Mom and I had been to the Whistler Village (in the resort municipality of Whistler, BC), a long time ago, actually I think the last time was when she and my Auntie came to my MBA graduation. We hadn’t been to Whistler together in so many years (and in particular, almost never during the summer) that we decided we needed to roam the streets of Whistler Village.
We took lots of photos (and I also realized that during the summer the mountains are used for mountain biking – something about Whistler I didn’t know!). I would probably not stay at the Whistler Village if I were to come up to visit as it’s a bit too busy but it’s also a beautiful location.
In the future I might try to come to Whistler in the winter (I’ll have to contact Tourism Whistler about that, or the Municipality of Whistler in any case). My good friend Naomi Devine is working in the sustainability office for the municipality, so I have lots of good reasons to come up and visit.
July 15th, 2010 in
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I left my heart in Steveston, BC.
Yeah, you can laugh as much as you want for using the line “I left my heart in San Francisco” and apply it to the fishing community of Steveston in Richmond, British Columbia. But the truth is, after walking around this beautiful village, who seems relatively untouched by time, and having had traditional fish-and-chips outside the fisherman’s wharf, I completely fell in love with Steveston.
I’d even consider moving there.
The community of Steveston has a long history, something I really didn’t know. From BritishColumbia.com:
Down on the southwestern shore of Richmond sits the historic Steveston Village, a once-boisterous frontier seaport and principal port on the Fraser River, founded in 1880 by William Herbert Steves. At the turn of the twentieth century, Steveston was the busiest fishing port in the world, with fifteen salmon canneries, six hotels, numerous saloons and gambling dens, and up to fourteen windjammers simultaneously loading canned salmon for world markets. On a Saturday night, 10,000 people thronged the boardwalks, including Native Indians, Japanese, Chinese, European immigrants, and sailors from the seven seas. Now over 100 years old, Steveston has evolved into a picturesque working fishing village, home to Canada’s largest commercial fishing fleet, home base to more than 600 seiners, gillnetters, trawlers and other vessels that line the docks two, sometimes three, abreast.
I had the opportunity to walk up to the fisherman’s wharf, stroll the docks, eat fish and chips and explore the village by foot (even though I didn’t get to see much of the actual museums). I definitely will come back for more.
No shortage of fantastic theatre this summer. And luckily, my friends from Fighting Chance Productions have decided to give me not one, not two, but THREE (3) pairs of tickets to HAIR to give away. Hair is a great musical with a talented cast of 24 current and graduated students from theatrical training institutes from across the province including Studio 58, Capilano University, Canadian College of Performing Arts and Vancouver Film School and on-stage rock band.
Hair is currently playing on both the New York and London stages, and I am looking forward to seeing them perform in Vancouver with a Vancouver cast. Fighting Chance Productions is putting together a fantastic cast, including Michael Brock, Sean Parsons, Jenny Moase, Cesar Erba, Hal Rogers, Arielle Tuliao, Amy Jean McElwain, and Ranae Miller.
Hair plays at the Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright Street) from July 21st – August 1st, 2010. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Tuesdays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 1:30pm and 7:00pm. Tickets are $25 – $30 and are available at the door. $20 tickets are available for all matinees and the preview performance on Wednesday July 21st. Tickets can be ordered from Tickets Tonight.
To enter this contest, drop a comment on this blog entry. Since opening night is July 22nd, I will draw the winners at 2pm on July 20th. Good luck everyone!
I had been to the Southside Diner before for dinner with Jeremy Latham and Karen Hamilton last year, when we went up to Whistler for WordCamp Whistler 2009 (the first-ever WordCamp in Whistler). I had very fond memories and when I decided to go on a writing retreat to Whistler, I decided I needed to show my Mom this cute diner.
We headed to the Southside Diner (located in Whistler Creekside) for lunch. Southside Diner has the same kind of comfort food I have eaten at Rosie’s Diner (in Victoria, BC) before, or more recently at Acme Cafe (in Vancouver, BC).
Mom and I both ordered a club sandwich (very traditional) with half French fries and half green salad with dressing. The fries were tasty, and the salad was pretty average, but the club sandwich was fantastic. Both Mom and I ended up having to save half the sandwich as they were pretty big.
I’d definitely recommend the Southside Diner. Even though their menus are in PDF format (and you know how much I hate non-easy-to-copy-and-paste menus), I still think they’re awesome.
July 14th, 2010 in
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While I always brag about my ability to disconnect (and for the most part, I’ve been able to), there is one thing I couldn’t do – NOT blog about the Calgary Stampede. A lot of the content you will be reading on my blog this week (for the most part, I’d say about 90%), I wrote it last weekend anticipating that I would not be able to spend much time online (except to check what my clients and associates might need).
But I had to write about the Calgary Stampede.
My short summary of the Calgary Stampede? Uh, it’s like having the PNE in Calgary. Or la Feria de San Marcos in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In other words, nothing I hadn’t experienced before. Of course, it’s interesting to be immersed in cowboy town (or CowTown as they call Calgary), and it was hot and sunny and I got to wear a silly hat. But otherwise? It’s a fun family-oriented fair.
Like I’ve seen dozens all over the world in my travels and wherever I have lived.
Except, this one has cowboys, cowgirls and lots of hats. So, while I wasn’t all that impressed, I’m glad I visited the Calgary Stampede, though. It’s an experience everyone should have at least once in a lifetime. And I am also glad I did it with my family. It was a great bonding experience. A tiring one too, having to stumble upon so many people!
July 14th, 2010 in
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The summer always brings amazing theatre to Vancouver, and very inspired and versatile, multi-talented approaches to delivering these performances. Last year, I attended Road to Canterbury, put together by the same folks who bring to you this time Robin Hood, with a Vancouver-flavor and twist. I’m always looking forward to the work of Itsazoo, because they’re witty and inventive. Of course, I’m pretty sure everyone will ask me why I chose a photo of Green Arrow, the superhero and talented archer instead of finding a Robin Hood photo. Well, Green Arrow is inspired by the tale of Robin Hood himself.
Robin Hood is a social/political satire inspired and influenced by everything from Bread and Puppet Theatre and Bertolt Brecht to South Park and The Colbert Report. The story follows a group of social activists who live and work amongst the transients of a tent city located in an urban park. The need for social programs is at an all-time high, however the government has allocated all its resources to a commerce-driven sporting event. So the activists take matters into their own hands. The audience literally follows the merry men as they ‘Steal from the Rich to give to the Poor’.
Robin Hood opens Thursday, August 5 at 7:00 pm, and runs nightly through until the 7th. It then runs August 10-14 and 17-19. All performances take place in Queen Elizabeth Park. Meet at the Bloedel Conservatory. Tickets are $ 17/13, plus HST, and can be purchased in person from the Bloedel Conservatory. I will be at opening night, so you can say hi there.
The kind folks of Itsazoo have given me a pair of tickets to give away. To enter this giveaway, tell me an anecdote – have you ever engaged in activism about housing/homelessness? What has your experience been? I will draw a random winner from the list of comments in this post, on Monday August 2nd at 2:00pm. If you are on Twitter, it would help me if you listed your Twitter user ID in your comment (and perhaps make it easier for me to reach you).
The truth of the matter is, I rarely come up to Whistler, BC. I’m not a snowboarder, I’m not a skier, I hate the cold and I don’t own a car. There. It’s not looking very good for me to come up north and spend time in the lovely Whistler, is it? But the truth is, I have been to Whistler quite a few times, just not recently. And definitely not to sky.
I recently went up there to a writing retreat and stayed in the vicinity of Whistler Creekside. Now, the last time I came to Whistler I was driven by Jeremy Latham, good friend of mine. Thus I didn’t recall what Whistler Creekside look like. Heck, I even didn’t remember there was Whistler Creekside. Then I walked around the little village, what they call “the alternative to the main Whistler Village”.
And I fell in love with it. Hopefully my photos do it some justice.
July 13th, 2010 in
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When I first moved to Vancouver I wondered what to do, and people who were doing their MBA coursework with me recommended Theatre Under the Stars. An institution in Vancouver, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) has been the source of amazing entertainment and great theatrical performances. This summer, the TUTS season goes from July 9th to August 21st.
With performances alternating nights, Theatre Under the Stars is presenting two very fun productions: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Singin’ in the Rain. Joseph opens today (July 13th) and Singin’ opens on July 14th (tomorrow). I didn’t realize this is TUTS’ 64th year. Wow. As you may know, Theatre Under the Stars is a non-profit organization with a family-focus. I am excited to check their two productions in August.
I can’t make it in July as I’m still on holidays and away from Vancouver, with my Mom. But if you can, this is one of the most exciting performances you’ll see this summer. I would very, very strongly recommend you to buy tickets and attend, even with a Picnic in the Park Under the Stars. Best priced seats start at $29, and there is a number of family packages. Becoming a TUTS member also increases your savings! I look forward to doing some Theatre Under the Stars, and hope you will too.
July 13th, 2010 in
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A couple of months ago, my niece E asked me for my thoughts about women in traditionally-male professions (e.g. engineering, science, math, to name but a few). One of the professions where I did not see women as I grew up was interurban bus driver. Same with taxi drivers. It seemed to me as though women were not encouraged to drive buses from city to city.
And then I recently met this lovely lady
She drove the Greyhound all the way from Whistler to Vancouver, and it was a breeze, a very safe ride. I ponder why are so very few women out there who drive interurban buses and taxi cabs. Any idea why? Why are so few women in so many traditionally-male-dominated professions?
Ian Capstick (MediaStyle) is someone I consider a good friend. We met at Northern Voice, we both spoke at Northern Voice (this year, we did a panel on social media and government) and we have a number of intellectual affinities. Even if we don’t see each other very often, we are good friends. And I just learned on my way to Calgary that he is getting married to his boyfriend Shawn Dearn (I suppose from now on, fiance until the impending nuptials). Ian organized CupcakeCamp in Ottawa and I suspect the wedding reception will involve cupcakes. Congratulations, Ian and Shawn! May the wedding be on a weekend I’m in Ottawa so I can crash your party, hehehehe (just kidding). This has been a bit of good news on an otherwise rough weekend. All the best and much love to you both.
July 12th, 2010 in
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Nathan Tippe is a UBC Sauder Business School student (undergraduate) who came to my life via the project Enterprize. We met at The Network Hub as he asked us to collaborate in a project with them, and we have hung out ever since. A good friend, a positive influence and overall, owner, creator and transmitter of good energy, I’m glad I have you in my life. We’ll have to celebrate your birthday when you get back. Because, you know – even if we are both in Calgary, I don’t know whether we’ll get to see each other – you’re too busy! (and I’m with my family, heh!) Enjoy your day, my friend.
July 12th, 2010 in
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Although this blog post is a bit late, I couldn’t write it before (I did on the flight to Calgary) because I was running like a headless chicken doing stuff around Mental Health Camp. I’m so glad Mike Yurechko (@yurechko on Twitter) came into my life, because he has been an incredibly kind soul to me. Even though our age difference is somewhat substantial (I’m older than him), we relate to each other quite easily because we are both good guys and good geeks, and Mike is an incredibly generous individual. Smart, precocious (for his age, he is SUCH a great young entrepreneur). And overall, a very kind soul. Happy birthday, my friend!
July 11th, 2010 in
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I owe Robert Ballantyne a great deal. A policy governance facilitator, an organizational change and management specialist, but more than anything, a great human being, Robert has been extremely kind and generous in his time. He has helped me with some incredibly insightful wisdom. He has offered advice generously and without expecting anything in return. Robert has been a great friend and I do hope that he finds as much joy in building a friendship with me as I have, because I consider him a wonderful individual and I feel blessed that he is in my life. Happy belated birthday, Robert!
July 11th, 2010 in
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Lorraine Murphy (aka @raincoaster) is a very, very close friend of mine. Someone who, as I indicated on my blog, when it came down to helping me get out of the second time I ever felt depressed. Unfortunately I missed her birthday but I’m doing what she would appreciate the most – giving her a link to her blog and Google Juice and blog hits. Which as anybody who is a blogaholic (like we are) would enjoy. So, Lorraine, my friend – I will be buying you a martini when I get back. Or bringing with me some gin so we can celebrate properly. In the mean time, here is a reminder that you manage always to surround yourself with hot guys 🙂 – a photo of you with a hot gin brand ambassador and a hot celebrity cook 🙂
July 11th, 2010 in
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I recently had the opportunity to attend the Vancouver street hockey game of the Five Hole For Food campaign, initiated by my good friend Richard Loat, as a fundraiser for Canada’s food banks (a 10-day trip in 9 cities). During the summer, food banks seem to have a lot less donations and thus Richard decided to embark in a cross-Canada trip to raise money for the less fortunate who rely on food banks for their daily nutritional needs. These are a few photos of the game (you can see more on my Flickr photo page).
Kudos to Richard for embarking in this noble project. From my own experience, doing fundraising is quite challenging and I really tip my hat to him for doing this for the food banks.
July 11th, 2010 in
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I have a full blog post with sweet little nothings (aka acknowledgements and thanks) that will wait until Monday. I just want to say thank you, overall, to everyone who came to Mental Health Camp Vancouver 2010. Speakers, presenters, volunteers, attendees. Everyone made it such a success. I’m truly honored to have been a part of this. I spent a glorious evening with a very important person in my life and will take a few days off (heading to Calgary). I will send individual thank you notes, and publish a thank you post as well. But for now, I just want to say – THANKS. Isabella and I do Mental Health Camp, as she noted in her opening keynote, in love, and for the love.
That is all.
As the summer season winds up, more theatre companies are launching their new productions, and my long-time friends and partners in art, the folks of Pacific Theatre are putting together their new productions. Stone’s Throw Productions’ presentation of THE LAST 5 YEARS by Jason Robert Brown at the Pacific Theatre is one of them. The Last 5 Years is a musical that depicts two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of 5 years. It runs July 15-17 at Pacific Theatre with a pay-what-you-can preview on July 14th.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Pacific Theatre (phone 604.731.5518). I really loved the line at the beginning of the press release: Relationships start, relationships end, and then we write musicals about them. Awesome.
I found intriguing the process through which the play is developed.
The show’s unconventional structure has Cathy, the woman, begin the play at the end of their relationship, telling her side of the story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his side chronologically. The couple meets only once, in the middle of the play when they get married and pledge their lifelong love for one another.
I have a pair of tickets for opening night on July 15th and you can win them. To enter all you need to do is drop a comment on this blog entry. I am sure you want to attend a great musical, so why don’t you tell me something positive (or negative, heck!) about your latest (or current) relationship? I’ll draw a winner on Tuesday July 13th at 2pm. I’ll post the name of the winner on this post. If you have Twitter, please include it so I can tweet you if you won!
More information about the musical:
Featuring Shalyn McFaul as Cathy, fresh off her apprenticeship at Pacific Theatre and featured role in Godspell and Joshua McFaul, a classically trained singer who has a foot in the world of both musical theatre and opera, as Jamie. Directed by Heather Teeter with musical direction by Dave Rosborough. Lighting design is by Jin Kim. The live 6-piece band consists of Dave Rosborough on piano, Kathleen Nisbet on violin, Noah James on cello, Joyce Ma on viola, Taylor Caswell on Bass, and Matthew MacArthur on guitar.
My brother, my nephew, my sister in law live all in Calgary (my nephew is as a matter of fact, a Calgary boy). My Mom is visiting them right now and I decided that I need a real, honest break from all the hard work I have been putting on my volunteer work (Mental Health Camp and my social media events) and my client work, as well as my teaching and research. So I am taking a week off and heading to Calgary to visit my brother, his family and hopefully my good friend Tanya Desrosiers (aka NetChick) (who moved to Calgary with her husband, Barry Desrosiers).
It shouldn’t be a surprise to people who know my academic side that there are additional reasons why I like the idea of going to Calgary. Yes, of course I want to see my family. But I also want to see the Calgary Stampede.
You’ll see, I wrote a doctoral dissertation that studied the lower nodes of the beef commodity chain (leather and footwear). I have analyzed in some way or another processes of animal husbandry and the environmental impacts of cattle. So, going to “CowTown” makes sense from every angle you look at it. I hope to see my other good friend, Nathan Tippe, who will be there visiting for his birthday.
Get ready, Calgary, because the Hummingbird604 is coming to town!
Both Isabella and I have been focusing on making sure we have nailed down every single little detail of Mental Health Camp Vancouver 2010. Inspired by the amazing work of our good friend Airdrie Miller, Isabella and I ran with the idea of having a conference where social media and mental health intersected. I have been running around like a headless chicken with no time to myself.
From the very beginning, Isabella told me that the first thing she wanted to ensure was our own mental health, and our own well-being. Yes, as organizers, we take on a huge load and we know that we have set high expectations with Mental Health Camp. But we also recognize that, in organizing a non-profit, 100%-volunteer-run event, we also need to take care of ourselves. So I decided to take some time to just be with myself.
With nobody else.
This is hard to do for someone with such a social personality. I *love* being around people, and even as I write my “thank you” notes, I feel the need and desire to go out and spend some time with friends, the night before MHCYVR10. Truth be told, I think it’s best if I just spend some time with myself.
I’m a good friend of mine. I love my own personality, I love who I am and I have the life I have always wanted. I keep myself pretty good company, and I think that’s what makes this transition of not-doing-anything-with-anyone-else so simple.
Sometimes, we just need to be with and by ourselves. I’m living proof.
I have brought my Mom along to a number of events in the social media world in the past couple of weeks, although I have definitely made enough time for the two of us alone. To some people, and in fact to one of the closest friends I have, it seemed a bit bizarre that I insisted in having my Mom meet my close friends. To me, it makes perfect sense, and to most of my friends, it does too.
To my friends, it’s interesting to see who the most influential person in my life is, what she looks like, what made ME be the person I am now. To my Mom, it’s important to see the circle of people that I surround myself with. So it’s not a surprise that I’m trying desperately to fit as many of my close friends as I can and have them meet my Mom. Unfortunately we are travelling so much that this is proving insanely difficult.
But at least, I try!
One of the great things that I have learned about information technology is that, the more I explore it, the more excited I become with the possibilities it offers for academics like me. Let me explain. Recently, I took a few days off and went up to Whistler to my friend Lisa Thomas-Tench’s family townhouse. Lisa forewarned me that the place wasn’t fitted with wireless internet. I was excited at NOT being online.
You’ll see, whether I am at my downtown office at The Network Hub, working from home or on the road (visiting clients) or at the university, I am ALWAYS online. Given that I have had an iPhone for almost a year now (thanks to my friend Mike Yurechko), I am always able to check my emails, tweets and documents on-the-go.
Except when I am nowhere near a wireless Internet connection.
I purposefully decided NOT to get a data plan because I knew I would be connected ALL THE TIME. I knew that by keeping my iPhone purely able to log on to wireless internet, without having data plan, I would have to learn to be efficient, download all my emails, maybe download my tweets and check them while commuting from Point A to Point B.
During my retreat in Whistler (which was aimed at just focusing on writing a manuscript I am working on with my Mom, who is also an academic), I needed to download a lot of data. But I just didn’t have the time to go visit my friend Tris and borrow an external HDD.
What I did instead, though, was to turn on Gears on both of my browsers (Chrome and Firefox) and allow GMail to operate in offline mode. And it was AMAZING. I was able to catch up on a heck of a lot of emails I needed, read drafts of documents I had sent myself via email, and read drafts of journal articles I had to peer-review. Client work, etc. All available.
Google – you are geniuses.
While it annoys me that YouTube is synchronized with my Gmail account, and it also annoys me that Google.ca/calendar does not exist (only Google.com/Calendar), your tools have really greatly improved my workflow.
There are many reasons why I love the concept behind Delilah’s/Conviction, or as the Canadian reality TV show calls it, “Conviction Kitchen”. The first one is that I believe in the rule of law. The second one is that I believe that people can change. And the third one is that Conviction Kitchen as a project provides ex-convicts with a new chance at life.
Mom and I had just arrived from Whistler (I went on a writing retreat with my Mom, in hindsight probably a mistake in regards to timing as I got about 321 emails about Mental Health Camp during the course of my pseudo-offline period – a wonderful opportunity, nonetheless – and I have my good friend Lisa Thomas-Tench to thank for the chance to go up to Whistler).
Being as stressed as I was, I told Minna and Jay (The Network Hub) that I needed a drink, and that Delilah’s was possibly the best place for a stiff martini. They agreed to join me. I am grateful to them that they did, because the experience was fantastic.
It’s not the first time I have been to Delilah’s, a reputed restaurant in the West End famous for its lethal martinis. I have been here many times before, the last one on the day of my birthday of last year (RaulCamp for those who may remember). But this is the first time I have been to Delilah’s since Delilah’s/Conviction opened (from my conversations with Chef Thuet, it’s been open for only a couple of weeks).
As I could expect, being all evening on-camera, and having their every movement videotaped did have a bit of a frazzling effect on the servers. I could notice that they felt somewhat under the microscope, particularly as I whipped out my digital camera and started snapping photos.
The great thing is that I was surrounded by wonderful friends of mine and by my Mom, and we all tried to engage the servers in conversation to let them know that we strongly supported the project. As the evening progressed, I noticed that the bartenders, the head server and the general manager, all started coordinating and synchronizing in a much smoother way, and we overall had a fantastic time.
It is noticeable that the project is still incipient, and that the waiting and kitchen staff are still feeling a bit tentative. But this did NOT detract at all from our experience. Mom and I had already had dinner at home so we only ordered drinks (I had a Black Widow to start, and Mom had a margarita, each $8.95), and a platter of mixed olives ($5.00).
Minna ordered a Brooks Peninsula ling cod poached in olive oil, crushed fingerling potatoes, niçoise olives ($22.00) and Jay had an Alsatian p utta braised Fraser Canyon rabbit with morels ($21.00). Both dishes were delicious (I tried bits and pieces of them both). Jay ordered a Thai One On martini (vodka infused with Kam r lime & lemon grass, lime & mango juice, $8.95) and Minna had a Boston Tea Partini (citrus vodka with iced tea, lemon wedge & sugar rim, $8.95). She did not finish it so I had to (yeah I know, tough life I lead eh).
On my visit, I got the star treatment: the general manager scored me a chance to talk to Chef Thuet, introduce myself, have a photo taken with him and chat about the project itself (and congratulate him on a fantastic project and a great dinner).
For dessert, we ordered a chocolate tart ($8.00) and a chocolate coulant ($9.00), both of which were amazing.
I ordered a Pearl Necklace martini to accompany my dessert ($8.95) which was an absolutely blissful pairing. And after we had finished our dinner (which had amazing service, I might add), we still spent a few times talking to the general manager, to the head server and to our own server. I even had my photo taken with the bartenders.
Overall, I would very, very strongly encourage my readers to come down to Delilah’s/Conviction for dinner, with an open mind, a generous wallet and a kind heart. Remember, these people are being given a second chance at life, be there for them. Note, just in case my review sounds too sugary or nice or positive, and you think I was paid to write this post – I paid for everything we consumed, in full (the bill came down to $150 if you are totally curious, which isn’t really all that expensive if you think about how many drinks and food we consumed).
Kudos to Chef Thuet and his wife Biana (who is now acting as General Manager of Delilah’s/Conviction) for a fantastic, heart-warming and positive project. I will be back, for sure, and I will be bringing people along with me.
Actually, since last year I shifted my schedule to mornings. I workout in the mornings, I swim, I run and I do weights. But with my Mom’s visit (she is still a night owl), my sleeping schedule has been a bit of in disarray. So, I figured what better way to express how I feel (as you read this post, I will be enroute back from the airport, Mom is off to Calgary to see my brother, my nephew and my sister in law).
Sigh. I don’t do mornings. At least, not right now. And possibly, not until I come back from Calgary.
I am a big fan of Public Dreams Society. When I first moved to Vancouver (and to Canada) the first-ever public event I attended was the Parade of Lost Souls (also put together by PDS). Ever since, I fell in love with the idea (the PLS resembles a lot a parade in Mexico associated with the Dia de los Muertos). I also love Illuminares, which in its 2010 edition will take place at W2 Storyeum. I am copying below the information I found on the Facebook page of Public Dreams Society (why on the planet do they publish this information on Facebook rather than on their own website is beyond me).
We are just weeks away from the Illuminares Lantern Procession. This year Public Dreams has partnered with W2 and will be transforming their 31,000 sq. ft. Storyeum space with live interactive performances and all NEW art installations created by both local artists and members of the community. Located at 151 E Cordova St, W2-Storyeum is WALK, BIKE, TRANSIT and CAR friendly. There will be a Bike Valet available on site OR use Translink (enter 151 E Cordova St, Vancouver) OR Easypark Parkade located off Cordova St and Water St. for a $7.00 flat rate on Saturday, July 24th. The event runs from 4pm-10pm and as always is FREE. We hope to see you there
I do hope I will be able to make it, and I encourage you to do so too. Also, I’m not sure if PDS accepts donations, but I read this article from The Georgia Straight mentioning that they had budget cuts, and given how awesome these processions are, I would encourage you (if PDS accepts the donations) to donate.
I had a blast at Launch Party Vancouver 9. These parties keep getting better and better every time! This time, Maura and Danny and Sonia hosted LPV9 at The Roundhouse in Yaletown. A few sample photos of the night.
I think I am getting better at the self-photo with my new camera 🙂 Thanks to Maura and Sonia and Danny for the invite!
