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Winter 2008
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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

 

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

  • April 2
    Canucks vs. Anaheim Ducks
     
  • April 5
    Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche
     
  • April 7
    Canucks vs. Calgary Flames
     
  • April 9
    Canucks vs. Los Angeles King
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
 

  • June 23
    Lions vs. Edmonton
     
  • July 10
    Lions vs. Hamilton
     
  • July 24
    Lions vs. Calgary
     
  • August 7
    Lions vs. Saskatchewan
     
  • August 21
    Lions vs. Winnipeg
     
  • September 4
    Lions vs. Montreal
     
  • September 19
    Lions vs. Toronto


13th Man - A Canadian Football Fan Community
Discussion Forum, Extensive
Canadian team information for Football, Weekly Pick Em Pool, Hall of Fan and much more!

www.13thman.com

Vancouver Giants Hockey At The Pacific Coliseum

ww.vancouvergiants.comwww.ticketmaster.ca

 

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 
  • April 8
    Britney Spears
  • May 12
    SOUVENIR PROGRAM
  • May 12
    Star's On Ice Presented by Smucker's
  • May 15
    Fleetwood Mac Unleashed
  • May 30
    An Evening With Il Divo
  • June 12
    Andre Rieu
  • June 16 & 17
    Russell Peters
  • August 31 - September 6
    2009 Hockey Canada Cup: Women's Hockey Tournaments Package

  
Queen Elizabeth Theatre 

www.ticketmaster.ca
 
  • April 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 (7:30pm)
    Divine Performing Arts: World Tour 2009
  • April 4 & 5 (2:30pm)
    Divine Performing Arts: World Tour 2009
  • April 9 (7pm)
    The Doodlebops: Together Forever Tour
  • April 16, 17, 18 (1:15pm)
    Ballet BC: A Streetcar Named Desire
  • April 25 (8pm)
    Sing For The Cure
  • May 2, 5, 7 & 9 (7:30pm)
    VO: Salome

 

Orpheum Theatre

www.orpheumtheatre.ca
  • April 2 (2pm)
    VSO Tea & Trumpets: The Best of Baroque
  • April 3 & 4 (8pm)
    VSO Pops: Stay Tunes
  • April 5 (2pm)
    VSO Kids Koncerts: The Mysterious Maestro
  • April 10 (8pm)
    Durufle Requiem
  • April 16 (7:30pm)
    Sylvia Browne
  • April 17 (8pm)
    VSO Special: Joshua Bell
  • April 18 & 20 (8pm)
    VSO Masterworks Diamond: Ingrid Fliter
  • April 21 (7:30pm)
    Unique Lives & Experiences: Duchess of York
  • April 22 (7:30pm)
    Thievery Corportion
  • April 25 and 27 (8pm)
    VSO Masterworks Silver: Great Romantics - Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Stravinsky
  • April 26 (2pm)
    VSO Symphony Sundays: Great Romantics - Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Stravinsky
  • May 8 (8pm)
    VSO & VBC: Last Night of the Proms
  • May 9 (8pm)
    VSO Musically Speaking: Gavrylyuk Plays Tchaikovsky
  • May 13 & 14 (8pm)
    Diana Krall
  • May 16 (8pm)
    Ravi and Anoushka Shankar
  • May 17 (2pm)
    VSO Symphony Sundays: Music of the Master - Wolfgang Amadeus
     

 

Live at the Rock

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River Rock Show Theatre

www.riverrock.com 
  • April 3 (8pm)
    The Robert Cray Band
  • April 10 & 11 (8pm)
    Liza Minnelli
  • April 16 (8pm)
    Paula Poundstone
  • April 18 (10am & 6:30pm)
    WBFF Body Building & Fitness
    BC Championships
  • Apr 24 & 25 (8pm)
    Andre-Philippe Gagnon
  • May 2 (8pm)
    Paul Anka
  • May 14 (8pm)
    Fit For A Queen
  • May 22 (8pm)
    Bellydance Superstars
  • May 23 (8pm)
    Jay Mohr
  • May 29 (8pm)
    Julio Iglesias
  • May 30 (8pm)
    Joe Cocker Live


Pacific Coliseum

www.pne.ca 
See above Giants Schedule for
Home Games


The Center in Vancouver for
Performing Arts 

www.centreinvancouver.com
  • April 4th (8am)
    So You Think You Can Dance
     
  • April 10th & 11th(8pm)
    Gordon Lightfoot
     
  • April 17th (8pm)
    Unwigged & Unplugged
  • April 28th (7:30pm)
    Yom Ha'atzmaut w/ Gaya
     
  • April 30th (7:30pm)
    21st Annual Volunteer Celebration
     
  • May 1st (7:30pm)
    Power of Peace Awards
     
  • May 8th &9th (8pm)
    Lewis Black
     

 

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


Commodore Ballroom

www.ticketmaster.ca
  • April 4 (8pm)
    Travis
  • April 7 (7pm)
    The Haunted
  • April 8 (9pm)
    Armin Van Buuren
  • April 10 (7pm)
    TheGaslight Anthem
  • April 10 (11pm)
    Kaskade
  • April 11 (8pm)
    The Ting Tings
  • April 12 (8pm)
    Glasvegas
  • April 13 (8pm)
    The Presents
  • April 14 (8pm)
    Turbonegro
  • April 17 (8pm)
    Ozomatli
  • April 18 (8pm)
    Black Kids/Mates of State
  • April 20 (8pm)
    Yonder Mountain String Band
  • April 21 (8pm)
    Cold War Kids
  • April 23 (7pm)
    Mastodon
  • April 25 (8pm)
    Atmosphere
  • April 26 & 27 (8pm)
    Block Party
  • April 28 (8pm)
    Chris Cornell
  • May 1 (8pm)
    Rolling Tundra Tour featuring the Weakerthans and Constantines


Lulu's Lounge

www.lulus_lounge.com
  • April 2 (9pm)
    No Quarter
  • April 3 & 4 (9:30pm)
    Dr. Strangelove
  • April 5 & 9 (8:30pm)
    Gary Comeau
  • April 10 & 11 (9:30pm)
    Silverlode
  • April 12 (8:30pm)
    Luv Shak
  • April 16 (9pm)
    Luv Shak
  • April 17 & 18 (9:30pm)
    Bobcats
  • April 19 (8:30pm)
    Jeff St. Germain
  • April 23 (9pm)
    Jeff St. Germain
  • April 24 & 25 (9:30pm)
    Sibel Thrasher
  • April 26 (8:30pm)
    Maria Ho
     
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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

  • March 12 - April 12
    Homechild
  • May 14 - July 19
    Les Misérables
     

Granville Island Stage


  • March 5 - April 4
    The Real Thing
  • April 16 - May 9
    The Age of Arousal
  • June 18 - Aug 1
    Altar Boyz

 

 

Vancouver East Cultural Centre

www.vecc.bc.ca

Ticketmaster 604-280-3311

  • April 7-11
    We Were Here
  • April 10 & 11
    Leela Gilday
  • April 14-18
    Disporama
  • April 18
    Go West
  • April 22 - May 9
    Don Juan
  • May 5 - 17
    True Story

     

Metro Theatre

www.metrotheatre.org

Tickets and info 604-266-7191

  • April 1 - 4, 8 - 11 & 15 - 18
    Father's Day
  • May 8, 9, 13 - 17, 20 - 23 & 27 - 30
    The Crazy Time
  • June 12, 13, 17 - 21 & 24 - 27
    Enchanted April
  • July 1 - 4 & 8 - 11
    Enchanted April


Firehall Arts Centre

www.firehallartscentre.ca
  • March 31 - April 4
    Stories from St. Laurent
  • April 7 - 11
    We Were Here
  • April 22 - May 2
    Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout
  • May 16 & 17
    Teach Me the Ways of the Sacred Circle


Studio 58

www.langara.bc.ca/studio58


  • March 19 - April 5
    Jocasta
  • March 30 - April 5
    The Risky Nights Series

 

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

  • April 4 & 5
    Canadian Health Food Association
    www.chfa.ca
  • April 7 & 8
    TOPS 2009
    www.promocan.com

  • April 16 - 18
    American Bar Association

  • April 25 - May 1
    Public Service Alliance of Canada Convention
    www.psac.com

     
  • May 16 - 21
    American Society of Neuroradiology 2009 Annual Meeting


  • May 26 - 29
    MUSE 2009 Annual Meeting
     
  • May 31 - June 3
    Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 2009 International Conference
    & Tradeshow
     
  • June 6 - 8
    World Gold Investment Conference
     
  • June 12 - 14
    Anime Evolution
     
  • June 19 - 21
    World Rose Festival
     
  • June 21 - 24
    INSOL 2009 Quadrennial Congress
     
  • June 25 - 30
    Canadian Anesthesiologist Society - 65th Annual Meeting
     
  • July 8 - 10
    APPA 2009 SFO Summit
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~ Vancouver Attractions ~


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.


Science World

www.scienceworld.ca


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


Now Playing at the Omnimax
 

  • Journey Into Amazing Caves
    Daily: 11am, Saturdays: 7:30pm

  • Roving Mars
    Daily: 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, Fridays & Saturday: 8:30pm

    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
    Daily: 1pm

  • The Alps
    Daily: 4pm, Friday & Saturday: 8:30pm

  • Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey!
    Daily: (Incl Sat, Sun & Holidays) 5pm

 


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
 

  • Jan 31 - April 19
    Legacies of Impressionism
     
  • Feb 7 - May 3, 08
    How Soon Is Now
     
  • Feb 14 - May 10
    Enacting Abstraction
     
  • March 7 - May 18
    Western Landscape

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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

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Ph: 604.682.1831 Fax: 604.682.3546 Toll Free: 1.800.663.9400 Email: info@bestwesternsandshotelvancouver.com

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