Events March 2007

Events March 2007

March 2-8 9:15 pm
The Five Ring Circus (the untold 2010 olympic story in vancouver)
The RIO Theatre
Commercial and Broadway

www.thefiveringcircus.com

March 8, 8 pm (reception and silent auction at 7 pm)
Kay Meek Centre (1700 Mathers Ave., West Van.
Canadian a capella group the Nylons performs at a benefit for the Coalition to Save Eagleridge Bluffs.
Tix $50, info 604-913-3634

(March 9-11, 2007
Matthieu Ricard, the world's "happiest man",discusses cultivating life's important skill, happiness. Internationally renowned Buddhist monk, author, and researcher Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D. (Biochemistry) comes to Vancouver for the first time to give four free talks on how changing your thought processes can help make you happier. In his new book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill (Little,> Brown), Ricard describes in accessible language how the regular, long-term practice of "mental training," or meditation, significantly enhances one's ability to concentrate, manage stress, and enjoy life. And the researchbacks up his ideas - MRI test results from Ricard and other Buddhist practitioners recently led the British newspaper The Independent to dub Ricard the"world's happiest man". See the website at www.ricard.cfis.ubc.ca for more details and to RSVP for a chance to win a signed copy of Happiness.

March 17 - Out of Afganistan - Into Kyoto Rally
12:30 - meet English Bay (Denman & Davie)
1:00 - march
2:00 - rally Art Gallery (Georgia & Hornby)

March 15 - Melanie Mark – (Peter Kaye Room, Lower Level)As President of the Board of Directors of the Urban Native YouthAssociation, Melanie Mark is the driving force behind the capitalcampaign to build a fifty million dollar project to serve as acornerstone for the Native community.Growing up in a disadvantaged environment, Melanie has made it herwork to be an advocate for at-risk Native youth. Whether through herwork at Covenant House, or as a board member for variousorganizations, she is devoted to empowering Aboriginal youth - leadingby example, sharing her vision, giving her time, and working towardspositive change.

March 16-18, 2007
EPIC: The Sustainable Living ExpoVancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver BC GLOBE Foundation of Canada presents EPIC (Ethical Progressive Intelligent Consumers). This event is expected to attract 30,000 visitors and have over 250 exhibitors promoting their products and services. www.epicvancouver.com

March 20 - Daniel FrancisDaniel Francis explores the colourful and ultimately tragic story ofprostitution in Vancouver, in his new book, Red Light Neon: A Historyof Vancouver's Sex Trade. Working in long overlooked archives anddrawing on personal interviews, Francis shows how in some wayscommercial sex has been both a reflection and a result of Vancouver'sessential character, with its tolerant social mores, ethnic diversity- and political opportunism. It's a tale that takes in mayors andmasseuses, police chiefs and pimps, judges and johns.Daniel Francis is BC's leading popular historian. He is the editor ofthe Encyclopedia of British Columbia which was the recipient of two BCBook Prize honours.

March 22, 2007 8am-12pm 12-1pm
Sustainability Purchasing Network: Managing Carbon Emissions in Your Supply Chain Workshop & LuncheonCanada Export Centre, 602 West Hastings, Vancouver BC The business case for reducing carbon emissions; An introduction to measuring the carbon footprints of products and services; How to identify the carbon 'hot spots' in your supply chain; Best practices of leading companies, offering practical examples, tools and resources. More info...

March 28-29, 2007 4th BC Power SummitVancouver BC The Province's anticipated Energy Plan II is likely to stand high on the horizon, promising significant implications for every participant in the B.C. power sector. This event is a unique opportunity to gain information valuable to your business on an element of strategic importance to the British Columbia economy. More info...

BC Provincial Parks: Can The Image Be Restored?
March 29, 7:30pm
Guest Speakers will discuss the objectives of our parks and the protected areas system, linking people toparks through recreation, stewardship, staffing, and communication.
St. Mary's
2490 W.37th Ave.

History Speaks Lecture Series: Climate Change
March 29, 7-8:30pm
Join CLimate Change researcher in exploring the future potential impact of climate change in our communities.
Surrey Museum
17710 56A St.
$5
pre-register: 604-592-6956

March 30. 7:30pm
Blaxploitation Rarities 2
Evil Film School
Screening of 2 films:
Black Shampoo (1976)
Savage (1973)
Blim, 197 E.17th Ave
near Main St.
vancouver
$5-$10
www.evilfilmschool.com

"Seeds In The City- The Greening Of Havana" film screening
plus…Delicious Food to help you spring into action!
Learn About The Edible Garden Project and how you can get involved!
WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007 6:30pm – 9:00pm
WHERE: St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. George’s Ave., North Vancouver.
1 block east of Lonsdale, between 10th & 11th Streets.
Visit Translink for travel options: Seabus, Bus #229 Westlynn or #230 Upper Lonsdale DETAILS: Tickets $20 each.
Available from: Whole Foods Market (Park Royal Shopping Centre, West Vancouver) or on VISA by calling FarmFolk/CityFolk at 604-730-0450.
This is the remarkable story of how the people of Havana have pulled themselves back from the brink of disaster. Faced with food shortages and widespread hunger, city dwellers began growing food on rooftops, in schoolyards, and in front of office buildings. Now there are 20,000 urban farms in a city better known for its music, dance and nightlife. Yet more than a million tons of food is produced within the city limits, about half of Havana’s nutritional requirements. Most of it is organic. The green revolution has changed communist Cuba in other ways, leading to the legalization of food markets and small businesses. Join us on a visit to Havana rarely seen…. to ration shops, hospitals, and the homes of ordinary Cubans. And find out what the greening of Havana means to our own food security.

March 30, 7:30pm (free)
Umoyo (Life) & Grandmothers: The Unsung Heroes of Africa A screening of two documentary films:In Umoyo, two young Zambian women fighting to reclaim their lives fromthe spectre of AIDS meet three young Canadian women confronting theserealities for the first time. They struggle to understand oneanother's worlds and are transformed.Grandmothers highlights the role African grandmothers play in caringfor AIDS orphans, and holding their families and communities together.The film invites the world to listen to the stories of four Africangrandmothers and take action.
Filmmaker Rebecca Levere Umoyo) will be in attendance.
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch


Seedy Saturdays - Running until the end of April throughout the province.
Full list. Bringing together home gardeners, seed savers, native plant collectors, agriculture conservation groups, and community gardeners as well as local seed companies that sell open-pollinated varieties of vegetables, fruits, flowers, grains and herbs.
Visit Seedysaturday.ca

First Nations Cultural Day
Sat. March 31, 10 am
Traditional Pow-wow featuring dancing, drumming, singing, storytelling, food, vendors, carving, weaving, and silent auction.
Earl Marriott Secondary School
15751 16th Ave Surrey
info: Micheal 604-531-8354

Exposing Truth
Sat. March 31, 7-10pm
A photo essay insight into the daily life of Sherp in Kenya by Jordan Campbell.
Delaney's Coffee House
2424 Marine Dr. West Van
www.truerhythms.com

19th Annual Vancouver International Jewish Film Festival
The best of Isreali Cinema, award-winning documentaries and dramas.
Various venues; until Sunday April 1. 2007
604-266-0245
www.vijff.com