Calendar of Events

Vive les voyageurs Winter Festival January 28-29 Historic Boot Camp & Historic Half Marathon February 18-19 Spring Break March 10-25 Easter Egg Hunt April 8; Easter Egg Hunt 1 pm Victoria Day May 21 Learn to Camp Weekend June 16 (pre-registration required) Aboriginal Day at Fort Langley June 23 Canada Day July 1 Parks Day July 21 The 2012 Prospera Valley Granfondo July 22 Ride into History Jul...

A discussion on the future of tourism with Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures. G Adventures invites you to the Future of Tourism — an evening of discussion, debate and creative exchange between visionaries from across the tourism spectrum. Explore the roles travel and sustainable tourism play in the world today, and set the agenda for the future of our industry and our planet. Join B...

High Society Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Book by Arthur Kopit The swellegant screwball musical Snappy dialogue and Cole Porter tunes—such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and “True Love”—abound in this sparklingly funny musical, based on The Philadelphia Story. Wealthy socialite Tracy Lord is planning a lavish second wedding, but which man will she ...

Hundreds of workplace teams will be competing in this spring's bike-to-work challenge sponsored by the DVBIA. Enjoy the joy of cycling - and in help to improve air quality in our region. Bike to Work Week is the event that motivates new and experienced cyclists to ride to work. Almost 15,000 people competed from hundreds of workplaces last year. Start by getting your team together then prepare...

When rocks are sliced into thin sections - thinner than a human hair - they show some amazing colours under polarized light. This exhibit with beautiful close-up photographs will explore the little known world of rock thin sections. A stunning display for rock and art enthusiasts!

If you're taking part in the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition's Bike to Work Week, swing by the Whole Foods Market on Robson parking lot for some coffee and snacks while your bike gets a free tune up! You can also enter the raffle for a gift basket full of delicious food that will fuel you for the rest of Bike to Work Week. RSVP here for the event: http://www.facebook.com/events/146919328771927/

For more information, please visit http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/courses. Nearly a Century -- BC Native Plants Education and Research at UBC Botanical Garden Monday, February 13, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden, Reception Center, 6804 SW Marine Drive $5 at the door (free for UBC students)   Botanical Watercolour Course Friday & Saturday, March 3 & 4, 201...

Shelter from the Storm May 31-June 9, 2012 This piece questions our notion of courage and cowardice in this story of a Vietnam draft dodger who takes in a traumatized young American soldier who has deserted his post in Iraq. A Touchstone Theatre, the Playwrights Theatre Centre and Firehall Arts Centre Co-Production Written by Peter Boychuk Directed by Katrina Dunn Dramaturgy by Martin K...

rePercussion $20 Thursday, May 31st, 7:30 pm - Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88th Avenue, Surrey) WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DRUMS OF THE WORLD COME TOGETHER? A TOUR DE FORCE OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION AND INNOVATION IN PERCUSSION. This event explores percussion and folk drumming from the variety of cultures that represent Vancouver. From Chinese to Afro-Cuban, to a melding of Punjabi and Brazilian ...

Mexico Fest 2012 encompasses 11days of art exhibit, music, culinary celebration, a gala dinner, a golf tournament and the 5th edition of the Fiesta Mexico Independencia. This year's focus will be on the beautiful Banderas Bay and the preferred tourist destinations of Western Canadians: Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit. The Fiesta Mexico Independence will be on Saturday September 8th from 12:...

Visitors will get a glimpse of Vancouver's big city lights of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s in this exhibition of the MOV's neon sign collection. The remarkable signs, some lit for the first time since they were rescued from the junk yard, are accompanied by the tale of how the city went through a war of aesthetics that resulted in a transition of the very way Vancouver imagines itself. In this ...

Get ready for another season full of fun as Playland opens for the 2012 season! This year you'll get a full season of ATMOSFEAR as well as all your favourite rides like the classic wooden roller coaster, the Corkscrew, Revelation, Hellevator and Drop Zone. And don't miss all the midway games and your favourite foods like cotton candy and mini-donuts. If you don't have your season pass yet, visit ...

For 15 years, Rogers Arena has been thrilling and entertaining fans. For 15 years, our Vancouver Canucks have battled on the ice in the race to capture the title of Stanley Cup Champions. For 15 years, we have staged the best entertainment the music industry has to offer. We have opened our doors and welcomed over 21 million people. We have even reveled in Olympic gold when the Canadian women's a...

Truffles Café at VanDusen Botanical Garden is now serving a ‘proper' Afternoon Tea complete with three-tier tray of goodies, ceramic tea pots and cups, organic and private label teas.

This exhibition documents the last remaining fluent speakers of the Haida language and explores the three remaining dialects found in Alaska, Old Massett and Skidegate through portraits taken by Vancouver-based photographer Farah Nosh over the last eight years and interviews with the last fluent speakers in these communities. These men and women (the youngest is now 65 years old) who grew up w...

So what can you expect from Carrie's class? Expect the unexpected! In yoga we try to live without expectations. But basically in most of the classes I teach classic Hatha yoga with my own interpretations thrown in, and depending on your level and abilities I will guide you through both basic and more advanced postures with a combination of steady holding and dynamic motion. This will hopefully he...

Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture February 25 to June 3, 2012 Using hip hop and other forms of popular music and culture, this new generation of artists break with traditional representations of Aboriginal identity to create surprising new cultural hybrids-in painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video. Check out more info at http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca.

Vancouver International Children's Festival May 29 to June 3, 2012 Granville Island   A world-renowned festival of performing arts for young audiences, the Vancouver International Children's Festival has been educating, entertaining and inspiring young audiences since 1978. Regular tickets go on sale April 2. TICKET PRICE INCLUDES the SHOW & ALL SITE ACTIVITIES! PLEASE N...

It's trial by fire and the stakes have never been higher, as Vancouver TheatreSports presents its hot new parody, Dragons' Improv Tank. This hilarious parody features a fire-and-brimstone panel of Improv Dragons, hardened veterans of the improv world. They're here for one reason, and one reason alone: to find the next big improv game. Improv Inventors who think they've got what it takes pitch...

 Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society presents HSBC CITY OF BHANGRA 2012 For a complete listing and updates, check out the HSBC City of Bhangra website Festival Pass $80 $150 Value! In addition to access to five ticketed events and all eight free events, you receive some great perks! Festival Pass Benefits: • Priority access to all venues - no reservati...