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Past Events (3,773)
August 24Friday
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Synchronicity Festival 2012: Come and Be Amazed
August 24, 2012 at 12pm to August 26, 2012 at 6pm – Shirley Macey Park, Gibsons BC The annual Synchronicity Festival will be held on August 24-26, 2012 in Shirley Macey Park in Gibsons, BC. This must see Festival will feature the enchanting outdoor rainforest circus, art in the fie… Organized by deer crossing the art farm | Type: sunshine, coast
August 23Thursday
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Bike Maintenance Workshop
August 23, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm – The Vancouver Tool Library Come rusted, leave adjusted! Bring your bike and any parts you’d like to install. Facilitator Bruce Haines will show you how to do common repairs, give tips on safely navigating the road, and answer… Organized by The Vancouver Tool Library | Type: workshop
August 20Monday
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Permaculture Design Certification Course at UBC Farm
August 20, 2012 to September 9, 2012 – UBC Farm and O.U.R. Ecovillage Please join us for a dynamic, internationally recognized certificate course on the principles and practice of Permaculture Design. We will guide you to finding practical applications of sustainable d… Organized by Charlotte Adamson | Type: gardening
August 19Sunday
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*Peak Oil Preparation - What *Else* To Think About
August 19, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm – Kitsilano, near beach, RSVP for address Advice is available on the internet about how to prepare for peak oil in terms of what to hoard, where to live, and how to invest. Let's talk about what else to include in your thinking about prepara… Organized by pat gerber and village vancouver | Type: kits, potluck, and, discussion
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4th Annual Garlic Festival
August 19, 2012 from 10am to 3pm – Richmond The Sharing Farm’s annual garlic festival is the only Lower Mainland garlic festival and the place to be for Metro Vancouver garlic lovers. Admission is free and families are most welcome. Fresh and… Organized by The Sharing Farm | Type: food, festival, garlic
August 18Saturday
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*“St. George’s Street Rainway – bringing a creek back to a city street” with Greta Borick Cunningham
August 18, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm – Robson Park, St. George`s Street, Kingsway, Main Street Meet at St. George's and Kingsway at Robson Park by the Storyteller's Cob Bench. Greta will walk north from there along St. George's to describe where the creek went and what the plans are for the da… Organized by Celia Brauer | Type: main, east, walk, education
August 16Thursday
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*August Plastic Recycling in Kits
August 16, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Will be sent out a few days before the event to those who RSVP The August plastic recycling will take place on Thursday August 16 at 7-8:30pm. It will be held at Jane and Justin's place. Please RSVP for the exact address. You can call me the day of the event if… Organized by Malin Hansen | Type: kitsilano, plastic, recycling
August 12Sunday
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*Kits Village August Potluck
August 12, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Kits, RSVP for address (to be sent out a couple days before) Bring something yummy to share! Organized by Ross Moster and Kits Village | Type: kits
August 11Saturday
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Great Books Seminar: Pedagogy of the Oppressed, of Hope, and of Freedom
August 11, 2012 at 1pm to August 25, 2012 at 4pm – Room 1415, Harbour Centre (SFU downtown campus), 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Course schedule: Three Saturdays: August 11, 18 and 25, 2012 Time: 1-4 pm Each three-hour session consists of lecture, instructor-led discussion and small group discussion, application. Location: Roo… Organized by Amy Li | Type: discussion, seminar
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*“A Place of Many Bridges - a walk through history on the Fraser River’s North Arm” with Terry Slack
August 11, 2012 from 10:30am to 12:30pm – Fraser River, South Vancouver, Marpole, Dunbar Please: only for those who are NOT afraid of heights! Meet at the lower level of the Marine Drive Canada Line station at 10:30 AM. You can bring your bike. http://www.translink.ca/~/media/documents/s… Organized by Celia Brauer | Type: marpole, south, vancouver, fraser, river, dunbar, walk, education
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