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A Vancouver Fringe Festival MainStage production at the Cultch Historic Theatre Sept. 7-17. Centred around that strange end-of-life ritual, the obituary, OBIT a deathly serious comedy, takes a wry, comic look at three intertwined stories of people with buried pasts and how we get – or how we want to be – remembered. Written by...

2017 Festival Of Banners has started again this year until April 1st. Come into Nanaimo's North Town Centre and paint a banner. Title The Wonders of Canada, Canada 150TH. Ages 8 Year's old to 99 Year's old can paint a banner to be hung up in downtown Nanaimo. $20.00 registration fee to paint a small banner or large banner. Pick up a registration form at The festival of banners or at customer service in North Town Centre in Nanaimo. Draw your drawing out on a 4" by 8" Cardstock that is included in the registration form. Outline your work in a fine Sharpie permanent marker and color it with pencil crayons. Then we will transfer it onto a banner for you to paint. All supplies is included, if you want to use your own paint brushes bring them when you are scheduled to paint and Wear paint clothes when you come to paint. Artist has first choice to buy your banner with a $10.00 deposit then when they take them down you can buy your painting for a small is $30.00 and a large is $40.00 to buy back. If you don't want to buy your banner back it will be sold to the public.

2nd Annual "Peninsulas Got Talent" competition is now on and open to musicians age 13 to 17 in the White Rock/South Surrey area. Musicians selected from submissions will perform in the final competition April 2 at the fabulous Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Successful competitors will receive cash awards and market exposure. Please see attached poster for details. Time is getting short so get your application in now.

Quitting smoking is hard. Run to Quit makes it easier. Whether your motivation is to get healthy or save money, to quit smoking for a loved one or for yourself. The important thing is you’ve made the decision to quit. Run to Quit is an innovative quit smoking program that pairs the expertise of the Canadian Cancer Society with Running Room Canada’s Learn to Walk or Run 5 km clinics. Exercising to quit smoking? Yes! The program has been shown to help smokers cope with discomfort and cravings through a step-by-step approach that helps build walking or running stamina while cutting down and quitting smoking. Walk or run to a smoke-free life by joining Run to Quit at: Denman Running Room Suite 103, 679 Denman Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2L3 Ph: (604) 684-9771 Email: denman@runningroom.com The Cambie Running Room 2317 Cambie St. Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T9 Ph: (604) 558-0093 Email: cambie@runningroom.com Kelowna Running Room Unit 124, 1876 Cooper Road, Orchard Plaza Kelowna, BC V1Y 9N6 Ph: (250) 862-3511 Email: kelowna@runningroom.com Victoria Running Room 1008 Douglas St Victoria, BC V8W 2C3 Ph: (250) 383-4224 Email: victoria@runningroom.com For more information visit runtoquit.com

Join the 55+ Volunteer Outreach Ambassadors Team at Burnaby Neighbourhood House and HELP to reach out to seniors living in isolation!

Make the most of your spring break and create lasting family memories with FlyOver Canada’s virtual flight ride. Fly across Canada from east-to-west using the latest in state-of-the-art technology. You’ll feel like you are truly flying as you soar over mountaintops, smell the pine forests, feel the mist from waterfalls and more! Standard admission rates apply. Visit www.FlyOverCanada.com for more information about Canada’s only virtual flight ride and reserve your spot now.

Opening march 9th, The Shatford Centre is pleased to present “Finding Art in your HeArt,” an exhibition open to all artist and ages.

Landmark Cinemas will offer $3 admissions on select family films with $1 from each ticket sale going to support Kid’s Help Phone. Movies being offered include FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM; MONSTER TRUCKS, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS and PUSS IN BOOTS. In addition, each admission includes a March Movie Break Coupon Book with a $16.00 value in special offers from Landmark and Boston Pizza.

We're kicking off the #BCTECH Summit in style - join us for #BCTECH on the Terrace, a FREE public celebration of technology and culture open to the entire community! There will be music, food, beer garden and performers, plus we're lighting the Olympic Cauldron! Starting at 5:00 on the Pacific West Terrace of the Vancouver Convention Centre, enjoy food, drinks and music as DJ Emilia spins from the Traction on Demand Airstream. At 5:30, we'll light the Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza to officially kick-off the #BCTECH Summit!

A night of New Orleans hot jazz & swing as we welcome back our favorite Rossi boys: Sky, Joe, Aaron & Noah, freshly back from The Big Easy! Rossi Gang, the young jazz ensemble from EastVan who developed their own style of swinging hot jazz with exuberant energy, will be back from New Orleans for a week as a group. Come through to show your love & swing out with these talented young jazzers as they bring the hot NOLA sounds back to Vancouver. Sky Lambourne on trombone, Joseph Abbott on Clarinet, Aaron Levinson on drums and Noah Gotfrit on bass. **HOT JAZZ JAM Mondays at The Yale** **Doors at 8:15 w/ dance lesson. Live Hot Jazz at 9pm** **$12 Cover. 19+ Venue.** Musical guests are always welcome to jam with us at #vancityhotjazzjam. https://www.facebook.com/VancityHotJazzJam/ for details. Event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/222645798203868/

A night of New Orleans hot jazz & swing as we welcome back Rossi Gang: Sky, Joe, Aaron & Noah, freshly from The Big Easy! Rossi Gang, the young jazz ensemble from EastVan who developed their own style of swinging hot jazz with exuberant energy, will be back from New Orleans for a week as a group. Come through to show your love & swing out with these talented young jazzers as they bring the hot NOLA sounds back to Vancouver. Sky Lambourne on trombone, Joseph Abbott on Clarinet, Aaron Levinson on drums and Noah Gotfrit on bass. **HOT JAZZ JAM Mondays at The Yale** **Doors at 8:15 w/ dance lesson. Live Hot Jazz at 9pm** **$12 Cover. 19+ Venue.** Musical guests are always welcome to jam with us at #vancityhotjazzjam. https://www.facebook.com/VancityHotJazzJam/ for details.

Join us on March 14th, 7:00-10:00pm @ John Fluevog Gastown (65 Water St.) for the most exciting shoe shopping party! Step down to John Fluevog’s for an evening of fresh tunes, tasty imbibes and delectables, and find some fine footwear from the 2017 Spring and Summer Collections! 50% shoe sales from the evening go towards supporting Centre A. Featuring: - Catering by Cusine-X, New York based private dining experience - Open s'mores bar by Archimallows - Take-home party favour by Lisa Lou's Chocolate Bar - Music by DJ KJOS - Silent auction with half priced items - Crafted beer by Faculty Brewing - Specialty cash bar by 9% Wine Event Planning - Decorations by Balloonatics Designs - and more!

Marie Watt is a multidisciplinary artist born to the son of Wyoming ranchers and educators and a daughter of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation (Iroquois/Haudenosaunee). Her work draws from history, biography, Iroquois protofeminism and Indigenous teachings, and addresses the arc of history with the intimacy of memory. Blankets are everyday objects that carry extraordinary histories of use. As commonplace objects, blankets are conceptually attached to narrative and personal stories. In her tribe and other Indigenous communities, blankets are given away to honor those who witness important life events. Artist Talk | Thursday, March 16, 7 pm Join visiting artist Marie Watt as she speaks to her artistic practice and inspiration. Watt’s work–small meditative pieces and large, monumental sculptures–has been featured at the National Gallery of Canada, the Smithsonian, the Tacoma Art Museum and other prestigious institutions. Conversation: Community-Based Arts | Friday, March 17, 12 pm Engage in a conversation with Marie Watt around her practice of collaborative sewing circles as a way of interacting with communities. Having compared these daily interruptions to barn raisings, Watt will share what she has learned from the simple comings together of people. Sewing Circle | Saturday & Sunday, March 18–19, 11 am–2 pm No sewing experience necessary! Marie Watt invites you to take part in a special community sewing circle at MOA. In an age where so much of our lives are mediated by technology, there is something to be said for gathering in such an ordinary and neighbourly way.

Canada’s Premier International Digital Series Festival will be celebrating its 4th annual event March 17-19, 2017. 3-days of top industry workshops, panels, screenings, keynote, parties, awards ceremony/gala! Top industry professionals who play a key role in the development of digital series production on a Canadian and International level. Guests include Adobe Creative Cloud, Just for Laughs, CBC Comedy, Propagate Content, Seeka TV, GRB Entertainment, YouTube panel w/ YouTubers Jennifer Chiu, IFHT, Bradley Friesen & Lisa Shwartz Vancouver Web Fest 2017 tickets on sale now - https://vancouverwebfest.eventbrite.ca/

VLMS Annual Rock and Gem Show, Canadian Demonstrators & Vendors, Silver Smithing, Rock Polishing, Gold Panning, Beads, Catered Friday 17th 12:30-8:30PM, Saturday 18th 10-6pm, Sunday 19th 9:30-4pm

You want to have fun, meet new friends and enjoy culture in Vancouver ? Join our French Cuisine & Culture Social Night ! Once a month, a VIP group organizes itself for a Culture & Gastronomy event : a gourmet and cultural evening with Les French Gourmands. In partnership with the Alliance française de Vancouver, Les French Gourmands will guide you through fun games, share secrets and anecdotes surrounding the selection of dishes. Then, we will step in the kitchen for a fun time cooking. And then, time for dinner, with a gorgeous wine-pairing “à la française”. March is a transition time. To help your body and your mind transition to Spring, indulge it with a very French dish: the “pot-au-feu”. And discover “the citrus cloud”, a light and energizing dessert! Book your tickets now ! http://ow.ly/rcni309zwoj Events are in English for all to join. Please note that Les French Gourmands really want you in ! If you have any food intolerance, we can certainly look for a delicious alternative ! Contact us at info@lesfrenchgourmands.com to discuss that.

Hilarious story of a sports fan at the theatre! Suitable for all ages.

Taiko drums play on St. Paddy's Day! Uzume Taiko offers powerful Japanese taiko drums, athletic dancing, melodic music and martial arts movement with Moving Dragon Contemporary Dance and Lorita Leung Dance Company. Experience melodic flutes, contemporary and modern dance and martial arts choreography all set to the big sound and power of the Taiko drums. This Canadian cross-cultural fusion plays at the Vancouver Playhouse on Friday, March 17 at 8PM. Don’t miss this rare hometown opportunity to see the Internationally renown Uzume Taiko (A)Live in concert!! and the release of their sixth CD of original Canadian compositions featuring shinobue flutes and melodic percussion with the power of the taiko drums, recorded live in Holland. Tickets range from $21.85 - $36.65

Join us this Spring Break for a fun-filled day of activities for the whole family to enjoy! Admission is $2.00 per person! Activities include: - Import/export game - Train craft - Build-a-boat - Scavenger hunt - Build-a-plane - Exhibitors - Special guest: Salty the Seagull from Port of Vancouver - Hands-on activities, interactive exhibits and more...

ICOAAT presents an evening of Lit + Art + Video Games at Lipont Art Centre in Richmond. LITERATURE Dominion Reading Series Lucky #8 goes on the Road to Lipont Place / Lipont Art Centre for Converge - Lit / Art / Music / VideoGames - Richmond on March 18th at 7pm! Writers reading for the evening are: Jane Shi Danielle LaFrance Raoul Fernandes Adrienne Gruber Hasan Namir Mohamad Kebbewar Aidan Chafe Christopher Evans Shazia Hafiz Ramji Curtis LeBlanc ART Deanne Achong, whose work has been in galleries world-wide, will present Slow Takes, two long-exposure photographs taken with a film camera. In these works, she tackles the concept of time. Achong says, “In today's world of Instagram, Snapchat and the like, everything is almost instantaneous - including the sharing of the image. This project invites the audience to consider notions of time, and movement, where the blur created by the movement of the subject freely sitting during the longer exposure is part of the finished image.” Much like the slow food movement, using slow film with the portrait subject sitting for anything from five to thirty minutes for their portrait lets the sitter savour both the moment and the results. Achong will also be taking slow portraits at the Converge event with the sitters able to download or acquire their slow portraits as a reminder of the event and Achong’s artistry. More to come! Cover by donation, suggested donation $5. (No one turned away). Tickets in advance or at the door. Proceeds to the writers, artists, performers and to cover snacks! A one minute walk away from Aberdeen Station on the Canada Line!

Mind bending optical illusions are just part of the story, the professional jam of the artists exhibiting is another. Visitors to the Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby will once again be dazzled by an exhibition noted for being one of the hottest shows on the Lower Mainland last year. Luminescence II opens on March 18 with as many as 25 works that utilize 2 and 3 dimensional professional designs, taking visitors on an illuminating, experiential journey.

Live music, sharing of God’s Word and Prayer if desired. Refreshments to follow

The music of France has for centuries been vibrant, colourful and elegant. In this thrilling program of better and lesser known Gallic classics, CMS co-artistic director, pianist Wu Han, heads up a cast of six CMS artists that are sure to dazzle and delight with gems from the City of Light set off by their incomparable virtuosity: violinists Kristin Lee, Yura Lee and Arnaud Sussman; violist, Richard O’Neill, and cellist Nicholas Canellakis.

On Sunday, March 19, 2017 Burdock & Co will host four Okanagan wineries that are leading the way in conscientious farming and minimal-intervention winemaking. Dinner by Chef Andrea Carlson will be paired with wines from Bella, Synchromesh, Nichol and Lock & Worth wineries.