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Style Meets Sustainability at Vancouver Eco Fashion Week: April 21-24 At Robson Square

by Taraneh in Green City on April 15, 2013

Photo credit: Peter Jensen

Products made within tight parameters tend to show more creativity. Take food carts, for example. Compress the production space and the results are original and irresistibly tasty.

The same can be said for the fashion industry. Vancouver’s pioneering Eco Fashion Week, which kicks off April 21 in Vancouver’s downtown Robson Square, is another stellar example. Ask designers to use sustainable practices in product development, and you get wearable, chic fashion made in really comfy fabrics. We’re not talking about hippie hemp. If you want hemp or granola, Eco Fashion Week founder Myriam Laroche advises you to head to the snack bar.

Eco Fashion Week is in its sixth season this year and has tons of free and ticketed events. Expect glamourous runway shows featuring green designers (local and international), fashion industry panels, and free seminars running through April 24. This year, Eco Fashion week overlaps with Earth Day on April 22; attending the stylish Robson Square events is a great opportunity to get out and celebrate our green city.

With all the good-looking fun, it can be hard to choose what to attend. Find Eco Fashion Week 6th Edition schedule highlights after the jump. Continue reading:
Style Meets Sustainability at Vancouver Eco Fashion Week: April 21-24 At Robson Square

Top 5 Family-Friendly Vancouver New Year’s Eve Events

by Taraneh in Family Friendly on December 27, 2012

Fire spinning. Photo credit: Mount Seymour

The kiddos will go to bed long before midnight, but Vancouver families have plenty of opportunities to head out early and attend a family-friendly New Year’s Eve event.

From 7pm countdowns, to live fire spinning, fireworks, tobogganing and s’mores, here are your best options for New Year’s Eve with children.

Top 5 Family-Friendly Vancouver New Year’s Eve Events

1. New Year’s Eve at Robson Square
Celebrate with an early countdown, glow sticks and noisemakers at Robson Square. Free live shows start at 4pm and continue through 10:30pm, including “Magical and Holiday Performers,” Rumba Calzada and DJ sets. There will be two countdowns: one at 7pm, and the other at 9pm. Of course there’s also free ice skating.

2. Family First Night at Mount Seymour
Mount Seymour’s family New Year’s Eve celebration has it all. The festivities start at 5pm and included tubing, tobogganing, a fire spinning show, a comedy act, s’mores and hot apples cider. Ring in 2013 at 9pm with an early countdown including noisemakers, sparklers and fireworks. Spectator passes (which include shows and s’mores) are $10. Tubing passes are $25. Tobogganing passes are $15. Find full ticket details here. Continue reading:
Top 5 Family-Friendly Vancouver New Year’s Eve Events

Public Karaoke

by eliannalev in Events on August 17, 2012

You know that expression, “go sing it from the rooftops”? Well, here’s your chance to do just that – except replace “rooftops” with “the centre of Vancouver’s downtown core”.

This upcoming Sunday, the public (read: you) is invited to take part in a very communal sing-along. The Vancouver Public Space Network, along with Urban Republic Arts Society have arranged a karaoke kiosk for those brave and bold individuals who have no qualms about belting out their favourite tunes in front of a street full of strangers.

How it works: A Karaoke Kiosk is set up at this Sunday, August 19^th from 2 pm – 6 pm (meaning there’s a good shot you’ll get your song in) at Robson Square between Hornby and Howe. The outdoor booth lets you choose from hundreds of songs in seven different languages from a touch screen display. It’s completely free – meaning you don’t have to tip the host – and everyone is welcome. Even if you sing off-key.

Free Ice Skating Returns to Robson Square

by Remy Scalza in Family Friendly on December 7, 2011

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Time to lace up the skates. Today is the official opening of the ice rink at Robson Square (even though it’s actually been open to skaters since last Thursday).

It’s completely free to use, though it will cost you $4 if you need to rent a pair of ice skates, plus $2 for a helmet. Both are free, however, for kids 12 and under. The rink is open from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, with extended hours to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. It will remain in operation until February. Continue reading:
Free Ice Skating Returns to Robson Square

Free Ice Skating at Robson Square Returns December 1

by Dana Lynch in Outside on November 15, 2011

Free Ice Skating at Robson Square

Since its re-opening for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Robson Square Ice Rink (located at 800 Robson Street, across from the Vancouver Art Gallery) has reclaimed its spot as a beloved Vancouver winter tradition. The open-air ice rink is the only spot for outdoor ice skating in Vancouver (the next nearest outdoor rink is on Grouse Mountain), and it’s completely free!

Weather permitting, the Robson Square Ice Rink’s 2011 grand opening will be December 1, 2011.

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Free Ice Skating at Robson Square Returns December 1