Pi Theatre presents Long Division, on stage later this month at The Annex Theatre. Directed by Richard Wolfe, with choreography by Leslie Telford and musical score by Owen Belton, this intellectually-charged, emotionally-gripping work combines multimedia and physical theatre to explore the mathematics of human connection.
Pi Theatre Presents Long Division
Where: The Annex Theatre (823 Seymour St, Vancouver)
When: April 26-29 at 8:00pm & April 29-30 at 2:00pm
Student performance on April 27 at 1:00pm
A Talk-Back will take place after the 2:00pm show on April 29
Tickets: Available online now
Photo by David Cooper
The story revolves around seven characters who are inextricably linked by a sequence of tragic events.
Through excursions into number theory, geometry, and logic, the players struggle to delineate their evocative, elusive patterns of entanglement, but find that one emotional variable consistently remains unsolved.
Long Division uses text, multimedia, and physical theatre to create a play about the mathematics of human connection.
Win a Date Night Prize Pack
I have an amazing prize pack to give away to one lucky Miss604 reader and their date! The prize includes:
- Two tickets to see Long Division on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00pm
- A post-show backstage meet-and-greet with the director and cast
- $100 gift card to Earls Kitchen + Bar
- Signed poster from the cast
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Update The winner is Lisa Roux Thompson!
Burnaby Mountain Park is home to one of the best panoramic views of Vancouver, and mixes of natural, recreational and cultural elements including the Playground of the Gods.
Playground of the Gods on Burnaby Mountain
Poised at the top of the mountain, overlooking the region, is “Kamui Mintara” or “The Playground of the Gods”, built to commemorate the Sister City relationship between Burnaby and Kushiro, Japan.
The wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations pieces, but their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.
The Ainu are an indigenous people native to northern Japan (as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, both part of Russia). At the heart of their traditional territory is the Japanese island of Hokkaido; on the southeastern coast of Hokkaido is the city of Kushiro, home of Toko Nuburi and sister city to Burnaby, British Columbia.
Toko — already an internationally renowned artist, with commissioned works around the world — visited Burnaby as part of a special delegation from Kushiro in 1985. During the visit, he happened upon a mountaintop visit that inspired him. After successfully pitching his idea for a large wooden sculpture, Toko and his son Shusei began work on the project in 1989, using facilities and logs provided by the city of Burnaby. Playground of the Gods (or Kamui Mintara, in Japanese) was completed and unveiled in 1990, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the special relationship between the two cities.- Atlas Obscura.
More than a dozen carved wooden poles are quite the sight to behold, etched against the sky with the glistening glass towers of Downtown Vancouver off in the distance.
Other Vancouver Icons posts: Photo Session Statues, City Hall History, BC Sugar, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Museum of Anthropology, Fort Langley Community Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, Waterfront Station, Pacific Central Station, Randall Building Mural, East Van Cross, Robert Burns Statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Flack Block, The Drop, Prospect Point Lighthouse, Engagement, Ovaltine Cafe, The English Bay Slide, Freezing Water #7, Cleveland Dam, Heritage Hall, School of Theology Building at UBC, Gate to the Northwest Passage, St Paul’s Hospital, Capilano Lake, Stawamus Chief, Nine O’Clock Gun, Malkin Bowl, Search, Vancouver Rowing Club, Echoes, Point Atkinson Lighthouse, English Bay Inukshuk, Hollow Tree, Hotel Europe, Lions Gate Bridge Lions, LightShed, Granville Bridge, 217.5 Arc x 13′, Canoe Bridge, Vancouver Block, Bloedel Conservatory, Centennial Rocket, Canada Place, Old Courthouse/Vancouver Art Gallery, Dominion Building, Science World, Gastown Steam Clock, SFU Burnaby, Commodore Lanes, Siwash Rock, Kitsilano Pool, White Rock Pier, Main Post Office, Planetarium Building, Lord Stanley Statue, Vancouver Library Central Branch, Victory Square, Digital Orca, The Crab Sculpture, Girl in Wetsuit, The Sun Tower, The Hotel Vancouver, The Gassy Jack Statue, The Marine Building, and The Angel of Victory. Should you have a suggestion for the Vancouver Icons series please feel free to leave a note in the comments. It should be a thing, statue, or place that is very visible and recognizable to the public.
They’re a little late this year but they sure are a welcome sight! With the return of the cherry – and plum – blossoms is the Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day. Share your photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and/or the #Photos604 tag on Instagram for possible feature. Today’s image is from Clayton Perry Photoworks:
Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day
View more photography posts on Miss604 along with the Vancouver Photos of the Week – and be sure to tag your photos with #Photos604!
100 makers and pop-up shops will participate in the 11th Refresh Market, one of BC’s best showcases of local designers and brands. Returning to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park, it’s the market’s first two-day event of 2017.
Refresh Market – Spring 2017
What: Refresh Market
When: Friday, April 28th 4:00pm to 9:00pm & Saturday, April 29th 9:00am to 4:00pm
Where: West Coast Railway Heritage Park (39645 Government Rd, Squamish)
Tickets: Admission is $5 at the door, $3 online and free for kids under 12. The first to arrive on both Friday and Saturday will receive one of 50 market swag bags. Discounted early bird tickets are on sale now.
Five and a half years after its first event, Refresh manages to remain a staple for local shoppers, artists and creatives who are lured to the market for its curated range of handmade items and creative appeal.
Refresh Market goers can expect a highly edited mix of handmade and locally designed clothing, jewelry, ceramics, vintage, dry goods and more from new and established local brands and shops including homegrown favourites Billies Flower House, Nootka Naturals, Wild and Heart and Squamish Water Kefir, and newcomers My Modern Closet, hey jude, Jackson Rowe, Good Omen and Duchesse Vintage and Such. Of the 100 participating vendors, 36 per cent are new to the market.
In addition to the participating vendors, the market will include an expanded food truck zone and liquor licensing on the Friday night during which guests will have the opportunity to purchase a glass of wine or cocktail created especially for the market by local mixologist and Gillespie’s Fine Spirits co-owner Kelly Ann Woods. Refresh will also host its first happy hour from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on the Friday night.
Win a Prize Pack
I have two tickets to give away for entry to Refresh along with 50 Refresh Dollars to spend at the market! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Update The winner is Anne B!
Jeans Day, a fundraiser for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (“BCCHF”) is taking place on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Individuals, families, corporations, and schools across BC and the Yukon are encouraged to wear denim from head to toe, or their best “Canadian Tuxedo”, along with a fundraising button or pin.
Jeans Day 2017
Child champion Faris, with Whitecaps FC’s David Ousted
Jeans Day buttons can be purchase for $5, and lapel pins for $20 at an official retailer: Save On Foods, Overwaitea Foods, Price Smart Foods, Urban Fare, London Drugs, Thrifty Foods and Country Grocer on Vancouver Island. To participate, individuals, corporations and schools can also register online.
You could also become a Jeans Day Champion by selling over 20 buttons or pins as an individual, or registering your school or company.
New to Jeans Day this year is the revamped school program. The registration process has been streamlined for participating schools, and Jeans Day is encouraging students to fundraise as well. Jeans Day is offering schools and children great incentive prize packs from the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and BC Lions.
Jeans Day BBQ
The annual public Jeans Day BBQ will be held on May 4th at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Hornby Street in Vancouver from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Celebrity athletes, professional team mascots, and a street team will provide entertainment for all age groups.
About Jeans Day
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri leads a media tour
Jeans Day started in 1990, and has raised more than $20 million for BCCHF. Funds raised this year will go to the Excellence in Child Health Fund, which supports the most urgent health-care needs at BC Children’s Hospital. BC Children’s Hospital is the province’s only full-service acute-care pediatric hospital.
Last year, BC Children’s Hospital treated more than 84,000 children. The money raised by the foundation supports BC Children’s Hospital, its research institute, and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children.
Follow BCCHF on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information and #JeanUp on Jeans Day on May 4th!
