Celebration of Light 2010

Vancouver’s is all set to enjoy the ‘Celebration of Light’ on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the English Bay sparkler burlesque.

Teams hailed from the U.S., Spain, Mexico are prepared to compete at firework ceremony this year. A tribute to China will be offered on the final night.

Skyline will look beautiful in Vancouver on July 21, 24, 28 and 31, to complement the scenario live performances are also organized to keep up the life of the show.

The SHOREfest is back again with performances by Spirit of the West, Jets Overhead, Jim Cuddy and Dan Mangan.

Two locations are decided for the concert. One is English Bay’s Bathhouse Roof and second is going to be the stage at Sunset Beach.

At this festive mood Vancouver plans to be amazed, residents advising visitors to be civil and “leave their trash and their trash talk at home.”

For the first time, West Enders along with MLA Spencer Chandra-Herbert, have openly mouthed their words against “trash talk” that can pour liberally, noisily and overtly when the huge throng descend in the vicinity.

“People [in previous years] may have been called names. They may have been laughed at or shouted at,” says Chandra-Herbert. “Certainly, when people have been drinking it’s been worse, and certainly when there’s a wider crowd.”

The NDP MLA has recently once referred Vancouver as “the hate crime capital of Canada.”

Brent Granby agrees with Chandra-Herbert, “We’re really asking people to be respectful of the diversity of our community,” he says. “People live down here because of the diversity, they feel safe within diversity and that’s a really important value for us.”

John Merzetti’s group, the West End Cleanup, knows that may be trash bins on main streets are being used but at side streets they are not in use.

“On side streets, you find there aren’t a whole lot of [garbage bins] and people just dump their stuff there,” Merzetti says.

Police will be on a roll during the event in order to maintain a strict behavior among crowd.

“We are not going to have any tolerance for hooligans” says Const. Lindsey Houghton.
Following is the schedule of Celebration:

Fireworks

• Wednesday July 21: USA Night

•Saturday July 24: Spain Night

•Wednesday July 28: Mexico Night

•Saturday July 31: Tribute to China

The Musical Lineup

• Wednesday July 21 at the Bathhouse Stage: Ladies of the Canyon at 6 p.m., Jets Overhead at 7 p.m., Lee Harvey Osmond at 8 p.m.

• Saturday July 24 at the Bathhouse Stage: Lindsay May at 12 p.m., Zaac Pick at 12:45 p.m., The Matinee at 1:30 p.m., Garret Kato at 2:15 p.m., The Belle Game at 3 p.m., T. Nile at 3:45 p.m., Leeroy Stagger and the Wildflowers at 4:45 p.m., Will at 6 p.m., Kuba Oms at 7 p.m., Spirit of the West at 8 p.m.

• Wednesday July 28 at the Bathhouse Stage: Kendel Carson at 6 p.m., Jon and Roy at 7 p.m., Dan Mangan at 8 p.m.

•Saturday July 31 at Sunset Beach Stage: Quest Poetics at 12 p.m., Reid Jamieson at 12:45 p.m., Robert Wilson at 1:30 p.m., Scott Valentine at 2:15 p.m., Headwater at 3 p.m., Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor, Shari Ulrich at 3:45 p.m., Jim Byrnes at 4:45 p.m., At the Bathhouse Stage, Yukon Blonde at 6 p.m., Patrick Brealey at 7 p.m., Jim Cuddy at 8 p.m.