Your holiday theatre experience can be filled with belly laughs and happy tears when you join Vancouver TheatreSports for Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance on now until Christmas Eve.
Merry Kissmas Presented by Vancouver TheatreSports
When: November 20th to December 24th, 2019 Where: The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau St, Vancouver Tickets:Available online
VTS’ holiday special parodies all the inane clichés and tropes you would expect to see in any popular holiday TV special or film. In this instance, the fairy-tale romance is made even more unbelievable by building the plot around an impending Royal Wedding in a heretofore unknown small country – ‘Improvanzia’. Will the dashing Prince Rudolf fall for the beauteous, but non-royal, Meaghan Sparkle? How will the Royal Parents react? How will the suburban in-laws-to-be fit in with the posh Royal Relatives?
Overseen by Chris Garland, famous celebrity wedding planner, this romcom parody sees VTS improvisers use audience suggestions to create on-the-spot, never-to-be-repeated comedic versions of stereotypical romcoms as well as Royal Wedding characters and situations. Flashbacks will take the audience to key moments in the couple’s courtship and the action moves forward to the day of the wedding – ‘Kissmas Day’.
Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance is suitable for families with children ages 8 and up. For more information, follow Vancouver TheatreSports on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and the Miss604 improv tag.
Education and Career Fairs (“ECF”) invites you to their 23rd annual series of events across BC that can kick start your career this fall. The first in our region is in Abbotsford!
Whether you are looking to learn more about an industry, explore your options in career-specific education, or if you’re ready to look for employment, freeEducation and Career Fairs will be ready to help you take that next step in your career.
Education and Career Fairs Abbotsford
When: Monday, December 2, 2019 9:00am to 2:00pm Where: Envision Financial Athletic Centre, UFV (1395 McKenzie Rd, Abbotsford) Registration:RSVP for free here »
Abbotsford Learning Lounge Programs
9:30am to 9:45am: 21st Century Post-Secondary Planning with EducationPlannerBC
10:00am to 10:15am: Positive Employment Outlook for Automotive Trades Industry
10:30am to 10:45am: A Day in the Life of a Web Developer
11:00am to 11:15am: The Future of Education: Becoming a Teacher in BC
11:30am to 12:00pm: 21st Century Post-Secondary Planning with EducationPlannerBC // Find Your Path Through BC’s Post-Secondary Transfer System with BCTransferGuide
12:15pm to 12:30pm: Passion vs Paycheck
12:45pm to 1:00pm: A Day in the Life of an Animator of Game Designer
1:15pm to 1:30pm: Engineering: What to Know and How to Get Started
About Education and Career Fairs
Over the past 22 years, ECF has travelled throughout the province with fairs in Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Vancouver Island, and into Alberta. Collaborating with school districts, employment centres, and local WorkBC centre’s each year ECF sees over 10,000 attendees across all fairs. This year, there will also be Education and Career Fairs in Nanaimo (November 28, 2019), Surrey (December 4, 2019), and Vancouver (December 6, 2019).
Follow Education and Career Fairs on Facebook and Twitter for more information. Miss604 is a proud Media Partner of the Education & Career Fairs
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by Patrick Street Productions Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
Hands down my favourite thing to do over the holidays is see a live show on stage in Metro Vancouver and here’s the perfect opportunity to do just that! Patrick Street Productions is presenting a musical adaptation of the beloved holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life as a glorious new, classic musical.
It’s a Wonderful Life, a New Classical Musical at the Anvil Centre
When: December 19, 2019 to January 5, 2020 with matinees & evening performances
Where: Anvil Centre Theatre (777 Columbia Street, New Westminster)
Tickets: Available online now starting at $24 for previews (December 19 & 20) and $29 (December 21 to January 5) plus fees/taxes. You can also call the box office at (604) 684-2787.
This heart-warming show breathes musical life into the familiar story while it retains its warmth and humour featuring musical standards like Nice Work if You Can Get It, Rhapsody in Blue, One Life to Live, and Lost in the Stars, along with traditional holiday carols. Reminding us all that “no man is a failure who has friends,” this new adaptation is now a wonderful holiday musical for the whole family.
When I was a child my family used to go for a drive to look at Christmas lights in New Westminster, which also usually included a stop to get some hot chocolate. The beautiful Queen Anne, Edwardian, and Arts & Crafts style homes near Queen’s Park looked just like Bedford Falls in It’s a Wonderful Life, all lit up for the holidays. It’s so fitting that you can see this classic, with a modern twist, on stage in the Royal City this season.
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night of Patrick Street Productions presents It’s a Wonderful Life at the Anvil Centre on December 21st. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, December 1, 2019.
For one night only, Surrey City Orchestra presents The Nutcracker. Led by Music Director Stuart Martin, this performance will feature a variety of local dance troupes and youth choir in a festive presentation of Tchaikovsky’s magical ballet masterpiece.
Surrey City Orchestra Presents The Nutcracker
When: Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 7:30pm Where: Chandos Pattison Auditorium, 10238 168 St, Surrey Tickets: On sale online now
This performance of The Nutcracker celebrates the incredible talents and diverse backgrounds of local dancers and choral singers, and will be presented unlike any version you have seen before!
Surrey City Orchestra is a new professional orchestra that celebrated its inaugural season in September of 2019. The orchestra features musicians who call Surrey home, as well as promoting cross-cultural collaborations through music. For more information about the Surrey City Orchestra, follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by Capilano Suspension Bridge Park Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
This year we’ve been celebrating the 130th anniversary of Vancouver’s original tourist attraction and during the holidays, nothing quite compares to Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. This illuminating winter festival runs from November 22, 2019 to January 26, 2020 with live music, scavenger hunts, sweet treats, luminescent forest pathways, and much more.
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Where: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver)
When: November 22, 2019 to January 26, 2020 (closed Christmas Day) 11:00am to 9:00pm
Admission: Purchase online in advance or at the park. Canyon Lights tickets are valid all day with holiday activities beginning at 4:00pm.
Visit the world’s tallest living Christmas tree, enjoy hundreds of thousands of lights throughout the park including an illuminated Treetops Adventure, Cliffwalk, rainforest and canyon which will be transformed into a world of festive lights and visual enchantment.
