Date of event July 13
Location of event Surrey Memorial Hospital 13750 96 Avenue, Surrey

Mark Saturday, July 13^th from 10 am. to 3 pm on your calendar. We’re giving the people of Surrey and Fraser Health communities a chance to see inside Canada’s second largest Emergency Department, which opens to patients October 1^st. Enjoy a FREE Tour of our new, bigger state-of-the-art facility — the size of 3 NHL hockey rinks. Emergency staff will be on hand for a show and tell, too. ·         See inside our trauma room·         Show the kids our separate Pediatric Emergency Department just for kids, 1 of only 2 in BC·         Learn how wait times to be triaged will be shorter·         Peek inside our new patient treatment rooms (there’s over 100 of them)·         Check out our new electric stretchers (ER staff love them!)·         Find out how we’re reducing the spread of infectious diseases ·         Hear about our new CT scanner and mobile x-ray machines·         Learn about new services for mental health and substance use patients·         And much, much more.Hospital parking is free during the Sneak Preview (seewww.surreyhospital.ca for details). The event entrance is at the SW corner of 94A Avenue.We’re Surrey proud, and we think you’ll be too after the Sneak Preview.  So bring the family and join us on July 13^th.

Date of event August 9 and 10 at 7PM and August 11 at 2:30 PM
Location of event St. Mark's Kitsilano, 1805 Larch St, Vancouver, BC

ViVace presents Wagner's first opera of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold in its entirety in concert version with musical director Luke Housner at the piano. The casts are a fine blend of local talent mixed with young professionals visiting from New York, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, California, Washington.

This is Mr. Housner's 5th year of musically directing Concert Operas in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and Portland, OR. 

Wagner's Das Rheingold depicts a power struggle between gods and mortals over a magic ring, starts with the power thirsty dwarf Alberich forging a ring of unimaginable power from gold pilfered from the Rhein.

Sung in German with English Subtitles.

Tickets are $15/$10 at the door
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Aug 9th, 2013 – Aug 11th, 2013
August 9th and 10th at 7 PM, August 11th at 2:30 PM
St. Mark's Kitsilano, 1805 Larch St, Vancouver BC

Date of event July 26 and 27 at 7:00 PM and July 28 at 2:30 PM
Location of event St. Mark's Kitsilano, 1805 Larch St, Vancouver, BC

ViVace presents Mozart's comedy Cosi fan tutte in concert version with musical director Luke Housner at the piano. The casts are a fine blend of local talent mixed with young professionals visiting from New York, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, California, Washington.

This is Mr. Housner's 5th year of musically directing Concert Operas in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and Portland, OR. Wagner's Das Rheingold will be presented on the weekend of August 9-11, 2013.

In Mozart's masterpiece, two young soldiers disguise their identities to test their lovers' fidelity, a sublime and often surprising mix of hilarious farce sprinkled with poignant drama.

Sung in Italian with English Subtitles.

Tickets are $15/$10 at the door

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Jul 26th, 2013 – Jul 28th, 2013
Friday and Saturday night at 7 PM and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 PM
St. Mark's Kitsilano, 1805 Larch St, Vancouver BC

Date of event August 10th&11th
Location of event 
 

 It's that time again… next month will be OWL’s Semi Annual Open House! Mark your calendars as this is THE BEST time to visit OWL. The Open House will be on Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th from 10am-3pm. This is the only time of the year where the general public is allowed a "behind the scenes" look at our facility. They are allowed through our care centre which includes the medical room and intensive care, and even through some of our back cages, including the impressive Pool Cage.

This great event will also include:
– Raffle & garage sale
– Environmental displays
– Children's activities

– Educational videos
– OWL's Nest Gifts
– Interpretive Centre
– Miss Betty’s Cupcakes (to feed your hunger needs)

There will also be the release of a rehabilitated bird of prey each day of the Open House at 1pm!!!

Admission is free and all proceeds and donations will go directly to OWL towards food and medical supplies for the birds in care.

For more information, call us 604-946-3171 or email us at [email protected]. 

Hope to see you all there!!!

www.owlcanada.org 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/OWL-Orphaned-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Society/311582845544617

Date of event July 27, 2013 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Location of event Richmond Centre for Disability (100-5671 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC)

Lots of good and affordable items including clothing, household items, small electrical appliances, kitchen items, books, sports equipment and more. All proceeds will go to support services and activities for people with disabilities.

Date of event August 17, 2013, Saturday, 2-4 p.m.
Location of event Richmond Centre for Disability (100-5671 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC)

Learn about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is offering free RDSP Information Sessions. Join us to learn about the RDSP, the Canadian Disability Savings Grant and the Canada Disability Savings Bond.

The RDSP helps Canadians with disabilities and their families save for the future. You should consider opening an RDSP if you have a long-term disability and are under age 60 (you must apply before the end of the calendar year in which you turn 59); a Canadian resident with a Social Insurance Number (SIN); eligible for the Disability Tax Credit; and looking for a long-term savings plan.

-To help you save, the Government will pay a matching Canada Disability Savings Grant of up to $3,500 a year on your contributions.
-The Government will also pay a Canada Disability Savings Bond of up to $1,000 a year into the RDSPs of low-income and modest-income Canadians. 
-No contributions are necessary to receive the bond. Grants and bonds are paid into the RDSP until the year the beneficiary turns 49 years old. 
-Money paid out of an RDSP will not affect your eligibility for federal benefits, and will have little or no impact on provincial or territorial social assistance payments. 

For more information or to register, please contact Ella at 604-232-2404 or email [email protected] 

Date of event September 6,7,8, 2013
Location of event Indian Springs Land & Cattle Co. Ranch at 19339 – 8th Avenue, South Surrey
 

The West Fine Art Show 2013 "Remembering Betty" is an annual gathering of some of the finest artists in Western Canada. Organized by artist, Murray Phillips, and hosted on the grounds of Senator Gerry St. Germain's Indian Springs Land and Cattle Co. Ranch in South Surrey www.westart.ca

Celebrity Guests: Red Robinson and Shell Busey

Entertainment:  John Gilliat and Exit 58

Artists Include: Gaye Adams, Roger Arndt , Craig Benson, Carmel Clare, Brian Croft, Brian Coombes, Mark Hobson, Denise Lemaster Rose, Doug Levitt, Murray Phillips, Esther Sample, Nathan Scott, Joe Smith, and Dennis Weber

Admission is free

Event is in support of the Langley Hospice Society www.langleyhospice.com

Date of event September 27, 2013 8:00pm
Location of event Ryerson United Church, 2205 West 45th Ave., Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Chamber Choir
Heiko Ossig, guitar
Jon Washburn, conductor

Join the Vancouver Chamber Choir for the opening concert of our 43rd concert series. The feature work is Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s fiery Romancero gitano, based on Spanish poems of Frederico García Lorca for which we are joined by our special guest artist – German guitarist Heiko Ossig. We celebrate the 70th birthday of BC composer Imant Raminsh with Latvian Folk Songs and explore other European colours through great choral music and poetry of Debussy and Charles d’Orléans, Hindemith and Rainer Maria Rilke, Rautavaara and even more García Lorca. 

Paul Hindemith – Six chansons
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Lorca Suite
Imant Raminsh – Five Latvian Folk Songs
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (guitar solo)
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho árabe (guitar solo)
Claude Debussy – Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Romancero gitano (with guitar)

Adults $30, Sr/St $25.50, Student Rush (at door) $10

For more information or to subscribe contact Vancouver Chamber Choir at 604-738-6822.

Tickets available August 7th through Ticketmaster.ca (1-855-985-2787)