Archive of posts tagged "Downtown Vancouver"

West End Dog Show 2010

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The third annual West End Dog Show takes place tomorrow at the Nelson Dog Park. Photos by: Tawcan, PiscesDreamer, Keira-Anne When: Saturday August 21, 2010 from 10:00am until 3:00pm Where: Bute and Nelson at the off-leash area of the park More info: Facebook Event The West End Dog Show is free and all dog are […]

Vancouver Zombiewalk 2010

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 2010 Vancouver Zombiewalk is this Saturday as hundreds of “undead” will take to the streets of Vancouver. All 2009 Zombiewalk Photos by John Biehler All willing zombies are to meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 4:30pm for the annual walk around downtown. The route will take the procession down Robson to Denman, toward […]

BrazilFest 2010 on Granville

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

BrazilFest comes to Granville this Saturday from 10:00am until 8:00pm on the stretch between Robson and Georgia that is pedestrian-only. There will be guitar and full band shows, samba dancing, a soccer performance, capoeira, ballet, an art exhibit from Beth Maia, and more. The festival is entirely free and open to the public. The goal […]

Vancouver Art Gallery Behind the Scenes

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

In May I wrote about how the Vancouver Art Gallery is looking to relocate to (preferably) a new building that can accommodate their growing collection. Photo credit: ko.ttur on Flickr Public opinion has been somewhat mixed in terms of their sentiments for the current building and lack of knowledge about the reasons why the VAG […]

Oppenheimer Park Profile

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

When I flipped my Hope in Shadows calendar over to July at the beginning of the month I read a quick story about two men and their involvement with the Downtown Eastside homeless soccer team, based in Oppenheimer Park. Sandwiched between Powell and Cordova, the recently restructured public space (complete with a new lawn, washrooms, […]