Serena Ryder and Brett Kissel rocked the Surrey Canada Day stage in Cloverdale on July 1st and tens of thousands of proud Canadians, visitors, and families enjoyed a day filled with entertainment, games, rides, food trucks, and much more. Thanks to those who shared their photos with the #SurreyCanadaDay tag, you can get a glimpse of all the fun (and plan your visit to Surrey Canada Day next year)!
The legendary Salmon Festival, museums and attractions, live music, awesome food along the riverside — all of this made Richmond Canada Day in Steveston one giant, and very appropriate, birthday party for Canada. Thanks to those who shared their photos with the #RichmondCanadaDay tag, we can relive some of the fun!
Free lunchtime concerts return to CBC Vancouver this summer for the 9th annual CBC Musical Nooners! Join the fun all summer long.
Where: CBC Vancouver Outdoor Stage and Plaza (700 Hamilton St)
When: July 10 – August 17 weekdays, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Admission: FREE!
Opening day, July 10th, will be a celebration of Indigenous culture. Lift your spirits with the passionate and soulful music of Mob Bounce, a northwest coast Native hip-hop duo comprised of The Northwest Kid (Gitxsan) and EarthChild (Cree/ Metis). Mr. Bannock, an Indigenous food truck will also be on hand to feed hungry concert attendees.
Here’s what else is in store this year:
Tuesday, July 10, Mob Bounce
Wednesday, July 11, Son de Madera
Thursday, July 12, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Friday, July 13, Little Miss Higgins
Monday, July 16, Winsome Kind
Tuesday, July 17, Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron
Wednesday, July 18, Haley Blais
Thursday, July 19, Dawn Pemberton
Friday, July 20, Rumba Calzada
Monday, July 23, Adam Robert Thomas
Tuesday, July 24, Portraits of Us
Wednesday, July 25, Fallbrigade
Thursday, July 26, The Long War
Friday, July 27, Jen Hodge All Stars
Monday, July 30, Old Soul Rebel
Tuesday, July 31, Sinclair & Bennett
Wednesday,August 1, Will Stroet
Thursday, August 2, Lonesome Town Painters
Friday, August 3, Tanga
Monday, August 6, BC Day No Concert
Tuesday, August 7, Petunia and the Vipers
Wednesday, August 8, David Ward
Thursday, August 9, Roy Forbes
Friday, August 10, Schwey
Monday, August 13, Desirée Dawson
Tuesday, August 14, Caleb Hart
Wednesday, August 15, Sister Speak
Thursday, August 16, Wooden Horsemen
Friday, August 17, Coco Jafro
View the full lineup here »
For more information on the Musical Nooners series and CBC in British Columbia follow along on Twitter or with the tag #musicalnooners.
The 30th annual Dancing on the Edge Festival, Canada’s longest running festival of contemporary dance, is taking over Vancouver July 5-14, 2018. Artists from across Canada, from Belgium and South Korea will dance on stages and in the streets during the ten-day festival, in full length and mixed bill programs, as well as site-specific works.
Where: Firehall Arts Centre & various venues
When: July 5 to 14, 2018
Tickets: Individual tickets and festival passes, including 4 or 6 show Edge Packs, are available now online or by calling the Firehall Arts Centre Box Office at (604) 689-0926.
This year’s lineup includes: Montreal’s Paul-André Fortier/Fortier Danse-Création performs his final solo creation; Liz Kinoshita‘s Belgium-based company shares her work Volcano; South Korea’s Dab Dance Project makes their first appearance at DOTE with support from Suddenly Dance Theatre in Victoria and the Korean Government; Montreal’s Lara Kramer Danse returns; and Toronto’s Valerie Calam’s (Company Vice Versa) Dora Award winning Gotta Go Church set on Kate Franklin. BC choreographers performing a mix of new works and audience favourites include; Wen Wei Dance, Company 605, Lesley Telford/Inverso Productions, Co.ERASGA/Kasandra Lea in a collaboration where contemporary and Flamenco dance collide, MascallDance, Noam Gagnon/Vision Impure, Amber Funk Barton’s the response., Kinesis Dance somatheatro, O.Dela Arts/Olivia C. Davies, Yves Candau/Rob Kitsos/Martin Gotfrit, Hilary Maxwell, Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien, Alexandra Eliiott Dance, Crimson Coast Dance, All Bodies Dance Project, Jennifer Aoki, Holly Bright, and more – with over 30 performances. Outdoor site-specific work includes; Gail Lotenberg of LINK Dance Foundation’s choreography Crosswalk Hustle, a new installation in “The Intersections Series” where pedestrians and vehicle traffic meet in a choreographed routine (performances at Davie & Bute and Commercial Drive & 1st Ave); From tap to hip hop, from contemporary to flamenco, Dancing on the Edge brings four short works to Granville Island as part of Dances for a Small Stage Summer Series; and Kokoro Dance’s Wreck Beach Butoh, a unique site-specific dance performance that has been performed annually since 1996 with lighting, sound, and setting by Mother Nature.
The Festival has a lot to celebrate. Not only does this anniversary serve as a platform to generate greater awareness of our festival’s values, but it will serve as a powerful reminder of the contributions of dance, as an art-form and demonstrates how 30 years of artistic pursuit can continue to pave the way for the future. The festival has accumulated 30 stories of the past 30 years of artists who have been presented by Dancing on the Edge Festival.
I have a pair of tickets to give away to EDGE SIX at the Firehall Arts Centre on July 12, 2018 at 7:00pm.
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 Friday, July 6, 2018.
Update The winner is Ray!
Thousands of lakes, the Fishing Highway, and the world’s largest cross-country skis are all attractions in 100 Mile House, where many Vancouverites also have waterfront cabins that makes for perfect long weekend getaways with the family. Did you know it also has bird watching, kayaking, some awesome festivals, and even a waterfall in the middle of the city?
Last year I experienced two kinds of horsepower in 100 Mile, and this year I took to the water and discovered what makes this lake-filled region such a fun destination.
First things first: The festival! Hot July Nights is a road-rocking show n’ shine like you’ve never seen before with more than 200 cars and motorcycles from the Pacific Northwest.
Where: Centennial Park (105 Evergreen Cres, 100 Mile House)
When: Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15, 2018
Admission: FREE for spectators! To enter your prized cruiser, there is a $10 registration fee.
A weekend of cruisers, classics, choppers and hot rods!
1) Walk around the 100 Mile Marsh
Where: South Cariboo Visitor Centre (Airport Rd, 100 Mile House)
Bird watchers rejoice! The 100 Mile Marsh is a Nature Trust and Ducks Unlimited protected wetland that is filled with migratory and native bird species. Park the car at the Visitor Centre and walk the accessible trail around the lake to spot Flickers, Sandpipers, Redwinged Blackbirds, Yellow Headed Blackbirds, Loons, and more — I even spotted a family of beavers! Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
