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~ Sporting Events ~
 For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca

 

Checkers Bar & Grill

 

Best Western Sands Hotel is licensed to show exclusive Pay-Per view
Canucks games at no charge!

 Vancouver Canucks Hockey At GM Place

  •  Mon Dec 14
    Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings

  • Wed Dec 16
    Canucks vs. Anaheim Ducks

  • Fri Dec 18
    Canucks vs. Washington Capitals

  • Sun Dec 20
    Canucks vs. St Louis Blues

  • Tues Dec 22
    Canucks vs. Nashville Predators

  • Sat Dec 26
    Canucks vs. Nashville Predators

  • Tues Jan 5
    Canucks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Thurs Jan 7
    Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes

  • Sat Jan 9
    Canucks vs. Calgary Flames

  • Tues Jan 11
    Canucks vs. Nashville Predators

  • Sat Jan 16
    Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Thurs Jan 21
    Canucks vs. Dallas Stars

  • Sat Jan 23
    Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks

  • Mon Jan 25
    Canucks vs. Buffalo Sabres

  • Wed Jan 27
    Canucks vs. St Louis Blues

  • Sat March 13
    Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators

  • Sun March 14
    Canucks vs. Calgary Flames

  • Tues March 16
    Canucks vs. New York Islanders

  • Thurs March 18
    Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks

  • Sat March 20
    Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings

  • Wed March 24
    Canucks vs. Anaheim Ducks

  • Tues March 30
    Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes

GM Place 3km/1.8 miles from the Best Western Sands Hotel
For information and game schedules please call 604-899-GOAL

 
For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca

 

BC Lions Football At BC Place

www.bclions.com / www.ticketmaster.ca

Approx 3km/1.8 miles from the Best Western Sands Hotel
All home games are at BC Place Stadium
Tickets available through Ticketmaster 604-280-4444
 


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    Vancouver Giants Hockey At The Pacific Coliseum

    ww.vancouvergiants.com / www.ticketmaster.ca
    •  Dec 18 (7:30pm)
      Giants vs. Kamloops

    • Dec 28 (7pm)
      Giants vs. Kamloops

    • Dec 30 (7pm)
      Giants vs. Prince George

    • Jan 2 (7pm)
      Giants vs. Spokane

    • Jan 3 (5pm)
      Giants vs. Kelowna

    For more information and game schedules please: ticketmaster 604-280-4444


    Vancouver Canadians At Nat Bailey Stadium


    www.canadiansbaseball.com


    For ticket information and game schedule please call 604-872-5232

     

    Vancouver White Caps Soccer & Vancouver Whitecaps Women's Soccer
    At The Swan Guard Stadium in Burnaby

     

    www.whitecapsfc.com


    For tickets and game information please call 604-669-9283

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~ Music, Concerts & Live Entertainment ~
For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca


GM Place

www.ticketmaster.ca
  • Jan 12 (7pm)
    Three Days Grace
  • Jan 24 (7pm)
    Motley Crue w/ Special Guests Joe Perry Project & Airbourne
  • March 25 (7:30pm)
    Southern Voice Tour: Tim McGraw w/Lady Antebellum & The Lost Trailers
  • April 1 (8pm)
    John Mayer w/ Special Guest Michael Franti & Superhead
  • April 11 (7:30pm)
    Black Eyed Peas
  • May 14 (7:30pm)
    Sears Stars on Ice presented by Samsung
  • May 15 (8pm)
    Celtic Woman - Songs of the Heart

  
Queen Elizabeth Theatre 

www.ticketmaster.ca
 
  • Dec 19 (8pm)
    Dicky Cheung
  • Jan 22 & 23 (8pm)
    The Fiddle and the Drum - Alberta Ballet
  • Jan 24 (2pm)
    The Fiddle and the Drum - Alberta Ballet
  • Feb 27 (7pm)
    Quantum Bhangra feat Harbhajan Mann
  • March 25 - 27 (7:30pm)
    Shen Yun
  • March 27 & 28 (2pm)
    Shen Yun
  • April 9 (7:30pm)
    Mark Knopfler

 

Orpheum Theatre

www.orpheumtheatre.ca
  • Dec 27 & 28 (8pm)
    VSO POPS: A Tribute to Benny Goodman
  • Jan 1 (2:30pm)
    Salute to Vienna
  • Jan 2 & 4 (8pm)
    VSO Masterworks Silver: Beathoven
  • Jan 5 & 6 (7:30pm)
    Tegan and Sara
  • Jan 9 & 11 (8pm)
    VSO Masterworks Gold: Lila Zilberstein
  • Jan 13 (8pm)
    Colin James
  • Jan 16 & 18 (8pm)
    VSO Masterworks Diamond: Arabella Steinbacher
  • Jan 17 (8pm)
    VSO Symphony Sundays: Arabella Steinbacher
  • Jan 22 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: Phoenix
  • Jan 28 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: Steve Earle
  • Jan 30 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: Majumder/ Cullen/ Payne: Laugh It Out!
  • Feb 2 (7:30pm)
    Alice in Chains
  • Feb 6 (8pm)
    VSO Musically Speaking: Gerswhin
  • Feb 10 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: The Passion of Russia - Uliana Lopatkina & Yuri Bashmet
  • Feb 14 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: DBR/VSO - A Voodoo Valentine!
  • Feb 15 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: Spirit of Uganda
  • Feb 19 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: Stars
  • Feb 25 (8pm)
    Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad: K'Naan & Tinariwen

 

Live at the Rock

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River Rock Show Theatre

www.riverrock.com 
  • Dec 19 & 20 (8pm)
    Christmas With the Fab Four
  • Wed Dec 30 (8pm)
    Tower of Power
  • Thurs Dec 31 (7pm)
    Party 2010 with Boyz II Men
  • Sun Jan 3 (1:30pm)
    The Legend of Princess Chang Ping
  • Sat Jan 9 (7:30pm & 10pm)
    Jay Leno
  • Fri Jan 15 (8pm)
    Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone
  • Sat Jan 16 (8pm)
    ThePink Floyd Experience
  • Fri Jan 22 (8pm)
    Craig Ferguson
  • Fri Jan 29 (8pm)
    Trailer Park Boys: The Ricky, Julian and Bubbles Community Service Variety Show

Lulu's Lounge

www.lulus_lounge.com
  • Dec 16 (8:30pm)
    Taylor James
  • Dec 17 (9pm)
    Taylor James
  • Dec 18 & 19 (9:30pm)
    Dynamics
  • Dec 23 (8:30pm)
    Kelly Brock
  • Dec 25 & 26 (9:30pm)
    Bobcats
  • Dec 30 (8:30pm)
    No Quarter
  • Dec 31 (9:30pm)
    March Here
  • Jan 1 & 2 (1pm)
    March Here


The Center in Vancouver for
Performing Arts 

www.centreinvancouver.com
  • Dec 17 - 19 (7:30pm)
    The Nutcracker
  • Dec 19 (2pm)
    The Nutcracker
  • Dec 20 (2:30pm)
    The Nutcracker
  • Jan 22 (8pm)
    A Conversation with Candece Bushnell - Sex, Success & Sensibility
  • Jan 27 (7:30pm)
    Theory of a Deadman
  • Feb 2 - 27 (1pm)
    Monkey King


Commodore Ballroom

www.ticketmaster.ca
  • Dec 15 (8pm)
    Sloan
  • Dec 18 (8pm)
    8th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
  • Dec 30 (9pm)
    David Guetta
  • Dec 31 (6pm)
    New Years Eve 2010 - Dinner & Dance
  • Jan 8 & 9 (8pm)
    Loverboy
  • Jan 13 (7pm)
    Switchfoot
  • Jan 15 (8pm)
    Dave Attell
  • Jan 16 (9pm)
    Infected Mushroom
  • Jan 24 (7pm)
    A.F.I
  • Feb 5 (7pm)
    Arch Enemy
  • Feb 6 (8pm)
    Editors


Pacific Coliseum

www.pne.ca

  • Dec 31 (7pm)
    Massive Gala 2010

See above Giants Schedule for
Home Games

 


Vancouver Symphony Orchestra


Check out the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra's upcoming events at:

www.vancouversymphony.ca


Vancouver Recital Society

For information and events please
call 604-602-0363
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~ Theatre & Dance ~
For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca

 

Arts Club Theatre

www.artsclub.com

Ticketmaster 604-280-3311

 

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

  • Nov 7 - Dec 27
    Irving Berlin's White Christmas:
    The Musical
  • Jan 7 - Feb 7
    Mrs Dexter and Her Daily
  • March 11 - April 11
    Paradise Garden
  • May 13 - July 11
    Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
  • July 22 - Aug 22
    Glengarry Glen Ross
     

Granville Island Stage


  • Nov 26 - Jan 2
    It's A Wonderful Life
  • Jan 21 - Fev 6
    Nevermore
  • March 25 - April 17
    Billy Bishop Goes To War
  • May 6 - June 5
    Becky's New Car
  • June 17 - July 31
    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
  • April 15 - May 15
    My Granny the Goldfish

 

 

Vancouver East Cultural Centre

www.vecc.bc.ca

Ticketmaster 604-280-3311

  • Dec 27 - Jan 16
    Blackbird Theatre Society presents Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • Jan 29 - Feb 6
    Best Before
  • Feb 1 - 6
    Micro-Theatre Series
  • Feb 9 - 14
    Fear of Flight
  • Feb 16 - 20
    BASH'd
  • March 9 - 13
    The Greatest Cities in the World
  • March 16 - 20
    Elephant Wake
  • March 31 - April 3
    At Nightfall
  • April 13 - 24
    Ali and Ali 7
  • April 27 - May 1
    The Tooth Fairy

Metro Theatre

www.metrotheatre.org

Tickets and info 604-266-7191

  • Nov 7 - Dec 5
    THEFT by Eric Chappell
  • Dec 18 - Jan 9
    Christmas Pantomime: Dick Whittington and His Cat


Firehall Arts Centre

www.firehallartscentre.ca
  • Jan 8 - 30
    Debt - The Musical
  • Feb 25 - March 6
    Where The Blood Mixes
  • March 11 - 17
    Body and Soul
  • April 7 - 17
    Blood. claat,
  • May 21 - 23
    BC Buds


Studio 58

www.langara.bc.ca/studio58


  • Jan 27 - Feb 7
    STEW
  • March 25 - April 18
    Where's Charlie
  • April 6 -11
    The Risky Nights 2

 

For Upcoming BC Ballet Listings
please check out:

www.balletbc.com

 
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~ Special Events, Festivals & Conventions ~


BC Place

www.bcplacestadium.com


Various Venues

www.tourismvancouver.com


Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre

www.vcec.ca
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~ Vancouver Attractions ~


Science World

www.scienceworld.ca


Information desk (10am - 5pm) 604-443-7440
Showtimes & Information 604-443-7443


Now Playing at the Omnimax

December 4th - 18th 2009
 
  • Beavers
    Daily: 11am
  • Journey to Mecca
    Daily: 12noon, 2pm & 4pm
  • The Light Before Christmas
    Daily: 1pm & 5pm
  • Adrenaline Rush
    Daily: 3pm
Extra Shows - Big Movie Nights
(2 films for $15)
 
  • Van Gogh & Journey to Mecca
    Fridays: 7:30pm
  • Adrenaline Rush & Journey to Mecca
    Saturdays: 7:30pm

Coming Soon to the Omnimax

December 19th - Jan 3rd 2010
 
  • The Light Before Christmas
    Daily: 11am, 1pm, 3pm & 5pm
  • Journey to Mecca
    Daily: 12noon
  • Beavers
    Daily: 2pm
  • Adrenaline Rush
    Daily: 4pm
Extra Shows - Big Movie Nights
(2 films for $15)
 
  • The Light Before Christmas & Journey to Mecca
    Fridays: 7:30pm
  • The Light Before Christmas & Beavers
    Saturdays: 7:30pm


Granville Island

www.granvilleisland.com


For current listings for shows, and events call 604-666-5784
to find out what is happening on Granville Island

The Museum of Anthropology

www.moa.ubc.ca


10Km/6.25miles from the Best Western Sands Hotel
Has an excellent fall program, please call 604-822-5087



Vancouver Art Gallery

www.vanartgallery.bc.ca

Info line 604-662-4719


Ongoing Exhibitions


  • July 20, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
    O Zhang

  • Sept 19, 2009 - Jan 17, 2010
    Dawn: Sketches and Paintings by the Group of Seven

  • Oct 3, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
    NEXT: Owen Kydd

  • Oct 3, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
    From the Collections: Is The Mind Allowed to Wander

  • Oct 3, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
    Scott McFarland

  • Oct 17, 2009 - Jan 17, 2010
    Expanding Horizons: Painting and Photography of American and Canadian Landscape 1860 - 1918


Coming Soon


  • Jan 23 - April  18
    Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual

  • Jan 23 - May 2
    Michael Lin: A Modest Veil

  • Jan 23 - March 21
    CUE: Artists' Videos

  • Jan 23 - Sept 6
    Offsite: Ken Lum

  • Feb 6 - May 2
    Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man

  • Feb 6 - May 16
    Visceral Bodies

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For more information on what is happening in Vancouver, call the Best Western Sands by the Sea at 604 682 1831 or 1 800 661 7887.

Be sure to pick up your copy of the Georgia Straight at the Best Western Sands Hotel. It is Vancouver's source for entertainment.

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~ Celebration of Light & The Polar Bear Swim ~

 

Celebration of Lights at English Bay across the street from the Best Western Sands Hotel
 Celebration of Light at the Best Western Sands Hotel
July 22, July 25, July 29 & Aug 1, 2009

This four nights of World Competition Fireworks is just across the street from the Vancouver Best Western Sands by the Sea at English Bay.  Please note: the West End of Vancouver is closed off to all automotive traffic after 7 p.m. on selected dates. Be sure to check in early. 
www.celebration-of-light.com
 

Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival at the Best Western Sands Hotel
End of July to Early August

Vancouver's West End hosts a terrific Pride Parade and Festival.  With a vast assortment of concerts, parties, lectures, boat cruises and art exhibitions Pride weekend  has something for everyone!  The Parade begins at Robson and Thurlow, heads West down the hill to Denman street across from the Sands Hotel and follows Denman to Pacific.
www.vancouverpride.ca
Annual Polar Bear Swim adjacent to the Best Western Sands at Englsih Bay
 Vancouver Polar Bear Swim at the Best Western Sands Hotel
January 1st, 2009

Adjacent to Best Western Sands at English Bay, on January first of every year a 2:30 p.m. join in on the fun with thousands and test the water. This is the day that you can get your Official POLAR BEAR T-shirt and Badge registration starts at noon.
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/events/polarbear
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Contact Info

Best Western Sands by the Sea Vancouver Hotel 1755 Davie Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6G 1W5
Ph: 604.682.1831 Fax: 604.682.3546 Toll Free: 1.800.663.9400 Email: info@bestwesternsandshotelvancouver.com

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