Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Summer in the Park: Outdoor Movie Nights for the whole family

I was walking my adopted dog Wagner at the off-leash park at John Hendry park (better known as Trout Lake), and I heard from one of the friendly dog owners that the City of Vancouver is hosting an open-air movie night in the park on Thursday, July 16th.



Always a fan of corny RomComs like The Wedding Planner- in which J.Lo and Matthew McConaughey dance in Golden Gate Park as classic movies are projected for the masses to enjoy on warm summer evenings - this is exactly the kind of thing that tells me our East Van community is thriving. Unfortunately I can't go, but I hope you will go out to enjoy some fun with your neighbours and family and take in a great movie:


East Vancouver Dates: (see here and here for more details)

July 16 – Vancouver
Movie: Shrek
Venue: Trout Lake Park
Address: 3350 Victoria Drive (is address of community centre in the park)- there are entrances from all sides of park. Exact location is over by the beach to the side of the concession stand.

July 18 – Vancouver (Killarney)
Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Venue: Killarney Community Centre
Address: 6260 Killarney Street, Vancouver, BC.

August 10 – Vancouver
Movie: Peter Pan (2003)
Venue: Grandview Park

August 10 – Vancouver (Hastings Racecourse)
Movie: Oceans 11 (the original)
Venue: Hastings Park

August 11 - Vancouver (Hastings Racecourse)
Movie: Alfie (the original)
Venue: Hastings Park

August 12 - Vancouver (Hastings Racecourse)
Movie: Rebel Without a Cause
Venue: Hastings Park

August 17 - Vancouver
Movie: Finding Nemo
Venue: Victoria Park
Address: Victoria Park - Salsbury St. and Grant St.

August 24 – Vancouver
Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean
Venue: McSpadden Park
Address: McSpadden Park - Victoria Dr. and 4th Ave.

September 9 - Vancouver (Hastings Racecourse)
Movie: Grease
Venue: Hastings Park

September 10 - Vancouver (Hastings Racecourse)
Movie: American Graffitti
Venue: Hastings Park

Rest of Vancouver/Lower Mainland:
July 16 - Vancouver (West End BIA)
Movie: Chicken Run
Venue: Stanley Park - Ceperly Meadows
Address: Stanley Park Drive, by Second Beach Pool

July 17 – Richmond
Movie: Kung Fu Panda
Venue: Garden City Park
Address: Corner of Garden City Street & Granville

July 19 – Vancouver (Yaletown)
Movie: Ghostbusters
Venue: David Lam Park
Address: 1300 Pacific Blvd Vancouver

July 21 - Vancouver (West End BIA)
Movie: Princess Bride
Venue: Stanley Park - Ceperly Meadows
Address: Stanley Park Drive, by Second Beach Pool

July 31 – White Rock
*DRIVE-IN/OpenAir
Movie: Back to the Future
Venue: Semiahmoo Park
Address: Behind Washington Avenue Grill on Marine Dr.

August 1 – Surrey
Movie: Annie
Venue: Holland Park
Address: King George Hwy. & Old Yale (100 Avenue) in Surrey

August 7 - Surrey (Fraser Heights Community Centre)
Movie: Monsters VS Aliens (Not fully confirmed)
Venue: Fraser Heights Park
Address: 10588 106th street Surrey, B.C. V4N 0A1

August 8 – Tsawwassen
Movie: Grease
Venue: Deifenbaker Park
Address: Deifenbaker is at the corner of 56th street and 1st ave.

August 8 – Surrey
Movie: Mamma Mia
Venue: Holland Park
Address: King George Hwy. & Old Yale (100 Avenue) in Surrey

August 15 – White Rock
Movie: Up!
Venue: Central Plaza
Address: N bluff road (16th ave) turn right on Foster st. parking lot on your left.

August 15 – Surrey
Movie: Lion King
Venue: Holland Park
Address: King George Hwy. & Old Yale (100 Avenue) in Surrey

August 16 – Coquitlam
Movie: ?
Venue: ?
Address: ?

August 19 – Delta
Movie: ?
Venue: North Delta Community Park
Address: 84th Avenue & 112th Street

August 21 – Richmond (Hamilton Community Centre)
Movie: Monsters vs Aliens (not confirmed)
Venue: MacLean Park
Address: 22500 MacLean Avenue

August 22 – Surrey
Movie: Hannah Montana: The Movie
Venue: Holland Park
Address: King George Hwy. & Old Yale (100 Avenue) in Surrey

August 28 - Vancouver
Movie: Mamma Mia
Venue: Harbour Green Park or Coal Harbour Community Centre rainy day back up.
Address: Harbour Green - Cordova & Bute Or Coal Harbour - 480 Broughton St.

August 29 – White Rock
Movie: Mamma Mia (sing-a-long version)
Venue: Five Corners
Address: http://www.google.com/maps?q=49.023691,-122.800788&t=h&sll=49.023822,-122.800761&sspn=0.000579,0.002363&ie=UTF8&ll=49.023697,-122.800487&spn=0.000579,0.002363&z=19

August 30 – Burnaby
Movie: Kung Fu Panda
Venue: Confederation Park
Address: Willingdon Avenue and Albert

September 3 – White Rock
*DRIVE-IN
Movie: ?
Venue: Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
Address: http://www.google.com/maps?q=49.032173,-122.803053&t=h&sll=49.023697,-122.800487&sspn=0.000579,0.002363&ie=UTF8&ll=49.03222,-122.800702&spn=0.002314,0.009452&z=17

September 6 – Vancouver
Movie: ?
Venue: ?
Address: ?

October 29 – White Rock
*DRIVE-IN
Movie: ?
Venue: Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
Address: http://www.google.com/maps?q=49.032173,-122.803053&t=h&sll=49.023697,-122.800487&sspn=0.000579,0.002363&ie=UTF8&ll=49.03222,-122.800702&spn=0.002314,0.009452&z=17

Monday, July 13, 2009

FOOD!

East Vancouver has food, surprising I know, just like the other areas of Vancouver, it has it's own flavour and diversity, there are at lot of opportunities for Pho, but if that's not your current craving consider this: Roundel Cafe. Currently they have a Thursday special of $10 for a burger and beer. While I cannot attest to the quality of the beer, I can say that for a beef burger, it is excellent, comes with a small salad and oven potatoes, yes folks no massive bags of frozen fries in the back of this restaurant. The weekends are normally over-flowing. Come hungry and patient - the service is slow, but hey shouldn't your time eating out be the same - slow and relaxed?