The best cat videos on the internet are returning to the VIFF Vancity Theatre this month for the Just for Cats Festival. Programmed by Will Braden, creator of the Henri Le Chat Noir, and created by the Walker Art Center, you can revel in all things feline while enjoying the best cat videos the internet has to offer all while raising money for cat welfare in Canada.
Just for Cats Festival at VIFF
Co-presented with BC SPCA, VIFF is delighted to share this specially vetted package cat-themed internet videos with Vancouver cat lovers.
Where: VIFF Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St, Vancouver)
Showtimes: Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 3:00pm, 4:35pm, 6:15pm, 7:45pm
Tickets: Available online starting for $12 adult, $10 students & seniors. Special $6 youth ticket (under 18) price available to the 3:00pm show only.
Atrium events include a kitten adoption drive, button making, cat ears and cat merchandise available. Follow VIFF on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for information about film events throughout the year.
Legendary Canadian performers, Sharon and Bram, are bringing their sing-along concert to Vancouver at the end of the summer. They’re known for such well-loved favourites as “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”, “Five Little Monkeys”, “One Elephant”, “Tingalayo”, and, of course, “Skinnamarink”.
Where: Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe St at Seymour, Vancouver)
When: Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 2:00pm
Tickets: Available online now starting at $22.99 + fees
Formed in 1978 as Sharon, Lois and Bram, the group is one of North America’s most popular family acts and has sold over three million records worldwide: going gold and platinum and winning accolades such as a JUNO award for Best Children’s Album during their reign as family entertainment royalty.
Continuing as a pair from 2000, Sharon and Bram are familiar to multiple generations of fans as the happy soundtrack of their childhood.
Sharon and Bram shows are exciting events for the entire family and the renowned duo joins together with the audience in laughter, whilst singing songs set to familiar folk-inspired tunes.
Win Tickets to Sharon, Bram and Friends Live at The Orpheum
If you would like to attend their sing-along concert in Vancouver, I have family pack of 4 tickets to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Follow the Facebook event link along with Sharon and Bram on Twitter for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.
Update The winner is Angie!
This month, every dollar you donate to Covenant House Vancouver will be doubled up to $100,000!
Many of us come face to face with homelessness every day in Metro Vancouver. Homelessness can look like a young person sleeping in a doorway, other times it might be someone asking you to spare some change. Often it shows itself as a shared glance from a broken soul. Regardless of how we are reminded of the need, a common feeling often resonates: what can I do to help make this better? Here is your chance to make a difference.
Some of Covenant House’s amazing supporters came forward recently to offer this matching campaign so when you donate $20, Covenant House will receive $40. Your $60 becomes $120, and so on.
Covenant House Donation Matching
There’s only one non-profit organization in town that can get me to sleep outside on a frigid November night, in negative temperatures, using a piece of cardboard as a bed. That’s Covenant House. Over the last four years I have seen their work first-hand, met their clients, their success stories, their volunteers, and program coordinators. I have witnessed the positive impact they have on our city and I am so excited to continue to support them — and sleep outside again next November.
Covenant House Vancouver opened its doors in September of 1997 in response to a study that revealed that there were over 10,000 (now around 8,500) runaways in BC annually. The study also revealed that street youth were in desperate need of short-term transitional shelter and long-term supportive housing.
Covenant House Vancouver provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling to the estimated 700 (believed to be an undercount but no other number is deemed more reliable) street youth living in Vancouver at any given time. Most of the young people we help have fled abuse at home or have aged out of the foster care system. Last year, over 1,500 young people accessed Covenant House’s services.
Follow Covenant House on Twitter and Facebook for more information, and please consider donating this month.
Car Free Day is here and being that Vancouver is so enthusiastic about the event, it actually lasts for two full days in some neighbourhoods. This is your chance to hop off the sidewalk and stroll the streets of your community, or one you’d like to visit for the day, to experience live music, food, and the culture that makes each of these areas so charming.
Car Free Day Vancouver
Main Street
When: Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: Main Street, from Broadway to 30th
Resources: A vibrant mix of vendors, entertainment, businesses, and community members spanning over 20 blocks. Look for mini-festivals, community-supported stages with dozens of bands, multiple kids zones, three giant artisan markets and more. Facebook Event Page
Commercial Drive
When: Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: Commercial Drive, from Grandview to Venables
Resources: This 15 block fest will be packed with amazing local artisans, vendors and community groups, delicious food straight from the Drive, and tonnes of entertainment and activities for all ages. Facebook Event Page
Kitsilano
When: Saturday, June 18 & Sunday, June 19, 2016
Where: Various locations
Resources: In Kitsilano, it’s all about the individually-hosted block parties. Instead of closing off a major street, people throughout Kits host block parties with their neighbours. Some have dancing, some have music, some have couches, chairs and carpets in the middle of the street. Kitsilano Block Party Website, Kitsilano Block Party Facebook Page.
West End
When: Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Where: Denman Street, from Georgia to Davie
Resources: Facebook Event Page
Follow the main Car Free Day Twitter and Facebook accounts for the latest news and links to each event. Use hashtags #CFDrive #CFKits #CFMain #CFWest when tweeting about your car free neighbourhood.
Mission Hill Family Estate’s popular Summer Concert Series returns this summer with world-class talent playing the vineyard amphitheatre. Melissa Etheridge is there on Friday, August 26th, and the return of The Gipsy Kings on Sunday, August 28th. Michael Bolton is playing on August 5th and after all three shows incredibly sold out in just 20 minutes, a second Michael Bolton show was added for August 7th.
Tickets for the second Michael Bolton concert are on sale now, and you can purchase experiential packages to amp up your Mission Hill concert experience this summer. The spectacular outdoor Amphitheatre at Mission Hill is unlike any music venue in North America, providing an intimate experience for some of the greatest names in the world of music, and attracting audiences from across Canada, the US and beyond.
Mission Hill Family Estate, located in the heart of British Columbia’s pristine Okanagan Valley, offers visitors an exceptional experience in a setting of unparalleled natural beauty and extraordinary architecture. Established in 1981 by Proprietor Anthony von Mandl, O.B.C., the family-owned winery is known for its exemplary vineyard estates and award-winning wines. Heralded as ‘the gold standard of wineries’ by Condé Nast Traveler, the winery offers cultural programs including the annual summer concert series, culinary programs and international art exhibitions.
Win a Getaway to the Mission Hill Summer Concert Series
Thanks to Mission Hill Family Estate and The Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna, I have an awesome prize pack to give away.
Tucked on the sandy shores of the spectacular Okanagan Lake in one of BC’s most treasured regions is the spectacular 150-suite Cove Lakeside Resort. Located in West Kelowna, the heart of the Okanagan Valley, The Cove Lakeside Resort is a short drive from Kelowna and is surrounded by an impressive variety of outdoor recreational activities. From hiking, biking, boating, horseback riding and skiing, to a choice of over 53 local golf courses, the Okanagan promises to keep you busy and entertained. For wine aficionados and food lovers, the Okanagan is rich with lush orchards, gourmet restaurants and award-winning wineries that open their doors for tasting throughout the year.
You can enter to win two tickets to the Michael Bolton concert (value of $278) at Mission Hill Family Estate on August 7th and a one-bedroom suite (garden view/ partial lakeview) at The Cove (value of $389) for one night, August 7th! Here’s how:
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Prize cannot be exchange for other dates and must be used for the August 7, 2016 concert and the night of August 7, 2016 at The Cove. If the winner cannot attend these dates, another will be drawn. I will draw one winner at random from all entries on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Update The winner is Betty!
