The wait for the 78 nominees for the 37th Annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, presented by Scotiabank is soon over! The 2020 awards will be handed out, virtually, on September 23rd and you can win a link to access this exciting evening of programming.

Win Tickets to the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

Thanks to the awards Tribute Sponsor Absolute Software, I’m teaming up to give away two tickets to the awards virtual ceremony and fireside chat with Icon Award winner Dr. Bonnie Henry! You can enter on social media, here’s how:

Do you know of a woman or organization that exemplifies #AbsoluteDistinction? Share their photo using the tags #AbsoluteDistinction and #YWCAWODA to enter to win a viewing link to the virtual Women of Distinction awards.

Follow @AbsoluteCorp @Miss604 @YWCAVan on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more info and tag us so we can see your entry and celebrate the woman of #AbsoluteDistinction in your life.

Two winners will be drawn at 12:00pm on September 18, 2020.

YWCA Metro Vancouver is dedicated to achieving women’s equality. Their mission is to touch lives and build better futures for women and their families through advocacy and integrated services that foster economic independence, wellness and equal opportunities.

The event is already 75% sold out. Purchase your tickets online today.

Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, since 2010.

We were on the hunt for open spaces and fewer faces, and Yoho National Park was top of mind. During isolation, where an idea of an adventurous outing was to mask up and head to the grocery store once a week, I thought back to all the spectacular places I’ve been able to visit during my work travels around BC.

I yearned for nature, for stunning vistas, for the sounds and scents of the forest. I also wanted to get John out of the Downtown core. As an essential worker, he hadn’t left the Lower Mainland or taken more than a day off since February. All of these factors combined to inspire me to head east. Go BIG. And you can’t really get bigger than the Rocky Mountains here in BC.

The third annual Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival goes online September 4-5, 2020, streaming on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and the festival’s website.

Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival

In addition to more than a dozen live-streamed and pre-recorded concert performances of world-class jazz, blues, gospel and soul acts, this year’s festival includes a strolling Mardi Gras-style parade, a virtual art walk, a salsa dance party, live interactive hosting, and more.

BC Culture Days invites British Columbians to experience the ‘unexpected intersections’ of creative connection and artistic discovery during its 11^th annual celebration of arts and culture, September 25 to October 25, 2020.

BC Culture Days 2020

• New this year, BC Culture Days will last a full month
• The lineup includes free, interactive events and activities hosted at socially distanced venues and live streamed events through a growing digital hub.
• BC Culture Days offers a wide selection of diverse content to suit all levels of comfort and accessibility as communities navigate the complexities of COVID-19.

BC Culture Days 2020 will officially kick off with a 45-minute virtual event on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 4:00pm, hosted by the City of North Vancouver. The cultural event will feature performances by local artists, South Asian, Persian, and First Nations dancers, an Indigenous welcome ceremony by Dennis Thomas-Whonoak of Tsleil-Waututh Nation, messages from Minister of Tourism, Sports and Culture Lisa Beare and the City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan, and introductory video clips from all five ambassadors. 

Richmond’s annual celebration of all things nautical will be embracing the change in the wind for 2020. The Richmond Maritime Festival will bring performances, hands-on fun, storytelling and much more to online platforms from Britannia Shipyards Museum August 28th to September 7th.

Richmond Maritime Festival

When: Friday August 28 to Monday, September 7, 2020
Where: Viewers can tune in daily to the @FunRichmond Facebook page or the festival website for a compilation of music, hands-on activities, story-telling and history from great local artists and performers.

“As with every year, we look forward to celebrating Richmond’s strong maritime heritage,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “And though normally we would gather at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, we look forward to gathering in a different way and enjoying incredible performances and the spirit of the Richmond Maritime Festival from our own homes.”

For the first time in its 17 year history, the Festival will take place entirely online! The kick-off celebration on Friday, August 28th will feature a welcome from Mayor Malcolm Brodie and performances by a capella trio Cannery Mermaids, Mad Jazz and The Seabillys. Peppered in among the music will be stories by Kevin Lee and the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site Society, a dance performance by Coastal Wolf Pack, and a hands-on activity by Richmond Maritime Festival artistic visionary Marina Szijarto. There will also be appearances by festival favourites Rikki the Rat and Lulu the Mermaid.

Enter to Win A Sailing Experience

Miss604 is proud to sign on once again as the Social Media Sponsor of the event and to present an awesome giveaway!

You can win a sailing on the Providence, flagship of the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, one of the stars of the Richmond Maritime Festival Re-Imagined and the oldest working vessel in BC waters.

The winner’s experience will include a 3 hour sailing leaving from Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Steveston or the Vancouver Maritime Museum at Vanier Park. The experience is available to one family of up to 10 people. Sail subject to evolving provincial health authority COVID-19 orders and guidelines. Deadline for use is June 15, 2021.

Here are up to four ways you can enter to win:

• Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
• Follow Fun Richmond and Miss604 on Facebook (1 entry)
• Follow Fun Richmond and Miss604 on Instagram (1 entry)
• Click below to post an entry on Twitter

I will draw one winner at random from all entries on the last day of the festival at 12:00pm on Monday, September 7, 2020.