The flagship store of Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer, Sport Chek, has touched down in Vancouver on the corner of Robson Street and Howe. This 53,000 square foot sports destination provides three floors of innovative retail space in the heart of downtown.
Sport Chek on Robson Street
Features of the new store include:
Motion activated screens, a Sport Chek first, which trigger real-time content based on movement
A Golf Virtual Department Kiosk, providing recommended products based on the individual customer’s needs and abilities
In-store eCommerce on associate tablets and in 55” and 75” displays, leveraging the full functionality of the Sport Chek website to offer an expanded product selection to shoppers
LED Ribbons on the 2nd and 3rd floors which can be seen from Robson Square keeping sports fans up-to-date on the latest scores
State of the art shop-in-shops from top brands including Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, Fitbit and GoPro offering customers an unparalleled assortment of the latest products
Art installations immersing shoppers in creative displays inspired by sport
Enhancing the community around it through programs and activities, the new flagship will be the first Sport Chek store to offer a Training Club designed to help athletes train for their sport activity, with support from neighbouring UBC.
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To celebrate the flagship opening, I have a $200 Sport Chek gift card to give away to one lucky Miss604 reader. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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A street festival in the heart of Vancouver’s Little Italy with a theme of “Let’s Eat!” what more could you ask for? On Sunday, June 12th, enjoy Italian Day on the Drive, a free celebration of Italian culture and the contributions made to Vancouver by Italian immigrants and their children.
As a sponsor of Italian Day on the Drive, car2go will be on site with a member appreciation event to simultaneously celebrate their 5th anniversary in Vancouver. Visit the car2go Pit Stop on The Drive at Gravely with Italian inspired food for the first 1,000 members, a member lounge with beats from DJ Gab, and an opportunity for you to score some free drive time.
Italian Day on the Drive
Where: Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm When: Commercial Drive, spanning from Venables to Grandview Cut
This vibrant cultural street festival is a community driven event, attracting over 300,000 people and spanning 13 blocks along Commercial Drive in a day long celebration, while showcasing all that is Italian to Vancouver’s multi-cultural community of all ages.
Vancouver’s largest cultural street festival will have several Italian piazzas with a consortium representing language, culture, cooking schools, and agri-product conversations. Representation will include the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Il Centro and the Italian Ministry of Education. An essence of Italia right in the heart of East Vancouver.
There will be three separate stages and several DJ music tents with highlight performances from local Italo-Canadian music celebrities, Federico Fuoco and Carmelina Cupo on the 2nd Ave Main Stage. On the Grant Street Stage, programming by Il Centro (Italian Culture Centre) will include jazz, theatre, and opera featuring the Cory Weeds Quartet and the Vancouver and City Operas. In Grandview Park, complimenting a large food and family activity piazza, entertainment on the Amphitheatre Park Stage will range from theatre, to live music, to contests and more.
car2go at Italian Day
car2go is an entire fleet of free-floating, low-emission, self-service smart fortwo cars distributed all over the city. Its tech-friendly booking makes it a great option for getting out and about to enjoy Vancouver. For easy parking, hop in a car2go and head to their Britannia Community Services Centre Drop Zone conveniently located at 1583 William St. Drop Zone hours of operation will coincide with Italian Day’s festival hours.
Not a member yet? Be sure to take advantage of my sign-up offer that includes free registration and 15 minutes of drive time* this summer. Use the code C2G15before Italian Day.
*Restrictions and fees may apply. Registration deal/code is valid 5/2/2016- 6/19/2016.
Offer only valid in Vancouver until June 19th, 2016. One redemption per member. Drive time will be valid in Vancouver for 45 days from the date of issuance. This offer is not redeemable for cash or other credit.
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Join a free celebration of your community at Surrey Doors Open! This is the 5th annual, self-guided tour that takes you to unique places and spaces found throughout Cloverdale, Grandview Heights, Newton and City Centre.
Surrey Doors Open
On Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 10:00am to 3:00pm, discover activities for all ages, scout out local food trucks, enjoy live entertainment and take a photo to remember your day at a selfie station.
Check out the state-of-the-art Surrey Operations Centre, get a behind-the-scenes tour of City Hall, and take a stroll through the blooming gardens at Darts Hill Garden Park. Get around to these venues and more with our hop-on, hop-off trollies.
Trolley Routes
Cloverdale:
Veterans Square
Surrey Animal Resource Centre
Christ Church and Cemetery
Racetrack at Elements Casino
Grandview Heights:
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre
Kensington Prairie Recreation Centre
Redwood Park
Darts Hill Garden Park
Newton:
Surrey Operations Centre
Surrey RCMP Main Detachment
Newton Cultural Centre
PopUp Newton Gallery & Creative Hub
The inspiration for Surrey’s Doors Open stems from origins in France where the first Doors Open event (La Journee Portes Ouvertes) took place in 1984. The idea soon spread to neighbouring countries and has since expanded around the globe.
Toronto was the first North American city to follow the European lead and launched a high profile event showcasing constructed heritage, architecture and design as a millennium project in 2000. The City of Richmond has hosted the event over the last 4 years, and has grown their community involvement to over 50 open sites throughout Richmond. [History of Doors Open]
Visit the Honeybee Centre, the Surrey Museum, Redwood Park, the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society, Surrey Animal Resource Centre, Surrey City Hall, and more! Follow the City of Surrey on Twitter and Facebook using the tag #SurreyDoorsOpen.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of Surrey Doors Open 2016
FVDED in the Park is returning to Holland Park in Surrey July 2nd and 3rd, with an all-star electronic lineup including headliners Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo), Zedd, and many more. I spoke to Blueprint Events founder Alvaro Prol about how he programmed this festival alongside Live Nation’s Erik Hoffman.
How FVDED Came to Surrey
Blueprint has been a staple of the Vancouver entertainment scene for the last 19 years, with Alvaro and his team graduating from promoting clubs and club nights, to arenas and festivals in a number of cities ever since. Blueprint also manages a number of venues in Vancouver.
“We’ve always wanted to do a festival outdoors, and there are a lot of beautiful places for festivals in the city but it’s a really expensive undertaking.” He says that they didn’t want to jump into hosting campsites and the like, making accessibility their goal. Holland Park jumped out as an ideal venue after it underwent a massive facilities upgrade ahead of the 2010 Olympics. It’s also so close to SkyTrain, right in between Surrey City Centre and King George Stations.
“We wanted to make it accessible to everybody, having that urban feel but also be beautiful.” They didn’t want to replicate the long lines and wait times you might find at other major festivals around North America. Here, you can hop off the SkyTrain and walk on over to the entrance. No camping, no hotel stays, just show up and have a great time — and do it all again the next day.
“There’s something really unique about the space. It went really well last year and this year it’s going to be on a whole other level, we’re already really close to selling out.”
What’s New This Year
For the second annual FVDED, Alvaro says they made tweaks everywhere they could, from the production side to the food carts. “Being club owners [at Blueprint] we operate food and beverage so much that the wanted to be very hands on for FVDED.” He says they’ve made improvements to the site, food and beverage, the stages, customer service, and have added more artists for 2016.
This year you’ll find locker rentals so you can be hands-free and secure your belongings in order to stay on site and make the best of your full day experience. A new stage has also been added. FVDED Lab will be situated next to the main stage, featuring new and emerging local artists.
Alvaro’s Tip for Making the Most of Your Summer Festival Experience
Alvaro’s been in this business a very long time, as a fan and as a promoter, so I asked him for some of his top tips for making the most out of a summer festival experience.
On top of making sure you start your day with a balanced breakfast, he urges everyone to stay hydrated and wear comfortable clothes — you don’t want to miss your favourite artist on another stage because your shoes hurt your feet! When it comes to the music, he recommends doing some research ahead of time by going through the lineup.
“You might discover some stuff you love [at the festival] but hadn’t heard of, there are some really hidden gem artists in the lineup this year.”
The event is almost sold out and at capacity, which is amazing for a festival that just came on the scene one year ago. General Admission Two-Day Festival Passes, Single Day Passes, and 19+ VIP Area Passes are available via the website. General Admission passes will be valid to admit all ages.
Follow the festival on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram along with the tag #FVDED2016 for more information.Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for all of the latest updates.
Carnaval de Sol is the biggest Latin festival in the Pacific Northwest. Spanning two days, it will be filled with live music, art, dance, sports, and poetry in celebration of Latin American Culture, bringing together more than 350 artists from different Latin American countries.
Carnaval del Sol
Where: Concord Pacific Place (88 Pacific Blvd. Vancouver) When: July 9th and 10th, 2016 from 9:00am to 10:00pm Cost: FREE!
The arts showcased during this event include live musical bands (300 artist), Native Canadian and Latin American visual art, traditional folk dances from different countries, arts and crafts displays, dancing and culinary lessons (1 international chef, 10 local chefs) and a Latin American inspired fashion show.
Latin American Week in Vancouver
Carnaval del Sol is the finale to the 10 day long Latin American Week Festival, highlights of which include:
Canada Day Parade — Latincouver will join the Canada Day parade with its South American ‘Chiva’ bus, adorned with flowers and flags from different Latin American countries. There will be a DJ and dancers on the ‘Chiva’ bus, encouraging people to dance with them to the sounds of the Latin tunes.
Aboriginal Art Exhibition: Latin America & Canada — July 4th to July 8th at the Waterfall Building in Vancouver.
The shared objective of Carnaval del Sol and Latin American Week is to act as a much-needed bridge between Vancouver’s rapidly growing Latin American communities and other communities. Arts and culture are universal languages that unite people and allow cities to grow and thrive.
