Share your favourite kids book
Running through the month of November, A Good Book Drive is inspiring Vancouverites to purchase a new copy of their favourite childrens book and deliver it to one of the established locations throughout the city. All books collected will be donated to this years book drive recipient, The Writers Exchange a 麻豆传媒映画literacy program. Created by Lizzy Karp (co-founder of Rain City Chronicles) and Cory Ashworth (morning host at 102.7 The Peak FM) A Good Book Drive has teamed up with a group of independent 麻豆传媒映画retailers that will each house a Good Book Box where donors can drop off their favorite kids book. There, donors will be able to personalize their donation with a special bookplate, sharing their own story of why that book is special. Pictured: Ann Luu, Traffic Anchor for CTV Morning Live, loved reading Amelia Bedelia as a child. See more picks and find a Good Book Box near you at
Be a hero at FUSE
The s enormously popular FUSE will light up the night Nov. 9. Three Fridays a year for the past seven years, this eclectic adult event has combined live performance, music, DJs and gallery tours with unexpected surprises. Inspired by artist Ian Wallaces My Heroes in the Streets, the upcoming FUSE will channel the language of the street through movement, music and performance throughout the galleries. Between 8pm and 1am, contemporary dance artist Justine Chambers will perform work inspired by everyday actions; dance duo MACHiNOiSY will bring innovative movement to the rotunda; performance collective COaT (Centre of a Tangle) will explore work and ideas of heroism in special performances on the second and fourth floors; and indie rock band In Medias Res will bring an atmospheric vibe to the 4th floor rooftop pavilion.In addition to performances, FUSE-goers can take in the recently opened exhibitions Ian Wallace: At the Intersection between Painting and Photography and Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965 1980. Admission: $17.50 for adults and free for Gallery Members.
Starry Night fundraiser
Starry Night presents the 27th edition of its World Class Cabaret Nov. 10 at 8pm at the venue where it all began, Arts Club Theatre Companys Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnson). Hosted by veteran Vancouver-based actor Bernard Cuffling, Starry Night will feature an incredible array of local legends and rising stars, including one of the hottest bluesmen on the circuit and former band leader for Long John Baldry, John Lee Sanders; award-winning, singer/song writer Babe Gurr; Cole Armour (pictured), a 13-year-old singing phenomenon who was featured on The Ellen Show; Rebecca Shoichet, vocalist and voice of anime characters Yuki (Star Ocean EX), and Enju and Eri (Inuyasha); flamenco dancer and cantaora Stephanie Pedraza; drag artist extraordinaire Devana DeMille; Cover me Canada finalist and soul-singer Warren Dean Flandez; Shore 104 FMs Best of BC winnerRedgy Blackout; Canadian acoustic artist Roy Forbes; and Arts Club Theatres Aint Misbehavin star Sibel Thrasher. All proceeds to benefit the Shooting Stars Foundation, in support of direct service HIV/AIDS agencies. Tickets are $39 and available at VancouverTix.com or 604-629-8849. ShootingStarsFoundation.org
