Mar 13 | Salmon Friendly Gardens Seminar
January 11, 2010
Make your neighbourhood a better place and start something healthier for you and the salmon in your backyard!
This workshop style seminar will have speakers present practical solutions for:
- Carving a vegie patch out of your lawn
- Rethinking weeds: how to make delicious salads
- Gardening for wildlife
- Greener Gardening: alternatives to pesticides
Refreshments will be provided. Pre-registration required.
Contact: Kim Greenwood, 604-532-3513, email: kgreenwood@tol.ca
Date: March 13, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Township of Langley Civic Facility, Fraser River Presentation Theatre
20388 65 avenue, Langley
Feb 11 – 21 | Bamboo Welcome Gates
January 11, 2010
Bamboo Welcome Gates is an installation in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown during the 2010 Winter Games where visitors and residents to Zodiac Square will be invited to write Welcome World Wishes for an athlete and/or country.
Wishes will be created and placed onto the Bamboo-Cedar Gateways in colourful red, water-resistant envelopes and be read everyday to groups of visiting school children and Olympic visitors.
Date: Feb 11-21, 2010
Location: Chinatown – Zodiac Square – 50 Pender Street East
Feb 6 – Mar 20 | CONNNECT – our community our art our show
January 11, 2010
CONNECT our community our art our show is a unique art celebration, a joint art show organized in partnership by Coast Mental Health and The Gathering Place in a typical Vancouver community.
Feb 5 – Mar 20
February times: 1 pm – 8 pm
March times: Wed Sat 1 pm – 6 pm
CONNECT unites artists from different walks of life: The art comes from the people in the neighbourhood; from those using the social services, residents, small business employees and many others with ties to the community.
Presenting the wealth of talent in the Downtown South of Vancouver, the exhibition demonstrates an extraordinary exchange of ideas between people from complete different backgrounds.
Some of them have never connected before in any way, until their artistic creations met in this show. Now, they are collaborators in arts, contributing to the cultural development of the community and the entire city of Vancouver.
www.coastmentalhealth.com
Date: Saturday Feb 06, 2010 to Saturday Mar 20, 2010
Contact: Patricia Wiggins at 604-675-2327 604-675-2327
Location: The Gathering Place at 609 Helmcken Street
February times: 1 pm – 8 pm
March times: Wed-Sat 1 pm – 6 pm
Jan 27 | Success in Song: 3 1/2 Minute Miracles
January 11, 2010
The 54th Langara College Community Lecture series presents Andrea Smith and Dave Lidstone. Songs can empower, motivate and inspire.
They can move people to action. The effect that a simple song can have on the world is real and tangible.
“Just Duets” pays tribute to songwriters who have created music and lyrics that make you think about the ordinary and remember the remarkable, that chronicle a social attitude, a mood, a movement, an historical event, and that teach you something about the world or about yourself.
Join us for an hour of harmonies – voice, guitar and the power of a “successful” song.
Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Langara College.
Contact: Marketing & Communications 604-331-4044
Date: Jan 27, 2010
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Location: Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room
Jan 27 | Family Literacy Day
January 11, 2010
Families and communities across Canada celebrate this special day at literacy-themed events coordinated by literacy organizations, schools and libraries.
Contact the Vancouver Public for more information on special events and programs offered at the library.
Date: Jan 27, 2010
Time: various
Jan 21 | Launch of Welcome to Our World: a public celebration
January 11, 2010
Welcome to Our World is a project that brings a professional artist into a local school for workshops over a 3-month period, resulting in the production of a graphic novel that celebrates the childrens excitement about the Games.
The finished project will be exhibited in ArtStarts Gallery over several months.
The events are a public celebration of the project.
Contact: Contact: Katie Varney 604-878-7144 ext.7
Date: Jan 21, 2010
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: ArtStarts Gallery, 808 Richards Street (at Robson)
Jan 20 | Most Good, Least Harm: Zoe Weil
January 11, 2010
Zoe Weil, author of “Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life”, will speak about the MOGO (most good) Principle which will motivate you to make your own life an expression of your deepest values and help you create a life of inner peace while contributing to the building of a peaceful, sustainable world for all.
Admission is free.
Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by The Institute for Humane Education.
Date: Jan 20, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Central Libary, 350 W. Georgia St., Alma VanDusen Room
