Archive for April, 2011

Carmen (in concert)

Date: May 14, 2011, 7:30pm
Location: Canadian Memorial United
Website: www.vancoco.ca

Vancouver Concert Opera Co-Operative presents an encore performance of Carmen at Canadian Memorial United in Vancouver (15th and Burrard) on May 14, 2011 at 7:30pm and at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Victoria (Douglas and Broughton) on May 22, 2011 at 4:30pm. Opera “in-concert” sung in French with English narration. Advance tickets are $18.00 and $22.00 and can be purchased online at vancoco.ca. CASH ONLY ($21.00 and $25.00) at the door.

Posted on: April 27th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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Vancouver Fashion Century

Let’s take a look on Facebook and Flickr at the clothes of our ancestors and see how the fashion has changed. Fashionable women’s clothing styles shed some of the extravagances of previous decades. While the years pass the fashion have been changing. A clear example was the last week (April 12th - April 17th 2011) in the Vancouver’s Fashion Week that took place at the Empire Landmark Hotel Downtown.

Credits: Photos from the Vancouver Public Library and City of Vancouver Archives.

Posted on: April 27th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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Tourism Vancouver’s $125 gift card promotion


Tourism Vancouver is participating in the year-long celebration of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary with a special promotion for out-of-town guests. Visitors who book a two-night stay at participating hotels will receive a $125 gift card that can be used at local attractions, events, sightseeing activities and even transit passes.

Visit the Tourism Vancouver website for more information on participating hotels and all the different ways you can use the $125 gift card.

You can also enter the Vancouver 125 sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to Vancouver that includes return flights to Vancouver, ground transportation and a six-night stay at the city’s Fairmont Hotels - host hotel for Vancouver 125 celebrations.

Posted on: April 26th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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