Forbidden Treat
In lieu of the fact that most of you are back slogging away in an office somewhere, I decided to lighten up your first week back with some free tickets to the theatre! Okay, Fighting Chance Productions gave me the tickets to give to you, but I’ve decided to take all the credit as the hero cause I’m just that kind of girl.
What are the tickets for you ask?
For a Fighting Chance Productions, rendition of Forbidden Broadway! If you’re not familiar with this show, it is Gerard Alessandri’s spoof of musical theatre, taking a poke or two at a number of much loved Broadway Productions, including Wicked, Mamma Mia, Annie, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Hairspray.
I for one am greatly looking forward to a few chuckles to ring in the New Year. Also looking forward to being entertained by some Van City talent, including Andrea Bailey, Natalee Fera, Aaron Lau, David Nicks and Cathy Wilmot.
So how do you win?
I have a pair of tickets to give away to this Thursday night’s performance. To enter to win, check out a Fighting Chance Productions site and comment below with the name of one other production that they are putting on in 2010, by midnight tonight PST.
It’s as simple as that. I will stick the names of everyone who answered correctly in a hat and draw a name at random for the pair of tickets. The winner will be announced on my blog first thing Tuesday morning.
Just make sure if you enter, that you and your guest can be at Pal Theatre (581 Cardero St, Vancouver) no later than 7:30 pm on Thursday night, January 7th.
If you don’t win, don’t fret. This is not the only performance. The show continues until January 16th and I will be posting a review on my site after I see it. Tickets are available here.
Happy Monday!
Emme
From the Producer’s Mouth on #AlwaysABridesmaid
I know a few of you have been asking about Always A Bridesmaid and what its all about, as I’ve been tweeting about it. And aside from the fact that it’s a project that my buddies, Ian Ferguson and Mark Leiren Young are working on, it is also a highly enjoyable, absolutely hysterical romantic comedy being filmed in front of a live studio audience in Van City.
Kris Krug was on the set of Always A Bridesmaid yesterday and got this great little interview with one of the producers, Colette Aubin, that tells you more:
Splrg this Summer
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been tweeting about @Splrg deals. Thats because the ever so sexy and savvy Megan Cole is up to some new mischief with Victoria Revay. They are running some tests and gathering some stats, and in the process offering some on the spot deals. I personally think its a rather nifty idea, am always interested in what the salacious Madame Cole is up to, and love the fact that it’s highlighting some local businesses.
If you want in on the deals and the testing, check out their Facebook testing ground or watch @splrg on twitter. The next deals a doozie – FREE admission into Portobello West Market (at Rocky Mountaineer Station, 1755 Cottrell Street, just off Terminal Ave.) this Sunday, July 26th to check out over 100 local artists and designers! Always been meaning to check this out.
Hope to see some of you there! Just say Splrg sent you.
Emme xoxo
Looking for Love
After realizing on the Sins of the City Tour a few weeks back that Van City sports a ratio of 2 gals to every guy and more specifically 4 gals to every single, straight guy in the West End, I decided that desperate times called for desperate measures and hit the streets in search of love:
The moral of this story: Move to Chilliwack
Nothing to Hide
Something I don’t really think I’ve mentioned before is that I’ve grown up with depression. Not personally – aside from at times of morning, job loss or break ups – but in my family. My Mom and my sister, Bella, have struggled with depression (thanks to anorexic youths) most of life’s. As a result, I feel rather strongly about the topic.
Photo by Sarah Azavezza
Depression is a very normal thing. It is not something to hide or be embarrassed about – whether with yourself or in your family. In fact to overcome depression and better understand it, it is so important to talk about it. It is not all in your head and is not part of your imagination. It is a very real condition that all of us struggle with to one degree or another at some point in our life’s. It is for this reason that I am so pleased and proud of my friends Raul Pacheco and Isabella Mori for organizing the first ever Mental Health Camp.
What? A conference about the intersection of social media and mental health.
When? 9 am – 6 pm Saturday April 25, 2009
Where? Workspace: #400 – 21 Water Street in Gastown, Vancouver
Who? Anyone who suffers from depression or has a family member or close friend who suffers from depression.
A couple of things I have learned from living with depression my whole life and with the odd bout with it myself:
- Get Regular Exercise
- Eat Well & Healthily
- Get Fresh Air & Sunshine
- Take a Break & Get Out
- Talk About It
- Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Help
Photo by Lola May
I had a scary little bout of depression a few years back that terrified me, because I knew what was wrong, but I didn’t know how to escape from it. Finally my Dad said to me, “I think your depressed”, at which point I burst into tears and said I was. He saved me that day as it didn’t take him long to find the source of the problem – I hadn’t taken a proper day off in over two months.
Recently, even though I haven’t had any depression, I have been getting a little extra help. I’ve been seeing personal coach, Jennifer Priest. This is the first time I’ve ever seen or talked to a professional and I wish I’d done it years ago. I’m loving it! She encourages me to speak and work through my thoughts aloud and be more introspective. I feel more relaxed, happier and focussed. We talk about everything from work to relationships to living with depression.
My one piece of advice, if you have depression in your life, don’t sweep it under the rug, talk about it.
Thanks Raul, Isabella and Jennifer for starting the conversation!