BC Youth Week 2021 is packed with events and activities planned for youth, by youth, all across the province May 1-7. This is an internationally celebrated event that aims to recognize the positive contributions youth make in our communities, and to celebrate the valuable work youth do all year round.

Earlier this month, I highlighted some events happening in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Langley, West Van and Richmond. Now, here are even more activities that youth have planned:

I have been known to enjoy a Trail Hopper IPA on the patio after a walk through my local park’s 20km network of paths so I was excited when I heard that Stanley Park Brewing and the Stanley Park Ecology Society have been teaming up for over a decade!

It’s Vancouver’s most popular natural gem and thanks, in part, to consistent annual funding from Stanley Park Brewing, the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) is working to conserve Stanley Park’s delicate habitats and biodiversity that are crucial for healthy ecosystems and wildlife. For Earth Day, I caught up with Stanley Park Brewing’s Jeremy Nickel to talk about this important, and natural, partnership.

Stanley Park Brewing and Stanley Park Ecology Society

Miss604: How important is it for Stanley Park Brewing to give back to the community?

SPB: Giving back within Stanley Park and to the broader community are super important to us. Our Brewpub in Stanley Park is frequented by locals and visitors alike, the park itself offers so much to us that we want to do our part to ensure the preservation and prosperity of the park. We also enjoy being a part of the broader sports & leisure communities that enjoy the beauty of the park through events such as the Stanley Park Tennis Open, RunVan Marathons, Scotia Half and others. 

The rain will be returning, after a gloriously sunny start to spring in Metro Vancouver, but that doesn’t have to dampen your weekend plans. There are over two dozen online programs and activities to enjoy along with a few outdoor options around the region. There’s a play from Surrey Arts Centre, the Festival du Bois from Coquitlam, the Verses Festival online, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Friday, April 23, 2021
Silkroad Ensemble: Home Within
Bison Live from The Rickshaw 
Cotyledon Book Launch
Hullabaloo All Star Slam 2021 and Individual Videopoem Festival
Festival du Bois 2021
The 2021 Lawyer Show Online: Cabaret-A-Ganza
Surrey Arts: 1 Hour Photo
Poutine for a Cause in Vancouver
Twilight Drive-In
Chilliwack Tulips
The Gallery at Queen’s Park – New West Craft Market
Fjällräven Kitsilano Window Art Installation: The Forces of Nature
Visit VanDusen Gardens
Burrard Arts Foundation – Artist in Residence Exhibition

SPUD, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley’s local, sustainable, organic grocery delivery service, is teaming up with Ocean Ambassadors Canada for Earth Day this year to turn the tide on marine pollution.

SPUD and Ocean Ambassadors Team Up For Earth Day

During the onset of the pandemic, SPUD put their Takeback program on pause until they refined health and safety protocols to protect their staff. Now, they are ready to restart it! To celebrate the relaunch of the program and elevate their mission to tackle plastic waste, they have decided to raise money for Ocean Ambassadors Canada from April 19th to 30th.

Ocean Ambassadors is a Vancouver-based non-for-profit that offers educational programs and hosts community initiatives. They get people to the ocean to educate them about the threat of marine pollution, and empower everyone to make real change. 

The organization fosters ocean ambassadors through their school programs and summer camps, where kids aged 8 to 14 receive an inspiring and educational experience. The instructors focus on teaching stand-up paddle board skills, discussing the ways that ocean plastics impact marine life, and exploring ways to make a difference. 

How You Can Help

From April 19th to 30th, SPUD.ca is donating $0.50 per Be Fresh or Nature’s Path eligible product to Ocean Ambassadors. Consider purchasing one of these products to maximize support. You can also donate $2, $5, or $20 to Ocean Ambassadors by adding a donation to your cart when you’re shopping on SPUD.ca, or you can donate directly here.

For Miss604 Readers/Followers

Not a SPUD customer? Check out with promo code MISS604 and you’ll get $15 off your first order when you spend $50 or more. Already a SPUD customer? Use the same code for $5 off your next order over $50. Valid for all locations, April 23 to April 30, 2021.

For more information follow SPUD on Facebook.

DanceHouse has announced the Vancouver premiere of Montreal choreographer Caroline Laurin-Beaucage’s multimedia work REBO(U)ND, which will be projected nightly from April 29 to May 8, 2021 in English Bay, on an East-facing tower building at Denman and Davie Street.

DanceHouse Presents an 8-Story Dance Video Projection at English Bay

In a year of creative pivots, this latest innovation will see DanceHouse moving art outdoors and broadcasting the striking architectural video projection on a loop, commencing 30 minutes past sunset until 10:30pm nightly. Launching in celebration of International Dance Day (April 29), the free outdoor public presentation offers passers-by an opportunity to engage with the larger-than-life artform in a manner suitable to the COVID-19 era.

“We could not be more thrilled to have this project come to fruition,” says Francesca Piscopo, Artistic Associate & Community Engagement Coordinator,  DanceHouse. “Our mission has always been to bring dance into new lives and new communities. I can not think of a better way to do so than to – quite literally – light up the night with the beautiful expression that is REBO(U)ND.”

A silent presentation designed to be projected by mapping on facades and urban surfaces, the short work explores the constraints of gravity by focusing on the ephemeral instant at the height of a jump, when a performer floats between momentum and falling. This choreography of suspension is ultimately a celebration of strength and resilience, making its themes every bit as timely as the technology itself. Following a long year of restrictions and many lives and projects put on hold, REBO(U)ND celebrates our capacity to bounce back from adversity. 

Visible from distances throughout the English Bay area and running on a continuous loop, the installation ensures that audiences can engage in a meditative artistic encounter or while enjoying their favourite take out from a local West End restaurant – all while remaining safely distanced and outdoors. 

Follow DanceHouse on Facebook for more information.