This weekend’s Vancouver Fall Home Show is your destination for everything from renovation overhaul to brand-new build, DIY do-over to one-day décor dreams.
It’s where big ideas, trusted advice, and fresh inspiration unite, complete with more than 325 trusted brands and local companies. Some of the amazing guests include HGTV Canada’s Sarah Richardson, Kortney & Dave Wilson, and Home to Win star Tiffany Pratt presenting on the Urban Barn Main Stage.
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre – West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver)
Show Dates & Hours:
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday, October 27, 2017 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday, October 29, 2017 10:00am to 6:00pm
Tickets: Save $3 on regular adult admission when you buy online, courtesy of Renovation Find. Satisfaction guaranteed – they’re so sure you’ll enjoy the show, they’ll refund your admission if you don’t.
Check out the full Main Stage schedule, Cooking Stage schedule, the Portobello West Market, workshops and more.
Win the Ultimate VIP Prize Package
You’ve never experienced the Vancouver Fall Home Show like this before! I have the Ultimate VIP Prize Package to give away to one lucky Miss604 reader and their guest. Here’s what is included:
- 2 tickets to the Vancouver Fall Home Show for Friday, October 27th
- 2 complimentary glasses of wine in the Lounge
- A spot in a workshop with Three Corners Artisan
- A backstage meet and greet with a headliner Tiffany Pratt on Friday, October 27th and reserved seating at her presentation
- A copy of Tiffany’s book, This Can Be Beautiful
- A $100 VISA gift card to spend at the show, or as you wish!
Enter to win:
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The winner must be 19+ and be able to attend on Friday, October 27, 2017 in order to claim/use the prize. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday. October 26, 2017.
Update The winner is Rano Mann Gill!
Terminal City Glass Co-Op is hosting Hot Glass Cold Beer this weekend, a two-day event that combines the art of glassblowing with the art of filling that glass with something delicious – local craft beer!
Hot Glass Cold Beer at Terminal City Glass Co-op
Where: Terminal City Glass Co-op (1191 Parker St, Vancouver)
When: Saturday, October 28, 2017 7:00pm to 12:00am
Everyone can enjoy glassblowing demos, craft beer from 8 local breweries, a carved pumpkin contest, DJ Darkcloud, Beer Pong, and a costume contest.
General Admission ticket includes: A handblown taster glass designed, made and signed by glass artist Scott McDougall, whose design was selected by a jury of brewery representatives + 7 beer tasting tokens
VIP ticket (only 28 available) includes: Make your own glass tumbler on Friday, October 27, working one-on-one with a professional glass artist in a 30-minute session. Make the tumbler on Friday and drink from it on Saturday + a branded Hot Glass Cold Beer tasting glass + 10 beer tasting tokens.
Designated Driver ticket includes: A branded Hot Glass Cold Beer tasting glass + unlimited tokens for non-alcoholic drinks
Win Tickets
I have a pair of General Admission tickets to give away, here’s how you can enter to win:
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Must be 19+. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
Terminal City Glass Co-op is Canada’s first and only non-profit cooperative centre for glass arts. The proceeds from Hot Glass Cold Beer help us offer their programs to the community. Follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information.
Update The winner is Jorge Arnao!
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is off to the MLS Cup Playoffs with the first knock-out round match happening on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at BC Place. To celebrate the team and its achievements this season, City of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will proclaim Monday, October 23, 2017 as Whitecaps Day in Vancouver. Additionally, Robson Street will be renamed as Whitecaps Way for the duration of the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Whitecaps Day in Vancouver
Where: Robson at Granville, north east corner
When: Proclamation event Monday, October 23, 2017 at 1:30pm
Hosted by club legend Carl Valentine, this afternoon’s event will see the unveiling of a Whitecaps Way street sign and President Bob Lenarduzzi will present Mayor Robertson with a jersey.
On Wednesday, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will host San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place in the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round. Kickoff is at 7:30pm. Tickets are available online now.
“There’s a buzz of excitement around the city as the playoffs approach, and we thank the City of Vancouver and Mayor Robertson for their support,” Lenarduzzi said. “Our rally cry for the playoffs is #ForVancouver, and the team is really looking forward to making the city proud.”
The ‘Caps concluded one of the best regular seasons in club MLS history on Sunday, finishing with a 15W-12L-7D record. Should they advance to the Conference Semifinals, they resume their MLS Cup Playoffs run when they host Seattle Sounders FC. The first leg of the Conference Semifinals is scheduled for Sunday, October 29 or Tuesday, October 31. Match details will be announced after the Wednesday, October 25 match versus San Jose Earthquakes.
Follow Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
The Gathering Place presents the 2017 Festival of Hallows on Tuesday, October 31st. In the Spirit of Day of the Dead (Dia de Los Muertos) and Halloween, the Festival of Hallows honours and memorialized deceased friends, loved ones, volunteers, ancestors and community members.
Taking place in Emery Barnes Park, shrines for the dead will be installed throughout the park. Made by community members for community members, each shrine honours one or more person or group of people who have passed away.
Festival of Hallows in Yaletown
Where: Emery Barnes Park (Davie and Seymour Streets)
When: Tuesday October 31, 2017 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
The Festival of Hallows is inclusive and open to all cultures and practices that honour ancestors. Anyone interested in a presentation on shrines, shrine building, or sharing other cultural practices can contact the community centre at, 609 Helmcken Street, Vancouver or call (604) 665-2391.
Community shrines will be made that honour victims of HIV (Aids Memorial, by Positive Living), the victims of the Mexican Earthquakes (with approval and participation from the Mexican Consul), Community Volunteers (Gathering Place), along with plans to include shrines for the aboriginal community, victims of the Fentanyl crisis, Iranian community members, and personal shrines by street youth and others.
Everyone is invited to bring a small personal shrine (candles in a decorated glass jar, flowers or a shoe box shrine) to honour beloved family members, friends, or others.
Other activities include Halloween Candies and Games for children, a Candle Labyrinth Walk, Pumpkin Carving, Live Music by Mariachi Los Dorados, the Carnival Band, and the Robin Layne Band, Costume Characters, Stilt Dancers, Food, and more. Everyone is encouraged to come in costume.
The Festival is produced by the Gathering Place Community Centre (609 Helmcken St) and the Downtown South Gathering Place Community Centre Association. The Gathering Place Community Centre serves vulnerable and disadvantaged inner-city community members by providing free and low cost art, social, recreation, and health programs and services.
Returning to Greater Vancouver for the first time since 2010, Menopause the Musical will take to the stage at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey, and at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver this week. It’s the longest-running scripted musical in Las Vegas history, and there’s a reason why it’s so successful: It’s the ultimate girls’ night!
Menopause the Musical
Set in a department store, four women with nothing in common but a black lace bra… come to realize they have more to share than ever imagined. The All -Star Canadian cast makes fun of their hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, wrinkles, not enough sex, too much sex, chocolate binges and a whole lot more.
When Thursday, October 26, 2017 @ 8:00pm
Where: Vogue Theatre (918 Granville St, Vancouver)
When: Friday, October 27, 2017 @ 8:00pm SOLD OUT!
Where: Bell Performing Arts Centre (6250 – 144th St, Surrey)
When: Sunday, October 29, 2017 @ 7:00pm
Where: Bell Performing Arts Centre (6250 – 144th St, Surrey)
Tickets are available now for Vancouver and the second night in Surrey.
Written by a woman (Jeanie Linders) for women, the show features 25 hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I spoke with the show’s producer, Mark Zimmerman, about how he brought Menopause the Musical to Canada a dozen years ago and how it continues to be such a success.
“It’s so relatable,” Mark told me over the phone from the show’s Kelowna stop. “I think also why it is so successful is that years ago menopause was somewhat in the closet, certainly my parents never talked about it.”
He says that what happens is that women no longer see themselves as alone, going through this change of life alone.
“In the four characters on stage, they see themselves.”
When Mark first brought Menopause the Musical from Las Vegas to Toronto, it played for 513 consecutive shows. It’s now traveling across Canada with half a dozen stops in BC.
“It’s impossible not to laugh!”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Not only do the actors bond on stage and become best of friends through the show, but the women in the audience become almost like a sisterhood and they bond over the relatedness of the topic.”
While the subject matter is for women, by women, and at some theatres even serve up whimsical cocktails like the Menopaus-litan, and Estro-gin and Tonic, men are of course welcome at the show too.
“Yes there are small numbers of men in the audience, but men do love the show. They actually walk away with a closer appreciation of what their partner is going through because they see how similar these symptoms are and what the change of life holds. It brings people closer together.”
Mark says that this show has a power. It’s a power to bring people together over a common experience, laughter, life, and great music.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the show on Sunday, October 29th in Surrey. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.
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*This event is not recommended for patrons under 16 years of age. Patrons under this age may attend the event, but it is not recommended, due to show content.
Update The winner is Kellie Nehring!
