Maan Farms, creators of the Scariest Corn Maze in Canada, is amping up their Halloween offerings this season by offering three Haunted experiences for visitors: The Kept: Slaughterhouse, Forsaken: The Way Down and Echo: Homestead.
Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
When: September 27 to November 3, 2024
Where: Maan Farms (790 McKenzie Rd, Abbotsford)
Admission:Purchase online from $50-$200 based on your experience. Three options are available: 1. Slaughterhouse, The Way Down & Homestead; 2. Slaughterhouse & The Way Down; 3. Homestead Only.
A few more details about the experiences this year:
This week audiences got a first-look at The Chinatown Diner, the dramatic feature film debut from Lawrence Le Lam which was shot in Vancouver’s Chinatown and Richmond, and is set for a festival run in 2025.
The Chinatown Diner First-Look Trailer
From Foreshadow Films and Cheerful Pictures in association with Crazy8s Film Society
In 2020, Lam received $150,000 for the project through the Telefilm program dedicated to supporting emerging filmmakers. “At a time when art spaces are disappearing from our cultural landscape due to rent hikes and renovictions, The Chinatown Diner is a much-needed cinematic call to arms for community activism.” [source: Emily Carr University]
In the film, Rikki Meng, played by Aileen Wu (Alien: Romulus), is a beatmaker who falls in love with The Chinatown Diner; a soon-to-be-demolished diner by day and underground hip-hop club by night. She sets out to save this beloved community stable her real estate tycoon father is trying to destroy. Meanwhile The Immortals, a hip hop group from the near future, narrate the story in their divine podcast.
The Chinatown Diner – Still
Other talent in the film includes Curtis Lum (The Night Agent, Siren, Supergirl), Andrea Bang (Kim’s Convenience, Float), Olivia Cheng (Warrior, Deadly Class) and Tzi Ma (Mulan, Arrival).
The Chinatown Diner is a coming-of-age drama, with sprinkles of crime drama, hip-hopera, and horror, that explores the social fabrics of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown. Both in front of and behind the camera, Canadian filmmaker Lam’s first feature promises to be a stylish, fresh, and edgy celebration of Asian culture, Asian hip-hop / lofi music, and delicious food.
The BC Lions will pay respect to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation during their Orange Shirt Day game at BC Place on September 27th. There will be a t-shirt giveaway for the first 10,000 fans, a warmup with DJ O Show, halftime performance from The Halluci Nation, an Indigenous Marketplace, and more.
BC Lions Orange Shirt Day Game in Honour of Truth And Reconciliation
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024 kickoff at 7:30pm
Location: Save-On-Foods Field at BC Place, Vancouver
The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive free Orange t-shirts. This year’s shirt features a refreshed design including the artwork of Tanner Timothy from the Sliammon and We Wai Kai First Nations.
The Port Day festival at Canada Place on Saturday, September 21st includes family activities, a maritime career zone, and free performances on the waterfront including this year’s headliners: Delhi 2 Dublin. This Canadian world music group from Vancouver who play a fusion of Bhangra, electronic, funk, dub, reggae, hip hop, Celtic music and a mashup of other genres.
On Friday, September 20th, thousands of families, students, teachers, elders, youth, advocates and activists will participate in the Global Climate Strike in Vancouver.
Global Climate Strike Vancouver
12:00pm Sign-making at City Hall
1:00pm Host nation welcome by Manny Strain, 2-Spirit artist from the lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Simpcw and Syilx peoples; and speech from a passionate local high school student
1:30pm March from City Hall to the Art Gallery, across Cambie Bridge
2:45pm Welcome by Sun Dance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation; a speech by environmental organizer Ashley Zarbatany, live entertainment and a children’s activity booth
At Robson Square, English singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg will also take to the stage ahead of his concert later that night at the Commodore.
In 2019, the strike was attended by nearly 100,000 people, and thousands also turned up last year (read CBC coverage here).
The event is organized by the Vancouver Strike Coalition, which includes For Our Kids Vancouver, Youth Climate Corps BC, Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance, Fridays for Future Vancouver, St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church Climate Action Team, Teachers for Future Turtle Island, and more. Supporters include Climate Emergency Unit, David Suzuki Foundation, Dogwood, and West Coast Environmental Law.
Metro Vancouver schools will be closed for a Pro-D Day, and the event is expected to have traffic impacts from the time the march leaves (1:30pm) around Cambie and 12th, into Downtown turning on Smithe, Hornby, and around Robson Square and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
