We can’t wait! For Car Free Day, Commercial Drive turns into a big, fun party with tons of kids, dogs, bikes and a little craziness. Loads of music, amazing food, street hockey, a roller disco (yes, with old school roller skates! and cool DJ’s) and much much more!
See you there from noon to 6pm between Venables and 1st Avenue!
We don’t care how you get here…just don’t drive!
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Treasure is on our minds!
Bedtime reading in our house is currently Enid Blyton’s Five on a Treasure Island (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_%28series%29)which features an unexplored shipwreck risen from the bottom of the ocean in a fierce storm. How exciting! Perhaps there is undiscovered treasure on Treasure Island? Could it be gold, relics, skeletons??
So naturally, we are dying to go and see this exhibition.
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Treasure! (http://www NULL.scienceworld NULL.ca/treasure)
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What do you treasure? Who hunts for treasure and why? Come explore incredible discoveries as we delve into the thrill of the hunt. There’s something for everyone in this fascinating look at the world of treasures. Visitors will tie knots, try to crack a safe, explore geocaching and examine remarkable artifacts dug up from shipwrecks and ghost towns.
Topics include:
* Underwater Treasure
* Buried Treasure
* Gold Rushes
* Treasures in the Attic
* Treasure in Popular Culture
* The Modern Treasure Hunt
* Protecting Treasure
* Pirates
Visit Treasure! website (http://www NULL.treasureexhibit NULL.com/)
Organized by NRG! Exhibits (http://www NULL.nrg-exhibits NULL.com/)
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CANADIAN ART GALLERY HOP VANCOUVER
SATURDAY, MAY 29 2010
In partnership with the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver
Morning conversation featuring the North American launch of Phaidon’s
Creamier: Contemporary Art in Culture (http://www NULL.phaidon NULL.com/store/art/creamier-9780714856834/) | 11am – 12:30pm
Read about the panel speakers HERE (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/schedule/)
Free afternoon tours and talks by art-world experts | 1:30 – 5pm
Check out the full schedule HERE (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/talks/)
Highlight of the day | Special Screening and Reception | 6 – 9pm
Vancouver premiere of the film Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (http://jean-michelbasquiattheradiantchild NULL.com/)
Learn more about the film HERE (http://blogs NULL.wsj NULL.com/speakeasy/2010/01/19/jean-michel-basquiat-the-radiant-child-director-tamra-davis-paints-devastating-portrait/)
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW AT casv.ca (http://www NULL.casv NULL.ca/secondary/arthop NULL.php)
VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE ONLINE AT canadianart.ca/vancouverhop (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/schedule/)
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We are so excited to be part of this great family event! For those of you who haven’t been to the Port Moody Civic Centre – it is gorgeous and so close to the inlet for some outdoor activities.
When: Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free along with free entertainment for the children!
Where: The Inlet Theatre/Galleria at the Port Moody Civic Centre (http://maps NULL.google NULL.ca/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=port%20moody%20civic%20centre&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl) (City Hall), 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. The Galleria is a nice, bright open venue that is centrally located with plenty of free parking. It is easily accessible for local residents who can arrive by foot, car, or transit.
Why: The babyvibe & kindervibe Spring Family & Baby Fair is the first major showcase for families in the Port Moody area. Here at babyvibe and kindervibe, we come across a lot of great businesses and services. This is the perfect opportunity for us to help showcase excellent baby and family based businesses, along with local services, to the thousands of young families in the area.
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Please join us for the Suter Brook Village Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration this Thursday, December 3rd from 5:30 – 9:00PM.
A fun and festive evening for you and your family to celebrate the Christmas season by lighting the 35’ Suter Brook Village Christmas tree. Meet Santa Claus, take a ride on the horse-drawn carriage, listen to the sounds of the carolers and enjoy seasonal treats and goodies!
Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Food Bank.
Free Rice
Do you remember spending hours at a time playing Tetris? How it was kind of relaxing and slightly stressful at the same time? And when you went to sleep at night, your mind was still fitting those little blocks into place? Well, I have found my adult equivalent and it’s even better! It’s www.freerice.com (http://www NULL.freerice NULL.com). It allows me to help better the world, just 10 grains of rice at a time, and also enrich my vocabulary. The Tetris part is that I can’t stop (which ultimately is a good thing) and when I do finally stumble off to bed, there are all sorts of obscure words floating around in my head (which I suppose is also a good thing).
Here’s a little more info:
FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program with partner, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
FreeRice has two goals:
1. Provide education to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors whose names you see on the banners at the bottom of your screen. When you enter a correct answer, they pay for the rice that gets donated.
FreeRice does not make any money from this. It is run entirely for free and at no profit. All money (100%) raised by the site goes to the UN World Food Program to help feed the hungry. Sponsors make all payments to the UN World Food Program directly.
Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007.
Have fun playing!
– Stefanie
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