Sponsored by TD Tree Days

Located on a hill looking east across the Fraser River, Glenbrook Ravine is tucked back between houses and apartment buildings, where down a garden path the noise of the city is replaced by the rustling of leaves in the wind. On Saturday, October 5th, children’s’ laughter was added to the landscape as 75 volunteers, and 30 local Cub Scouts and Girl Guides, planted 450 trees in the New Westminster park ecosystem for TD Tree Days.

TD Tree Days at Glenbrook Ravine

“This is my fourth event,” said Tracy Keckalo, who is the Branch Manager of the TD Canada Trust Sapperton branch. She was at the registration tent where volunteers who signed up online checked-in, received t-shirts and were given instructions for tree planting. Tracy has been a volunteer previously, with TD and with the Girl Guides, and this year she took over as the organizer of the Glenbrook Ravine event.

“It’s about engaging with the community but like, who knew this park was here? I work down the street and I didn’t know. What a beautiful ravine!” Tracy said that it’s important to have places like this in the city, and for volunteering, this event is great for families because you can bring your kids and do this activity together in nature.

Vancouver artist David Wilson is hosting a pop-up art exhibition on Granville Island featuring his latest collection of paintings.

Those familiar with David Wilson as a chronicler of Vancouver’s cityscapes may be surprised by the painter’s latest exhibit. Long known for his gorgeous, sometimes noir-ish urban scenes, Wilson has turned his eye to one of the Lower Mainland’s most recognizable natural landmarks—The Lions.

David Wilson Presents Everywhere From Here

When: October 24 to November 5, 2019; Pop-up Gallery 11:00am to 6:00pm or by appointment
Where: 1387 Railspur Alley, Granville Island, Vancouver

The first annual Girls in Gaming event is happening October 26-27, 2019 in Burnaby. The two-day event will cover several significant aspects of the Esports ecosystem including: professional and collegiate competition, game design, content creation, marketing and player development.

Girls in Gaming Esports Camps

• When:
  • Saturday October 26, 2019 9:00am to 4:00pm
  • Sunday, October 27, 2019 9:00am to 2:00pm
• Where:
  • Saturday Location – Fortius Sport & Health, 3713 Kensington Avenue
  • Sunday Location – Electronic Arts Sports Campus, 4330 Sanderson Way
• Tickets: Register online

When the state-of-the-art jumbotron at BC Place was installed during its renovations a few years ago, it was compared to “the size of a Yaletown apartment”. That thing is HUGE. Now it’s got a chance to shine in a new light when it shows more than in-game programming. On October 19th, join Kids Up Front Vancouver at BC Place for a fun family movie night.

BC Place is Hosting a Movie Night

• Where: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
• When: Saturday, October 19, 2019
  • 5:00pm – 6:15pm: On Field Activities     
  • 6:30pm – 8:00pm: Toy Story 4 Viewing
• Tickets: Available via Ticketmaster. $50 Family/Friend Pack (four tickets), or $15 for individual tickets.
  • Each ticket purchased includes entry to the movie, plus one hotdog, one soft drink, one popcorn PLUS each ticket purchased donates a second ticket for a kid to experience movie night.

Vancouver Civic Theatres presents Mid-Century Madness, a dress-up party celebrating 60 years at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Mid-Century Madness

Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton, Vancouver)
When: Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $19.59 online now, to commemorate the 1959 inaugural year

July 5th, 1959 was the opening day of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in downtown Vancouver and a few weeks later Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II personally gave it her name. The venue accommodates 2,781 patrons and over the years it has hosted some of the world’s greatest plays, musicals, operas, ballets and concerts.

On October 26th, dress up in your favourite 60s attire, think the stylings of one “Don Draper” or rather, “Peggy Olson”, and prepare for a journey in our time machine.

The year is 1959, shoppers are on the hunt for the latest in mod fashion at the newly opened Oakridge Shopping Centre. In the background, children are buzzing over the first Barbie doll just about to hit the shelves and an eerie theme song from The Twilight Zone, a newly introduced television show, plays in the distance. This is the year that Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes its first guests.

Enjoy a welcome glass of bubbly, make your way through the flashing lights and glam photo booth, take in art from the decade, and party in style throughout the Queen Elizabeth Theatre lobby exhibits. Get ready to dance the night away with a vibrant and soulful live performance by Vancouver’s own Dawn Pemberton and musical stylings by DJ Veronica and Trumpeter Malcolm Aiken late into the night.

Tickets are available online now. Follow Vancouver Civic Theatres on Facebook and Twitter for their latest event updates and news.

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away to this fun theme event on October 26th, 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 Thursday, October 17, 2019.

UPDATE The winner is Eric Nicole!