#Vancouver Convention Centre

[kesara]

Sunset in Vancouver [IMG_0785] by Kesara Rathnayake

[rabbitcruiser]

Leaping

What do you think about my pic?  

[thepermanentrainpress]

Gallery: Microwave @ Harbour Event & Convention Centre - Vancouver, BC Date: December 8, 2023 Photographed by: Danielle Costelo

[pacificnorthwesterngothic]

It’s extra weird when you are/have been a Vancouverite and you’re always seeing very recognisable but very mundane landmarks in scifi. Like “oh look the aliens are at the downtown library again.”

And needless to say Supernatural was on a-whole-nother level

I hate modern science fiction shows, all filmed in flatly lit green screen. I miss when science fiction shows weren’t cowards and just told the audience that every inhabited planet in the galaxy looked like British Columbia.

[rickchung]

2023 Art Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

[The fair] will host 57 new artists and galleries from across Canada and around the world as it celebrates a variety of voices from a diverse cultural breadth. This representation of artists from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas emphasizes Vancouver as a destination city for all art lovers alike.

Browse the fair from May 4–7.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Come see me on tour!

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/narrative-capitalism/#bezzle-tour

My next novel is The Bezzle, a high-tech ice-cold revenge thriller starring Marty Hench, a two-fisted forensic accountant, as he takes on the sleaziest scams of the first two decades of the 2000s, from hamburger-themed Ponzis to the unbelievably sleazy and evil prison-tech industry:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

I'm taking Marty on the road! I'll be visiting eighteen cities between now and June, and I hope you'll come out and say hello, visit a beloved local bookseller, and maybe get a book (or two)!

21 Feb: Weller Bookworks, Salt Lake City, 1830h: https://www.wellerbookworks.com/event/store-cory-doctorow-feb-21-630-pm

22 Feb: Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, 19h: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/22224Doctorow

24 Feb: Vroman's, Pasadena, 17h, with Adam Conover (!!) https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Cory-Doctorow-discusses-The-Bezzle

26 Feb: Third Place Books, Seattle, 19h, with Neal Stephenson (!!!) https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/cory-doctorow

27 Feb: Powell's, Portland, 19h: https://www.powells.com/book/the-bezzle-martin-hench-2-9781250865878/1-2

29 Feb: Changing Hands, Phoenix, 1830h: https://www.changinghands.com/event/february2024/cory-doctorow

9-10 Mar: Tucson Festival of the Book: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?action=display_author&id=15669

13 Mar: San Francisco Public Library: https://sfpl.org/events/2024/03/13/author-cory-doctrow-bezzle

22 Mar: Toronto: Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture: https://events.yorku.ca/events/wendy-michener-memorial-lecture2024/

24 Mar: NYC: Word Books (with Laura Poitras): https://shop.wordbookstores.com/event/word-presents-cory-doctorow

29-31 Mar: Wondercon Anaheim: https://www.comic-con.org/wc/

11 Apr: Harvard Berkman-Klein Center (with Randall Munroe) https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/enshittification

12 Apr: RISD Debates in AI, Providence, details coming soon!

17 Apr: Anderson's Books, Chicago, 19h: https://www.andersonsbookshop.com/event/cory-doctorow-1

19-21 Apr: Torino Biennale Tecnologia https://www.turismotorino.org/en/experiences/events/biennale-tecnologia

2 May, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Winnipeg https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-tickets-798820071337

5-11 May: Tartu Prima Vista Literary Festival https://tartu2024.ee/en/kirjandusfestival/

6-9 Jun: Media Ecology Association keynote, Amherst, NY https://media-ecology.org/convention

Calgary and Vancouver – details coming soon!

[hugheses]

Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils and Quinn Hughes #43 of the Vancouver Canucks pose on the red carpet at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on February 01, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Nicole Osborne/NHLI via Getty Images)

[8iunie]

RUSH! World Tour

September 3rd, 2023: Hanover, Germany - EXPO Plaza 🇩🇪

September 6th, 2023: Nancy, France - Nancy Open Air 🇫🇷

September 21st, 2023: New York City, New York, U.S. - Madison Square Garden 🇺🇸

September 23rd, 2023: Columbia, Maryland, U.S. - Merriweather Post Pavilion 🇺🇸

September 25th, 2023: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - TD Garden 🇺🇸

September 27th, 2023: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Scotiabank Arena 🇨🇦

September 29th, 2023: Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois, U.S. - Allstate Arena 🇺🇸

October 1st, 2023: Detroit (Sterling Heights), Michigan, U.S. - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill 🇺🇸

October 3rd, 2023: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 🇺🇸

October 6th, 2023: Irving, Texas, U.S. - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 🇺🇸

October 10th, 2023: Los Angeles (Inglewood), California, U.S. - Kia Forum 🇺🇸

October 13th, 2023: Oakland, California, U.S. - Oakland Arena 🇺🇸

October 15th, 2023: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 🇨🇦

October 20th, 2023: Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes 🇲🇽

October 24th, 2023: Bogotá, Colombia - Movistar Arena 🇨🇴

October 27th, 2023: Santiago, Chile - Estadio Bicentenario La Florida 🇨🇱

October 29th, 2023: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Movistar Arena 🇦🇷

November 1st, 2023: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Qualistage 🇧🇷

November 3rd, 2023: São Paulo, Brazil - Espaço Unimed 🇧🇷

November 20th, 2023: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) 🇦🇺

November 22nd, 2023: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Hordern Pavilion 🇦🇺

November 23rd, 2023: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Margaret Court Arena 🇦🇺

November 25th, 2023: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) Theatre 🇦🇺

November 27th, 2023: Singapore - Singapore Expo 🇸🇬

December 2nd, 2023: Tokyo, Japan - Ariake Arena 🇯🇵

December 3rd, 2023: Tokyo, Japan - Ariake Arena 🇯🇵

December 5th, 2023: Tokyo, Japan - Garden Theatre 🇯🇵

December 7th, 2023: Kobe, Japan - World Memorial Hall (Port Island Hall) 🇯🇵

December 14th, 2023: Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena 🇮🇪

December 19th, 2023: Manchester, United Kingdom - AO Arena 🇬🇧

[terribleinfluence-tickets]

Ticket offers by show date

OCT 06 Seattle, WA / Moore Theatre

OCT 07 Seattle, WA / Moore Theatre

OCT 08 Portland, OR / Arlene Schnitzer Auditorium

OCT 09 Vancouver, BC / Orpheum Theatre

OCT 11 Oakland, CA / Paramount Theatre

OCT 13 Phoenix, AZ / Celebrity Theatre

OCT 17 San Diego, CA / Civic Theatre

OCT 18 Los Angeles, CA / Peacock Theater

OCT 20 Salt Lake City, UT / The Union

OCT 21 Denver, CO / Ellie Caulkins Opera House

OCT 23 Kansas City, MO / The Midland

OCT 24 Grand Prairie, TX / Texas Trust Theatre

OCT 25 Austin, TX / Bass Concert Hall

OCT 27 St. Louis, MO / The Factory

OCT 28 Detroit, MI / Masonic Temple

OCT 29 Akron, OH / Civic Theatre

OCT 30 Indianapolis, IN / Clowes Memorial Hall

NOV 01 Milwaukee, WI / Riverside Theater

NOV 02 Minneapolis, MN / State Theatre

NOV 03 Chicago, IL / Chicago Theatre

NOV 05 Toronto, ON / Massey Hall

NOV 08 Philadelphia, PA / Miller Theater

NOV 10 New York, NY / Kings Theatre

NOV 11 Tysons, VA / Capital One Hall

NOV 12 Tysons, VA / Capital One Hall

NOV 14 Atlanta, GA / Cobb Energy PAC

NOV 16 Tampa, FL / Tampa Theatre

NOV 17 Orlando, FL / Hard Rock Live

NOV 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL / The Parker

NOV 20 Durham, NC / DPAC

NOV 21 Nashville, TN / Andrew Jackson Hall

NOV 24 Boston, MA / Wang Theatre

NOV 25 Reading, PA / Santander PAC

NOV 26 Red Bank, NJ / Count Basie

DEC 07 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA / Convention Centre

DEC 09 Sydney, AUSTRALIA / State Theatre

DEC 10 Sydney, AUSTRALIA / State Theatre

DEC 12 Perth, AUSTRALIA / Riverside Theatre

DEC 15 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA / Plenary

DEC 16 Adelaide, AUSTRALIA / AEC Theatre

DEC 19 Auckland, NEW ZEALAND / KTK Theatre

JAN 13 Birmingham, UK / Symphony Hall

JAN 15 Cardiff, UK / New Theatre

JAN 16 Cardiff, UK / New Theatre

JAN 17 Plymouth, UK / Pavilions

JAN 18 Brighton, UK / Brighton Dome

JAN 19 Brighton, UK / Brighton Dome

JAN 22 Birmingham, UK / Symphony Hall

JAN 24 London, UK / London Palladium

JAN 25 London, UK / London Palladium

JAN 26 London, UK / London Palladium (Matinee)

JAN 26 London, UK / London Palladium

JAN 28 Newcastle, UK / Tyne Theatre

JAN 29 Manchester, UK / O2 Apollo

JAN 30 Manchester, UK / O2 Apollo

JAN 31 Dublin, IRELAND / CCD

FEB 02 Belfast, UK / Waterfront Hall

FEB 03 Glasgow, UK / King's Theatre

FEB 04 Glasgow, UK / Kings Theatre

FEB 06 Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS / AFAS Live

FEB 07 Reykjavík, ICELAND / Háskólabíó

[zheniakirsikkalove]

Black Veil Brides & VV (Ville Valo) Tour 2023

Black Veil Brides:

Back on tour with our great friend VV (Ville Valo) and special guests Dark Divine this Fall! We can’t wait to see you all again!

Tickets available at http://www.blackveilbrides.net

Heartagram facebook:

Back on Tour in North America with our f(r)iends Black Veil Brides and special guests Dark Divine this Fall!

Sept 10 - Louisville, KY - Paristown Hall

Sept 11 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company

Sept 12 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live

Sept 14 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!

Sept 16 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theater

Sept 17 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY

Sept 19 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS

Sept 20 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

Sept 22 - Wallingford, CT - Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater

Sept 23 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center

Sept 24 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater

Sept 25 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount

Sept 27 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe

Sept 28 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

Sept 29 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!

Sept 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Oct 01 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory

Oct 03 - Austin, TX - ACL Live

Oct 05 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater

Oct 06 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha

Oct 07 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee

Oct 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre

Oct 11 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Convention Centre

Oct 12 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Event Centre

Oct 14 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Oct 15 - Spokane, WA - The Podium

Oct 16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

Oct 18 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House

Oct 19 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live

Oct 20 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

[kesara]

Sunset [IMG_0799] by Kesara Rathnayake

[rabbitcruiser]

Departure

What do you think about my pic?    

[thepermanentrainpress]

Gallery: HYO @ Harbour Event & Convention Centre - Vancouver, BC Date: November 2, 2023 Photographed by: Timothy Nguyen

*Do not share without credit. If shared, please tag and credit both Timothy Nguyen and The Permanent Rain Press on Instagram, and Timothy Nguyen and The Permanent Rain Press on X.

[brokenpiecesshine]

Black Veil Brides on Instagram, 03/06/2023.

LET’S FKN GO! On tour with @heartagram and special guests @darkdivineofficial this Fall! Get your TIX NOW! BlackVeilBrides.net Sept 10 - Louisville, KY - Paristown Hall Sept 11 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company Sept 12 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live Sept 14 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live! Sept 16 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theater Sept 17 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY Sept 19 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS Sept 20 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Sept 22 - Wallingford, CT - Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater Sept 23 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center Sept 24 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater Sept 25 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount Sept 27 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe Sept 28 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Sept 29 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! Sept 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Oct 01 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory Oct 03 - Austin, TX - ACL Live Oct 05 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater Oct 06 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha Oct 07 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee Oct 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre Oct 11 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Convention Centre Oct 12 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Event Centre Oct 14 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Oct 15 - Spokane, WA - The Podium Oct 16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre Oct 18 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House Oct 19 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live Oct 20 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium —LINK IN STORIES— —LINK IN BIO—

[museum-spaces]

1500 follower 'special'

Hello Nerds,

Like I said a few days ago, we have broken 1500 followers on here. Which is baffling. However, it did make me want to reach back into my roots from 2019 when I made this blog; accessible museum reviews.

This is still a major challenge in my life because... I run the only museum in town and it would NOT pass any of my criteria for access - working on it but multi-year project to just get ramps in.

On the 17th, though, I had a work lunch in Vancouver. Ianto and I were engaged with the do or a training session until a little after 3pm, then we had our own time until about 5pm when our friend and ride picked us up. So I decided to do some googling on duckduckgo to find an exhibition that we could attend in the area. Unfortunately before I did that googling I saw a sign advertising 'National Geographic's Beyond King Tut' at the Canada Place convention centre which was practically across the street from where we left our trainer. So we went there.

Firstly, I assumed there would be some artifacts and/or replicas on display. There was not. This is the way it was set up; 1. walk into a 'theatre' with a short intro video, then a door opens up and you enter a corridor that takes you through 3 'stories'. 1; finding the tomb, 2. the life of Tut, and 3; Tut today. Then you get to the pop up gift shop and then you're done.

Going just of the name of the thing 'beyond tut' I was excited to learn new things about the Boy King. So Ianto and I went into the theatre and watched the intro thing. Already the soundscaping sucked balls. Everything was too loud. I put my NCHs on without playing any media. First red flag; the video introducing King Tut and his tomb showed many many shots of the Pyramids. For those of you who aren't aware King Tut was entombed at the Valley of the Kings just outside of Luxor, or ancient Thebes. The Giza plateau is a whopping 634 KM away or 7 and a half hours by car. So... not looking great on the accuracy of information or the deepness of exploration. But... moving on.

Inside the corridor I was greeted with digital screens and even more bad soundscaping. I honestly couldn't understand a word of the audio and only remember it as a 'noise' I don't know if it was music or words or sound effects to go along with the information in each corridor. The corridors were also incredibly dark. The only source of light were the screens and the floor/walls were black. If not for Ianto I would have lost my balance.

Story 1; your very basic rundown of events; carter running out of money, practically stumbling across Tut, finding a new financial backer and that's about it. That was spread across 3 or 4 screens and in between them were screens displaying historic photos, and modern images of Tut's gravegoods. But they weren't static photos. Instead they were covered in digital rocks that would crumble away to reveal a hidden treasure. Which is a neat idea... but these ones had Noise of Crumbling amidst the rest of the Noise and were on a very short loop.

The only new information I left that story with is that Tutankamun was the first example of modern egyptological finds that remained in Egypt's control. Up until that point all found items left the control of the Egyptian government. These days Egypt has very tight control on their national past - visitors and archaeologists can't even share unauthorized photos from digs.

Story 2; the life and death of Tut. By this point I knew I already knew all the stuff already so I focused on blocking out the Noise and training Ianto with the steps our trainer gave us less than an hour before. There was one 'cool' space - they marked out on the floor the size of each of Tut's sarcophagi and on the 4 walls they projected the story of his journey into the afterlife. However, the soundscape of that room was so bad that Ianto asked to leave. After that I remember walking through hanging 'bandages' with depictions of a few of the amulets found wrapped in with Tut.

Story 3; I have no idea what this story was about. I retained nothing. Except right at the end before the shop there was a huge room with a river boat replica in the middle, a bunch of benches, and all the walls - and the sail of the boat - were projected storytelling with lots of beautiful areal shots of Luxor and the surrounding area. When we walked in all the benches were full but noone was interacting with the Obviously a Replica Boat. So Ianto and I walked over and sat on it. immediately everyone else who was standing sat on the boat too. I thought 'they need a sign for this thing' because the sale being a literal projector screen wasn't enough for the others to figure it out. Ianto and I watched the photos for a bit. The Noise was still there. And eventually the swooping nature of the video was too much for my brain. We went to the shop.

The Shop; typical. There were 2 things I thought of getting; a button up tee covered in hieroglyphs and a bracelet with a cartouche that said 'love' on it. In the end I got neither because I paid for a ticket to enter, the shirt was a poly blend and cost 80CAD, and the bracelet was poor quality and cost 25CAD. I would have bought an insulated cup as mine recently broke but the seal on them wasn't what I wanted.

We left after that, caught the seabus across the water and met up with our friend for dinner before driving home.

So; getting there; pretty easy. lots of parking and at least 2 proper terminals for city transit within 2 blocks of the place. Navigating in Canada Place is very simple.

Price; as expected. I paid just under 40CAD with tax which is what I expected for a Canadian show. BUT it is not financially accessible.

Mobility; it was 100 per cent level from start to finish. The only seating available was at the theatre start and the boat finish. If you can navigate steadily for the time in between which is self paced... you're good. I didn't have a measuring tape so the angles might not be right for people of shorter stature or who use chairs to get around but the font was large enough to read at a distance. In the shop I was pretty zonked but I noticed a few items such as clothing and bags set on hooks too high up, but I think the rest of the shop was okay. I am concerned about the light distribution throughout the corridors. Someone with low vision, depth perception issues, or migraine disorders might struggle there.

Auditory; I wore my very expensive noise cancelling headphones over top of my Flare Audio Calmer-tm- ear plugs and it was still too much for me. I am relatively able to just deal with noise for the most part so I would not recommend this to anyone who struggles with street noises or movie theatres. It is also very hard on auditory processing. Mine is generally pretty good except when tired or stressed. But like I said above; this was just Noise as far as I could tell.

scent; fine. there was packed incense in the store but other than People Smell there was nothing in the corridors.

Washrooms; located outside the actual display area in the halls of the convention centre. there are many gendered washrooms - 3+ stalls per room with multiple rooms - but only a single gender neutral accessible washroom for each set of gendered ones. Ianto and I tried to use one of those because... dog... but it was occupied and I needed to pee so we went into the ladies. The stalls were very very small. We made it work because Ianto is 50lb and I didn't have a bag or bulky coat but... it was very tight.

That said, there are a lot of washrooms and we might have been able to walk for 2 minutes to an empty accessible stall.

I give this display a 2/10 for interesting museum experience... but for access;

It was not truly accessible for me, so for autism and related 3/10 - the shop was nice if expensive but for overall accessibility 5/10 because it is quite mobility friendly and they didn't make a fuss at all about my service dog.

[rickchung]

2023 Fan Expo Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

Fandom takes centre stage over the upcoming Family Day long weekend when [FXV] returns to welcome thousands of pop culture junkies to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the city’s very own comic-con [...].

The 11th annual comic book convention will bring together fans of all ages with an added focus for families to unite over their shared geek interests over three days of programming and attractions.

Scheduled from Feb. 18–20