What's Happening In November - The List
October 14, 2008
November.
It's getting cold and a lot of events are moving indoor but not all of them.
Also there are two brand-new shows vying for your Christmas gift dollars.
Oct. 29 to Nov. 9.
Heart of the City Festival. Featuring over 80 events at over 25 locations throughout the Downtown Eastside.
The scope varies from music, theatre, media arts, comedy, poetry, forums, workshops, visual arts and history walks.
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com
Nov. 7 to Nov. 8.
B.C.'s Creative Expo. This is all about crafting - scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, knitting, needlework, fiber arts, beading and crafting.
There are seminars, free stage shows, contests and door prizes. Admission is $10 if you buy before the show gets underway.
http://www.bcscreativeexpo.com/
Nov. 11 to Nov. 16.
The 35th. annual Circle Craft Christmas Market. This is a great annual event as more than 263 Canadian artisans will be presenting their goodies at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This is Western Canada's largest one-of-a-kind gift fair.
A great place to pick up some early Christmas presents. Admission by advance tickets is $10.
http://www.circlecraft.net/page129.htm
Nov. 15 to 16.
Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival. This is one event not to be missed.
More than 1,000 eagles are expected at various locations in the Fraser Valley. There are lots of events surrounding this festival. The website has all the details.
http://www.fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca/
Nov. 20 to Nov. 23.
This is the first show of this type in Vancouver. It is another Christmas show where you can buy gifts from more than 150 artisans. Admission is $8 on-line or $10 at the door.
http://oneofakindvancouver.com/
Nov. 22 to Dec. 10.
Get in the Christmas spirit at the Burnaby Village Museum. Here you can step back into time. The village features traditional entertainment, demonstrations, Christmas baking, hands-on activities and exhibits from the early 1900s.
The heritage crafts and a chat with Father Christmas are highlights with children. Adult admission is $11.22.
http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
Nov. 27 to Nov. 30.
The annual Christmas show at the opulent Hycroft mansion in Vancouver is yet another great pre-Xmas event. All the rooms on the main floor are decorated by a top Vancouver decorator or designer.
The second floor rooms are filled with crafts and gifts for view and sale. The Holly Inn bistro serves great food and the Coach House, across from the main house has a wide variety of Christmas food goodies for sale.
Admission is $10 at the door.
http://www.uwcvancouver.ca/christmas/index.html
Nov. 28 to Nov. 30.
Here is another Christmas show, this one in the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford. There are a vast variety of Christmas items on sale and this is the first time the show is taking place, yet another sign of the growing importance of the Fraser Valley.
Admission is $10 for adults.
http://christmasshow.eat-vancouver.com/index.html
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sequels.
Sequels to movies.
They are always hard to do and an awful lot of them just don't cut the mustard.
Consider Indiana Jones - a swashbuckling academic adventurer. ably played by Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg.
The duo manages to pull it off - to make the sequel called Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull interesting and exciting.
Not as good as the original one but nevertheless an entertaining one that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
It is out today at your local video store.
Here is the website. It is full of excellent stuff to play with.
