You know it as a gorgeous seaside resort and conference centre, home to Canada’s top-rated spa, but later this month it will be home to the biggest toy drive of its kind on Vancouver Island! The Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive is happening November 27th, where you can make a difference in the life of a child and enjoy a buffet breakfast.
Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive in Parsville
When: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 from 6:30am to 10:00am Where: Tigh-Na-Mara 1155 Resort Drive, Parksville
“The smiles the kids will get on Christmas morning that they wouldn’t have had otherwise, it really does move us all,” said Paul Drummond, who is the General Manager at Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre in Parksville.
Drummond’s hope that no local child will go without a gift on Christmas morning. He is optimistic that the event he started 11 years ago will once again help fill the SOS Toy Shop where Christmas wishes and dreams come true for residents in-need.
Last year marked the 10th year of the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive, the biggest toy drive of its kind on Vancouver Island. Over the years, the event has brought in close to 13,950 toys and over $67,500 in donations for the SOS Caring for Community at Christmas program.
Guests bring a new, unwrapped toy, a gift card or a monetary donation and receive a free buffet breakfast at the award-winning resort. Last year the event garnered 1,990 gifts, $4,573 in gift cards and $9,230 in cash and cheques.
The
SOS Caring for Community at Christmas program (formerly called Caring for Kids
at Christmas) has been running for 51 years in the Parksville Qualicum Beach
region. It provides gifts for children and youth in low-income families, and
local grocery store gift cards to families and individuals in need, so they may
choose food that is important to them over the holidays.
Guests at the event are also encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the local Salvation Army food bank, which will provide food for hundreds of residents over the holiday season and beyond.
Vancouver’s contemporary dance scene takes centre stage in Dance In Vancouver, November 20-24, 2019. This curated biennial event provides a unique opportunity to experience the ideas and creativity of dance generated by a diverse community of local artists, as well as cross-fertilization between genres including ballet and street dance.
Dance in Vancouver – OURO Collective – Photo by Jeff Hamada
Dance in Vancouver
When: Wednesday, November 20 to Sunday November 24, 2019 Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver) Tickets: $34/$25 students & seniors available by calling Tickets Tonight at (604) 684-2787 or purchasing online
Produced every two years by The Dance Centre, Dance In Vancouver is unique for its concentrated focus on promoting the province’s contemporary dance talent, not only to local audiences, but also to dance promoters and curators who come from across Canada and around the world to sample West Coast dance.
Opening Event Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm to 11:00pm Free admission Dance In Vancouver opens with a day of free talks and events including a roundtable discussion about dance in the city with visiting guests, and a keynote address. Different spaces at Scotiabank Dance Centre will be animated with Alexa Mardon and Erika Mitsuhashi’s site-specific Tour, a studio presentation of Kinesis Dance somatheatro’s multi-disciplinary Against, and Lee Su-Feh/battery opera innovative kinetic sculpture installation, the Dance Machine.
Performances
Vision Impure Pathways Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:00pm Noam Gagnon’s latest work Pathways explores the intricate push and pull of relationships impacted by urban living. Ten extraordinary dancers draw on all their strength, speed and agility to power through the explosive choreography, striving to find moments of emotional connection amidst the visceral intensity.
Amber Funk Barton/the response. VAST Friday, November 22, 2019 8:00pm Inspired by personal travels, Amber Funk Barton’s atmospheric solo VAST is an ode to the explorer that resides in all of us, the traveler and the dreamer who wonders what resides beyond the edge. The choreography fuses seamlessly with lighting, sound and set design to create an evocative meditation on our limitations as human beings, and how despite these limitations we still desire to propel ourselves forward into unknown territory.
Raven Spirit Dance Gathering Light Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:00pm Gathering Light follows the journey of seed to flower, beginning with the stirrings of consciousness to the full embrace of transformation. This luminous quartet choreographed by Artistic Director Michelle Olson delves into the impulses rooted in our bodies that travel through us to find the light, while revealing the ceremonies that support our full bloom. Performed in the round, the work creates a distinctive sense of ritual where transformation is an experience we share with the performers.
Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY Saudade Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24, 2019 Saudade investigates loss, memory, and the deep longing for something unattainable. Six outstanding male dancers merge elegant balletic lines with street-style dynamism and drive, conjuring up fleeting intimacies in a series of ghostly solos, duets, and group passages, accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful cello score.
OURO Collective HAKO Sunday, November 24, 2019 2:00pm Known for imaginative and original works based on hip hop, waacking, breaking, popping and contemporary dance, OURO Collective teams up with experiential design studio Tangible for HAKO, a multidisciplinary dance experience. Using interactive installations, striking visual effects and exhilarating movement for an ensemble of five virtuosic dancers, the work reframes our relationship to technology, and joyfully re-ignites our capacity for curiosity and play.
Installations
Thursday to Saturday November 21-23, 2019 from 6:30pm to 11:00pm Free admission
Company 605 is creating a special installation version of their most recent work, Loop, Lull, in which five virtuosic dancers adapt to changes and attempting increasingly complex feats. Audiences can drop in and stay as long as they wish. (6:30 to 8:00pm and 9:00pm to 10:30pm nightly).
Lee Su-Feh/battery opera’s Dance Machine is a kinetic sculpture – 64 pieces of bamboo suspended from a central copper disk – that can be transformed into multiple configurations by the movement of the bodies within it. (6:30pm to 11:00pm nightly.)
Amber Funk Barton/the response. presents VAST – Photo by Chris Barton
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to Amber Funk Barton/the response. presents VAST (Friday, November 22, 2019 8:00pm) at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Vancouver’s four-day fête in celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts, the Eastside Culture Crawl, runs November 14 to 17, 2019 throughout Vancouver’s Eastside community. The Crawl will present a line-up of more than 500 visual artists who will open their art studios, collaborative work spaces, garages, and homes — to engage with the public, showcase their remarkable work, and encourage fellowship.
23rd Edition of the Eastside Culture Crawl
When: November 14 to November 17, 2019 Thursday & Friday: 5:00pm to 10:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am to 6:00pm
Where: Various Eastside locations between Columbia, 1st Ave, Victoria Dr, and the waterfront
Encompassing the region bounded by Columbia Street, 1st Avenue, Victoria Drive, and the Waterfront, the Eastside Arts District is home to the highest concentration of visual artists, designers, and craft makers in Canada. The Crawl eagerly welcomes arts patrons and collectors, community builders, and inquisitive tourists to immerse themselves in this enriching community of artists through on-site visits, and interactive installations.
Over 200 women came together at the stunning Pipe Shop in North Vancouver on October 26-27 to celebrate and elevate. The Ace Class, based in Calgary hosted the Rise Conference in Vancouver, which included two days of inspirational speakers, curated partners, mentoring workshops, breakout dinners and a dance party!
In a beautiful space with attendees and speakers of all ages and professional backgrounds, we came together to learn, laugh, lean in and grow. Topics covered relationships, money, health + wellness, leadership growth, setting boundaries and rising out of your comfort zone to your true potential.
Key Takeaways from The Rise Conference Vancouver
Top takeaways from the conference that really inspired me, include:
Stillness is Power,Danielle LaPorte My absolute favourite speaker from the weekend was Danielle LaPorte, entrepreneurial goddess and author of the Firestarter Sessions and the Desire Map. Danielle is powerful beyond measure and has a way of connecting in the deepest and most genuine ways with her audience. My biggest takeaway from her talk was the importance of beginning and ending your day with stillness, whether that be meditation, breath work, or just quieting your mind. Stillness brings power, creativity, calm and expansion. It’s easy to say but hard to form a habit around. We just get so stuck in the busy. But when we bring stillness in our lives, we have the ability to transform.
