I missed posting my weekly Vancouver event list on Monday… well not so much as missed it, but rather had little to post. This week’s events are concentrated over the weekend . So don’t despair, you haven’t missed anything, but I hope you’ve rested up, because the next few days are packed with events!
Here’s what’s going on this weekend in Vancouver:
Thursday July 14th
I Love Transit Night
In honour of I Love Transit Week, Translink is holding a meet-up! The event will take place at Bamboo Café, across the street from the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station. Translink will offer some food, (you’re responsible for your own drinks.) There will be games starting shortly after 6 pm. TransLink staff from different department will be there to say hi and answer any questions.
Location: 5103 Joyce Street
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Cost: Free (Cash Bar)
RSVP: thebuzzer@translink.ca
Business & Bikes Workshop
The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, and the Vancouver Board of Trade are hosting a workshop to help businesses respond to perceived and real impacts resulting from the introduction of bike lanes. It is also a great opportunity for the cycling community to learn more about the understand the impacts of the bike lanes and improve communication between business and cycling communities.
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Square
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Cost: Free
More Information: http://talkvancouver.com/t
Friday July 15th
Rain City Chronicles – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Rain City Chronicles is a series of storytelling nights featuring a diverse roster of Vancouverites presented by the Museum of Vancouver. From your favourite actress to the guy who sells you coffee, RCC believe everyone has a great personal story to tell. Their mission is to offer a community space for sharing these stories. This month’s theme: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Be sure to explore the MOV’s Bhangra.me exhibit before show and please stick around and join us for a drink or two.
Location: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street
Time: Doors and exhibit: 6pm. Show: 7pm
Cost: $12, (MOV Members $10) You can purchase your tickets in advance to guarantee a seat. Tickets also available at the door, but they tend to sell out!
RSVP: Facebook
Saturday, July 16th
Grand Opening of the Vancouver Tool Library
The Vancouver Tool Library (VTL) is a cooperative tool lending library. They carry a variety of tools for home repair, gardening, and bicycle maintenance, which are loaned to members free of charge. They will be officially opening on Saturday and have a fun celebration planned for the big day. There will be free mini workshops on planter gardening and box building and bike maintenance as well as shop tours and live music. There will also be a $5 BBQ lunch with all proceeds supporting the VTL.
Location: 3448 Commercial Street
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: Free ($5 fo a BBQ lunch)
RSVP: Facebook
Livable Laneways
The Livable Laneway project will transform the atmosphere and pedestrian experience of the lane-way west of Main St. between E. Broadway and E. 8th Ave. The transformation involves adding a number of creative design elements to the lane-way that will stay in place everyday all summer long. Pedestrians also get to experience a weekly artist market on Saturday evenings in July, starting July 16th. The lane-way will be closed to traffic and open to pedestrians during market hours only.
Location: Lane-way west of Main St. between E. Broadway and E. 8th Ave.
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: Free (bring cash for market!)
More Information: Vancouver Design Nerds
Sunday, July 17th
Delamont Walking Tour: Kitsilano’s Oldest City Block of Houses
Join local historian Bruce MacDonald for a fascinating exploration of Delamont Park. Delamont/Kitsilano officially began in 1905, the year the neighbourhood was named, streetcar service was extended to Kitsilano Beach and development started in earnest.
Amazingly amongst the blocks and blocks of apartment buildings in east Kitsilano is a small group of houses surviving from those earliest years and before. In the same way the Park Board accidentally saved Mole Hill, and the way it saved the pioneer homes below the towers surrounding the West End’s Barclay Heritage Square Park, it has also accidentally preserved homes dating from 1901 in Kitsilano’s Delamont Park area.
Location: The tour will start and end in the small park at the northeast corner of Arbutus and 7th Avenue
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: $10 Vancouver Heritage members, $15 non-members (Buy online)
RSVP: Facebook
More Information: Heritage Vancouver Society
Fresh Media ReMixology #6—Hit Refresh – Taking Media to the Street
Media is a tool that delivers information, generates ideas and inspires dialogue. Public space is a social space that is meant to be open and accessible to all. What happens when media in public space is remixed? How do we use new and old media tools to affect public space and generate conversations? This Remixology explores how we can re-imagine public space using media to promote critical thinking and civic engagement
Location: The Vinegar Company, 1009 E Cordova St.
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: $5 (Cash bar – cash only) Purchase your tickets in advance here: http://remixology6.eventbr
More Information: Fresh Media