Stanley Park Railway Easter Train

Tickets and info: http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/easter-train.aspx

All Access Fair Pass

The All Access pass includes a train ride, the scavenger hunt, and all carnival games and bouncers.

• $14 online
• $16 onsite

Scavenger Hunt

The scavenger hunt runs throughout the day. There are two levels: easy or challenging. Pick up your questions and map at the shelter by the Bunny Burrow Maze and find the answers to earn a treat.

 Recommended for kids ages 3 and up. Children 2 and under can enjoy free activities in the Toddler Zone. Participants must pick up questions by 4:15pm.

 Leisure Access Program (LAP) passholders can buy train tickets onsite for April 18 and 22 (not valid April 19 to 21). LAP passes are not applicable for All Access Fair Passes or for online tickets.

The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) and Nature Vancouver proudly present the illuminating exhibition, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in Our Lives, on display from June 28, 2018 to September 2019.

Co-curated by Viviane Gosselin, Director of Collections & Exhibitions at MOV and Lee Beavington of Nature Vancouver, this exhibition delves into the life stories of local animals and plants—how they relate to each other and how they connect people to nature in the city. Scenic design, videos, taxidermy, crowd-sourcing technologies, and the display of natural specimens breathe life into these tales of co-habitation. The immersive nature of the exhibition, including hands-on activities, encourages visitors to examine their relationship with nature, think about momentarily disconnecting from their devices, and find equilibrium with the natural world around them.

For more information, visit: museumofvancouver.ca.

How far do you travel?
Diyan Achjadi, Patrick Cruz, Rolande Souliere, Erdem Taşdelen, Anna Torma
January to December, 2019
Off-site on selected B-Line TransLink articulated buses

Throughout 2019, the Contemporary Art Gallery is producing a major public art initiative in partnership with TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority. Five Canadian artists — Diyan Achjadi, Patrick Cruz, Rolande Souliere, Erdem Taşdelen and Anna Torma — are being commissioned to graphically wrap the exterior of a series of articulated buses traveling on major routes in Metro Vancouver.

Inspiring active lifestyles

The Kids Run presented by Nature’s Path is for kids of all fitness levels. The race in Stanley Park on Saturday is designed to inspire kids to get moving, make healthy choices, and feel confident. Each child receives a race shirt, bib, medal, snack, and a special visit from an Elite Athlete for bib signing and photos. This positive, memorable experience will last your kids a lifetime.

Race day: Saturday, May 4, 2019

Stanley Park, Ceperley Park

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The Museum of Vancouver is pleased to announce its newest feature exhibition There is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Day Schools. Curated by Andrea Walsh, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, and originally displayed at the Legacy Art Gallery in Victoria, the exhibition has been adapted with additional works from the MOV collection. Sharon Fortney, Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at MOV, facilitated bringing this exhibit to Vancouver.

There is Truth Here, opening on April 5, 2019, focuses on rare surviving artworks created by children who attended the Inkameep Day School (Okanagan), St Michael’s Indian Residential School (Alert Bay); the Alberni Indian Residential School (Vancouver Island) and Mackay Indian Residential School (Manitoba). The focus of the exhibition is not on the schools themselves, but upon witnessing the experiences of the survivors as conveyed through their childhood artworks – for some the only surviving material from their childhoods.

There is Truth Here brings a new line to bear on the role of art as part of children’s knowledge, identity, and experiences of Indian Residential and Day Schools. Through paintings, drawings, sewing, beading, drumming, singing, and drama produced by children and youth who attended schools in British Columbia and Manitoba the exhibition seeks to contribute in vital and new ways to dialogues and initiative about truth telling, reconciliation, and redress in Canada.

To offer context and a unique, local counterpoint to the exhibition MOV is excited to announce a partnership with Capture Photography Festival, who have had the opportunity to commission Roxanne Charles, an artist and member of the Semiahmoo First Nation, who will be producing a local response to There is Truth Here. Roxanne will be drawing inspiration from archival photographs from MOV’s collection of everyday life at St. Mary’s Residential School in Mission, BC.

Running Time: 60 minutes

Recommended for ages 5+

A young girl makes some extraordinary friendships when she dives into a magical adventure where the delicate balance of nature could change her life forever. Theatre, dance, music and puppetry create a stunning experience that shares a First Nations perspective on the importance of salmon in the natural world.

Margie has never given much thought about the river or the living creatures within it until she falls into the water and becomes a salmon. But fins and a tail are not the only changes that Margie undergoes; when she makes friends with a young salmon and a couple of other lively characters, Margie begins to realize that the river is an important life-force for everyone. The young girl joins her new friends on an exciting journey that brings her closer to her Indigenous ancestors, the Salmon People, and the wisdom of old. This beautiful dance-drama encourages audiences to consider their own relationship to the world around them.

The production elements of Salmon Girl were all brought together with great care, making complex themes simple and accessible for the intended audiences.

-Margaret Grenier – Executive & Artistic Director-Dancers of Damelahamid

Salmon Girl invites us to tap into the traditional wisdom of the salmon with the innocence and playfulness of a child’s heart and mind.

-Martine Kleissen- Event Coordinator

What to Expect: Shadow puppetry, dancing, and projections

A showcase over 20 acres of working tulip fields surrounded by beautiful mountain views and rustic farms featuring over 30 different varieties, and extra wide beds of solid colour, there are many photo opportunities for every level of photographer.

OPENS APRIL 10, 2019!

Tulips of the Valley is opening its gates for it’s 13th annual tulip festival. Our 20 acres of tulips are made up of extra wide (180cm) rows (3x the width of other growers) allowing us to plant many more bulbs per square foot. This is a working farm, with the ultimate product being the bulb which they use in their cut flower operation Onos Greenhouses.

New Experiences:
•2 acre field of Hyacinths
•3 acre field of Peonie Daffodils
•Floral Mosaics to be on display throughout festival
•Kids crafts on weekdays
•Life of a Tulip story trail
•Fairy doors spread out among flowers
•Display garden
•Colouring Contest for kids 0-12
•Poffertje’s (Dutch mini pancakes) available on weekends
•Giant Tulip Display (10 ceramic 6’ tulips)

Returning Experiences:
•Windmill
•Old fashion bike
•Viewing platform
•Stroopwafel Stand (Fresh baked Dutch caramel filled cookies)
•Multiple Food Trucks
•Store with cut tulips, hyacinths, potted tulips and hyacinths
•Large covered area

Hours:
M-F 10am-6pm
Sat/Sun and Holidays 9am-6pm
Sunrise openings: 30 minutes before sunrise Fri/Sat/Sun

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