Renfrew
Santa Paws is coming to town Dec. 14 and 15 for a dog-friendly, festive fundraiser at the Tisol pet store on Grandview Highway.
Love on a Leash dog care services is hosting the canine-friendly event with proceeds dedicated to animal rescue organizations Paws for Hope and Rescue a Boxer to help create brighter futures for abandoned, abused and homeless dogs.
Pet photographer Angie Wojciechowska of Off-Leash Photography will take professional portraits of pets with Santa Claus, amid a winter wonderland backdrop, complete with festive holiday décor and a pooch-friendly Santa on a red and gold throne.
While holiday baked goods and hot mulled cider will be available for humans, there will also be doggy treats for pooches. Photos with Santa are $20 and there will be special gifts bags for the first 50 dogs photographed each day. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at Tisol, 3033 Grandview Hwy.
Sunset
Students from Pierre Elliot Trudeau elementary school are reclaiming the value of the now obsolete penny in an ArtStarts Artist in the Classroom project, led by musician and writer Laura Barron. The students have created an original spoken word and musical performance dubbed Our Two Cents, which reflects their “thoughtful examination of the concept of worth.”
Their performance, featuring penny whistles, penny rattles and a penny rap, is at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 19 in front of the entire school and as many members of the public who wish to stop by. Trudeau elementary is at 449 East 62nd Ave.
Shaughnessy
The Vancouver Women’s University Club invites the public to attend an evening of holiday cheer and swinging jazz featuring the Three Wise Men — award-winning clarinetist/saxophonist/vocalist Evan Arntzen, bassist Wynston Minkler and drummer Andrew Millar. The concert is Dec. 16, with a reception at 6 p.m. and concert at 7. Hycroft is located at 1489 McRae Ave. For ticket information visit uwcvancouver.ca or call 604-731-4661.
Kitsilano
There’s still time to participate in the 48-hour Kits House Project For Awesome 2013 community video challenge Connection: What’s it to you? Kits House staff say connection is the building block of community so they’re asking members of the public to share and interact by making a video that demonstrates their experiences and thoughts on how they connect to their neighbourhood. The deadline to submit has been extended to Dec. 16, so get that camera rolling. For more information visit kitshouseprojectforawesome.wordpress.com.
River District
Get your Christmas presents wrapped for a $2 donation (each) at the Fraser River Discovery Centre, Saturday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. during the Merry Fishmas event. And to ensure you make Santa’s “nice” list, it’s also recommended you take a non-perishable item for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. The free, family-friendly event, sponsored by River District and the Fraser River Discovery Centre, also includes a showing of the Christmas comedy Home Alone at 3:45 p.m.
Kits Point
The Vancouver LEGO Club and Johnathon Vaughn Strebly have teamed up with the Museum of Vancouver to celebrate the “playful legacy” of Vancouver architect, Daniel Evan White.
Strebly is head of the Electronic Media Design, Digital Media, and Communication Arts programs at Langara College. The Vancouver Brick Games allows participants to rebuild “canonical architectural masterpieces” or design their own original “hallmarks of modernist fare” out of LEGO, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
And if the phrase “canonical architectural masterpieces” isn’t precious enough, check out White’s website where instead of finding the names of his creations, you’ll find symbols, which makes for rather laborious research. For more information visit museumofvancouver.ca.
