Humboldt Broncos bus-crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki and Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser are hitting the ice together to play a celebrity sledge hockey game in Surrey on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The game will have hockey players and legends face off against local celebrities to promote Surrey’s new Para Ice Hockey and adapted sports programs.
Sledge Hockey at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics. Photo by John Biehler
Surrey Hosts Celebrity Sledge Hockey Game
Where: North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex (10950 126A St, Surrey) near Scott Road SkyTrain
When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 12:30 to 1:30pm
This event is part of the 2nd annual Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival (aka WickFest), on now until February 2nd. My pal Tom Zillich at the Surrey Now Leader has all the details in this article.
Adapted Sports in Surrey
North Surrey’s new three-sheet arena was designed and built with inclusivity and accessibility in mind. Features include level access to the ice from dry surfaces, and players boxes and penalty boxes made of clear lexan, instead of regular puck board, allowing para ice hockey players a clear view of the ice from their sledges. Also, removable benches in the players boxes allow para players to remain in their sledges when off the ice.
The City of Surrey’s Para Ice Hockey for Beginners program runs seasonally at Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex, for those aged six and up. Participants learn how to maneuver a sled, shoot the puck and play fun games with an instructor.
It’s the return of Playdome at BC Place! After a brief hiatus, the exciting, exhilarating family carnival returns to the stadium for spring break in 2020.
Playdome at BC Place this Spring Break
Where: BC Place Stadium Gate A entrance off Terry Fox Plaza When: March 20 to March 28, 2020 Hours: Open daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm. Friday, March 27th until 10:00pm and Saturday, March 28th until 8:00pm.
Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival will have over 45 rides and attractions all under one roof, providing tons of indoor family fun.
Carnival lovers can enjoy all of their favourite rides right inside BC Place. Try your luck at carnival games or treat yourself to time-tested carnival fare favourites including cotton candy, mini donuts, slushies and more!
Dome Passes offer great value with unlimited rides all day! Children under 2 receive free admission, and Guest Passes can be purchased by adults who wish to accompany children on a limited number of rides. Playdome is pleased to offer additional savings on the new, best value Family Pass and for the first time in 2020, Playdome will also offer a limited number of Ultimate Fast Passes for those who are short on time but big on fun.
Tickets go on sale starting at 10am on Monday, February 3, 2020. Save by purchasing online before you go. Follow Playdome on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter following the tag #PlayDome for updates.
This February is the 6th annual Seattle Museum Month when travellers save big on discounts to the city’s most iconic museums. From February 1 to 29, 2020, visitors who book a stay at any one of 60+ downtown Seattle hotels will receive 50% off admission to 41 museums.
Seattle Museum Month 2020
Chihuly Garden and Glass Seattle
Don’t miss visiting the newly opened Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the state’s oldest museum, located in a brand new building at the University of Washington Seattle campus.
The museum is home to one of the best-preserved T. Rex skulls in the world, extensive Northwest and Alaskan Native art and objects collections, and working research labs, which are on display in full view for visitors.
In addition, the Seattle Asian Art Museum will celebrate its re-opening February 8-9. The historic Art Deco-era museum underwent a $56 million renovation and expansion to more fully display one of the largest collections of Asian art in the nation. Beginning February 12th, Museum Month passes will be accepted.
Participating Museums & Venues
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art* Bellevue Arts Museum Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center* Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Center for Wooden Boats* Chihuly Garden and Glass Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Fort Nisqually Living History Museum Frye Art Museum* Henry Art Gallery Job Carr Cabin Museum* Kids Discovery Museum Kitsap County Historical Society & Museum* Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park* LeMay – America’s Car Museum Living Computers: Museum + Labs The Museum of Flight Museum of Glass Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
Museum of Pop Culture National Nordic Museum Northwest African American Museum Northwest Railway Museum* Olympic Sculpture Park* Pacific Bonsai Museum* Pacific Science Center Puget Sound Navy Museum* Seattle Aquarium Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Seattle Children’s Museum Seattle Pinball Museum Shoreline Historical Museum* Suquamish Tribal Museum Tacoma Art Museum U.S. Naval Undersea Museum* University of Washington Botanic Gardens* USS Turner Joy Museum Ship Wing Luke Museum Woodland Park Zoo W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory* * = free admission
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop)
The Seattle Museum Month pass can save the average family of four $200 or more off admission prices. For information about this campaign and more throughout the year, follow Visit Seattle on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook #HEYSEATTLE #VisitSeattle.
For two weekends this February there will be a free winter festival at Guildford Town Centre. They’ll be transforming their parking lot into a winter wonderland complete with an outdoor skating rink, life size snow globe, and food trucks to refuel your bellies with delicious snacks.
Winter Festival at Guildford Town Centre
Where: Guildford Town Centre – The exterior parking lot, next to Life In Style, on the north side of 104th Avenue in Surrey
When:Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2020 and Family Day Long Weekend Friday, February 14 to Monday, February 17, 2020
Friday: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Admission: FREE!
Skate for a Cause
Bring your own skates and helmet, or rent some for $5. Cash only. Helmets are mandatory for kids 12 and under. Skate rentals end 30 minutes prior to close. All proceeds from skate rentals will be donated to the Surrey Hospital Foundation.
Food trucks on site include Reel Mac n’ Cheese, Street Dogs (with burgers, hot dogs, poutine, funnel cakes, mini donuts, hot chocolate and more), and Salty’s Lobster Shack.
More Activities
Grab your friends and family and step into the life size snow globe for the perfect photo op. Enjoy some sweet tunes from Virgin Radio 94.5 broadcasting live on Saturday, February 8th, and get your face painted during Family Day Weekend, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
Valentine’s Day Date Night
On Friday, February 14th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm you can celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Winter Festival. Register online and your skate date will include a gift of a complementary professional photo at the kissing booth taken by the popular Photobooth Vancouver, two long stem roses, and a $10 food voucher for the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival trucks at the event.
Hot off its 2018 Broadway premiere, Gateway Theatre presents Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee making its Western Canadian debut February 6th in Richmond. Garnering attention on Broadway for being the first play produced by a female Asian-American playwright, and for its subversive take on white male privilege, this one-of-a-kind theatre piece’s edgy social commentary will be recognized by Vancouver theatregoers as from the same playwright as SpeakEasy Theatre’s award-winning production of The Shipment.
Peter Anderson and Kim Villagante. Photo by Matt Reznek
Gateway Theatre Presents Straight White Men
Where: Mainstage, Gateway Theatre (6500 Gilbert Rd, Richmond) When: February 6 – 15, 2020 Tickets: Available from $29 purchase online now »
GQ described Straight White Men as “a look into what happens when we view straight white masculinity not as a default, but as a specific condition of these characters’ lives,” while The New York Times called it “undeniably powerful” and a “smart and thorny Broadway anomaly.”
In acclaimed playwright Lee’s play, Ed and his three adult sons have come together to celebrate Christmas. The boys enjoy cheerful trash-talking, pranks, and Chinese takeout peppered with a little casual homophobia, some light misogyny, and a dash of racism. But their holiday cheer is complicated by the presence of eldest brother Matt. Once the alpha male, Ivy League-educated pride of his family, he is staying with Ed while working a low-paying job for a community organization.
Where audiences might expect a straight-up satire of middle-class white privilege, Straight White Men veers into more universal territory as Matt’s family, and the audience, begin to wonder why the prodigal son isn’t living up to his full potential. Or is he? Featuring:Kim Villagante, Raven John, Peter Anderson, Daniel Martin, Carlo Marks, and Sebastien Archibald.
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night on Friday, February 7, 2020. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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