The 21st annual Vancouver Wellness Show is bringing workshops, demos, healthy activities and products together under one roof at the Vancouver Convention Centre East from Friday, February 15th to Sunday, February 17th.

Stop by the Kids Activity Zone or Pet Wellness exhibits, attend Tea Talk and Tastings, and sit in on the Dairy Farmers Cheese seminars. The Celebrity Cooking Stage will feature celebrity chefs, restauranteurs and food writers while the Seminar Stages hosts medical professionals, therapists, and nutritionists. Get moving with fitness, yoga, and dance on the Demonstration Stage, and attend many more workshops.

Show hours are 12:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, 10:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday, and Sunday from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Tickets are $16* (general admission), $14* (seniors), $6* (children 6-15), children 5 and under are free. You can also purchase a 3-day pass for $30* or a family pack (2 adults and 2 kids) for $35*.

If you would like to attend the Vancouver Wellness Show, I have two tickets up for grabs along with a prize pack from Organika (one of the show sponsors) valued at $200.

• Organika Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
• Organika Organic Coconut Sugar
• Organika Organic Coconut Vinegar with Mother
• Organika Organic Coconut Vinegar with Raw Wild Honey
• Organika Organic Greens – greens superfood drink mix
• Organika 2013 calendar
• Organika Stylus pen to use with your smart phone or tablet

Organika® is proud to offer a progressive selection of over 477 superior NPN-licensed supplements formulated by industry specialists in our state-of-the-art facilities in Richmond, BC. Leading clinical research, premium formula development and continued support from health retailers places Organika® as a frontrunner in the global market. Positively impacting the health of people around the world is empowering.

Here’s how you can enter to win:

• Leave a comment with a quick everyday wellness tip (1 entry)
• Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win tickets to @thewellnessshow & an @organikahealth prize pack from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/hq0K4

I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, February 8, 2013. Follow the Vancouver Wellness Show on Facebook and Twitter for more event, speaker, and exhibitor information. Follow Organika on Twitter and Facebook to learn more about the company.

*All prices include HST. Check official show page for exact pricing information.

Update The winner is Cecilia!

The Vancouver Comedy and Arts Fest will be bringing a splash of laughter to town this week with international and local performances. Running February 7th to February 17th, here’s just a taste of what’s in store:

Opening Gala with Martin Short
Martin Short will host the festival’s opening gala on Friday, February 8, 2013 at The Centre in Vancouver. Joining Short will be other festival performers Reggie Watts, Jon Dore, Kristen Schaal, Matt Kirshen, Wil Anderson, and Phil Hanley. Full details »

Live from New York
Check out this showcase of comics who call New York home on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver. Performers include Gary Vider, Joe List, Mark Norman, Phil Hanley, and Sam Morril. Full details »

My Nasty Valentine with Bob Saget
Bob Saget hosts this showcase at The Centre on Friday, February 15, 2013 with Brendon Walsh, The Wet Spots, Toby Hargrave, Patrick Maliga (our own People’s Champ of Comedy founder in Vancouver), Sam Morril, and Sophie Buddle. Full details »

Margaret Cho “Mother”
Returning for a second year, Margaret Cho will be performing her standup show “Mother” at The Centre on Saturday, February 16, 2013 with The Wet Spots. Full details »

Catch other performers such as Paul F Tompkins, Marc Maron, Tig Nataro, Scott Aukerman, and more in a variety of shows throughout the festival.

There are over 40 performances in total happening at The Centre, Lafflines, VENUE, The Biltmore Cabaret, The Rickshaw Theatre, The Kozmik Zoo, The Playhouse Theatre, Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver, The Comedy Mix, and The Orpheum. Make a night of it and book a hotel room package along with your show tickets starting at $159.

Follow the Vancouver Comedy and Arts Festival on Facebook and Twitter for more information about upcoming shows, performers, and festival details.

The Great Digital Film Festival is coming to a Cineplex theatre near you this month as they return cult classics and beloved favourites to the big screen. For the next week only the Scotiabank Theatre downtown and the Colossus Theatre in Langley will be playing the following:

Sunday February 3rd
Gremlins 12:00pm
An American Werewolf in London 2:15pm
Jaws 4:35pm
The Fifth Element 7:15pm
Cockneys vs Zombies 9:50pm

All screening are $6 each, check local listings to confirm showtimes.

If you’re looking for more film events this month, Canada’s Top Ten Films are at The Cinematheque, there’s a French Film Festival, and the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival are all coming up.

Though it’s commonly known outside of the country as a beanie, wool hat or a knit-cap, it’s a toque to us and it’s playing an important role on Tuesday as it helps find long term solutions to end homelessness in Canada.

Toque Tuesday is a part of the national campaign that has been running for the last 16 years and this coming Tuesday over 40,000 volunteers across the country will be selling toques for a cause. They’ll be $10 each with 80% of net funds staying right in the communities where they are sold. The remaining 20% of funds raised from toque sales will go to Raising the Roof’s national projects. In Vancouver the beneficiaries are the Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Pacific Community Resources Society.

Head to one of these locations on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 to purchase your toque:

Vancouver
7:00 to 11:00am at SkyTrain & Canada Line Stations
Waterfront, Granville, Vancouver City Centre, Burrard, City Hall

7:00am to 11:00am at First Baptist Church (969 Burrard at Nelson)
Breakfast of coffee and muffins with the purchase of every toque.

6:30am to 6:00pm at TD Tower at Granville and Georgia

Volunteers will also be at the UBC Student Union Building on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

Surrey
7:00am to 9:00am Surrey Central SkyTrain Station
Outside of the North Surrey Recreation Center (10275 City Pkwy)

10:00am at Chuck Bailey Rec Centre (13458 107A Ave)
Stop by the Raising the Roof Hockey Challenge with teams from the Surrey Fire fighters, RCMP, BC LIONS, Surrey Eagles, Local MLA’s and representatives from Community Service providers such as the Surrey Urban Mission and KEYS.

New Westminster
6:30am to 8:30am, 11:30am to 1:30pm, 3:00pm to 5:30pm at SkyTrain Stations
Columbia, New Westminster, Sapperton, Braid (TBC)

9:30am to 5:30pm at the New Westminster Public Library (716 6 Ave)
9:30am to 5:30pm Starbucks Coffee (601 Columbia St and 800 Carnarvon St)
9:30am to 5:30pm Douglas College (700 Royal Ave)
9:30am to 5:30pm Hume Park Elementary (TBC) (521 Fader St)

North Vancouver
10:00am to 12:00pm at the Lonsdale Quay Seabus Station

If you can’t get to any of these locations, you can order a toque online. Follow Raising the Roof on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about Toque Tuesday and other national and local initiatives.

Raising the Roof provides strong and effective national leadership on long-term solutions to homelessness through partnership and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, investment in local communities, and public education.

February will be full of shows, festivals, workshops, Black History Month and Chinese New Year events, and BC’s first Family Day stat holiday. The following events have been submitted for listing and be sure to bookmark this post as it’s updated every day.

Photo credit: Mack Faviell Photos on Flickr

Events in green (like festivals and theatrical productions) run for three days or longer.

Friday, February 1, 2013
Science World Opening of Creativity in Motion: Springs, Sprockets & Pulleys
Black History Month Official Launch
Canada’s Top Ten Films at The Cinematheque
Fire & Finesse: A Royal Concert
The Vagasquerade Art Exhibition
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival

Saturday, February 2, 2013
Twilight Crow Bike Ride
Seth Meyers at the River Rock
Car Free Kick-Off
Food Truck Fest at Vancouver Farmers Markets
The Vagasquerade Art Exhibition
Bagel Chase
Canada’s Top Ten Films at The Cinematheque
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival

Sunday, February 3, 2013
Stanley Park Ecology Society’s 25th Anniversary
Chinese New Year at IKEA
Vancouver’s Official Super Bowl Party at the Commodore
Emerson String Quartet
The Vagasquerade Art Exhibition
Great Digital Film Fest
Bagel Chase
Canada’s Top Ten Films at The Cinematheque
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