One Night in the Valley (April 27th) is the ultimate “Country Nights” Gala supporting Variety – the Children’s Charity where guests will be treated to a one-of-a-kind Valley event experience at the iconic Cloverdale Agriplex. Supporting a wonderful local cause, here are 5 reasons you have to join me at this fantastic event!
Tailgate Party
Guests will be welcomed to the event through the Red Carpet Tailgater featuring Preston GM’s 2019 trucks line-up.
Live Entertainment
Enjoy country line-dancing led by the cowgirls at Zynth & Co., musical performances by Cambree Lovesy, Shylo Sharity and Todd Richard, and the private headline concert with platinum-selling recording artist & 2018 multi-CCMA Award Winner, Dallas Smith!
The Food
One Night in the Valley will have a whiskey tasting lounge hosted by the Joseph Richard Group and the gala meal will be an upscale-country BBQ feast prepared by MasterChef Canada Winner, David Jorge and Blank Canvas Catering.
The Location
Located at the Cloverdal Agriplex in Surrey, you don’t need to travel to Downtown Vancouver to enjoy this premier gala evening. If you are traveling and would like to stay close by, there are hotel deals to be had with the Holiday Inn (17530 64th Ave, Surrey) and Sandman Inn and Suites (8855 202 St, Langley) just quote Variety’s One Night in the Valley when you book.
The Cause!
With your ticket, you’ll be supporting the important work that Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC does throughout the year, helping thousands of BC kids with special needs. You can also participate in the fundraising live and silent auctions include vacation getaways, wine packages, Thomas Rhett concert tickets and much, much more.
One Night in the Valley for Variety BC
Where: Cloverdale Agriplex (17798 62 Ave, Surrey) When: Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 6:00pm Tickets: A limited number of tickets remain for $249. Corporate tables of 10 are available for $3,500.
Follow Variety BC on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more info and follow the tag #VarietyInTheValley for updates throughout the event.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC.
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents qaʔ yəxw – water honours us: womxn and waterways. The premiere group exhibition is guest curated by four members of the ReMatriate Collective – Tsēmā Igharas (Tahltan), Tiffany Creyke (Tahltan), Angela Marie Schenstead (nêhiyaw), and Denver Lynxleg (Anishinaabe) – and features nine Indigenous artists.
Becoming Worthy by Marika Echachis Swan
Bill Reid Gallery Presents qaʔ yəxw – water honours us: womxn and waterways
Where: Bill Reid Gallery (639 Hornby St, Vancouver) When: April 10 to October 2, 2019
The exhibition will also feature Audrey Siegl (Musqueam)as an important contemporary Water Keeper. The show honours the important role of Indigenous women on the coast, both past and present, in a timely investigation amid ongoing debates about pipelines and Indigenous rights. qaʔ yəxwis a hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ expression that means “water honoursus.”
qaʔ yəxw – water honours us: womxn and waterways, features video, photography, carving, printmaking, beading, and performance by artists affiliated with various Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast and the interior of British Columbia.
Each of the nine artists considers a unique experience with the life-giving element of water, and creates innovative works based on culturally specific practices:
Richelle Bear Hat (Blackfoot/Cree) Krystle Coughlin (Selkirk) Lindsay Katsitsakataste Delaronde (Mohawk) Alison Marks (Tlingit) Dionne Paul (Nuxalk/Sechelt) Kali Spitzer (Kaska Dena) Marika Echachis Swan (Nuu-chah-nulth) Carrielynn Victor (Sto:lo) Veronica Waechter (Gitxsan)
Veronica Waechter
Free Admission First Friday of the Month
Thanks to their partnership with the Vancouver International Airport the gallery is able to offer FREE admission from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm every first Friday of the month. Next date is Friday, April 5, 2019.
Follow the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more info.
April is here and so is the Cherry Blossom Festival and soon, our two local tulip festivals. This weekend enjoy some great festivals, theatre, markets and more!
Early Music Vancouver (“EMV”), in collaboration with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra (“PBO”) and the Vancouver Cantata Singers (“VCS”), presents Handel Coronation Anthems on April 14th at the Chan Centre.
Esteemed conductor and organist Alexander Weimann leads the PBO, VCS, and four internationally renowned soloists in a spectacular large-scale performance of two Handel masterpieces: Coronation Anthems and Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne.
Handel Coronation Anthems
When: Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 3:00pm Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC, 6265 Crescent Rd) Tickets:Available online now from $18
Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Vancouver Cantata Singers. Photo by Jan Gates
Since their successful debut, Handel’s Coronation Anthems have remained at the heart of the favoured English Baroque repertoire. Handel’s setting of Zadok the Priest, the first of the four anthems, has been included at every British coronation since 1727. The long instrumental opening of this work remains one of music history’s greatest examples of how to build anticipation and tension.
EMV’s programme will also include a performance of Handel’s festive Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne. This earlier work was written in 1713 and honours both Queen Anne’s birthday and the celebration of the Treaty of Utrecht that finally ended the War of Spanish succession in 1712. Scored for three solo voices, choir, and orchestra, it begins with one of Handel’s most beloved and famous solos Eternal Source of Light Divine, featuring the trumpet and the alto voice. Millions of people all over the world heard this piece during the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.
This highly anticipated concert will showcase four internationally recognized vocal soloists: Sumner Thompson (bass-baritone), Ross Hauck (tenor), Vicki St. Pierre (mezzo soprano), and Danielle Sampson (soprano), paired with the glorious voices of the Vancouver Cantata Singers.
The all-star vocalists will be accompanied by Vancouver’s own Juno-nominated PBO led by acclaimed music director and harpsichordist Alexander Weimann. Formed in 1990, the PBO is universally recognized as one of Canada’s best orchestras playing on period instruments.
In addition to sharing Handel’s magnificent works, EMV looks forward to announcing its captivating 2019–20 season at the beginning of the concert at the Chan Centre.
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Two of the largest Vaisakhi celebrations outside of India occur in Surrey and Vancouver each spring, with community events and parades. Considered one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar, you can join hundreds of thousands to celebrate the new year at these two local events:
Photo courtesy of the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade
Vaisakhi Parade Surrey
Website When: Saturday, April 20, 2019 festivities from 9:30am to 4:00pm Where: Starting out from the Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar Temple (12885 85th Ave). The parade, which features a variety of floats, community groups, live music and dancers and performers travels along 124th Street, turns left onto 75th Avenue, continues on 76th Avenue, onto 128th Street, then back to the Temple. View the parade map here »
Vaisakhi Parade Vancouver
Website | Facebook When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 11:00am to 5:00pm Where: Starting out from the KDS Ross Sikh Temple (8000 Ross St, Vancouver) heading up to the Punjabi Market (49th to 51st Ave on Main St) and back, you can view the full parade route here »
Guests of all cultures and religions are invited to these peaceful, family-orientated celebrations, which will also have plenty of delicious food!
