It’s a going to be a busy weekend in Vancouver, with the tail end of blossom and tulip season, markets opening up, walks, talks, and show! The Vancouver Canadians will in action at Nat Bailey and you can find all of these events and more things to do this weekend listed below:
Wrexham AFC are coming to BC Place to take on our Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a friendly match on Saturday, July 27th. The fairytale team from North Wales, backed by owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is riding high off of back-to-back promotions, securing a spot in League One (the third tier of English soccer) next season.
Wrexham AFC vs Whitecaps FC in Vancouver
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 4:30pm PT
Location: BC Place, Vancouver
Tickets: Whitecaps FC season members will receive an email with details on their priority pre-sale window. Tickets for the general public will be available at 12:00pm PT on Thursday, April 25th.
Gauld and Mullins, White and Palmer, Ahmed and Tozer
Wrexham have shot to prominence globally since Reynolds and fellow Hollywood star McElhenney purchased the club in 2020. The club has been featured in the immensely popular Welcome to Wrexham docu-series on FX.
Founded in 1864, Wrexham is the oldest professional soccer club in Wales, and the third oldest in the world. With their proud Welsh support at their back, Wrexham have recently risen back up through the divisions and have just confirmed a second-successive promotion, which elevates them back to League One (the third tier of English football) next season. The club has a hugely supportive fanbase and is excited to return to North America for the second successive preseason.
“Last year Rob got to bring Wrexham to Philly. This year it’s my turn,” said Wrexham AFC co-chairman Ryan Reynolds. “I am so excited my hometown club the Whitecaps will get to square off against the Red Dragons. My official stance on the match will be a very friendly ‘neutral’ even if I will be screaming for a Paul Mullin hat trick.”
The Red Dragons’ per-season “Wrex Coast Tour” in North America will also visit Santa Barbara, California to play AFC Bournemouth on July 20th; and Santa Clara, California to take on ChelseaJuly 24th.
Southsiders at a Whitecaps FC match at BC Place – Miss604 photo
The Welsh-Canadian clash is sure to be entertaining. Whitecaps FC are having a great start to their season, maintaining in top positions in the MLS Western Conference Standings. July 27th is also a Honda Celebration of Light fireworks night so it will be a fun summer night out in the city.
During the month of May, you can observe Asian Heritage Month at the Chinese Canadian Museum with tours, stories, experiences, and unique artist contributions on display.
Asian Heritage Month at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Date: May, 2024
Location: Chinese Canadian Museum (51 East Pender St, Vancouver)
On April 27th, the museum is launching a new talk series, Chinese Canadian Convos, the first featuring Arlene Chan, who is a writer, historian, and cultural consultant for Disney Pixar’s Turning Red movie. During this event, Chan will be discussing cultural authenticity and representations of Chinese Canadian culture in cinema. The session also includes a special documentary screening of Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red.
There will be special fermentation and liqueur making workshops with master distiller and fermentation specialist, Kristine Hu, best known as Miss Brewbird on YouTube. In recognition of Asian Heritage Month, a selection of Asian fruits, teas, herbs and botanicals will be featured as well as other ingredients. Her workshops are scheduled for May 14th and May 22nd.
The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, the museum’s feature exhibition curated by Catherine Clement, focuses on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act.
The Journeys Here, a painted wall mural by Chinese Canadian artist Marlene Yuen, highlighting Chinese Canadian journeys and experiences past to present.
Odysseys and Migration, an exhibition in the introduction gallery space exploring the Chinese diaspora from the early waves to present day.
Period Rooms: Historic School Room & Living Room, a recreated school classroom from 1914 and a 1930s period living room with interactive antique objects that bring visitors back in time to when the original Wing Sang Building owner, Yip Sang, and his family lived in Chinatown.
Embracing Diversity, a commissioned art sculpture piece by Musqueam artist Susan Point and her son Thomas Cannell to honour the strong connection and the historical ties of the Indigenous peoples and early Chinese migrants in Canadian history.
For Asian Heritage Month, the museum has also commissioned local Chinese Canadian ceramic artist Freda Lin from Bad Potters Ceramics to design and create rice bowls which will be available for purchase on site.
About the Chinese Canadian Museum
The Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia is an independent, non-profit organization established in March 2020 to create a museum honouring and sharing Chinese Canadian history, contributions, and living heritage. Guided by its mission statement “Connecting to the Chinese Canadian story – addressing inclusion for all”, the Chinese Canadian Museum aspires to provide an invigorating and transformative experience for present and future generations through its exhibitions and educational programming throughout BC and Canada.
It’s time for the city’s favourite springtime festival: Burnaby Blooms! Visit Deer Lake Park throughout the day for free tours, workshops, family entertainment, and more.
Burnaby Blooms Spring Festival 2024
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
Location: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts & Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn (6450 Deer Lake Ave) in Burnaby
Tickets: Free!
This vibrant and festive event promotes the long-term sustainability and the ecological health of the community in a fun and creative environment.
Activities throughout the day include workshops where you can: plant an eco-scupture, create a floral mask, plant a flower, create a paper bird, make a puppet (and join the puppet parade), paint a ceramic garden stake, and make poetry cards.
Don’t miss the photobooth, the Chinese brush painting demo, Mindful Movement drop-in for kids, ACE Burnaby bike safety tips, and more from the Burnaby Potters Guild and the Burnaby Photographic Society.
8:30am to 10:00am and 11:00am to 12:00pm Tour: The Birds of Deer Lake with George Clulow
11:00am to 12:00pm Talk: Bees and Blooms with Beekeeper Cassie
11:00am to 12:30pm Tour: Mushroom Walk with mycologist WIllougby Arevalo
11:30am to 1:00pm & 2:30pm to 4:00pm Tour: The Indigenous Natural History of Deer Lake
12:30pm to 1:30pm Talk: For a Healthy & Vibrant Garden Avoid These Common Mistakes
1:00pm to 2:00pm Tour: Spring Birds and Blossoms
2:00pm to 3:00pm Talk: The Art of Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arrangement
2:00pm to 2:30pm Tour: Century Gardens: Growing a Grander Future
3:15pm to 4:00pm Talk: The Wonderful History of Herbal Gardens
There will also be micro-events at Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area on May 18th and on the BC Parkway (Metrotown and Patterson Stations) on May 25, where you can participate in activities and demonstrations while enjoying free entertainment. RSVP on Facebook to get event updates.
It’s that time again! You can support the only pediatric palliative care provider in BC and the Yukon when you purchase your Canuck Place Spring 50/50 Raffle tickets.
Canuck Place Photo Submitted
Canuck Place Spring 50/50 Raffle 2024
Tickets:Buy online for 3 for $5, 7 for $10, 50 for $20 or 150 for $50
Anticipated Prize: $500,000 to be split with the winner
Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11:59pm
Draw Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:00am PST
Tickets may be sold and purchased only in British Columbia. Ticket purchasers must be 19 years of age or older. Know your limit, play within it.
Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place 50/50 has raised close to $4 million! Half has gone to the lucky winners, and half goes to support exceptional Canuck Place inpatient care in hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and community-based care in-home and in-hospital across BC and the Yukon.
Canuck Place operates 13 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.
For close to three decades, Canuck Place has been providing exceptional complex medical care, while helping children and families embrace living fully with the time they have left together. But not without donor support. That’s where your 50/50 ticket purchase can make a difference.
