RILEY PARK
June 16 is Car Free Day Vancouver at several locations across the city - see the Courier's page one story - with dozens of events taking place, including Blim Market on Main Street.
The new outdoor Blim Market will run from noon to 6 p.m. at the corner of Main Street and East 17th Avenue in the Riley Park area, with even more handmade crafts, ethical imported goods, vintage clothing and jewelry, pottery, toys, records and CDs and gourmet dry goods.
WEST END
Another event tied into Car Free Day Vancouver is one with a twist.
The community-based West End Cleanup group is hosting a "buy-back cigarette butts" event in conjunction with West End Car Free Day June 16 from noon to 6 p.m.
The group was recently awarded a grant of $500 through the city's Greenest City Grant program and the money will be used to buy back cigarette butts from anyone who picks them up from the streets and beaches that day. Each butt will be worth a penny, which means $20 for a pound of butts. The plan was designed with binners in mind, but everyone is encouraged to do their part. A butt depository will be located near the corner of Denman and Barclay streets.
MOUNT PLEASANT
City of Vancouver Archives is marking 80 years of Vancouver history with a display at city hall June 7.
Highlights include the Beatles' rider (the signed agreement between the band and the PNE) for both the band's dressing room and limousine for their famous performance at the PNE in 1964, as well as a silk sample book from a Chinatown merchant, the city's first voters' list, a letter written by Captain George Vancouver in 1794 while stationed in Nootka Sound, an 1898 police blotter. Dozens of other historic photos and movies will also be on display at the Media Centre in city hall June 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Archives and city staff will be on hand to explain more than 25 displays and demonstrate techniques used to preserve and re store old movies. The 80th anniversary even precedes International Archives Day June 9
The City of Vancouver Archives, located in Vanier Park, houses the records as well as documents from private-sector businesses, organizations, families and individuals related to Vancouver. Laid end to end, the archives' collections would stretch four kilometres, from city hall west to Mcdonald Street. (Scan page with Layar to watch a video.)
OAKRIDGE
The Oak Street Farmers Markets is open for the season once again at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, located at the corner of West 49th Avenue and Oak Street.
This organic-only market offers eggs, meat and fresh produce Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. now through Oct. 30. For more information, visit oakstreetmarket.ca.
DOWNTOWN
A Vancouver Draw Down event takes place June 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at ArtStarts Gallery, 808 Richards St.
The free nano-GIGANTIC Drawing Experiment allows artists and non-artists of all ages to create animal and botanical-inspired art using minuscule and humongous formats. Celebrate the big and the small things in nature. ArtStarts in Schools is a not-for-profit organization offering educators, artists, parents and students a broad range of programs, services and resources to promote arts and creativity among B.C.'s young people. [email protected]
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