Sunday, February 21, 2010

Britannia Water Festival Grand Finale, Friday, Feb 26th, 7:00-9:00, FREE!

Hi folks,
This coming Friday night is the last event of the Britannia Water Festival. 
Originally, the idea was that we wanted to provide some fun and inspiring programming for people in the Britannia community, figuring that most people probably wouldn't be attending any Olympics events. But what with the Olympics on TV and the multitude of Cultural Olympiad events, turn-out for our Water Festival has been kind of disappointing ...
But this Friday is going to be quite a splendid evening and we want to get a significant crowd out for it.
Like all the other Water Festival events, this one is free.
Local Grandview-Woodland musician Simon Kendall (former pianist for the fabulous Vancouver band "Doug and the Slugs") is assembling a few of his friends to perform water-themed music for the evening...
There will be water-themed free snacks (!), prepared by caterer Michael Speier.
There will be a water-tasting event
There may be a poetry reading.
There may also be a short (but allegedly very entertaining/educational) video presentation by MetroVancouver about our water system and our new Metro water filtration system.

Please come! It's free! It'll be fun! The more the merrier!
Friday evening, Feb 26th, 7:00-9:00 pm, at the Canucks Family Education Centre (upstairs from Family Place, just north of Grandview Park)!

Cheers,
Penny

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

It's all wet! The Britannia Water Festival, Fridays and Sundays in February! Exciting Events! Starts this Friday!

Pick up your refillable water bottle and put on your bathing suit and your rain slickers & wellies and splash over to the Canucks Family Education Centre (upstairs from Family Place, facing Grandview Park) for the Britannia Water Festival!
Britannia Community Centre is hosting events on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons throughout the month of February. There will be History! Films! Swimming! Valentine-making! Walking on Water! Watery Music! Watery Poetry! Water Writing! Watery food and drink!
Let your friends know!
See the attached schedule of events!
And best of all, the whole Festival is FREEEEEE!

The first event is this Friday, 7:00-9:00 p.m. -- History night! The history of water on the east side of Vancouver. Streams, logging, fishing, creeks!