Riley Park – Little Mountain
Do better than a bouquet of flowers and take your mom to the indoor tropical garden at Bloedel Conservatory for Mother’s Day. The conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park is selling packages for $28 that include one adult admission to the conservatory, a silver pendant, chocolate and other treats. Artists from Katami Designs will host a jewelry trunk show and jewelry designer Negar Khatami provide styling advice. Festivities are to include a Queen Elizabeth Park scavenger hunt, herb planting, orchid care advice provided by the Vancouver Orchid Society and a pop-up café. For more information, email [email protected] or phone 604-257-8584.
Fraserview,
Kerrisdale/Oakridge
You can celebrate your mother with brunch and a round of golf this Sunday. All three Vancouver Park Board golf courses have been aerated and Fraserview and McCleery are expected to be in good shape for Mother’s Day. The Clubhouse at Fraserview will feature a special Mother’s Day a-la-carte brunch menu May 10 until 3 p.m. Limited brunch specials will also been on offer at McCleery and Langara. The park board also recommends its Stanley, Rupert and Queen Elizabeth park pitch and putt courses for a fun family outing. No reservation is needed for brunch at Fraserview. For more information, visit vancouver.ca, click on “Parks, Recreation, and Culture,” and then on “recreational activities” and “golf.”
UBC
Got questions for city hall about the transit referendum and the Trans Mountain Pipeline? Then you might want to scoot up to UBC for a Pop-Up City Hall event, May 12. Pop-Up City Hall runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Martha Piper Plaza, University Boulevard and Main Mall. Among other information and services, visitors will be able to get a recycling blue box, a bike map and purchase a dog licence. For more information, click on “Vancouver events” at vancouver.ca.
Fairview
Homelessness isn’t just a problem on the East Side of Vancouver. A new exhibit called Capturing the Voices of Homelessness will focus on the experiences of homelessness in Kitsilano and Fairview. The opening, May 13, will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Petley Jones Gallery, 1554 West Sixth Ave. The MPA Society, which supports people struggling with mental illness, is hosting the event, which is the result of collaboration between members of the community who are and aren’t experiencing the complexities of homelessness.
West End
Slide into the sophisticated world of James Bond free of charge May 19, when the Vancouver Public Library screens Casino Royale at the West End Community Centre. The 2006 remake with Daniel Craig as Bond will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Bidwell Room.
Downtown
Unearth bargains on books, DVDs, CDs and more at the Friends of the Vancouver Public Library Spring Used Book Sale, May 21 to 23. Everything will be half price on Saturday and proceeds from the sale support special library projects and programs. Deals can be found at the central branch of the library, 350 West Georgia St. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
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