Saturday, July 23, 2011

Khatsahlano The West 4th Music+Art Street Festival - Kitsilano in Vancouver

2012 - This year the festival will take place on Saturday July 21st. and will count with five man stages presenting over 30 top musical performers. There will be patios, merchants and different activities all along 4th Ave. in the Kitsilano neighbourghood . For more information visit ShopWest4th.com and also Khatsahlano Facebook Page.

2011
Vancouver is proving to be the Cultural capital of Canada, this time with Khatsahlano. The Khatsahlano street festival was celebrated for the first time in Kitsilano and reunited dozens of excellent independent artists in four different stages along 8 blocks of 4th. Avenue from Burrard to MacDonald streets.

There were also side walks sales, a huge garage sale and many of the restaurants set patios on the side walk.
It was an amazing day for the hundreds of people who attended the festival and there is no doubt that Khatsahlano was a real success.

Maple Beach B&B A Bed and Breakfast in Kitsilano - Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Catlow at The Peak Main Stage 4th Ave. and Vine - Khatsahlano Festival in Kitsilano

Patrick Spencer performing outside The Kitsilano Wider Monk coffee - Khatsahlano in Kitsilano

Steak Sandwiches at Market Meats - Khatsahlano Festival

David Vertesi at The Peak Main Stage 4th Ave. and Vine - Khatsahlano Festival

Shocker Wings eating contest at Room 18 Restaurant - Khatsahlano Festival Kitsilano

speed contest - Khatsahlano Festival

Minotaur walking on 4th Ave. - Khatsahlano

Dunk Tank by Fire Rescue - Khatsahlano

Will Stelfox has these children captivated with his magic - Khatsahlano

crowd walking at Khatsahlano Festival in Kitsilano

Antique version of the #4 Bus - Khatsahlano

Kitsilano largest Garage Sale in Khatsahlano

Nardwuar and The Evaporators at Safeway Stage 4th and Maple street - Khatsahlano

Khatsahlano The West 4th Music+Art Street Festival - Kitsilano Vancouver

Friday, July 22, 2011

80th Anniversary Stanley Park Open - North America’s Largest Community Tennis Event in BC

Stanley Park Open

The Stanley Park Open in Vancouver is celebrating its 80 anniversary. This is the biggest tennis tournament in the world where all the different groups and all the different levels plus the open participate in this tournament.

For more information about the tournament:
BC Tennis - The Stanley Park Open
Tennis BC.org
Facebook Tennis BC

Stanley Park Open - Quarterfinal Round

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Vancouver Open Volleyball Tournament at Kits Beach

Yes, it's raining!! but that did not affect the enthusiastic participants of the Vancouver Open Volleyball Tournament at Kitsilano beach.

For more information check these sites:

Vancouver Open Volleyball Tournament at Kits Beach

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Summer Live - Vancouver 125th Anniversary

Brockton Point - Summer Live Vancouver 125th Anniversary

Last weekend Vancouver celebrated its 125 anniversary with Live Summer, an spectacular three day outdoor cultural festival at Brockton Point in the historic Stanley Park.

The Summer Live festival included multiple stages, local food-carts, performances by Vancouver based and International artists including renowned Indian violinist, composer and conductor Dr. L. Subramaniam, Borealist String Quartet with Sal Ferreras, Bollywood Birthday Party, Kokoro Dance, the VSO Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey and presenting the 14 year old virtuoso cellist Tate Zawadiuk.

The city of Vancouver has also been designated a Cultural Capital of Canada and this festival will be celebrated for one weekend in July every year in the park.