Eric Church is bringing his Holdin’ My Own Tour to Vancouver on March 14th and for the first time ever, there will be no support act on this tour. Eric Church and the ECB will play two full sets with an intermission in between.
Eric Church Live in Concert
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver When: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 8:00pm Tickets: On sale now through Ticketmaster
Commitment to Fans
As on past tours, Church will continue to cancel any and all orders found to be made by scalpers. Church and his team developed a new fan club pre-sale system that allows them to remove scalpers from the pre-sale process before it even happens. Scalpers that are found to be gaming the system and posing as real fans won’t receive the buy link at all.
The hope is that the measures they’ve put in place will make it impossible for scalpers to complete their transactions. The Church team is not only communicating directly to the fans the best source for face value tickets, but also building a model that protects fans and can be adopted by the industry as a whole.
Church’s 2014-2015’s The Outsiders World Tour topped Billboard’s Hot Tours consistently after Church set new attendance records in five markets including Chicago’s Allstate Arena on March 20 with 18,626 present. Church also shattered Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena attendance on January 10 with an unprecedented 18,411 fans assembled, surpassing The Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s record set on Feb. 2006.
On April 7, 2015 he also broke the attendance record at Grand Forks, N.D.’s Ralph Engelstad Arena, which was previously set by Sir Elton John’s 2012 show. The Outsiders World Tour saw Church performing to over 800,000 fans in more than 65 cities with nearly 20 stops from September 2014 through September of ‘15 and was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Must-See Tours.
Win Tickets
If you would like to see Eric Church live in concert in Vancouver, I have a 4-pack of tickets to give away courtesy of AEG. 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, December 23, 2016.
On Christmas Day, after the stockings are open and the turkey heads into the oven, there is a group of dedicated community volunteers that hits the streets to make sure everyone gets some holiday cheer as a part of the Whalley Santa Cause.
Whalley Santa Cause
Now in its 6th year, the Whalley Santa Cause has been collecting donations of toiletries and personal hygiene items. On Christmas Day, they will meet at Gateway station to walk around the neighbourhood to hand out the hampers, jackets, sweaters, and socks.
Where: Gateway Skytrain Station, 13401 108 Ave, Surrey When: Sunday, December 25, 2016 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
If you would like to volunteer, join the Facebook event to get all the latest info for the big day. Updates are also posted on the Facebook page. They do not need any more donations of soap, but other items are welcome along with cash donations.
Volunteers must be over the age of 16, as they are dealing with addiction, homelessness, active drug use and prostitution on the streets. Contact Whalley Santa Cause founder Erica Beckstead for more information and to sign up to help:
778-233-4344 [email protected].
Continuing a heartwarming yuletide tradition for the 15th consecutive year, staff at the Kingsway Vancouver and Richmond Centre White Spot locations will donate their time and tips on Christmas Day to support local charities.
White Spot Christmas Day Lunch for Charity
Friends and family are invited to join the merriment and enjoy award-winning Legendary burgers and other Spot Classics at either location between 11:0:00 and 3:00pm on Christmas Day to help support two deserving local charities. The two restaurants hope to beat last year’s combined fundraising total of $19,176.
Where: Richmond Centre (Unit 1902 – 6551 No. 3 Road) When: Sunday, December 25, 2016 from 11:00am to 3:00pm Cause: Richmond Hospital Foundation
Where: Kingsway (1476 Kingsway at Knight Street) When: Sunday, December 25, 2016 from 11:00am to 3:00pm Cause: Variety – The Children’s Charity
Since the Christmas Day Luncheon’s inception, more than $179,000 has been generated! Follow White Spot on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date on their latest menu offerings and promotions.
Fraser Valley First Night, a family friendly New Year’s Eve celebration, will take place at TRADEX in Abbotsford on December 31st.
Family Friendly New Year’s Eve in the Fraser Valley
When: Saturday, December 31, 2016 5:00pm to 12:00am Where: 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford Tickets: *$12 pre-purchased, $15 at the door. Children four & under are free.
Designed to give families a fun and safe place to bring in the New Year together. Activities include:
Indoor balloon drop at 9:00pm for the East Coast Countdown, a fireworks display at midnight, West Coast Amusement carnival rides, crafts for kids, climbing wall, mini golf, live entertainment, bouncy castles, obstacle courses, face painting, and a petting zoo.
Tickets include all activities and concession items are provided at affordable prices. Tickets can be purchased on the Tradex website, at the Tradex office, Seven Oaks Mall in Abbotsford, Matsqui Recreation Centre, and the Abbotsford Recreation Centre.
Follow TRADEX on Facebook and Twitter #fvfirstnight for more information about this event and others throughout the year.
*Prices are those that were publicized at time of publishing.
This year I sent a guest contributor, Lara Marie Lampe, to check out Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker. The following is a review in her own words:
On December 13, 2016, I had the opportunity to see one of this year’s performances of the Goh Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”. As expected once again it transported the audience into a winter wonderland with mesmerizing dancing, music and costumes. The collaboration between local students and professionals is inspiring to watch.
My favorite part were the Russian dancers in the second part of the ballet. Their dancing was so energetic and enthusiastic.
What makes the Goh Ballet’s “Nutcracker” so special for me, is the fact that it brings the Vancouver dance community together as not only well established dancers and Goh ballet’s students dance in the performance but also dancers from other studios as well. Seeing dancers from your local community getting a chance to bring this celebration of dance to life is a real treat.
Overall this wonderful Vancouver Christmas tradition was over far to quick, but I hope that there will always be a next time!
Goh Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
Where: The Centre (777 Homer St, Vancouver)
When: Remaining performances December 16th, 19th and 20th at 7:30pm
December 17th at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
December 18th at 3:00pm and 7:30pm
