)
Platform: Zoom
The SPES Critter Club will explore wildlife in Stanley Park and around us through art, activities, short presentations, Q&A, and more. It offers young minds a place to grow their curiosity, meet other like-minded children, and have fun.
Coastal Jazz and Blues Society announces Winter Jazz, the annual free celebration at Performance Works on Granville Island, presented with the support of CMHC Granville Island. This year’s edition will be live-streamed, with online performances.
Granville Island Winter Jazz
When: February 19-21, 2021 Where: Streaming live online from Performance Works Tickets: Free! Click on the event links below to register
Tune in and tune out the blues! The schedule of performances includes two evening concerts and four daytime presentations.
These concerts include performances by a number of artists commissioned as part of the Creative Music Commissions, presented by TD, a program that supported 20 Canadian artists to create new work during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society ranks as BC’s largest not-for-profit music presenter producing the annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Bright Moments series, and year-round concerts, as well as presenting local, national, and international artists five nights a week at Frankie’s Jazz Club.
