Homelessness Action Week (“HAW”) is coming up Saturday, October 12th to Sunday, October 20th and to participate, the Union Gospel Mission will be hosting a series of Downtown Eastside walking tours, called the Eastside Stride. Visitors will be hosted by a local guide on a two-hour tour around the neighbourhood to learn about its history.
Developed by Union Gospel Mission, in partnership with Mission Possible and with support from the City of Vancouver, the “Eastside Stride” exists to show the beauty, rich history, and diverse groups that comprise the neighbourhoods while considering some of the issues that have impacted the area for a long time.
It also offers employment to those with barriers in an empowering and dignified manner. Guides lead the walk and a trained outreach worker accompanies.
Last year, its inaugural year, UGM had initially scheduled 20 tours, but as demand grew, the charity opened and filled 15 more. This year 45 walks are scheduled.
Eastside Stride
To learn about an often misunderstood part of Vancouver
To learn about the beauty, rich history and the diverse groups that comprise the neighbourhoods
To considering some of the issues that have impacted the area for a long time.
When: Saturday, October 12th and Tuesday, October 15th to Sunday, October 20th, 2013 Where: All walks begin in the UGM lobby (601 East Hastings) Tours: Walking tours pass through Oppenheimer, Chinatown, Gastown, Strathcona, and the Hastings Corridor. Offered at no charge.
You can take the tour two ways: guided, in-person or via the audio tour through their cell phone with headphones. Guided tours are pre-arranged and can be signed up for online. Audio tours can be taken anytime during the daylight hours of HAW.
Homelessness Action Week officially kicks off at UGM on Monday, October 14th, with the annual Thanksgiving tradition where over 3,000 meals for the DTES community will be served from 10:30am to 4:00pm. 170 turkeys will be served that day.
A booming sound system that shakes the hair on your arms, flashes of light everywhere you turn, a powerful video narrated by Kyprios, and it’s all followed by two NHL team facing off at centre ice in Rogers Arena — then the real action begins. The Vancouver Canucks launched their new opening video and arena experience at yesterday’s home opener at Rogers Arena, adding a whole other level of entertainment to their games for fans and families.
In partnership with Juicy Studios of Rossland, BC — the group that brought up the moving tribute video for a 1972 Ford 3000 tractor-turned-Zamboni last year — the Canucks have created a four-minute fan experience that reflects the pride and passion of the team. This includes a 2.5 minute video, large-scale on-ice projections, and a light show with 76 new “celebration lights” built into each of the ice-level stanchions along the glass.
The Canucks are the first NHL team to introduce this type of lighting to their in-game entertainment. Fully-controllable LED pixels inside 76 plexiglass stanchions run all the way around the ice surface, an idea of local lighting expert Larry Darling which was then designed and installed by Solotech Inc. In 2012 the organization installed 4 DPI 30K projectors covering the entire ice surface is the biggest and brightest in-arena projection system in the NHL.
The turnout of the home opener was just as impressive, with the Canucks downing the visiting Edmonton Oilers 6-2. Follow the Canucks on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep track of the team and the fan experience you can enjoy online and in Rogers Arena this season.
The Stawamus Chief, commonly referred to as “The Chief” is about 50 minutes north of Vancouver along the Sea to Sky Highway, as you approach Squamish. Currently in the running to be named one of the 7 Natural Wonders of BC, it is the second largest granite monolith on earth and a very popular spot for rock climbers and hikers. While it’s not right in town (though still in the “604”), it is recognizable and frequently photographed making it a fit for the Vancouver Icons photo series.
The Rio Theatre Rio Theatre has been doing a great job of hosting Vancouver International Film Festival screenings during the first part of October but the Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio series will pick up again in a few weeks with two fan-favourites just in time for Halloween:
Friday, October 18, 2013
Beetlejuice
(Tim Burton, 1988) Day-O! A couple of recently deceased ghosts (Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin) contract the services of a “bio-exorcist” (Michael Keaton) in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Also starring Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder, and Jeffrey Jones.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Halloween
(John Carpenter, 1978) Trick or treat… or die! Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her career as a bona fide “scream queen” in Wes Craven’s iconic Halloween, which also wrought the terrifying character of Michael Myers upon the nightmares of generations of horror movie lovers. A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl (Curtis) and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
The Rio Theatre is an independent art and movie house located at 1660 West Broadway, at Commercial Drive, and is easily accessible by transit. They have a full service bar so you must be 19+ to attend this series. All screenings are at 11:00pm. Tickets are available online in advance or at the door for $8 or $6 if you come in costume.
Follow the Rio Theatre on Facebook and Twitter for more film screenings, comedy showcases, and special event information.
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We’re at the halfway point of this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival, which will present over 500 screenings of 341 films from more than 75 countries, making it one of the largest and best attended film festivals on the continent. Many films have been enjoyed so far including the sold-out premiere of Leap 4 Your Life at the Rio Theatre, which I sponsored and which also won the Must See BC title.
The Face of Love at VIFF. Director: Arie Posin.
Cast: Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Amy Brenneman, Jess Weixler.
The Face of Love will close out VIFF with two screenings on Friday, October 11, 2013.
Annette Bening has always brought an emotional toughness to her best roles, so it’s remarkable in The Face of Love to watch her play a woman on the verge of breaking. Working opposite the always-reliable Ed Harris, she is as precise as ever, but her performance here also reveals a surprising vulnerability. This is a film that demands to be seen by all who count themselves fans.
Five years after the death of her beloved husband Garrett (Ed Harris), Nikki (Bening) meets a man who seems his exact duplicate. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he also shares Garrett’s kindness, humour, and passion for art. And yet he is a stranger.
Romance blossoms… but she can’t bring herself to tell him the truth about what drew her to him. So she hides her photos and prevents him from meeting friends and family. Still, she can’t resist taking him to all the old haunts. It isn’t a question of if the truth will come out, but when.
The first screening of The Face of Love will be at 7:30pm at the Vancouver Playhouse (the closing gala) and the second will be at 9:15pm at The Centre for Performing Arts.
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Developed by Union Gospel Mission, in partnership with Mission Possible and with support from the City of Vancouver, the “Eastside Stride” exists to show the beauty, rich history, and diverse groups that comprise the neighbourhoods while considering some of the issues that have impacted the area for a long time.
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Face of Love at VIFF. Director: Arie Posin.