It’s the nation’s oldest beer festival and the upcoming 27th edition of the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria (September 6-7, 2019) is going to be the biggest yet!
Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria
Where: Royal Athletic Park (1014 Caledonia Ave, Victoria)
Walking distance from downtown Victoria
When: Friday, September 6, 2019 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, September 7, 2019 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Tickets:
Friday September 6 Single Day Ticket – $40.00 + Taxes & Fees
Saturday September 7 Single Day Ticket – $40.00 + Taxes & Fees
Ticket includes a taster glass, a program, and a BC Transit Get Home Safe bus ticket. Tokens are not included with the ticket.
This year they’re accepting the blue and green beer tokens from years past. All you have to do is bring them with you to the festival and redeem as normal at a brewery booth. No need to exchange them for the new red tokens, but note that this will be the last year you can use them!
Recently named one of the Top 10 Beer Cities in the World (by CNN), Victoria’s beer festival will feature a diverse range of more than 100 craft breweries from British Columbia (and beyond) along with local cideries and food trucks. The BC Ale Trail-er will also be on-site serving a selection of beers from breweries that are unable to make the trip to Victoria.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet the brewers and learn more about Canada’s beer culture. Some breweries will even have unique cask-conditioned beers specially produced for the festival.
Several breweries serving beer at the festival have only been open a couple of months, including Whistle Buoy Brewing (Victoria), Ace Brewing (Courtenay), Container Brewing (Vancouver), Rustic Reel Brewing (Kelowna), Wildeye Brewing (North Vancouver), and Slackwater Brewing (Penticton).
What’s a party without food? Ali Baba, Deadbeetz, Greek on the Street, L’Authentique, Mama Rosies, Roast, Taco Justice, and The Deep Friar food trucks will be on site as well.
If you’re heading there from out of town, check out the festival website for travel and hotel info and follow the Victoria Beer Society on Facebook and Instagram for more info.
We have a lot of runs and relays around Vancouver but how about a competitive paddle? The Indian Arm Challenge is an endurance race that attracts paddlers from all over the PNW to Deep Cove to experience the beauty of the area by way of paddling 32km as a solo racer or 16km as a relay team.
Indian Arm Challenge
When: Saturday, September 14, 2019 starting at 12:00pm Where: Deep Cove Kayak Centre (2156 Banbury Rd, North Vancouver) Entry Free: $50 – participate in a sea kayak, outrigger canoe, or on a paddleboard
The 32km paddle leaves from the Deep Cove Kayak Centre rental centre and heads all the way up Indian Arm, around the distinctive Croker Island to the mighty Granite Falls, before heading back to Deep Cove where it began started. Paddlers can choose to complete the race solo, in a multi-person boat, or as part of a relay team which switches at Granite Falls.
It’s expected that the fastest paddlers will complete the course in around 3 hours, with the safety cut off at 6 hours to ensure all racers are safe. Following the Race, there will be awards and food for the participants. As this is a “Low Impact Event”, participants are asked to bring their own cup, plate and utensils for their food and beverage.
The 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is fast approaching and to make this fine festival function, volunteers are needed. If you love movies, the arts and being a part of an amazing community, then VIFF has a spot for you!
Volunteer at VIFF 2019
When: September 26 to October 11, 2019 Where: Various Vancouver venues, centralized at Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St)
For 16 days, hundreds of films from around the world will play throughout the city, showcasing unique genres and content. Dozens of directors, writers and actors will be on hand for insightful—and occasionally provocative—post-screening Q&A sessions. The VIFF team of over 1,000 volunteers, in collaboration with staff, and directors create an internationally renowned and appreciative space for filmmakers and audience members to share their love of film and the film industry.
VIFF is looking for volunteers to help fill their diverse Teams and Lead volunteer positions this year.
Volunteer Teams Accepting Applications:
Exhibitions Films+ Media Marketing Special Events Sponsorship
Transportation Ticketing Volunteer Services Guest Services Team Lead roles and more!
The majority of Teams require each volunteer to commit to a minimum of 4 shifts. The majority of shifts are between 3-5 hours. For details on required skills and availability necessary for each team, check out Team Descriptions »
Volunteer Perks:
Ticket Vouchers
1 Volunteer Ticket Voucher for every shift you volunteer. Vouchers can be used in advance for any available festival screening. Vouchers are transferrable – so bring a friend!
Volunteer Pass
A Volunteer Pass which can be used by you in the Volunteer Stand-by Line
Youth Volunteer Pass
For volunteers who are 16 and 17, this pass allows you access to any classified films. Please note that under BC classification law, you must be 18 or older to view unclassified films.
Volunteer Party
An invitation to the VIFF Volunteer Appreciation Events
T-shirt
A stylish Festival Volunteer T-shirt
Reference
After the festival, a letter of participation in our Volunteer Programme can be emailed upon request
…And More
Special offers, screenings and promotions exclusive to volunteers
You must be 16 years or older to apply to volunteer. Certain teams have higher age requirements. Before filling out your application, review VIFF 2019 Volunteer Teams.
VIFF 2019 runs September 26 to October 11, 2019. Follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information about the festival, its events, special guests, and films.
The Firehall Arts Centre is launching its 37th anniversary season with SpeakEasy Theatre’s powerful and provocative comedy, The Shipment opening on September 25, 2019.
Cast of The Shipment. Photo by Jens Kristian Balle
The Shipment at Firehall Arts Centre
When: September 25 to October 5, 2019 Where: Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova, Vancouver) Tickets: From $20 online or call (604) 689-0926
Written by Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee, The Shipment is a subversive modern minstrel show about Black identity meant to wake the world to the ridiculous narratives in dominant media.
Five Black actors – Andrew Creightney, Chris Francisque, Omari Newton, Adrian Neblett, and Kiomi Pyke – play a roster of characters that reads like a bad b-list of Black iconography: Video Ho, Crackhead John, Bad Cop, Standup Comedian, Drug Dealer Mama, Grandma from Heaven, and Record Company Executive, to name just a few. The brazen mash-up of these stereotypes with clichés, distortions, and brilliant sleights of hand all force us to go beyond the lampoon and shift the lens through which we perceive race in order to confront our own bias.
Garnering five Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards nominations and a Best Actor win for Omari Newton, The Shipment is biting satire at its very best.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night on September 25th. 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 Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Follow the Firehall Arts Centre on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram along with SpeakEasy Theatre on Twitter and Facebook for more info.
Summer isn’t over yet, in fact some of the very best events of the year are just beginning! Aside from some family fun at local farms, the PNE, and upcoming festivals, Miss604 is proud to sponsor this Friday and Saturday’s Richmond World Festival. This event and many more Vancouver Labour Day Long Weekend activities follow below:
