APRIL-MAY 2015
Grandview Woodland
Get your dancing shoes on, grab your tickets and “cut loose” to Notre Dame Regional Secondary School’s musical version of the ’80s movie Footloose.
Staying true to the movie’s storyline, the play follows Chicago-based Ren McCormack’s move to a small Midwestern town where he strives to break the townsfolk of their conservatism by shaking things up with the help of rock music and dancing. All while avoiding the pressure of the town’s minister Shaw Moore.
The show will run from May 6–9 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees from May 6–7 at 12 p.m. and will be presented at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School, 2880 Venables St.
Tickets are $15 with special prices for seniors and students.
Burnaby
Registration is open for Vancouver women interested in joining this women-only charity obstacle adventure race.
Woman2Warrior is back for its third year where women from across the city can join the five-kilometre race and tackle more than a dozen obstacles to test strength, power, agility and determination. The event is a fundraiser to send 800 children and young adults with disabilities throughout B.C. to one of three Easter Seals B.C. Camps located in the province.
The race is May 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnaby Central Park’s Swangard Stadium, 3883 Imperial St. Registration is $35. For more information, visit woman2warrior.ca.
Chinatown
Those who have recently moved to Canada and are interested in building their resume and interview skills with plans to pursue a career in IT or business can join a mentorship program presented by SUCCESS in partnership with Acenture.
SUCCESS is a non-profit group that aims to support new Canadians in overcoming barriers at all different stages of the immigration process. Participants should have intermediate to advanced English levels and have lived in Canada for less than five years. The Career Start Program will be held Saturdays on April 25, May 2 and May 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 28 West Pender St. If interested, email your resume to [email protected] or call Dyingying Tang at 604-558-4909 ext. 127.
Hastings Sunrise
Anyone wishing to celebrate their mothers with a unique gift this Mother’s Day can do so by attending Got Craft? Vancouver’s 17th annual largest indie craft fair show.
The fair is returning to East Village where the first 50 people through the door each day can walk away with a bag of goodies from vendors and sponsors.
Craft lovers can enjoy checking out vendors’ art such as Salt Spring Island Co.’s vintage-inspired soy wax candles and popular workshops like hand lettering with sign painter John Lennig of Big Top Sign Arts.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2 and 3 at Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St.
Tickets are $3 at the door and free for children 10 and under.
