Stanley Park
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, the non-profit group is hosting a photo contest April 6 through 14 and is inviting professional and amateur photographers alike to take part.
There are three themes to the contest: Nature including wildlife, birds, insects, trees and wildflowers; Places everything from buildings to habitats to scenic landscapes conveying a sense of Stanley Park; and People individuals of any age enjoying the green space. Theres also a youth category for budding photographers 18 years and younger.
The contest is open to anyone and photos can be downloaded to the societys website during the week of the contest for the public to view. The photos must be captured that same week, so theres plenty of time to research your subject. Participation is free and winners chosen in all categories will receive prizes. Appropriate photos will be used in the future by the society, with credit going to the photographer. To make things even more interesting, the Courier will also publish the winning photos.
The contest opens April 6 at one minute after midnight and ends at 11:59 p.m. April 14. Images and entry forms can be submitted via the website. Only digital imagery will be accepted and the winners will be notified before April 24.
The jury, sponsors, contest prizes and rules will be announced shortly and that information will be updated here in a later column or at stanleyparkecology.ca.
- The annual Scotiabank MS Walk takes place across the Lower Mainland April 28, and in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»the event begins with check-in at 8 a.m. at Ceperley Meadow in Stanley Park. Registration is ongoing and participants, including the Kitsilano Kruisers self-help group, are looking for sponsors. The Kruisers have a goal to raise $6,000 for this years walk.
Multiple Sclerosis can affect anyone and the Kitsilano Kruisers members are a perfect example of that. The self-help group includes a nursing instructor, genealogist, librarian, flight attendant, fitness instructor, pilot, dancer, dragon boat racer, speech-language pathologist and a meteorological observer. The group meets every Friday from 1 to 2:45 p.m. at the Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch St. The Kitsilano Kruisers is the only MS self-help group in the Lower Mainland that meets every week. Contact the group at [email protected].
Chinatown
A multidisciplinary art project celebrates the rain at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden.
The Rain Gatherers consists of a rain lab, birdsong choir and an exhibition of four outdoor electronic art installations that are rain sensitive. The works are designed to create a unique sense of poetry and place, and audience members are invited to experience and redefine the relationship between artworks, electronics and the often chaotic outdoor environment.
On Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m., the Group of X, made up of local computer artists and thinkers, will host an artist talk and tour of the exhibition with artists Diana Burgoyne, Peter Courtemanche, Robin Ripley and Matt Smith. For hours and more information, visit vancouverchinesegarden.com.
On TV
Last May, I interviewed Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak during a taping of the Food Network TV show You Gotta Eat Here at the American Cheesesteak Co. on Davie Street. Sedlak spent our time together happily talking about his latest project and hamming it up with the shows host John Catucci. He passed away unexpectedly just two months later, but that episode of You Gotta Eat Here is now complete and airs Friday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. (PST) on the Food Network.
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