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Spring 2008
For the most updated information on what is happening in Vancouver
Spring Newsletter
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Sporting Events
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Best Western Sands Hotel is licensed to show exclusive Pay-Per view Canucks games at no charge!
Vancouver Canucks Hockey
GM Place 3km/1.8 miles from the Best Western Sands Hotel
For information and game schedules please call 604-899-GOAL
www.canucks.com / www.ticketmaster.ca
GM Place
Pacific Coliseum
BC Lions Football
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
www.bclions.com
- 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 Canadians
Nat Bailey Stadium
www.canadiansbaseball.com
For ticket information and game schedule please call 604-872-5232
Vancouver White Caps Soccer
Swan Guard Stadium, Burnaby
www.whitecapsfc.com
For tickets and game information please call 604-669-9283
Vancouver Whitecaps Women's Soccer
Swan Guard Stadium, Burnaby
www.whitecapsfc.com
For tickets and game information please call 604-669-9283
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Music/Concerts
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| For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca |
GM Place
- May 7
Star's On Ice
- May 26
The Cure
- May 29
Rush
- June 2
Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour
- July 4
George Michael
- July 12
Stevie Wonder
- July 18
James Taylor
- July 24
Judas Priest
Pacific Coliseum
- April - September
Playland
- May 10
Alan Jackson
- May 16
Gigantour
- May 24
The Mars Volta
- June 3
Iron Maiden
- June 8
Panic at the Disco
The Center in Vancouver for
Performing Arts
- May 3 (8pm)
Asttarpour & Ghmoeishi
- May 6 - 11 (7:30pm)
High School Musical
- May 24
Dance My Dreams
- May 25
Sulyap
- May 29
Taj Mahal with Blind Boys of Alabama
- May 31
Tom Jones
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- May 1, 3, 6 & 8 (7:30pm)
Vancouver Opera: La Boheme
- May 3 & 5
Anne Murray
- May 7 (7:30pm)
Yom Ha'atzmaut ft Hakol Over Habibi
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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Orpheum Theatre
- May 10 (8pm)
VSO Musically Speaking:
Olga Kern
- May 12 (7pm)
Daniel O'Donnell
- May 15 (2pm)
VSO: Tea & Trumpets: Die Fledermaus
- May 15 (8pm)
1964....A Tribute to The Beatles
- May 16 & 17 (8pm)
VSO Pops: Cool Britannia
- May 18 (8pm)
Summer Beats
- May 21 (7:30pm)
City and Colour
- May 24 & 25 (8pm)
VSO Horizons: Evelyn Glennie
- May 27 (7:30pm)
Unique Lives & Experiences:
Judy Collins
- May 27 (7pm)
Girls Night Out
- May 31 & June 2 (8pm)
VSO Masterworks Gold: Marc-Andre Hamelin
- June 7 & 9 (8pm) June 8 (2pm)
VSO Masterworks Diamond: Daniel Muller-Schott
- June 21 (8pm)
Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Herbie Hancock
- June 23 (8pm)
Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Dave Brubeck Quartet
- June 24 (7:30pm)
Unique Lives & Experiences: Maya Angelou
- June 25 (7:30pm)
Aliqua
- June 26 (7:30pm)
Matthew Good and His Band
Commodore Ballroom
- April 3 (8pm)
Chromeo
- April 5 (8pm)
Black Mountain
- April 6 (8pm)
The Black Keys
- April 8 (8pm)
Morcheeba
- April 9 (8pm)
The Waifs
- April 12 (8pm)
John Butler Trio
- April 14 (8pm)
The Trews
- April 17 (8pm)
Metric
- April 18 (9pm)
De La Soul
- April 19 (8pm)
Apocalyptica
- April 20 (8pm)
The Raconteurs
- April 21 (8pm)
Hot Chip
- April 30 (7pm)
Goldfinger
- May 2 (8pm
Danko Jones
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Live at the Rock
River Rock Show Theatre
- April 4 (8pm)
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
- April 5 (8pm)
Andre Philippe Gagnon
- April 9 (7:3pm & 10pm)
Chris Rock
- April 11 (8pm)
Wanda Sykes
- April 12 (8pm)
Cheap Trick
- April 18 (8pm)
Blues Traveler
- April 25 (8pm)
the Searchers with Peter & Gordon
- April 26 (8pm)
Wayne Brady
- April 30 (5pm)
Rumble at The Rock IV
- May 1 (8pm)
Fit For A Queen
- May 2 (8pm)
Joan Rivers
- May 3 (8pm)
Bob Saget
- May 23 & 24 (8pm)
Diana Ross
- May 31 (8pm)
Smokey Robinson
Lulu's Lounge
- April 2 (8:30pm)
Wes Mackey
- April 4 & 5 (9:30pm)
Canucks Pay Per View
- April 4 & 5 (9:30pm)
Angela Kelman & the Polyester Philharmonic
- April 6 (8:30pm)
Maria Ho
- April 9 & 10 (8:30pm)
Joani Bye
- April 11 & 12 (9:30pm)
Incognito
- April 13 (8:30pm)
Jenny Galt
- April 16 & 17 (8:30pm)
Dr. No
- April 18 & 19 (9:30pm)
Nearly Neil & The Solitary Band
- April 23 & 24 (8:30pm)
Gary Comeau
- April 25 & 26 (9:30pm)
So Tight
- April 30 (8:30pm)
Les-Is-More
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Theater & Dance
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Metro Theatre
www.metrotheatre.org
Tickets and info 604-266-7191
- March 28 - April 26
Musical: Anything Goes
- May 2 - May 24
The Melville Boys
Arts Club Theatre
www.artsclub.com
Ticketmaster 604-280-3311
Industrial Alliance Stage
- March 13 - April 13
Rabbit Hole
- May 15 - July 13
The Producers
Granville Island Stage
- March 27 - April 26
Poster Boys
- May 1 - 31
Tuesdays with Morrie
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Vancouver East Cultural Centre
www.vecc.bc.ca
Ticketmaster 604-280-3311
- April 4 & 5 (8pm)
Telsa: An Evening with Genius
- April 11 (8pm)
Eyes Of A Child
- April 15 - 19 (8pm)
Elastic Perspective by Rubberbandance Group
- April 21 (8pm)
Ron Small & Denis Simpson
- April 24 - 26 (7pm)
Luminous Edge
- April 26 - 27 (2pm)
Airplay
- April 28 (8pm)
Dub Poetry Storytelling & Book Launch
- April 29 & 30 (7:30pm)
Sarah Slean
- May 1 (8pm)
Johnny DeMarco and Friends
- May 2 (8pm)
Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles with Company B
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Firehall Arts Centre
www.firehallartscentre.ca
Location: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
Studio 58
www.langara.bc.ca/studio58
For Upcoming BC Ballet Listings please check out www.balletbc.com
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Special Events/Festivals/Conventions
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BC Place
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
- April 9 - 12
American Association of Endodontists Convention
www.aae.org/
- April 20 - 23
National Manager's Community Council Convention
www.pwgsc.gc.ca/
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Various Venues
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Vancouver Attractions
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Granville Island
For current listings for shows, and events call 604-666-5784 to find out what is happening on Granville Island.
www.granvilleisland.com
Science World
Information desk (10am - 5pm) 604-443-7440
Showtimes & Information 604-443-7443
www.scienceworld.ca
Now Playing at the Omnimax
- Dinosaurs Alive!
Daily: 12pm, 2pm & 4pm - Friday & Saturday: 8:30pm
- Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Daily: 11am & 3pm - Friday: 7:30pm
- Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey
Saturday: 7:30pm
- The Human Body
Daily: 1pm - Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: 5pm
The Museum of Anthropology
10Km/6.25miles from the Best Western Sands Hotel
Has an excellent fall program, please call 604-822-5087
www.moa.ubc.ca
Vancouver Art Gallery
Info line 604-662-4719
www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
Ongoing Exhibitions
- May 12 - April 13 2008
Emily Carr
- Feb 2 - April 27 2008
TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photogragh as Art
- Feb 9 - May 19 2008
Kutlug Ataman
- Feb 2 - April 20 2008
The Tree: From the Sublime to the Social
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VancouverInfoCenter.com Mini Calendar
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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/ Polar Bear Swim
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Celebration of Light at the Best Western Sands Hotel
July to August 2008 (July 23, 26, 30 & Aug 2)
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.
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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.
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