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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — This post is sponsored by 7-Eleven® Canada Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
To celebrate National Coffee Day on September 29th, 7-Eleven® Canada will host its first ever Bring Your Own Mug Day. Coffee lovers are invited to bring their favourite mug and fill it for FREE at any 7-Eleven Coffee Bar across Canada.
7-Eleven Bring Your Own Mug Day
Where: All 7-Eleven stores across Canada When: Friday, September 29, 2017 7:00am to 7:00pm
Bring your trusty travel mug, carafe, coffee pot or cup and fill it with your favourite warm drink. Customize it with syrups, topping and condiments are always no extra charge.
Enjoy a mug full of Canadian-roasted, 100% premium Arabica Coffee (7-Eleven’s exclusive blend won the Silver Medal at the 2016 Golden Bean Awards), the seasonal favourite of Pumpkin Spice Latte or Hot Chocolate.
Size does matter in this case, as your mug must be less than 26cm in diameter, clean and water tight. To ensure that all java enthusiasts get to enjoy Bring Your Own Mug Day, there is a limit of one mug per person.
NEW! With the 7Rewards points program, every 7th cup is still free and customers can earn points towards free drinks and snacks.
Created and produced by Project: Humanity, Freedom Singer is a new documentary theatre piece co-created by Khari Wendell McClelland and Project: Humanity’s Andrew Kushnir with CBC journalist Jodie Martinson. It was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the United States.
Photo credit: Dahlia Katz
Urban Ink Presents Freedom Singer
Freedom Singer premiered on stage in Toronto in February 2017 and is now on a cross-country tour, with a stop in Vancouver this fall at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre.
Where: Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre (#203 162 W 1st Ave, Vancouver) When: October 7-18, 2017 Tickets:Available online now or call 604-629-VTIX (8849)
In 2015, Juno Award nominee McClelland retraced the steps of his great-great-great-grandmother Kizzy, and using contemporary styles like hip hop, funk and soul, he personalized the songs that likely accompanied her and thousands of others as they escaped US slavery. In sharing this music, Khari is brought face to face with his own “unrecorded” heritage, and the realities and myths of one of our quintessential historic narratives: the Underground Railroad.
The Detroit-born, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter talked to historians, museum curators, and descendants of slaves. His journey was recorded for a CBC documentary.
October 8th is a Pay What You Can performance (admission at the door), October 10th has ASL Interpretation and a Talkback, and October 17th is also a Talkback performance.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night of Freedom Singer on October 7th, 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 Monday, October 2, 2017. Follow Urban Ink on Twitter and Facebook for more information about this production.
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green. This list is updated often so send in your event listing anytime – for free – and check back often to plan your week.
Inspiring greater public participation in arts, culture and heritage, Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam will host over 25 free events during Culture Days, September 29th to October 1st.
Canada 150 Mural Unveiling
When: Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 12:15pm to 12:45pm
Where: The Outlet at Leigh Square
Join in the unveiling of Port Coquitlam’s Canada 150 legacy project: An 8×12-foot mural consisting of 600 tiles hand-painted by local residents at this summer’s Canada Day and Canada 150 events.
Permanently installed at the Outlet, the mural is part of the national Canada 150 Mural Mosaic public art project, which aims to create murals in 150 Canadian communities, and was made possible in part by the Government of Canada. All murals in the project have an overarching railway motif as well as local themes.
Entitled Our Journeys, Port Coquitlam’s mural features images that pay tribute to hometown hero Terry Fox, the Kwikwetlem First Nation, the area’s natural heritage and the trails enjoyed by many residents.
Photo by Lisa King
More Events in Port Coquitlam for Culture Days
Friday, September 29, 2017 11:30am to 12:00pm
Pop-Up Library Storytime
Hyde Creek Recreation Centre
Saturday, September 30, 2017 9:30am to 5:00pm
Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada
PoCo Heritage @ Leigh Square (The Outlet)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 11:00am to 3:00pm
Creative Writing Workshop and PoCo Writers Drop-In Group
Leigh Square (Gathering Place)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Family Art Drop-In
Leigh Square (The Outlet)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Dictionary Project
Terry Fox Library
Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Explore the Future of Arts and Culture
Terry Fox Library Makerspace
Saturday, September 30, 2017 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cutie Circle Ukulele Jamboree
Leigh Square (Gathering Place)
Culture Days represents the largest-ever collective public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in Canada with over 7,500 free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to create, participate and share. Miss604 is proud to be a media partner of the Tri-Cities Culture Days weekend. Stay tuned for more event listings in the coming days.
