Vancouver’s four-day fête in celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts, the Eastside Culture Crawl, runs November 15 to 18, 2018 in studios, homes, and garages throughout Vancouver’s Eastside community. The Crawl will present a line-up of artists, venues, and events to date, attracting 35,000 visitors from across Metro Vancouver and showcasing the work of more than 500 artists in 80 locations in the Eastside.
22nd Edition of the Eastside Culture Crawl
- When: November 15 to November 18, 2018
Thursday & Friday: 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am to 6:00pm
- Where: Various Eastside locations between Columbia, 1st Ave, Victoria Dr, and the waterfront
Visitors can immerse themselves in Canada’s largest artistic community of its kind, which extends from Columbia Street to Victoria Drive and from 1st Avenue to the Waterfront, through on-site visits, live demonstrations, probing presentations, and intriguing installations.
“More than just the home to Vancouver’s popular, four-day celebration of visual arts, the Eastside community contains the largest ratio of artists per capita in the country and serves as the nucleus for hundreds of visual artists and their studios,” says Esther Rausenberg, Executive Director of the Eastside Culture Crawl.
New App
Available for free download on November 15th, the Eastside Culture Crawl app will help festival goers better navigate the neighbourhood, favourite preferred artists, and locate nearby refreshments, bike parking, and car-sharing vehicles. By improving upon an already popular event, the Crawl hopes to continue growing its audience, thereby encouraging and advocating for participating artists to keep producing their brilliant works of art.
Feature Presentations
Members of the public are invited to supplement their Eastside Culture Crawl experience through a number of feature presentations and installations, including:
SPACES, PLACES, AND TRACES: EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL PREVIEW EXHIBIT
A juried exhibition of works, featuring 70 artists from the 2018 Culture Crawl, on at various venues:
ARTS FACTORY (281 Industrial Ave)
Until November 11, 2018
FIREHALL ARTS CENTRE (280 E. Cordova St)
Until November 18, 2018
THE CULTCH (1895 Venables St)
Until November 18, 2018
ALTERNATIVE CREATIONS GALLERY (1659 Venables St)
Until November 18, 2018
MOVING ART: CULTURE CRAWL’S FIFTH ANNUAL PROJECTION OF FILM & VIDEO
Strange Fellows Brewing (1345 Clark Dr)
A showing of evocative, art-based, contemporary silent films.
November 15 to 18, 2018 daily from 12:00pm to 11:00pm
CLOSING FILM NIGHT WITH CAROLE ITTER
The Arts Factory (281 Industrial Ave)
November 23, 2018 at 7:00pm
Eastside Culture Crawl and Cineworks present an evening of films by and about Vancouver-based artist Carole Itter, recipient of the 2017 Audain Prize for
Win a Prize Package
I have an amazing prize package to give away thanks to Eastside Culture Crawl participants and sponsors:
To top it off, Modo, an Eastside Culture Crawl Partner, is throwing in a $100 Carshare driving credit with Modo. Get access to over 600 cars, trucks, hybrids, EVs, cargo vans and more with Modo.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Follow the Eastside Culture Crawl on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is Moira!
Vancouver Farmers Markets’ winter season kicks off this weekend at the newly expanded Riley Park and Hastings Park Winter Markets. Across the Lower Mainland, you’ll find a few more markets as well!
Vancouver Winter Farmers Markets
Starting November 3rd, Riley Park Winter Market (formerly Nat Bailey) will expand to both sides of Ontario Street and take place at Nat Bailey Stadium and the new Riley Park Plaza at 50 E. 30th Ave. Shoppers will find over 70 farms and producers there each Saturday, along with more food trucks, an expanded seating area, and market entertainment.
Hastings Park Winter Market at the PNE welcomes a large new roster of vendors, including local farms, craft beverage producers, artisanal food makers, and food & coffee trucks.
Other highlights of the weekly Winter Markets include live music, face painting for kids, educational activities and community programming, and a great opportunity to connect with local farmers and producers.
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Every Saturday, November 3, 2018 – April 27, 2019 (closed December 29)
4601 Ontario Street & 50 E. 30th Avenue.
More info »
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Every Sunday, November 4, 2018 – April 28, 2019 (closed December 30)
PNE, Renfrew & Hastings
More info »
Bonus! Port Moody Winter Farmers Market
Every Sunday November 4 to April 28, 2019 10:00am to 2:00pm
Closed November 11, December 30, and April 21
Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road, Port Moody)
More info »
Bonus! Kwantlen St Winter Farmers Market
Saturdays 11:00am to 3:00pm, January 12 to June 29, 2019
Surrey’s KPU Campus (12666 72nd Ave, Surrey)
More info »
For more information, and to find out what’s in season, follow Vancouver Farmers Markets on Facebook and Twitter.
One Girl Can is excited to launch their winter auction again this year with some amazing prizes to be won. With contributions from the Canucks, Nita Lake Lodge, Aritzia, Cactus Club and more, get in quick to score some great deals this winter and prepare early for the holiday season!
Online Holiday Auction for One Girl Can
100% of auction proceeds will go directly to One Girl Can, a Vancouver-based charity focused expanding access for girls’ education in Africa. This holiday season they are raising funds for a new dormitory at Magomano Girls Boarding School in Kenya, where girls are living in a deteriorating dormitory which is severely overcrowded. One Girl Can wants to provide them with safe and healthy home which fosters the dignity and confidence they need to be successful in their studies.
Auction items available include:
- 2 Tickets to Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets (Dec 22)
- 2 Tickets to Canucks vs Florida Panthers (Jan 13)
- 1 Night in Nita Lake Lodge’s Lakeview Studio + Dinner
- $350 WithinUs Gift Basket
- 4 Passes to Capilano Bridge Canyon Lights
- and much more »
Bidding couldn’t be easier through the online auction page. The auction just launched today, so check it out now to place your early bids! Bidding closes at 3:00pm Friday, November 16, 2018.
The Children’s Theatre of Richmond Association (“CTORA”) presents The Little Mermaid Jr at the Massey Theatre, with incredibly talented youth performers, including Disney stars, performing popular musical productions with collaboration from Vancouver Aquarium to provide support and the three-dimensional (3D) backdrop.
The Little Mermaid Jr
Where: Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave, New Westminster)
When: Saturday, November 24 & Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 6:30pm
Tickets: Starting from $20, order online with assigned seating
Lily Yuan, CTORA founder and producer, shares, “Last year’s production of Aladdin was a huge success, so we expect The Little Mermaid Jr. and the Beauty and the Beast Jr. to sell-out quickly this year.
We not only have a talented team of young performers and renowned directors, we have also incorporated original art with digital technology to bring audience a stunning, lively, and one-of-a-kind performance stage.”
As a non-profit organization that leads in providing talented youth performers the opportunity to share their passion for art and culture, CTORA welcomes three (3) award-winning and local youth performers to join this year’s musical productions:
Zoey Siewert as Ariel
(in November 25 show)
Performance credit: Universal NBC’s Nina’s World; ABC’s Once Upon A Time.
Zac Siewert as King Triton
(in November 25 show)
Performance credit: Marvel’s (short-series) Black Spiderman, Chopped Canada Junior.
Jaedon Siewert as chef Louis
(in November 25 & 26 shows)
Performance credit: Universal’s Aliens Ate My Homework; ABC’s Siren.
More than 30 talented performers will take the stage this year with returning performers to include:
Neil Hong as Prince Eric,
Victoria Kazantseva as Ursula
The Children’s Theatre of Richmond Association will also present Beauty and the Beast Jr. on December 7 & Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Norman Rothstein Theatre (950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver). Follow CTORA on Facebook and Instagram for more info.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the Little Mermaid Jr performance on November 25th. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
Update The winner is Michelle!
Everyone is welcome to the kick-off event for Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam this season! On Saturday, November 24, 2018 join the City of Coquitlam and the community for an exciting evening with two entertainment hubs and the lighting of a dazzling free light displays that encircle the 1.2km Lafarge Lake loop.
Kick-Off Event for Lights at Lafarge
Dates: Saturday, November 24, 2018 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Lafarge Lake, Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam)
Admission: FREE!
Enjoy live entertainment on two stages, food trucks, buskers, roving entertainers, family crafts and more!
The TD Community Plaza will feature entertainment from Coastal Sound Music Academy (6:00pm), Gentlemen of Fortune (6:35pm), the official opening ceremony with The Crystal Torch by NZR Productions fire & light show (7:00pm), and the Lesismore Band (7:40pm).
The West Lake Village – Busker’s Stage will have Winsome Kind (6:30pm & 7:30pm) and Ukuladies of Lulu Island (7:00pm & 8:00pm). Roving performers like Winter Jester, Lady Neige, Buddy The Elf, and Electric Clowns will add to winter festival atmosphere – and be great for photo ops!
From 5:00pm to 10:00pm grab some grub at Gordo’s Concession, Japadog, Betty’s Greek Honey Ballz, Roaming Coffee, and Trucking BBQ.
The dazzling light displays that encircle the 1.2 km Lafarge Lake loop are designed into more than 10 zones including a winter lights entry gate, 90-foot caterpillar, woodland garden, outdoor dining table illuminated by a chandelier, fantasy forest with an elfin tree house, lighted woodland creatures, illuminated maple leafs, salmon, floating lotus flowers and giant-sized mushrooms, beehive and flowers.
Visitor Tips
Be sure to dress for the dark and for the weather! Late November can bring us rain, wind and snow – make sure you are dressed accordingly. The event takes place entirely outside, so be sure to have warm clothing and waterproof, durable footwear.
Use the site map and entertainment schedule to help plan your time. For the Kick-Off Event, there are two entertainment hubs (TD Community Plaza and West Lake Village) so give yourself time to get to one destination or the other. Enjoy your stroll around the lake and take care to be mindful of all the other visitors.
Keep young family members safe:
- Have a plan, spend a few moments showing your kids where the two Information Booths are for a family meeting place if you get separated;
- Ensure your child knows your first and last name and cell number;
- Always know what your child is wearing and consider including reflective bands on their clothing. Before leaving home, take a picture of your child with your cell phone or digital camera as it will help you remember what they are wearing and /or help staff identify your child.
Limited parking will be available during the Kick-Off Event. Guests are encouraged to walk, bike, carpool or travel by SkyTrain – the Evergreen Extension’s Lafarge Lake – Douglas Station provides direct access to Town Centre Park.
Lights at Lafarge Lake 2018-2019
After the opening ceremony and special event on November 24th, Lights at Lafarge Lake will run all season, through to January 20, 2019 with the display illuminating at dusk until 11:00pm, and past midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Miss604 is the proud social media sponsor of Lights at Lafarge
Follow Visit Coquitlam on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
