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.
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
Queen Elizabeth (with Mayor A. T. Alsbury) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. VPL #46154 Date: July 15, 1959. Photographer / Studio: Province Newspaper
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.
Theatre lobby, 2019 and 1986-87 (Vancouver Archives photo CVA 775-31)
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.
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Vancouver TheatreSports™ (“VTS”) is honoured to host the 2019 International Theatresports Institute Festival, October 15 to October 20, 2019 on Granville Island. The lineup includes a bus trip with masked Mexican luchador El Jaguar, a ‘live gorilla’, Life Game, OK Tinder, The Toys Strike Back family-friendly show, and much more!
International Theatresports Institute Festival
When: Tuesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 20, 2019 Where: Granville Island (The Improv Centre, The Waterfront Theatre, The Nest) Tickets: Single Tickets, Group Tickets, and Festival Passes are on sale now. Prices range from $7 to $35 for Single Tickets and $49 to $220 for various Festival Passes. For groups of 10 or more people, a 10% discount will be offered.
The International Theatresports Institute (“ITI”) is the largest improv network in the world, representing 90 improv companies, schools and universities from 22 countries on six continents. Every two years, ITI convenes a conference and festival that brings together improvisers from around the globe. Previous locations have included Dubai, Milan, Würzburg, and San Francisco. This year’s Festival features more than 50 public performances from improvisers from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, UK, and U.S.A.
On Saturday, the Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) held its annual BC Spotlight Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse, honouring exceptional BC and Canadian filmmakers with awards as part of the Gala presented by TELUS. These awards across eight categories will help to support and further the careers of recipients, with prizes totalling $110,000 in cash and in-kind-services from industry leaders.
The award winners were announced before the screening of Anthony Shim’s Daughter, this year’s BC Spotlight Gala Film. Starring John Cassini, Teagan Vincze, and a host of Vancouver talent, Daughter tells the story of Jim (Cassini) as he finds solace in the wake of a personal tragedy in the companionship of Nikki (Vincze), a younger escort, casting her as someone who was unjustly taken from him.
List of Winners
BC SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Sea to Sky Award Presented by TELUS $20,000 cash prize. This award recognizes the outstanding work of one female key creative on a BC-produced feature or short. Jury: Daniel Doheny, Ben Popp, Sanja Živković
Winner: Ying Wang for The World Is Bright
Best BC Film Award Presented by Creative BC and Encore by Deluxe $10,000 from Creative BC and $15,000 in post-production services credit supplied by Encore by Deluxe. Jury: Daniel Doheny, Ben Popp, Sanja Živković
Winner: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
BC Emerging Filmmaker Award Presented by UBCP/ACTRA, AFBS & William F. White International Inc. $7,500 cash prize sponsored by UBCP/ACTRA and ACTRA Fraternal Benefits Society, plus a $10,000 equipment credit supplied by William F. White International Inc. Jury: Daniel Doheny, Ben Popp, Sanja Živković
Winner: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers for The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
CANADIAN AWARDS
Best Canadian Film Award $15,000 award presented by the Directors Guild of Canada. Jury: Jason James, Katherine Jerkovic, Loretta Todd
Winner: One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk by Zacharias Kunuk
Special Mention: Blood Quantum by Jeff Barnaby
Emerging Canadian Director Award $3,000 award presented by the Directors Guild of Canada. Jury: Sue Biely, Chris Ferguson, Connor Gaston
Winner: Heather Young for Murmur
Special Mention: Myriam Verreault for Kuessipan
Best Canadian Documentary Award $15,000 prize presented by the Rogers Group of Funds. Jury: Bojan Bodružić, Doreen Manuel, Andrea Warner
Winner: Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger by Alanis Obomsawin
Special Mention: My Dads, My Moms and Me by Julia Ivanova
Best Canadian Short Film Award $15,000 in colour grading and/or VFX services credit supplied by Side Street Post, and $2,000 presented by VIFF. Jury: Lawrence Garcia, Shaun Inouye, Sophie Jarvis
Winner: At the Bottom of the Seaby Caroline So Jung Lee
Special Mention: The Physics of Sorrow by Theodore Ushev
Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award $2,000 and a Roundtrip Flight anywhere Delta Air Lines flies. Presented by Gary Harvey and Delta Air Lines. Jury: Lawrence Garcia, Shaun Inouye, Sophie Jarvis
Winner: Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin for Acadiana
Special Mention: Jessica Johnson, Ryan Ermacora for Labour/Leisure
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belairdirect is known for making insurance simplified, and now they’re making #FootballSimplified – especially for super fans who want to go to the Grey Cup! You could win an all-inclusive trip through belairdirect’s Coach for a Day contest. Submit your best pep talk and have the chance to see what it’s like to be a CFL coach for a day.
Coach for the Day Pep Talk Video
The fan with the winning video will receive an all-inclusive trip for two to the Grey Cup in Calgary, with transportation, accommodation, and more! Additionally, the winner’s ‘Coach for a Day’ video submission will be featured on the big screen during the game.
There is only one entry per person for the belairdirect contest so make sure you get your pep talk down and straight to the point! Let your team know you’re behind them all the way.
belairdirect is a Canadian insurance provider with more than 60 years of experience offering comprehensive home and auto insurance solutions to Canadians. On top of being the Official Insurer of the CFL, belairdirect proudly sponsors three of the league’s teams: Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions.
Win Tickets to a BC Lions Game
To promote belairdirect’s Coach for a Day contest, I have my own giveaway just for BC Lions fans! I have 2 pairs of BC Lions tickets to give away for the game on Friday, October 18, 2019 vs the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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I will draw one winner at random from all blog/Twitter entries, and another at random from Instagram on Monday, October 14, 2019 at 5:00pm.
