Includes child’s entry to the egg hunt, all treats collected during the hunt, 1 kid FlexPass for a free PEACE Farm Sanctuary tour, and an entry into the Easter Basket Giveaway.
Little Vegan Treats owner Lori Blaszkowski created the event after noticing she had never seen a public vegan Easter event advertised before. With more families adhering to a vegan lifestyle, the holidays can be tricky to navigate. In 2022, Blaszkowski held Canada’s first-ever all vegan Easter Egg Hunt.
With room for 200 children to attend this years hunt, the sugar bar has been raised. Little Vegan Treats has procured around 40 kilograms of treats including the highly sought after mini-eggs. Levelling up from the last event, Veg Out Food Truck will be onsite serving up a delicious menu featuring an Easter shake. The Easter Bunny will also be making an appearance. Make sure to get your photo taken from the onsite photographer. All proceeds from photos with the Easter Bunny will benefit PEACE Canada.
If you’d like to place an order from Little Vegan Treats to pick up at the event, choose the “pick up” option at the online check-out and be sure to select the Easter Egg Hunt location.
Spring break is in full swing and the city has blossomed with a new season, new events, festive favourites and more fun things to do in Vancouver filling up the activities calendar.
There’s a beautiful group of trees on the edge of Coal Harbour in Downtown Vancouver that hold very special meaning: A group of cherry blossoms known as Cherry Grove, located at Devonian Harbour Park near the entrance to Stanley Park, was the world’s first-known AIDS memorial.
“The first fallen pink petals were followed by too many others. Gone, but never forgotten.”
Cherry Blossoms Are World’s First-Known AIDS Memorial in Vancouver
Musician Mark Kleiner first told me about this memorial in a 2014 interview, and said it wasn’t widely publicized when the trees were planted in the 1980s. When we spoke, it had yet to be officially recognize but he said the Vancouver Park Board was working on getting a plaque installed.
“According to a Vancouver Sun article dated October 21, 1985, four cherry trees were planted near Stanley Park in the memory of four men who died of AIDS. Indicative of the homophobia and AIDS/HIV stigma prevalent at the time, particularly during the onset of the AIDS crisis that ravaged LGBT communities, the men were only identified by their first names—James, Ivan, Gino, and Randy. Furthermore, an AIDS Vancouver spokesperson at the time requested that the location not be revealed in order to prevent the trees from being vandalized.” (Source: AIDS Memorial Info)
A plaque was installed on a large boulder in July 2018:
First Known AIDS Memorial Planted on October 20, 1985 This grove of cherry trees is a living monument, planted in loving memory of those we lost in the very early days of the AIDS epidemic here in Vancouver.
In Vancouver, there is another AIDS memorial, the steel ribbon installed in 2004, at English Bay.
Vancouver has over 40,000 cherry and plum trees, in urban areas and parks. The city’s original 500 cherry trees were a gift from the mayors of Kobe and Yokohama in the 1930s, thanking the city for honoring Japanese Canadians who served in WWI.
This grove is the first known AIDS memorial. Planted Oct 20, 1985 “In loving memory of those we lost in the very early days of the AIDS epidemic here in Vancouver. The first fallen pink petals were followed by too many others. Gone, but never forgotten.” @AIDSVancouver pic.twitter.com/Fc4KASIUMk
The trees in Cherry Grove usually bloom a bit later than the rest of the city, I have taken photos and video of them in all their glory around mid-April each year. Be sure to stop by next time you’re in the area and admire the love and meaning of these blossoms.
Learn more about how your coffee goes from bean to cup at The Trail of Coffee, a new event curated by Latincouver. Guests will be connected with coffee-growing regions through engaging exhibits, presentations, tastings, and more.
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The Trail of Coffee
Dates: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Times: 12:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: The Pipe Shop (115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver)
Tickets:Available online now for $25 – $35. Early-bird discount pricing ($20 – $30) is available until March 31.
Purchase a ‘Coffee Flavour Explorer Pass’ for access to exhibitions, speakers and delicious food and beverages from the Café Bar. The ‘VIP Coffee Trail Pass’ adds access to workshops and tastings for hands-on, immersive experiences, coffee cocktails, and more.
Live music, food vendors, and demonstrations, including latte art and tastings will take place all day and into the evening at a favourite venue in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
Latin countries in South and Central America are leading global coffee producers, building not only economic value but community by growing, processing, and exporting one of the world’s most beloved beverages. Coffee-centered festivals thrive in other parts of the world, and Latincouver is proud to bring this celebration of the bean to Vancouver. Connect with them on Instagram for more info.
With the support of his outstanding 18-piece live band and a full orchestra, audiences will be swept away from the sound of the first note and journey through an array of well-loved scores throughout Zimmer’s career. The tour marks the North American return of the “Hollywood Rebel” (according to the BBC) who has been selling out arenas around the world with his live show.
In a groundbreaking audio and visual show, the multiple Academy Award® and Grammy winning Zimmer, his band and the orchestra will perform a selection of the composer’s scores from some of cinema’s biggest films. The newly arranged concert suites include music from Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, The Lion King, The Last Samurai and Dune, for which Zimmer received his second Academy Award®.
Hans Zimmer’s extraordinary melodies and modern compositions captivate a huge worldwide fan base across generations. He has already energized countless international cinema blockbusters, in addition to the above: James Bond – No Time to Die, Inception, Dunkirk, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight trilogy, Wonder Woman, Kung Fu Panda, 12 Years A Slave, Top Gun: Maverick, and Dune: Part Two.
Hans Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which combined have grossed more than 28 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Zimmer has been honoured with two Academy Awards®, three Golden Globes®, four Grammys®, an American Music Award, and a Tony® Award.
