Strathcona
Any chance those unopened boxes stacked in your parents’ garage, basement or attic hold an old home movie?
With Vancouver once again taking part in the 12th annual International Home Movie Day, it’s time to search out those hidden treasures for a bring-your-own-film event, during which trained staff will assess their condition. If the film (8-mm, Super 8 and 16-mm) or tape (VHS, DV and mini-DV) is in good enough condition, staff will project it on a big screen during the event.
This free session also includes a clinic where film and videotape experts will assess a film’s physical condition, offer advice on proper storage and care for film and tapes, and discuss important considerations for film-to-digital transfers and video digitization.
A selection of home movies from a collection of local archives will also be screened. Members of the public are encouraged to come out for the festivities even if they don’t have any films to bring. Last years’ finds ranged from a family wedding in Uganda in the early 1960s to the aftermath of the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge, a 1959 family vacation in France, and 1964-65 University of B.C. engineering antics. As well, one happy couple was able to watch a film from their 1950s wedding reception for the first time.
The event is hosted by the Centre for Digital Media and organized by the AudioVisual Heritage Association of British Columbia with participation and support from the CBC Vancouver Media Archives, City of Vancouver Archives and Western Front.Home Movie Day Vancouver, noon to 4 p.m., will once again take place at the Centre for Digital Media, 577 Great Northern Way. In recognition of the importance of the day, the City of Vancouver has declared Oct. 18 as Home Movie Day.
Downtown
With Movember just weeks away, it’s time to start penciling in all of those fabulous events celebrating the moustache — ironic or not.
Movember is a growing initiative that asks men to sport a moustache for the month of November as a hairy take on a symbolic ribbon. Iconic ribbons of note are pink, symbolizing breast cancer awareness, and red, marking AIDS awareness. The initiative hopes the growth of a new moustache will spark conversations about men’s health issues, including prostate and testicular cancer and mental health.
One particular event, which promises to be the “best Movember gala ever,” includes wine, whiskey, beer, three floors of fashion and some of this city’s finest men working the runway at Holt Renfrew, 737 Dunsmuir St. The Nov. 4 gala also includes Fiona Forbes as emcee and guests including former Whitecap Jay DeMerit, TV host Tommy Europe and Ryan and Rob from Amazing Race Canada. Proceeds from the event, as well as 10 per cent of all retails sale from Holt Renfrew, will be donated to the Movember Foundation. For more information visit movember.com. Shopping and cocktails begin at 7 p.m.
Hastings Sunrise
Any woman with questions about the Nov. 15 municipal election will want to take note of this event.
Women Transforming Cities is presenting Dialogue Café: Everything you need to know about the 2014 municipal election but were afraid to ask.
The event includes a lineup of speakers and roundtable discussions on city functions and key issues, featuring the Hot Pink Paper Campaign, a municipal election guide highlighting the priorities of women and girls. This free event takes place, in both English and Cantonese, Oct. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, 2131 Renfrew St. For more information visit womentransformingcities.org/events.
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