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Surrey Fusion Festival 2009 – The Music

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The three stages at Surrey’s Fusion Festival were busy yesterday hosting talent from the neighbourhood and around the world. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr From Greek and Bhangra dancers, to world-traveling acts and the local Surrey Talent Hour participants there was constant feet-tapping entertainment. Voices of the Pacific Rim with the Vancouver Opera was […]

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Surrey Fusion Festival 2009 – The Food

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We spent the better part of Saturday over at the Fusion Festival in Holland Park and aside from the sights, sounds, and activities at this free event, the highlight for us was definitely the food pavilions. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr We started off with our staple Jamaican smoothie, followed up with tacos from […]

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Surrey Fusion Festival 2009

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This afternoon we’ll be heading out to Holland Park in Surrey to cover the 2nd annual Fusion Festival. On tap this year is a diverse multicultural mix of food, entertainment and activities for all ages combined into one mega (and FREE) outdoor festival. There are several stages setup with entertainment all day and some of […]

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Granville Showcase Street Party 2009

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

After months of construction, closures and delays, Granville Street will once again come alive with a Canada Line party next Saturday. Photo: aecreations on Flickr On July 25th, from 2:00pm until 7:00pm, there will be a main stage setup on the 700 block of Granville Street that will feature local entertainment while the rest of […]

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Death Cab for Cutie in Vancouver

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Death Cab for Cutie performed at the Pacific Coliseum tonight in front of thousands of adoring fans. First up after opening act, Ra Ra Riot, was The New Pornographers who played a lovely set for their hometown crowd. When it came time for Death Cab for Cutie to hit the stage, front man Ben Gibbard […]

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Carousel Theatre's Macbeth on Granville Island

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Earlier this month I previewed a few upcoming events that all ages can enjoy for free throughout the city this summer. I’m excited to add to the list Carousel Theatre’s presentation of Macbeth, which will run on the Performance Works Outdoor Stage on Granville Island form July 31st until August 15th. A haunting tragedy of […]

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Vancouver's Largest Waterfight 2009

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo: gkamin Vancouver’s largest waterfight is happening this Saturday at 1:00pm over at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park. As previously mentioned in my “Ways to Cool Down” blog post last month, it should prove to be an epic event during one of the hottest days of the summer. Who wants to have a waterfight this […]

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Zidane and Friends in Vancouver

Comments 45 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo credit: abdallah Zinedine Zidane‘s postponed charity soccer tour Zidane and Friends will now be happening July 12 at Swangard Stadium. He was originally scheduled to play alongside international soccer pals on July 4th however he sustained an injury on Canada Day. Returning this Sunday, the match will see local soccer stars take on Zidane’s […]

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BC Bike Race 2009

by Guest Author

The following was written for Miss604.com by Jane Victoria King BC Bike Race wrapped up at Whistler’s Creekside on Saturday. The seven-day staged mountain bike race is billed as the epic single-track adventure of a lifetime. It brought together pro racers, riders of all ages and skill levels -including the weekend warriors, from countries across […]

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