The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret, East Vancouver’s beloved performance and production company that is known for creating fully immersive theatrical worlds, presents the Parade of Lost Souls: The Wild! on Saturday.
Parade of Lost Souls
Parade: October 29th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm After Party: October 29th from 9:00pm to 2:00am
As it has for decades, the final parade route is kept a closely guarded secret – revealed only at midnight the night before!
Created by Paula Jardine and Public Dreams over 20 years ago, Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret has since continued the tradition of hosting the parade that features performances of all sorts and interactive art installations. This year’s theme is: The Wild!
We share this landscape with creatures of all sort, both the animal kingdom of our wild west coast, and the fantastical creatures we’ve seen in our stories and our dreams. Let the creatures of story and dreams come alive…perform a wild feat. Bring a wild invention. Dress up as your favourite local species. Parade your inner animal through the streets! Together, we will explore what is useful about our wild roots and reunite with our greater family of creatures for this time when the barriers between worlds are thin.
After parade, the party continues at the Lost Souls After Party this year at The Legion on Commercial Drive, featuring Leland Riiivr, The Tailor, Tripzy Leary and Helixza.
A mainstay on the East Vancouver cultural scene, The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret is known for creating original theatrical acts with an immersive and magical aesthetic. Find workshop descriptions, times, locations and volunteer opportunities on the website and follow the event on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
On November 17th I will be sleeping outside in Downtown Vancouver so that homeless youth don’t have to. It’s a miserable evening in the cold (and rain) that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. There is a great part to the experience though, I get to help raise funds for Covenant House so that no youth has to spend another night on the street. I also get to meet staff, volunteers, and clients, to learn more about the impact Covenant House’s programs have in our community.
Covenant House Sleep Out
The Covenant House Sleep Out takes place at Covenant House locations across the world, supporting local homeless youth so that they don’t have to spend another night outside. Last year after I set up my “bed” in the alley for my third year of participation, I hopped on Twitter and connected with people in New Orleans, Dallas, and New York who were also heading outside for their local Sleep Out.
Covenant House Statistics
39% of Covenant House’s youth present with a mental health diagnosis
70% have witnessed family violence
50% of Covenant House’s youth present with an addiction problem
95% of Covenant House’s youth report that Covenant House has helped them
75% of youth feel more confident about their future after staying at Covenant House
Average length of stay has increased 83% in past five years (Covenant House knows that a young person’s success rate increases significantly with longer stays)
This year on November 17th, executives, public figures and well connected leaders in our community will once again sleep outside for one night in solidarity with those youth who may face many more cold, lonely nights until they find their way through the doors of Covenant House Vancouver.
Win a London Drugs Prize Pack
To give back to my contributors, as a thank you, I am offering up the chance to win a London Drugs prize pack valued at over $200! The prize includes a $200 gift card, some Vancouver city archives historical photo prints that I have created, and a few other goodies. Here’s how you can enter to win:
London Drugs is our go-to destination for everything from beauty products and health care, to home cleaning products, cameras and gadgets, and those dark chocolate Lindt bar impulse purchases.
The prints included in the prize pack were created using the PhotoLab service, where I uploaded some beautiful Vancouver history photo files and got prints done the same day.
Check out the new LDExtras program when you shop. Every time you shop London Drugs you can earn Visits. The more Visits you earn, the more rewards, offers and experiences you’ll unlock.
Another prize!
I also have a four-pack of tickets to give away to Vancouver Cantata Singers‘ December concert, Christmas Reprise XIV on December 17th. Anyone who donates any amount to my Covenant House Sleep Out Campaign will be entered to win these tickets.
You can also promote your contribution and challenge others to do the same by posting on Twitter:
I donated $20 to @CovenantHouseBC for @Miss604’s #CHSleepOut & entered to win a @LondonDrugs prize. You can too! http://bit.ly/SleepOut604
Winners will be drawn on Friday, November 18, 2016. Contest is open to those who have already contributed, prior to the publishing of this blog post.
Thank you very much for your consideration and follow me on Instagram and Twitter for updates on November 17th when I sleep out on the street again. Follow Covenant House on Twitter and Facebook for much more information.
A cool fall rain is painting our town with all of colours of the season, as we get an occasional visit from the late autumn sun. Thank to those who shared photos with the Miss604 Flickr Group and #Photos604 on Instagram, the world can see that while Vancouver is often green and blue, it can also be vibrantly yellow and red.
As always, please click through on these images to view more work from the photographers and feel free to share your own photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool or with the tag #Photos604 on Instagram. View all photo collections here and follow Miss604 on Instagram.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — This post is sponsored by TranslinkPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
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Once the Evergreen Extension opens, Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain network will become the longest, driverless, automated rapid transit system in the world. Just ahead of this transition, that extends the Millennium Line to Coquitlam through Burnaby and Port Moody, some SkyTrain network changes have come into effect to ease this integration.
SkyTrain Network Changes Now in Effect
To get riders ready for the Evergreen Extension, changes to how you ride the SkyTrain network began October 22nd to give you time to adjust ahead of the new line’s opening. Here are some of the biggest changes:
The Expo Line will now have two routes. One route will continue to travel between Waterfront Station and King George Station and a second Expo Line route will run between Waterfront Station and Production Way–University Station.
The Millennium Line will run between VCC–Clark Station (no longer from Waterfront) and Lougheed Town Centre Station, continuing on to the Evergreen Extension when it’s open.
You’ll be able to transfer from the Expo Line to the Millennium Line at Production Way–University, Lougheed Town Centre or Commercial–Broadway stations.
You’ll be able to transfer to between the two Expo Line routes at any station between Waterfront and Columbia stations.
A general overview of the system map changes:
A a really helpful video that illustrates the changes:
These changes are being made to the SkyTrain network to meet increasing demand with the limited number of train resources available, and to simplify the operating pattern. You can visit the Trip Planner to see how the changes to the SkyTrain network may affect your future travel plans.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — This post is sponsored by Best Buy. Views are my own (and smart home purchases reviewed were made on my own). Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
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It’s so nice to come home to a warm, illuminated house on a cold and dark autumn day. Ever since John and I purchased smart home technology at Best Buy last Christmas we’ve been loving these automated comforts. Lights that turn on when it gets dark out, and a learning thermostat that knows when we’ll be home, when we’re gone, and when we’re going to bed.
“I like the Nest because it works, simple as that,” John told me when I informed him I was going to write about our smart home. Best Buy is going to be showcasing showcasing some of their top Smart Home products at the BC Hydro Smart Home Booth at this week’s Vancouver Home + Design Show. “It’s straightforward and efficient. We went from an analog thermostat that was malfunctioning, and now we have one that keeps us warm. It’s as simple as that.”
When you pair the Nest (3rd generation) with the app, you can set schedules and adjust its learning. If we start turning the heat off or down when we go to bed at 10:00pm, it will start adding that scheduled event automatically. Same goes for our Philips Hue lightning system. With a motion sensor (a new, upcoming product) it will turn on some lights when it gets dark outside.
We have Hue lights (and an LED light strip) in our living room, my office, and our bedroom. I was often working straight through the afternoon and John would come home to find me sitting in the dark, tapping away on my keyboard. With Hue — and the accompanying app — we can set schedules and scenes so that “Office” turns on at 5:00pm or at dusk.
Between schedules on the Nest and pre-set scenes on the Hue, our home is getting pretty smart. We’ve named some pre-set scenes on our Hue system to things like “Chill” for the living room so if we’re watching a movie I can just pull up my iPhone, say “Set Chill” and Siri (with Hue) will do the rest.
Philips Hue and Nest are just two of the smart home gadgets and systems you can find at Best Buy this season. Some others that piqued our interest were: Pet Cube where you can Watch, speak to, and play with your pet when you’re away (if only we had a cat!); the Ring WiFi Video Doorbell; and the Nest Cam Indoor or Outdoor WiFi Cam. Check out select products on display in the BC Hydro Smart Home at the Home + Design Show that are eligible for a BC Hydro discount exclusively at Best Buy.
Vancouver Home and Design Show
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver)
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, October, 2016 10:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday, October 30, 2016 10:00am to 6:00pm
Tickets: Adults (13+): $16; Seniors (60+): $13; Seniors Friday before 6:00pm only $6 (box office & online); Children 12 and under: Free. Save $3 when you purchase online in advance. You can help support affordable housing in the Lower Mainland by donating $1 to Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver when you purchase your ticket.
Win a Best Buy Gift Card
I have a $100 Best Buy Gift Card to give away so that you can make your house a smart home this season. Here’s how you can enter to win:
RT to enter to win $100 @BestBuyCanada gift card from @Miss604 http://bit.ly/SmartHome604 #BestBuySmartHome
Follow Best Buy Canada on Facebook and Twitter for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Saturday, October 29, 2016.
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Between schedules on the Nest and pre-set scenes on the Hue, our home is getting pretty smart. We’ve named some pre-set scenes on our Hue system to things like “Chill” for the living room so if we’re watching a movie I can just pull up my iPhone, say “Set Chill” and Siri (with Hue) will do the rest. 