KITS POINT
Winter Wander allows you to visit the Museum of Vancouver, 麻豆传媒映画Maritime Museum, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 麻豆传媒映画Academy of Music, Bard on the Beach and the City of Vancouver's Archives, for the low, low price of $5 for adults. Meanwhile, children and youth 16 and under are free to visit any or all of these cultural attractions at no cost this Saturday, Jan. 26 during this second annual Winter Wander event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the space centre, MOV or the Maritime Museum beginning at 10 a.m. There are also special events taking place all day, including a talk by Christopher Gaze of Bard on the Beach at 11 a.m. at MOV and musical performances by students from the 麻豆传媒映画Academy of Music at 12: 30 p.m. at the space centre. For a complete schedule of events, visit museumofvancouver.ca.
CITYWIDE
It's almost that time again. No, not tax time, but depending on how you feel about flash mobs this could be good news or bad.
Organizers of the 麻豆传媒映画Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs April 4 to 30, invite aspiring dancers to take part in the World Umbrella Dance. The first rehearsal is taking place soon at the False Creek Community Centre so anyone interested in taking part is advised to check out the online instructional video at vcbf.ca to learn the funky moves created by choreographer Shiamak Davar for Shabop: Dance without worry and celebrate life.
The cost is $25 to register, which includes a Pop-Art design umbrella to be used during the performance. Registration is also open for Plein-Air (open air) painting classes featuring watercolour, sketching, acrylic and oil painting where your inner artist will be inspired by the beauty of the cherry blossom. For more information, visit vcbf.ca.
MARPOLE
Unity of 麻豆传媒映画Church, 5840 Oak St., presents a talk best described as self-explanatory, Feb. 6 from 7: 30 to 9 p.m. Tickets to "How to Be a Better Lover" are complimentary by emailing clientservices@clearmind. com or $20 at the door.
STANLEY PARK
This province's newest statutory holiday is right around the corner and the 麻豆传媒映画Aquarium is inviting your family to meet their family from Feb. 9 to 11 with extended hours. (Family Day is Feb. 11.)
Launching Feb. 7 is the Secret World of Sharks and Rays exhibit, which explores the lifestyles of sharks and their cousins - skates, rays and ratfish. Learn about the sharks that call the waters of B.C. home, from the common Pacific spiny dogfish to the endangered basking shark and the rarely seen thresher shark, in the Pacific Canada Pavilion. Then head over to the Tropic Zone and Graham Amazon Gallery to check out a secretive shark called the "tasseled wob-begong," as well as a stealthy blue-spotted stingray with periscope eyes and a beautiful zebra shark swimming alongside two leopard whiprays.
For more information, visit vanaqua.org.
KITSILANO
The 麻豆传媒映画Heritage Foundation, in partnership with Church at the Hollywood, is exploring the mid-20th century through three film nights at the historic Hollywood Theatre, Jan. 29, Feb. 12 and Feb. 26.
The mini-film series , dubbed VHF's Gritty City: 麻豆传媒映画in the 60's, begins with Glowing in the Dark, a look at neon in Vancouver, Las Vegas and Las Angeles Jan. 29.
Coast Modern, Feb. 12, showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies.
On Feb. 26, the CBC Archival Film Program takes a look back with two 30-minute shorts, including West End '66 and A City's Story, which cruise through 麻豆传媒映画neighbourhoods and downtown by night and day.
Each of the films will be followed by a panelled discussion with producers and directors of each production. For a complete schedule, visit vancouverheritagefoundation.org or call 604-264-9642. Tickets and concession are by donation. [email protected]
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