Stay and Dine on the Line at Yaletown’s Opus Hotel

Whenever I’m in the mood for a quick weekend away, or a staycation, a trip to Vancouver is on my agenda.

For those of us who travel over from Vancouver Island we can easily hop on a plane thanks to Pacific Coastal Airlines and Harbour Air service to either YVR, and the free shuttle to The Canada Line, or direct to Vancouver harbour and the opposite end of The Canada Line at Waterfront Station.

Once there it is a quick ride to Yaletown and the Opus Hotel. The Opus Hotel is a modern, boutique hotel that has been completely renovated. The rooms are spacious with huge windows and lots of amenities.

For guests who take The Canada Line the Yaletown Station couldn’t be more convenient and the bell staff at Opus Hotel will run across the street and grab your luggage. Such great service!

Make reservations for dinner at La Pentola the great Italian restaurant partnered with La Quercia. For something more casual you will find numerous restaurants in the Yaletown neighbourhood just a short walk away. Why not try the Keg with their top floor open air patio, or Yaletown Brewery for a burger and beer. Wherever you choose to dine you will find lots of choices.

After dinner relax in the Opus funky lounge. Order one of their specialty cocktails and just spend the evening watching the world go by.

Enjoy!

@luxtraveldiva
@TheCanadaLine
@OpusHotel

The Canada Line is not just for commuters slogging to and from work, nor is it only for travelers making their way to and from the airport; it’s a great way to explore our wonderful city! The Canada Line is also a fun way for visitors to spend a day (or more) getting to know Vancouver.

For anyone traveling from one of British Columbia’s rural communities or Vancouver Island  to Vancouver by air, start your day with Pacific Coastal Airlines. Did you know that Pacific Coastal Airlines flies to 65 locations within BC which means you can get to YVR from almost anywhere (wheeled & float aircraft)! From Anahim Lake to Williams Lake and many more communities in between Pacific Coastal makes the trip a breeze. Once you arrive at the South Terminal you board the free shuttle to YVR and The Canada Line. Other options include Helijet and Harbour Air to Vancouver Harbour steps away from The Canada Line Waterfront station.

Only have one day to spend in Vancouver? Not a problem, for example, leaving from Victoria Airport the first flight departs at 6:45 a.m. and arrives 7:10 a.m., last flight home departs at 20:00. That gives you 12 hours to spend in our fair city.

I suggest buying a daily pass for The Canada Line. You will want to hop on and hop off at many of the stations on the line. (*)

Be sure to check out The Canada Line website www.thecanadaline.com when you are putting together your itinerary for a day in Vancouver. The website is full of helpful information such as a Station Maps, listing shops, stores, and businesses you will find at any given stop on the Line. There is almost always something happening on the Line so check out the Events for entertainers, plays, musical performances, and more.  One of my favourite things to do on the Line is view the art installations on temporary exhibit at The Canada Line stations, Art on the Line has all you need to know to plan your very own art tour.

Each The Canada Line station has it’s own unique points of interest. Each of these communities have something special to offer the visitor or traveler. The stations of The Canada Line are lively, exciting and above all welcoming. When on the Line you can visit art galleries and museums, take a walk in a nearby park, attend a sports event, shop till you drop from an eclectic mix of shops and stores for all tastes and budgets, explore a local night market or a Saturday farmer’s market featuring home grown produce, or the casino where an array of entertainers and games of opportunity await. If you’re planning to stay overnight The Canada Line stops steps away from Vancouver hotels.

The Canada Line runs from the City of Richmond and YVR Vancouver Airport to the heart of downtown Vancouver. You can easily access the line from south end Richmond Brighouse station or directly from the airport or if you have arrived at Vancouver Harbour you board at Waterfront station. Easy access to the entire route as well as connections to the Expo Line and Millennium Line of the Skytrain, numerous transit buses and the Seabus.

Watch for Lux Travel Diva’s (follow on Twitter @luxtraveldiva) future articles that will pinpoint specific stations on the Line with lots more ideas and information about what to do and see as a passenger on The Canada Line.

Happy traveling!

(*)  You can buy a DayPass at any Fare Dealer or at all stations except Sea Island station.

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@luxtraveldiva

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April 1, 2013 Posted in: HelloVancity Arts and Culture

What: Unveiling Richmond’s 2013 street banners
Who: Mayor Malcolm Brodie, City Council, winners of the 2013 street banners contest
Date: Monday, February 25
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Location: Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Council Chambers

The street banners will be installed on select street lighting fixtures in the city centre and throughout the city beginning next week.

For 2013, over 300 entries were submitted, with nine winning designs selected by a panel of community volunteers. The submissions are all original images reflecting one or more of the following themes: active living, arts, culture and heritage, city centre, parks and nature, and transportation.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie will be unveiling the winning street banners, along with the nine winners who will be announced.
Media are invited for a first look at the winning banners and to meet the winners – a unique photo opportunity. Interview opportunities are available upon request.

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Media Contact:
Kim Decker
Corporate Communications Officer
Tel: 604-276-4371
Cell: 778-835-6178
Email:  kdecker@richmond.ca

Colin Browne: Readings and Talk

	Feedback Series Tuesday, February 26, 7 pm Contemporary Art Gallery	Please join us as the feedback series of talks continues with poet Colin Browne.Colin Browne’s most recent book of poems, The Properties (Talonbooks, 2012), is the prompt for this special feedback evening. Readings and discussion points from Colin Browne will lead an inquiry into the idea of ‘documentary’ in relationship to the works on display in Ciprian Muresan’s exhibition Recycled Playground and Raymond Boisjoly’s work As It Comes.Colin Browne is a filmmaker, writer, film historian, a professor of film in the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University, and a poet who has been nominated for the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry.Feedback Series: is a series of public talks at the CAG on Tuesday evenings.This series invites cultural and critical producers to present thoughts and ideas rooted in their own interests and practices, and invites audiences to join in the conversations that will explore relevant contemporary issues, theories, ideas and culture.

		Next Feedback series talk: Dominic McIver Lopes: Acquired Taste: What’s the Point? Tuesday, March 12, 7 pmThe exhibition Ciprian Muresan, Recycled Playground continues until April 7. Raymond Boisjoly, As It Comes continues until April 7 and is located in the window spaces at the CAG and off-site at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line and The Burrard Marina Field House Studio Residency Program.The Field House Studio Residency Program is generously supported by the Vancouver Park Board and the City of Vancouver.The inaugural residency with Raymond Boisjoly is supported by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology.As It Comes at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line is presented in partnership with the Canada Line Public Art Program — IntransitBC.Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 12-6 pm. Image: Ciprian Muresan, The Second Invasion from Mars, (detail), 2010. Collection FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims. Photo: Scott Massey.

The Contemporary Art Gallery is financially supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver and the Province of BC through the BC Arts Council and the BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. We are very grateful for this support. We are also grateful for the support of Vancouver Foundation and our members, donors, and volunteers.

Bedding Sale

From February 8th until the 28th, save 25% on in-stock and special orders of all bedding products; pillows, linens, blankets, and mattresses. Everything you need to rest wonderfully, good nights make for great days.

Visit us in store or contact us for details.

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Guided visit: CAG Director Nigel Prince on Ciprian Muresan and Raymond Boisjoly

	Guided Visit	Saturday February 23, 3pm Free, all welcome Please join us for a free guided visit led by CAG director Nigel Prince, discussing the exhibitions Recycled Playground by Romanian artist Ciprian Muresan and As It Comes by Canadian artist Raymond Boisjoly – presented across the window spaces of the gallery building and off-site at the Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line.Guided visits provide visitors with an excellent opportunity to develop new tools for interpreting contemporary art. For more information about guided visits or to book a visit for your group contact learning@contemporaryartgallery or tel. 604 681 2700.The exhibition Ciprian Muresan, Recycled Playground continues until April 7. Raymond Boisjoly, As It Comes continues until April 7 and is located in the window spaces at the CAG and off-site at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line and The Burrard Marina Field House Studio Residency Program. The Field House Studio Residency Program is generously supported by the Vancouver Park Board and the City of Vancouver. The inaugural residency with Raymond Boisjoly is supported by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology. As It Comes at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line is presented in partnership with the Canada Line Public Art Program — IntransitBC. Image: Ciprian Muresan, The Wizard, 2011. Photo: Scott Massey.

The Contemporary Art Gallery is financially supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver and the Province of BC through the BC Arts Council and the BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. We are very grateful for this support. We are also grateful for the support of Vancouver Foundation and our members, donors, and volunteers.

Ingenuous, enchanting and compelling, Project Limelight Society once again explores a spellbinding world with an inner city twist in their latest performance, There’s No Place Like Oz. In the tradition of pantomime, Project Limelight Society performances combine audience interaction, music, comedy and dance. Featuring eighteen young performers, ages 8 – 12, this modern adaptation of the Wizard of Oz will be performed at Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Centre of the Arts. Suitable for audiences of all ages, performances are held only on Sunday, February 24 at 2:00PM and 6:00PM.

Directed by Christache, There’s No Place Like Oz features set design and graphics by renowned artist Mark Pilon (AKA Atomos), and costumes by accomplished designer Jodi Jacyk.

If you saw the inaugural performance last year of Wonderland, you won’t want to miss this show! It is Project Limelight’s desire to unleash the imagination, awaken curiosity and give young people the opportunity to experience the magic of applause. Their programs offer youth living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and surrounding area, a safe place to build an artistic community

YALETOWN

Queensberry Flower Company in Yaletown Station to grab a gorgeous bouquet of roses.

Fabulous Chanel Pumps…perfect with any outfit

 Vous Valet Consignment Store (1241 Hamilton) where the perfect pair of designer shoe or bag awaits you…

Fabulous fashions at Basquiat by Yigal Azouel

…or stop by Basquiat (1189 Hamilton) for exclusive European & US collections hand-picked by co-owners Cristina & Liselott

Aruhndara

Take your lover on a sensory journey to the East at Aruhndara, the ultimate Asian spa

Revolucion (1062 Mainland)…cigars and so much more “for the man who has everything”.

Before getting back on the train, you will see the newest art installation at Yaletown Station, “As It Comes” by Raymond Boisjoly. Check out the other half of this commissioned work in the windows of the Contemporary Art Gallery (555 Nelson) as well as new exhibit by Ciprian Muresan “Recycled Playground“.

WATERFRONT

Intersections

Get off the train and walk north…in the corridor between the platform and main terminal you will find “Intersections” art that celebrates the unique attributes of seven essential locations throughout Vancouver.

  Across the street from Waterfront Station is Sinclair Centre, home to some of Vancouver’s best specialty shops

The Perfume Shoppe

Take a romantic trip to Paris with French Master Perfumers The Perfume Shoppe ~ Ooh La La!

Charals

At Charals you will find unique and extraordinary writing instruments, leather accessories, luggage, watches and much more

Leone

Leone: North America’s premiere fashion retail destinations for designer fashions, shoes and accessories for both men and women.

Gastown

Finally, take a stroll through historic Gastown, name 4th most fashionable neighbourhood in the world!

Meet Karina and Ingo who have opened a dreamy little boutique on Water Street.

La Differencia (313 Water Street): a unique fashion boutique, with shoes, clothing and accessories all from Europe

Inform Interiors

Inform Interiors (50 Water Street):  3 stories plus rooftop terrace of the BEST in classic & contemporary furniture, kitchen, closets, lighting and accessories

Herons West Coast Kitchen

Wrap up this perfect day of shopping and pampering with a romantic dinner at Herons West Coast Kitchen in the fabulous Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Last week was the launch of Raymond Boisjoly’s public art project As It Comes at the Yaletown Roundhouse Station.  The response was immediate. The moment the vibrant and somewhat sickly green layer of vinyl was being applied over the more subtle yet still strident apricot, people started commenting. The first comment was from a group of young men who all agreed it was a “sick sign.”  The comment made us laugh it seemed so apt. And the next remark was from an older woman who poetically said, “We live in a world where everything is great, but nobody knows what it means.”

There is certainly a lot of meaning behind this simple phrase that is linked to Raymond’s exhibition in the windows of the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) – about a ten minute walk from the station.  It starts with literature, specifically autobiographies of North American indigenous peoples.  As it Comes is a title and the entry point into a complex story that looks at how histories are told. Please visit the CAG to experience more of Raymond’s work and to see what As It Comes titles.

Whether you visit the CAG or not, experiencing Raymond’s mural at the Yaletown Station on its own still has a particular impact and carries many interpretations.  Another passer-by  summed it up nicely saying, “there is so much information out there and we encounter it as it comes.”  But I hope you visit the gallery. It is free and so close to The Canada Line.

Jenifer Papararo
Curator
j.papararo@contemporaryartgallery.ca

Contemporary Art Gallery
555 Nelson Street, Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada, V6B 6R5
Tel. 001 604 681 2700
Fax 001 604 683 2710

www.contemporaryartgallery.ca

Everybody who loves perfume should experience The Perfume Shoppe in Sinclair Centre!  Not only do they carry an extraordinary selection of perfumes from all over the world as well as hard to find Niche Perfumes for both men and women, but the owner, Nazrin, and her expert staff (Robyn) will help you find the scent that is perfect for you!

When I first went to The Perfume Shoppe, I discovered immediately that there is so much more to choosing a perfume than how it smells in the bottle or on somebody else. I learned that there are very specific factors that make my individual body chemistry as unique to me as my fingerprint and Robyn (Nazrin was away this day) knew exactly how to decipher the “fragrance code” on my skin! She asked questions about my preferences and gave me samples to sniff until I had settled on my two favourites (she narrowed it down in only 5 tries!) which I then tested, one on each wrist. I absolutely fell in LOVE with Serge Lutens Sa Majeste La Rose’ …and I believe it fell in love with me, too!

As Valentine’s Day fast approaches, surprise your Sweetie with a visit to The Perfume Shoppe and discover the perfect scent for you both…who knows what passions will be ignited (or re-ignited)!

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AS IT COMES by Raymond Boisjoly (to be installed Feb.4, 2013)

The Canada Line Public Art Program is about to launch its next public artwork at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG), Vancouver. In anticipation of the interest in this piece (as with all public art it invites everyone’s opinion and interpretation) we offer a sneak peak and description of the work. It is our sincere desire that this artwork and all of the art presented in The Canada Line Public Art Program will (in the words of Nigel Prince, Executive Director of CAG) “cause us to reflect on, or view things in a slightly different way than we have done in the past. If it prompts one to be more expansive and open in one’s views and opinions, it’s a positive thing.”

As it Comes by Raymond Boisjoly is humorously foreboding and more comic than terrifying, the text is presented like a credit from a B-list horror film. Suggestive of a future always approaching, it acts as an entry point into the artist’s second colourful public art piece seen in the Contemporary Art Gallery’s window spaces.

For these two new public works Boisjoly quotes from three North American First Nations autobiographies: Black Elk Speaks, Yellow Wolf His Own Story and During My Time by Florence Edenshaw Davidson, the artist’s great grandmother.  All of the books tell of the legislation of indigenous rights amidst the coming of modernity. Each is written as a personal account, despite being transcribed from interviews by and credited to Western authors. Boisjoly proposes these as emblematic of the many issues surrounding indigenous peoples, the differing authorship drawing our attention to the ongoing complexity of traditions, visibility and voices of First Nations in our contemporary society.

Raymond Boisjoly is an artist of Haida and Québécois descent from Chilliwack, BC, currently based in Vancouver. He has participated in numerous exhibitions including Beat Nation, Vancouver Art Gallery, (2012); Phantasmagoria, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver (2012); Tools for Conviviality, The Power Plant, Toronto (2012); Studies in Decay, OR Gallery, Vancouver (2011). Boisjoly received a Fleck Fellowship from the Banff Centre in 2010 and is represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver.

Please join us on Thursday, February 7^th at 7pm to 10pm at the Contemporary Art Gallery for an opening celebration. The artist will be in attendance.

IMAGE: Raymond Boisjoly, As It Comes (2012). Proposal for the Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, Canada Line.

Contemporary Art Gallery, 555 Nelson Street, Vancouver BC V6B 6R5, info@contemporaryartgallery.ca

Last year we bolted a heavy-duty stainless steel 8′X8′ frame to the concrete wall at the north end of Langara-49th Avenue Station that was designed to accommodate 2-dimensional, sculptural and projection works of art and allow for easy (read: inexpensive) installation and removal. We were delighted with the first work of student art, Tread Lightly (see photo below)…it was a thoughtful, site-specific, well-build, inspiring piece that challenged the group of students to cooperate, collaborate and communicate their vision. Tread Lightly will be removed from Langara Station on January 28th, 2013, to make room for the new Public Art student creation so please check it out this week if you haven’t already.

Tread Lightly – Langara College Public Art Students 2011-12

The new work, Placebo 4.9 will explore ideas of lifestyle and coping mechanisms, routines and habits we create. Below is a ‘teaser’ photo…stay tuned!

Placebo 4.9 by Langara College Public Art Students to be installed Jan 28/13

By SUSAN LUNDY

On a bright, cheery day in September, I set out to prove that a day-trip to Vancouver for shopping can actually occur with out ferry angst, driving trauma or parking horror.

I discover there are many benefits to flying to the big city via Pacific Coastal Airlines, especially compared to undertaking the same trip via car and ferry. The ease and comparative cost should have shoppers thinking everything from Christmas gift-hunting to the (dreaded) pursuit of the Perfect Grad Dress. To top it off, the trip offers a nice change of shopping scenery.

(Although this story specifically documents a Victoria to Vancouver trip, one can also get 10-hours-plus in the city via a day trip from Powell River, Campbell River or Cranbrook; or, a five-to-six-hour stint flying from Williams Lake or Trail.)

At the outset, I must confess there’s some irony in the fact I’m writing a story about shopping. The verb “shop til you drop” strikes me with dread. I can think of many better ways to drop, such as “drink Corona til you drop;” but nevertheless, I’m determined to coax out my Inner Shopper. I’ve brought along my mother because . . . well, isn’t shopping supposed to be a mother-daughter kind of thing?

Our day begins at Victoria airport’s PCA desk at 9 a.m. (45 minutes before our flight) and concludes full circle at the same spot about 10 hours later, giving us approximately eight hours in the city. Had we chosen earlier and later PCA flights, we could have stretched it to 13 hours from take-off to touch-down.

Here is our day:

9:00 a.m. Third coffee in hand, wallet in purse, I’m ready to shop. As we get our boarding passes, the PCA ticket agent explains how to access the free shuttle bus on the other side. This will take us from PCA’s home base at the south terminal to the main terminal at YVR and, more importantly for our trip, the Canada Line to downtown Vancouver.

9:45 a.m. Flight leaves on time and as we zoom past a ferry lumbering through the ocean beneath us, I remember that my friend, Shari, is also going to Vancouver today and should be on that very boat. (As it happened, that particular ferry was overloaded and she had to wait two hours for the 11 a.m. Ultimately, she had less than half the number of hours we had in Vancouver that day.)

10:10 a.m. We arrive at YVR’s south terminal, walk through the building and directly onto the shuttle, which leaves two minutes later. (Even if we’d missed that shuttle, it runs every 20 minutes, so it wouldn’t have been a long wait for the next one.)

10:20 a.m. The shuttle drops us off at the main terminal and nearby Canada Line, and we get our train tickets ($8.75 includes a $5 airport surcharge).

10:40 a.m. We’re on the Canada Line zipping towards Waterfront Station. I’ve decided that in seeking my Inner Shopper, we should hit two of the largest malls in Vancouver: Metropolis in Metrotown (Burnaby) and Pacific Centre, downtown. With 165,646.6 square meters of retail space, Metropolis is the second largest enclosed mall in Canada (smaller only than the Edmonton Mall). Pacific Centre — in the news recently due to the pending arrival of Nordstrom, an upscale American shopping department — is eighth in size at 129,506.8 square metres.

11:19 a.m. Following a small, unplanned detour, we are now on the Millenium Line, heading to Metrotown Station. Although I had accessed Vancouver’s Translink website (www.translink.ca) ahead of time and carefully plotted our journey, I neglected to factor in the “conversation effect.” Therefore, deeply engaged in gab, we neglected to disembark at our station and were startled to feel the train lurge in the opposite direction. Never mind, we got off at the next stop, retraced our steps and made the transfer.

11:25 a.m. Now travelling above ground on the Sky Train, I’m enjoying the view and wondering what I’d be thinking about if I were a True Shopper. Would I be envisioning outfits and accessories? Calculating the interest payments on my VISA bill?

11:30 a.m. The train has halted right beside Science World and I’m clenching the seat, holding back on the urge to hop out for a few hours, while my mother carries on to Shopping World.

11:37 a.m. We arrive at Metropolis — a little under two hours from the time we took off from Victoria. In comparison, taking a ferry and driving through morning rush hour traffic to Burnaby, and then parking, would have taken closer to three hours and involved a lot of swearing.

11:45 a.m. I’ve decided that shoppers need sustenance, so first stop is the food court.

1:17 p.m. Back on the Sky Train, we’re heading for Granville Station, which, in approximately 15 minutes, will deliver us directly to Pacific Centre. My Inner Shopper remains undiscovered, and I haven’t made any purchases. Mom bought some shoes, and I at least tried on a pair and imagined buying them.

1:32 p.m. We arrive at the station, walk up a series of stairs, and cross the street to the mall. We have five hours left before our flight, and only about 30 minutes of that is travel time. I’m pretty sure this amounts to a “Shoppers’ Day Dream.” However, just across the street, I spot the Vancouver Art Gallery, and must push aside the longings of my Inner Art Lover.

2:45 p.m. After meandering through the mall, I realize a Shopper might want to visit funky Robson Street. So we wander around there for awhile, impressed with the number of places a Shopper could go, and besides all that, enjoying some remarkable people-watching opportunities.

5:00 p.m. Back on the Canada Line (easily accessed from the lower level of Pacific Centre), we’re amazed at how smoothly the day has gone, and how easy it all was.

In comparing the two modes of travel — flight and ferry — this what we discover:

• Time: No contest. Compare a 20-minute flight to a 90-minute ferry ride, and then compare the ease and speed of train travel to the unpredictability and stress of vehicle travel. The flight option wins hands down.
• Parking: Although Metropolis at Metrotown has over 8,000 free parking spots, one still has to find one, and parking time is limited to four hours. Pacific Centre has a parking lot underneath it at a cost of $3.25 per half hour. Again, no contest. No car, no parking.
• Cost: If you go solo from Victoria, it’s actually less expensive to fly. Return flight is $118 plus tax, train tickets return amount to under $15. Driver and vehicle on BC Ferries, Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen, costs about $130 for a round trip, and then add gas and parking.
• Parcels: Here is an advantage to a having a vehicle — a place to store and carry the many parcels a Shopper would purchase. The solution, we realized, is to take a suitcase or large bag on wheels. Problem solved.
• Weather: Although we set out on a glorious fall day, we wondered how a day of Vancouver rain might impact the joyous excursion. In fact, it would have little impact at all, as we were inside or under cover the entire trip (excluding Robson Street).

All in all, it was a fine way to spend a day. And although I didn’t find my Inner Shopper, I did enjoy a Corona upon my return home.

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Also going on at River Rock that night…

Lobby Street Party

DJ Sanchez 9pm until 2am, party in the lobby, music, dancing,  ALL AGES WELCOME
Countdown at midnight
Photobooth, video screens and fire texting
Free popcorn

Lulu’s Lounge

Band ‘March Hare’ are playing. First come first served, NO COVER CHARGE. Appy Buffet available for $19.95 per person. Opens 6pm.
Countdown at Midnight

Show Theatre

Doobie Brothers in the Show Theatre…only single seat tickets left

Whistler Ballroom

Dal Richards in the Whistler Ballroom…SOLD OUT

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