Showing posts with label Live City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Live City. Show all posts
Google Calendar
January 19, 2010
So it might look a little messy when I cram everything into one embed, but over the last little while I've assembled a collection of Google Calendars for the Vancouver 2010 Games. These Calendars provide the schedules and start times for all events...either sepately or together!
If you think you might be able to find a use for them, feel free to steal...
Also, don't forget to check out my Google Earth venue map, which can be found here.
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Whistler Here We Come!
November 17, 2009
I don’t know how we keep doing it, but we keep lucking out.
The latest episode…finding a hotel in Whistler for one night, and at a reasonable price. This late in the game, it’s a miracle to find ANY availability, let alone what we were able to turn up.
Via Travelocity, I was able to get us one night at the Aava Whistler Hotel for the somewhat reasonable price of $260 + tax. That’s still a lot, but considering I was only able to find 2 other rooms, and they were $550 and $650 respectively…I’ll take it and run!
Now it’s 100% that we will be going up on the 23rd, see the bobsled, have a few drinks, stay over, before snowboarding/skiing on the 24th! I can’t wait to just get into Whistler at all, let alone have a chance to get up on the mountain and see bobsled. Just another one of the million things that I’m looking forward to!
Beth says this picture gives her the tinglys!The best part about this hotel find is that its right in the middle of everything….just like the YWCA is in Vancouver.
Whistler has 6 different Live! Sites going on during the games. Activities are as follows:
Village Common
• Whistler Live! studio headquarters
• Interviews & commentary
• Digital media arts
• 360-degree viewable studio
Skiers Plaza
• CTV sport broadcast
• Nightly Fire & Ice
• DJs
• Street performers
• Mountain canvas art show
Mountain Square
• CTV sport broadcast studio
• 22 hours/day
Village Square
• CTV sport broadcast
• Live music
• Digital arts
• Street performers
Town Plaza
• CTV sport broadcast
• Live music
• Digital arts
• Street performers
Whistler Medals Plaza
• Nightly Victory Ceremonies including national & international headlining concerts
• Paralympic Closing Ceremonies
Mapped out below, you can see how close we are to the action:
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Building Momentum
October 15, 2009
The announcements and unveilings have been picking up steam a little bit over the past week, as we get closer to the 100 Days To Go Mark. Ticket Sales, Volunteer Uniforms and Transportation Plans have all come out in the last 48 hours. The one I wanted to talk about briefly however is the ‘Live City’ events announced by the City of Vancouver.
The city announced that there will be two ‘live’ celebration sites during the games: one in Yaletown at David Lam Park, and one downtown at the corner of Georgia and Beatty……..Of course, the corner of Georgia and Beatty is about 50 meters from our hotel!
Artist Rendering of the Downtown 'Live City' Site
Included at the downtown site will be a 40’ TV screen, booze, and the Canada Pavilion. Its gonna be very sweet to have that so close to our hotel…..just so long as we can get at least the semblance of some sleep.
Up Next
Coming up next are three of the big ones:
Today: Unveiling of the Medals
Week from Today: Lighting of the Flame
Sometime in the next week or so: Seat Assignment Read more...
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