Variety – the Children’s Charity and Global BC have announced that the 4th Annual Variety Week will take place from Monday, September 30 to Friday, October 4, 2019. Throughout the week, Global BC will be showcasing the work that Variety does to help children with special needs and their families across the various communities in BC.
Variety Week on Global BC
During every newscast including Global News Morning and Global News Hour at 6, viewers will be introduced to families who Variety has supported while getting to see firsthand how their lives have been impacted because of Variety’s help.
“We’re excited to once again be teaming up with Variety to help kids across the province,” said Kenton Boston, VP National & Network News, Global News. “And we’re looking forward to learning from the families about the challenges they faced and how their lives have been transformed by Variety.”
Also during the week, Variety will launch “Club Heartly” … a new program which encourages kids to fundraise for kids with special needs while at the same promoting inclusiveness.
Last year’s Variety Week saw Variety raise an astounding $765,594. Donations can be made by calling toll-free at 310-KIDS and as well, they can be made online at variety.bc.ca or by texting “KIDS” to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution.
About Variety – the Children’s Charity:
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity, and Chair of its Membership and Marketing Committees.
It could happen: Fort Langley may one day find itself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. At this fun, adult-only, after-hours event, see what your chances of survival would be!
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse in Fort Langley
When: Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 6:00pm Where: Fort Langley National Historic Site Tickets:Available online
In this after-hours event, learn essential survival skills through four fascinating activities including wilderness first aid, musket-firing, fire-starting, and blacksmithing. Discover why the fort would be the prime location for survival.
About Fort Langley
Built in 1827, Fort Langley was a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post. Located on the banks of the Fraser River, it was once part of a trade route for the British Empire at the centre of a large population of Indigenous people.
Fort Langley served as part of a network of fur trade forts operating in the New Caledonia and Columbia Districts (now British Columbia and northern Washington). The fort maintained a good and peaceful trade in furs, salmon, and even cranberries with the local native inhabitants.
On September 15th, you can join the 5km VOKRA Walk for the Kitties at Jericho Beach and raise funds that directly support their rescue efforts.
VOKRA Walk for the Kitties
When: Sunday September 15th, 2019 Where: Jericho Beach Tickets: Register for the walk and pay fees online
VOKRA’s mission is to end cat overpopulation and homelessness. They rescue, heal, then place cats – first in their network of foster homes, then in carefully matched, loving, forever homes. VOKRA is a passionate, volunteer-driven charity with extensive cat care experience, that believes that no-kill is the only responsible approach to rescue, that Trap-Neuter-Return works and that cats are awesome!
Each Walk participant pledges to raise funds for VOKRA to help in the mission to end cat overpopulation and homelessness.
As a volunteer-driven non-profit, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (“VOKRA”) relies on Walk for the Kitties to raise much needed funds to help them rescue more than 1,400 cats and kittens each year. For more information follow follow VOKRA on Instagram and Facebook.
The Westward Music Festival returns to Vancouver from September 12-15, 2019 featuring Joji, The Paper Kites, Black Mountain, Emotional Oranges and many more at both free and ticketed shows across downtown.
Westward Music Festival 2019
When: September 12 to 15, 2019
Where: Biltmore, Imperial and Vogue Theatres, along with the street party in Yaletown
In addition to ticketed events, the Westward Street Party will have three FREE outdoor stages between Davie, Mainland and Nelson streets in Yaletown with entertainment on Friday, September 13th and Saturday, 14th.
The Music BC stage will be located at the intersection of Nelson and Hamilton, featuring performances by I M U R,Jo Passed, Rare Americans, The Tourist Company, Diamond Café, Old Soul Rebel, Prado, Sam The Astronaut, HOFFEY, Phono Pony, Meltt, Biawanna, and Glass Forest and will be active with performances on both Friday and Saturday..
The two other Westward Yaletown stages, the Kater Stage and the Electronic Stage, powered by Groundwerk, will both run on Saturday, September 14th. The Kater Stage will be located on Davie Street and will feature Little Destroyer, Hotel Mira, Missy D, Teon Gibbs, Booty EP, Parlour Panther, Fionn, and Sam Lynch. The Electronic Stage, powered by Groundwerk, will host Esette, Dj dood, Which Nancy, Niki Sadeki, Joel West B2B Jay Tripwire, and Kevin Shiu.
Accompanying the music at these outdoor events will be a beer garden, food and a host of local vendors for attendees to explore and enjoy.
Join Blueridge Chamber Music Festival and The Polygon Gallery in an exploration of musical time. Held in conjunction with The Polygon’s current exhibition of Christian Marclay’s groundbreaking video installation The Clock, Breathe Out, Listen In: Music About Time offers a rare opportunity to experience two extraordinary music pieces.
Breathe Out, Listen In: Music About Time
When: Sunday, August 25, 2019 from 12:30pm to 5:30pm
Where: The Polygon Gallery (101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver)
Admission: Until the end of 2020, admission to The Polygon Gallery is by donation, made possible through generous, multi-year support from BMO Financial Group.
Tahltan/Tlinglit composer and musician Edzi’u. Photo courtesy the artist.
Experience a soundwork by emerging Tahltan/Tlinglit composer and musician Edzi’u. Inspired by her family’s tradition of storytelling, Kime Ani explores issues of culture and identity. Working with vintage and current audio recordings, electronic instruments and voice, Edzi’u interprets stories from three generations of her grandmothers and matriarchs.
At over four hours in length, the piece weaves a softly mesmerizing sound world that draws the listener into an ever-deepening state of contemplation and meditation. Scored for flute, piano and percussion, the piece defies the structure of clock time, and instead yields to our actual experiences of time whereby five minutes can seem like forever while a whole day can slip by quickly.
For the first thirty minutes, Tahltan/Tlingit composer and musician, Edzi’u will perform a piece inspired by three generations of family members. Then, from 1:30pm to 5:30pm, a trio will perform a piece weaving soft mesmerizing sounds and drawing the listeners into meditation and contemplation. “For Philip Guston” was composed by Morton Feldman and is considered one of the most monumental chamber music works of the 20th century.
This event is the final concert in the 2019 summer Blueridge Chamber Music Festival. Now celebrating its tenth season, Blueridge presents a characteristic blend of beloved chamber music classics and innovative new music played by Canada’s most thrilling performers.
