Not too much happening this weekend but still some interesting events. Be glad it's spring! Have a good weekend everyone!

Friday, March 22, 2013

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Vancouver Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale - $7
Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Floral Hall & Cedar Room, Admin. Bldg.
Information: Margaret Prat 604-261-8474 / margaretprat@shaw.ca

Portobello West Spring Market - $2 
11am - 5pm
Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver
Shop fashion, art, jewelery and accessories, and more from local vendors.

Russian Bazaar - $2
11am - 5pm
Russian Community Centre, 2114 West 4th Ave, Vancouver
Arts & Crafts, raffles - home baking, specialty food items, delicious russian food, entertainment. Free raffle ticket with admission.

Roving Seed Sale
12pm - 1pm
151 W 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC
Victory Gardens is having another Roving Seed Sale this Saturday after our Spring Gardening Basics workshop.  Make sure to stop by and pick up some organic and heirloom seeds from Stellar Seeds and Westcoast Seeds just in time for planting your spring garden.

Easter Train at Stanley Park - $8.75/child
March 23 to April 1, 2013 10am - 5pm
Stanley Park Miniature Train
 The Stanley Park Easter train runs rain or shine March 23 to April 1, 2013, 10:00am to 5:00pm.  Hop on by for a fun-filled day including a ride on the miniature train, egg hunts, crafts and a visit from the Easter Bunny.  The train runs rain or shine and is fully covered, protecting everyone onboard from spring showers.  Be sure to bring your own Easter basket for the egg hunt! $8.75/child (includes all activities) | Adults are free for activities, $3.50 to ride the train.

Earth Hour
8:30pm
Worldwide
Earth Hour is the single, largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world.   Born out of a hope that we could mobilize people to take action on climate change, Earth Hour now inspires a global community of millions of people in 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories to switch lights off for an hour as a massive show of concern for the environment.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Vancouver Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale - $7
Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Floral Hall & Cedar Room, Admin. Bldg.
Information: Margaret Prat 604-261-8474 / margaretprat@shaw.ca

Portobello Weset Spring Market - $2 
11am - 5pm
Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver
Shop fashion, art, jewelery and accessories, and more from local vendors.

Easter Train at Stanley Park - $8.75/child
March 23 to April 1, 2013 10am - 5pm
Stanley Park Miniature Train
 The Stanley Park Easter train runs rain or shine March 23 to April 1, 2013, 10:00am to 5:00pm.  Hop on by for a fun-filled day including a ride on the miniature train, egg hunts, crafts and a visit from the Easter Bunny.  The train runs rain or shine and is fully covered, protecting everyone onboard from spring showers.  Be sure to bring your own Easter basket for the egg hunt! $8.75/child (includes all activities) | Adults are free for activities, $3.50 to ride the train.

Vancouver Comicon - $4
11am -5pm
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
Special Guests:  Jason Copland (Kill All Monsters!, The Perhapanauts: Molly’s Story,Murder Book)  Donald King Andrew Salmon and others! Hourly door prizes! Admission: $4.00 Kids under 14: Free  Comics for Classrooms: Donate a new or gently-used school-appropriate graphic novel for free admission to this show. Books collected will be donated to Vancouver schools.

Madame Beespeaker's Licorice Mint Tea Party at Aberthau
1:30pm - 3:30pm
West Point Grey Community Centre, 4397 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver
Sample "Beespeaker Blend" herbal tea and enjoy afternoon tea at the beautiful Aberthau Mansion. Madame Beespeaker will read poetry about the traditional of "telling the bees." Take home anise hyssop seeds and learn why we need to grow this "honey wonder plant" to support Vancouver's bees. Join eco-artist Lori Weidenhammer appearing as Madame Beespeaker for the Licorice Mint Tea Party where she will be displaying sample projects from a series of workshops we are offering you at the West Point Grey Community Centre Thursdays from March 28 to May 9th.

Strathcona Unplugged - suggested donation $5
2pm - 7pm
Patricia Hotel, 403 East Hastings, Vancouver
Strathcona Unplugged is a monthly fund raising event starting March 24th 2013 at the Patricia Hotel to benefit Ray Cam Community Centre and its range of Community Programs.
  This all ages event is sponsored by the Patricia Hotel and will take place on the Hotel’s main event room stage from 2 pm until 7 pm on the last Sunday of each month.  The event will be recorded and broadcasted live on the Ray Cam Community Radio website www.raycamcommunityradio.ca  The event will provide quality musical, spoken word, performance art and theatre entertainment for a suggested donation of $5.00 per person, children 12 and under are free.  In addition there will be a special food and beverage menu of which 50% of the proceeds will go to the benefit and a silent auction.