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SUMMARY:Interior Design Show Vancouver 2026
DESCRIPTION:The must-attend event for West Coast design returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre this September. \nIDS Vancouver brings together Canada’s leading architects\, interior designers\, makers\, manufacturers and design enthusiasts for four days of exhibitions\, installations\, keynote talks and networking. Showcasing the latest in architecture\, interiors\, furniture\, lighting and materials\, IDS Vancouver celebrates both local talent and international design innovation. \nHighlights: \nCentral Bar\nDesigned by Synthesis Design in partnership with naturally:wood and Western Forest Products\, the 2026 Central Bar celebrates British Columbia’s forestry industry through a dramatic installation constructed entirely from BC wood. Featuring soaring 12-foot interlocking arches\, the space serves as both a gathering place and an exploration of contemporary mass timber design. \nEntrance Feature\nAward-winning firm STARK returns to IDS Vancouver to design the show’s entrance feature\, Reflection\, which will establish the first spatial experience of the fair and set the tone for the exhibitions beyond. \nLandscape Feature\nLandscape architect Andrew van Egmond of Designing Landscape debuts a new feature installation exploring circularity\, climate adaptability and the relationship between contemporary architecture and the natural environment. \nHow We Work\nReturning for its second year\, How We Work invites leading design firms to reimagine the future workplace through immersive\, conceptual installations. Participating studios include Kasian and Holland Design in partnership with Loop Phone Booths. Built by Reotech Construction. \nKeynotes \nThe 2026 keynote program\, presented by Vicostone\, features leading voices from architecture\, business\, hospitality and design\, including: \n\n\nMichael Sørensen\, Global Market Director\, Henning Larsen \n\n\nMandy Farmer\, Chair\, Hotels Canada and CEO\, Accent Inns Inc. \n\n\nNancy Bendtsen\, Inform Interiors \n\n\nTommy Smythe in conversation with Kelly Deck \n\n\nMay Globus\, live recordings of The Craft podcast \n\n\nJames Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry artist \n\n\nWHEN \n\n\nThursday\, September 24 (IDS Party for trade and consumers) 7pm – 10pm \n\n\nFriday\, September 25 (Trade Day) 9am – 6pm \n\n\nSaturday\, September 26 (Trade and Public Day) 10am – 5pm \n\n\nSunday\, September 27 (Public Day) 10am – 5pm
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/interior-design-show-vancouver-2026/2026-09-24/
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre West\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, V6C 0C3
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SUMMARY:Building Tomorrow Youth Trades Fair
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to explore exciting career paths and hands-on experiences at the Youth Trades Fair – it’s where your future begins! \nThe Building Tomorrow Youth Trades Fair is designed to connect youth with the wide range of career opportunities available within the trades sectors. Representatives from leading trades schools\, companies\, and institutions will be present to provide information about education pathways\, job opportunities\, industry trends\, and more. Attendees will have the chance to learn firsthand about careers in engineering\, construction\, and other fields.The fair will also be supported by a number of generous sponsors who are committed to fostering growth in the trades industry.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/building-tomorrow-youth-trades-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260201T140000
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SUMMARY:Spring After Spring
DESCRIPTION:An exclusive community screening of Jon Chiang’s Spring After Spring\, only at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre. \nJoin us for a community screening of Jon Chiang’s Spring After Spring at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre. Winner of Best Canadian Feature at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival\, the film follows the Ho sisters as they reunite each Lunar New Year to lead Vancouver’s Chinatown Parade. After their mother\, Maria “Mimie” Ho\, founder of the Strathcona Chinese Dance Company\, passed away\, her loss left a void in both the community and their lives. As they reunite\, the sisters confront grief\, identity\, and what it means to carry her legacy forward. \nScreening + Q&A with director Jon Chiang and the Ho sisters: Anabel\, Val “Ms. Vee”\, and Lisa Ho. \nTickets: $5 Members / $15 Non-members. Light refreshments included.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/spring-after-spring/
LOCATION:Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, 168 E Pender St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 1T3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Journey Within: Wisdom and Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned meditation master and peace ambassador Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar comes to Vancouver with The Journey Within—a unique pathway to profound peace and personal growth. \nFounder of the Art of Living\, Gurudev has transformed the lives of over 450 million people worldwide. An internationally recognized figure\, Gurudev has appeared in TIME magazine\, New York Times\, Huffington Post\, and CNN. He has been an invited speaker at global peace summits and at venues including the United Nations\, the World Economic Forum\, Harvard\, MindValley\, and TED. \nGurudev’s wisdom offers more than inspiration—it provides practical tools to thrive in today’s complex world. \nHave you ever felt like something’s holding you back from true happiness? This event provides an opportunity to explore those questions and experience inner stillness. \nExperience Deep Stillness: Learn practical techniques to quiet your mind and find inner calm. \nTap into Lasting Happiness: Discover a source of joy that’s independent of external circumstances. \nGain Clarity and Perspective: Receive timeless wisdom to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease. \nReady to embark on your journey? Get your tickets now! \nStep into a space of deep peace and joy. We’re excited to share this journey with you! \nSee you there!
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-journey-within-wisdom-and-meditation-with-gurudev-sri-sri-ravi-shankar/
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, V6C 0C3
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251016T193000
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SUMMARY:Chan Centre Insights | Good Things: An Evening with Samin Nosrat
DESCRIPTION:An Iranian-American chef\, author\, and educator\, renowned for her James Beard Award-winning cookbook Salt\, Fat\, Acid\, Heat\, which also inspired the acclaimed Netflix documentary series\, for the first time in Vancouver. \nSpend an uplifting evening with Samin Nosrat in Vancouver as she discusses her new book\, GOOD THINGS. Samin will share stories around the inspiration for the cookbook\, her development and selection of the recipes\, and the culinary rituals she shares with close friends. In an evening about creativity and connection\, Samin will remind us how cooking can not only nourish our bodies but also satiate our desire for kinship and community. The evening will be moderated by Helen Zaltzman\, writer and podcaster of The Allusionist and Answer Me This! \nIn 2017\, chef and writer Samin Nosrat shared her simple but revolutionary cooking philosophy with us in Salt\, Fat\, Acid\, Heat. She then adapted the lessons of the #1 New York Times Bestseller into a beloved limited series of the same name for Netflix. And during the pandemic\, she launched the Home Cooking podcast with Hrishikesh Hirway\, sharing both her depth of knowledge and her joy for cooking with fans across the world. Over the years\, Samin has become a trusted kitchen companion to millions of fans through her warm and endearing and deeply human approach to cooking\, its processes\, and its pleasures. \nOn September 16\, 2025\, Random House will publish Samin’s eagerly awaited follow-up to Salt\, Fat\, Acid\, Heat\, a cookbook titled GOOD THINGS: RECIPES AND RITUALS TO SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. GOOD THINGS offers more than 125 of her favourite recipes – simply put\, the things she most loves to cook for herself and her friends – and infuses them with her trademark blend of warmth\, creativity\, and precision. \nSigned copies will be available to purchase in a bundle with tickets\, as well as at the event itself. Book orders are organized by Book Warehouse\, Vancouver’s independent bookseller.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/chan-centre-insights-good-things-an-evening-with-samin-nosrat/
LOCATION:The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240418T180000
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SUMMARY:The Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series presents Sasha Velour
DESCRIPTION:Sasha Velour\, renowned as the winner of the 9th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race\, brings her unique perspective to the forefront in a captivating talk titled “The Big Reveal: Why Drag Matters.” Exploring the intersections of politics and pop culture\, Velour will delve into the profound roots of drag\, its historical significance in queer culture\, and its evolution into a politically-charged art form that delights and disrupts.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-presents-sasha-velour/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Phil Lind Inititive":MAILTO:chan.tickets@ubc.ca
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SUMMARY:#APN2024: Building Beyond
DESCRIPTION:#APN2024: Building Beyond will bring together industry leaders\, accessibility professionals\, and global thought leaders to discuss how we can continue building an inclusive and accessible world for people of all ages and abilities. \nJoin virtually or in person at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/apn2024-building-beyond/
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, V6C 0C3
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rick Hansen Foundation":MAILTO:apn@rickhansen.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240314T193000
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SUMMARY:2024 Phil Lind Initiative continues with Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:On March 14\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author\, MacArthur Genius and refugee advocate Viet Thank Nguyen dives into his talk Speaking for an Other moderated by Dr. Christopher B. Patterson. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold\, elegant\, and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize\, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner\, and made the finalist list for the PEN/Faulkner award. Coming to the US as refugees during the Vietnam War in 1975\, he was driven by lack of representation to write about the war from a Vietnamese perspective—globally reimagining what we thought we knew about the conflict. Now\, almost a decade since his groundbreaking novel was published\, Viet revisits the developing conversations on the polemic and polarizing narratives facing migrants in the US today with his Phil Lind Initiative talk titled Speaking for an Other. As displaced individuals contend with the physical perils of war\, we consider a different conflict that has emerged within the global imaginary: how has storytelling been used by some to build a new sense of community within the United States\, while being leveraged by other segments of American society to efface them? With time and memory dislocated\, how do narratives have the potential to be wielded as both refuge and subterfuge in the United States of both today and tomorrow?
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/2024-phil-lind-initiative-continues-with-viet-thanh-nguyen/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240215T190000
DTSTAMP:20240116T050333Z
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SUMMARY:The UBC Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series: Pop Politics
DESCRIPTION:The Phil Lind Initiative returns to UBC in 2024 with Pop Politics: Pop Culture and Political Life in the United States— a novel and nuanced exploration of how pop culture has influenced and shaped how we understand\, experience\, and practice politics in the United States. \nFebruary 15: Suleika Jaouad & Jon Batiste\nGrammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jon Batiste and Emmy Award-winning journalist Suleika Jaouad discuss art and creative expression as an act of survival and connection. Celebrated artists and life partners\, the talk will touch on their recent 2023 Netflix documentary American Symphony\, the deeply personal writing and health struggles of Jaouad\, and the foundational philosophy behind Batiste’s latest album World Music Radio\, which challenges the borders we draw between musical genres\, artistic disciplines\, and communities of people themselves.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-ubc-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-pop-politics/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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