The Museum of Vancouver (“MOV”) and Nature Vancouver proudly present the illuminating exhibition, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in Our Lives, on display from June 28, 2018 to September 2019.
This exhibition delves into the life stories of local animals and plants—how they relate to each other and how they connect people to nature in the city. Scenic design, videos, taxidermy, crowd-sourcing technologies, and the display of natural specimens breathe life into these tales of co-habitation. The immersive nature of the exhibition, including hands-on activities, encourages visitors to examine their relationship with nature, think about momentarily disconnecting from their devices, and find equilibrium with the natural world around them.
Wild Things: The Power of Nature in Our Lives
Dates: June 28, 2018 through September 2019
Where: Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver)
Jillian Povarchook
The exhibition, designed by architects Daniel Irvine and Chad Manley, features two main experiences: The Encounter Room and The Engagement Room.
The Encounter Room features stories by local nature lovers, designers, and Indigenous knowledge holders that are surprising, unsettling, and strangely beautiful. As the pattern of rain echoes around them, visitors huddle under a tarp and listen to stories about this vital natural element; They eavesdrop on a hunting story, while sitting at a table across from a Roosevelt elk; and they traverse a wildlife corridor of large mammals—some, like the coyote, co-habiting with us today; others, like the wolf, regionally extinct. The Encounter Room also challenges visitors to discover themselves as physical creatures through crawling spaces, a climbing wall, and hidden animals that can only be discovered through peepholes.
The Engagement Room offers a counterpoint where visitors can study and share cultural knowledge about nature. Large interactive learning pods will present natural history specimens (flora and fauna), soundscapes, and short films; the themes shared in the pods were identified by an advisory group of environmental educators, Indigenous cultural workers, public health and forestry researchers, and architects. A crowd-sourced map showing “nature hotspots” in the city and a shadow puppet theatre will ask visitors of all ages to think about their own encounters with nature, while sound stations and matching games will test their knowledge of birds, plants, and animals. Displays point to the loss of local biodiversity associated with urbanization and a call for action to mitigate environmental degradation.
Wild Things is the first MOV exhibition to physically embody sustainability; therefore, a significant portion is built from reclaimed construction materials. Creating an exhibition within these parameters is the first step toward formalizing a policy that will insist on extensive upcycling of materials in the fabrication of all MOV exhibitions. This effort is supported by the Upcycle Vancouver program, a municipal experiment spearheaded by the Vancouver Economic Commission that aims to create a no-waste city.
Enter to Win Passes
I have a family pack of 4 passes to give away to this fascinating exhibition, 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, July 26, 2018
Update The winner is Laura!
As a lifelong Vancouverite who travels quite often, it pains me when I can’t recycle. I’m thousands of miles from home, I have just finished a juice bottle, I see a black trash can, but no blue bin. I ask around (at the airport, restaurant, park, home) and you hear those dreaded words: “We don’t do recycling in this city.” Record-scratch. Freeze frame. I can barely bring myself to put the item in the garbage can.
So, when the opposite occurs, and I find out that I can recycle something in Vancouver that I didn’t know I could –dropping that item in the blue bin knowing it will stay out of a landfill –I do a little celebration dance (just briefly, to myself, perhaps only in my head).
Cue Keurig. All Keurig K-Cup pods sold in Canada will be recyclable by the end of 2018. They are made of plastic #5, which is widely accepted in municipal recycling programs across the country.
Keurig wanted to make sure that their pods were not only recyclable, but also recycled. As a result, they have been partnering with recyclers, including Recycle BC, across North America for the past three years to ensure that the pods can easily travel from recycling bins at homes to recovery facilities to a useful second life as a new durable good.
Indeed I went to the Recycle BC website, clicked on “What Can I Recycle” and pods are accepted for curbside collection, multi-family collection, and at Recycle BC depots.
Recycling K-Cup Pods
There are 3 simple steps:
- Let the pod cool after brewing and peel off the foil lid (filter can remain)
- Compost the coffee grounds (bonus!)
- Recycle the #5 plastic cup alongside other recyclable containers in your recycling bin at home.
You can now restock your pantry with the lineup of recyclable K-Cup pods, with the same high quality and well-loved brands, with even more options rolling out by the end of 2018.
Coffee and recycling! My Vancouverite heart is very happy.
For more information about Keurig’s recyclable K-Cup pods, visit their recycling resource website and follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
On a recent trip with FestivalSeekers, I had the chance to get better acquainted with Williams Lake. Whether it is depicted through artwork on display at the Williams Lake Art Walk & Sale (August 10 to September 8, 2018), or experiencing it first hand while traipsing the boardwalks at Scout Island. There’s a lot to uncover in this Cariboo community that grew from ranches and lakeside homesteads, into the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George.
Creative Arts in the Cariboo Heartland
Here are some ways you can spend some quality time getting to know Williams Lake when you make it your road trip destination this summer:
1. Visit the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin at the Tourism Discovery Centre (1660 Broadway Ave, Williams Lake)
The Tourism Discover Centre (“TDC”) is a great first stop in Williams Lake. It’s more than a visitor centre as it’s also the home of the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin, with the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame, a full replica of a ranch home, along with First Nations artifacts, history, and information. Follow the staircase that winds around a giant cedar trunk to a loft art gallery with Cariboo-inspired art. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
PCI and Ledcor present a free, family-friendly live symphony performance in a world class waterfront setting on July 26th. The 5th annual VMO Live Symphony Performance music program features iconic overtures, dances and movies by Tchaikovsky, Hisaishi, and more.
Free VMO Live Symphony Performance
When: Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7:00pm
Where: Jack Poole Plaza at Burrard Landing (1055 Canada Pl)
Admission: This is a FREE outdoor concert, without reserved seating. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.
This summer evening event will be performed by the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, led by Maestro Kenneth Hsieh. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Stanley Park, the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains while listening to an enchanting programme of live symphony music.
The evening programme:
Dvořák – Carnival Overture
Tchaikovsky – Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Smetana – Die Moldau
Hisaishi / Reyes – Castle in the Sky Suite
Wagner – Prelude from Die Meistersinger
Bernstein – Overture from Candide
Elgar – Salut d’Amour
Williams – Theme from E.T.
Morricone – Cinema Paradiso
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
For more information, RSVP to the Facebook event. You can also enter to win an Instagram photo contest. Take a photo at the VMO Live Symphony Performance, follow VMOCanada on Instagram, and tag it with #iloveVMO.
Don’t miss VMO’s Season Opening concert September 9, 2018 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
Get to know Downtown Vancouver a little better this summer through its shopping, arts & culture events, food and entertainment! So far this week you’ve had the chance to win Brunch on Granville and a delicious Hastings West experience. Today, the third and final stop on this tour is on Alberni Street.
Win a Stylish Stay on Alberni Street
It’s called Rodeo Drive North for a reason! Alberni Street is Vancouver’s high end retail street with a range of high end shopping and dining options. It’s a place of luxury and style, with international fashion houses, some of Vancouver’s most popular restaurants and cafés all on a walkable stretch of this downtown corridor.
You can spend more than an afternoon on Alberni, especially if you win my next prize pack! It includes:
Here’s how you can enter to win:
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- Like, comment on, or share this post on Facebook
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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Follow Downtown Vancouver BIA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Keep your eyes on Miss604 and the Downtown Vancouver BIA for even more great contests this week.
I will draw one winner of the Savour West Hastings on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 12:00pm.
Update The winner is Bonnie Karhukangas!
