Have you visited Metro Vancouver’s largest free light display this winter? You have just a few more days to visit (or re-visit) as it’s the last weekend for Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam.

Last Weekend for Lights at Lafarge

Miss604 has partnered with the City of Coquitlam and presenting sponsor Coquitlam Centre for the Lights at Lafarge Picture This Contest. Spot the #ExploreCoquitlam frames around the 1.2km lakeside path, snap a pic, share to social and tag #ExploreCoquitlam @Miss604 and @CoquitlamCentre by January 19th. You’ll then be entered to win 1 of 5 prizes.

Thanks to prize sponsors La Ruota Pizza, Cafe Divano, Urban Gate, Browns Town Centre and Legend House Restaurant.

Weather permitting, Lights at Lafarge makes for a lovely night out in Coquitlam, with plenty of local dining options – and some food trucks on site – so you can make it a really fun, festive activity. Take the SkyTrain to Lafarge Lake – Douglas Station and walk over.

For more information about this event and more happening around Coquitlam this season, follow Visit Coquitlam on Facebook and Twitter.

Miss604 is a proud Media Partner of Lights at Lafarge

Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements is a visual art exhibit inspired by the Chinese Five Elemental forces, seized by the urgent tensions between Queer Chinese diasporic identities. It opens February 1st at the SUM Gallery with a free community reception.

Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements

Where: SUM Gallery (#425-268 Keefer St, Vancouver)
When: February 1 to April 29, 2020
Featured artists are: Jen Sungshine, Kendell Yan, Kai Cheng Thom, Jay Cabalu, and David Ng.

A collection of multichannel installations, visual and sculptural activations provoke a cosmic encounter of our living past and present as we ‘race’ towards a healing future. These elemental activations attempt to collapse the linear temporality to dislodge an emotional, spiritual, cosmological, and metaphysical enunciation of Queer ‘Chineseness’. Rather than focus on the trauma that queer people of colour face, this project is fundamentally an invitation to an exuberant celebration of queerness that is unabashedly Chinese.

The opening reception on February 1st is free and open to all. It includes a performance of “Diaspora Babies” by Kai Cheng Thom, Lion dancers (Fluffy the Lion), gallery activations, and cocktails. RSVP here.

This exhibition is curated by Love Intersections, a media arts collective made up of queer artists of colour dedicated to collaborative filmmaking and relational storytelling.

Don’t get the January blues! Book your tickets now for an entertaining evening of music and dancing with powerhouse vocalist and piano player Ryan Langevinin in The Rocket Man, A Tribute to Elton John.

The Rocket Man, A Tribute to Elton John

When: Friday, January 24, 2020 at 7:30pm
Where: Centennial Theatre (2300 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver)
Tickets: Available online here »

When: Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 7:30pm
Where: Clarke Theatre (33700 Prentis Ave, Mission)
Tickets: Available online here »

When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 7:30pm
Where: Massey Theatre (735 8th Ave, New Westminster)
Tickets: Available online here »

Backed by a full live band and dancers, this talented cast of entertainers will have you smiling, moving and singing along to hits such as Crocodile Rock, Benny & The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Sad Songs, Your Song, Saturday Night’s Alright, Philadelphia Freedom, Candle In The Wind and so many more.

BONUS! The opening act for all three of these dates is The Piano Man – A Tribute to Billy Joel. Ryan Langevin stars as the Piano Man and gives a genuine and powerful Tribute to the music and legacy of Billy Joel.  Accompanied by a live band and dancers, you will be taken on a journey through all of Billy’s biggest hits including It’s Still Rock n Roll To Me, The Piano Man, My Life, Just The Way You Are, You May Be Right, Only The Good Die Young, Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It, River Of Dreams and so many more!

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away to EACH of these local shows! Here’s how you can enter to win:

• Leave a comment on this post naming the show/date you’d like to attend (1 entry)
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

UPDATE The winners are Darcy (North Van), Claudine (Mission), Marlene (New West)

Happy Valentine’s Day! The Sea to Sky Gondola re-opening will take place on February 14, 2020. It’s will be just over six month since a criminal act of vandalism on August 10, 2019 forced the closure.

Sea to Sky Gondola Re-Opening

In the coming weeks, thirty new cabins will be installed on the new main haul rope that arrived from Switzerland at the end of October. The reopening comes just in time for Family Day Long Weekend with the gondola welcoming guests back with 50% off lift tickets all weekend long in celebration of the love and support they received from their community during the closure.

“We are so excited that on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020, we get to carry our passholders and guests back up the mountain on a brand-new cable, in brand-new cabins. Our community stood by the gondola and showed us overwhelming support, confidence, and love through the last six months, and for that, we are so grateful.” – Kirby Brown, Sea to Sky Gondola General Manager.

The final pieces of the rebuild are coming together and the final safety inspections and certification by Technical Safety BC is slated for the first week of February. Work that took place on the journey to rebuild the Sea to Sky Gondola includes the installation of a new 4.4km long main haul cable, assembly and installation of thirty new cabins, and the installation of a new state of the art security system.

With a snowy winter wonderland waiting at the summit and 50% off lift tickets for the entire Family Day Long Weekend, the Sea to Sky Gondola looks forward to showing the love to the community that showed them such extraordinary support during the closure.

Coming from Vancouver? The Squamish Connector (24 seats) offers roundtrip shuttle service from three downtown Vancouver locations to the Sea to Sky Gondola. Guests can enjoy three hours at the Sea to Sky Gondola before returning to downtown Vancouver by 4:00pm.

Hours of operation until May 15, 2020, are 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Show One Productions presents the anticipated return of the world famous, all-male ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (“Trocks”) on stage in Vancouver for one night only! 

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Vancouver

Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
When: February 1, 2020 at 8:00pm
Tickets: Available online now »

This sensational performance will showcase the Trocks’ wickedly absurd antics and serious dancing chops — featuring sly send-ups of beloved ballet classics and contemporary works. Infused with a heavy dose of highbrow hilarity, this antic-laden evening will offer audiences a chance to experience high-powered diva energy as the men strut their stuff in size 11 pointe shoes.

“The Trocks offer a welcome respite from our challenging times” says Svetlana Dvoretsky, President & Executive Producer of Show One Productions. “In these difficult periods, this production is full of raucous humour and unbridled positivity. Indeed, audiences always have the time of their lives at Trocks’ performances. Whether they are laughing along with the company’s unique rendition of ballet favourites like Swan Lake or delighting at their take on contemporary dance, audiences frequently cite the group’s sensational comic timing and peerless ballet technique as the singular reason they keep coming back again and again.”

Founded by a group of professional dancers in 1974, the New York-based company is dedicated to presenting lovingly crafted parodies of beloved ballet classics. Since its first performance, the company was lauded by audiences and critics alike, with rave reviews from The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Trocks soon began a grand tradition of touring the world.

Today the Trocks have performed in more than 30 countries and 500 cities worldwide. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more info.

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away to this funny and sophisticated show, here’s how you can enter to win:

• Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
• Click below to post an entry on Twitter

I will draw one winner at random from all entries on Monday, January 20, 2020. UPDATE the winner is Sunshine!