Sookshma Yoga

Sunita Bapooji leads an introductory session on Sookshma Yoga, a scientific and soulful approach to relax the mind, body, and soul. More information at info@peacetree.ca

May 11, 2008 , 6-8 pm

Free admission, reservations required

(View Map)Vancouver Public Library (350 W. Georgia)

G-spot And Female Ejaculation

This workshop will help you discover the keys to unlocking the secrets of the G-Spot and female ejaculation. With the aid of DVD clips, you'll learn which sexual positions and toys can help a woman enhance the sensation of the G-spot orgasm by herself or with a partner. More information at www.taol.com/

May 13, 2008 , 7:30 pm

Tix $30

(View Map)the Art of Loving (1819 W. 5th)

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life Of Syd Mead

Production designer of Blade Runner, Tron, and Aliens speaks about his approach to design and the visionary work with which he has made his mark on popular culture and our perceptions of the future. After the talk Mead will introduce a screening of Blade Runner: The Final Cut. More information at www.siggraph.ca/

May 14, 2008 , 7 pm

Tix $25/15

Empire Theatre (855 Granville)

Krazytalk: Industry Giants

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents comic artist Art Spiegelman, who is best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning comic memoir, Maus, and was a major figure in the underground-comics movement of the 1960s and 1970s. More information at www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/

May 15, 2008 , 7 pm

Tix $10/20/25

Centre for Digital Media (Great Northern Way Campus)

Project Costa Rica

Join tour adventure specialist, Cynthia Connell, for information on volunteer trips and a 15 day journey to Costa Rica during which travelers have the opportunity to work on a sea turtle conservation projet on the Pacific Coast. More information at www.gapadventures.com/

May 15, 2008 , 7:30 pm

G.A.P. Adventures Concept Store (109-1965 West 4th Ave.)

Parent Support Circle

Self-help group for parents led by two trained volunteers. Free childcare.

Every Thu, 7-9 pm

Mount Pleasant Family Centre (2910 St. George)

Discover Nature's Architects

Join Andrew Scott as he examines the global impact that insects have had on our planet and how the world works with them. More information at www.stanleyparkecology.ca/

May 18, 2008 , 1 pm

Tix $5/10

Lost Lagoon Nature House (Stanley Park)

International Development Days

Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire, author of Shake Hands with the Devil will be the keynote speaker. The conference will provide a venue for Canadian companies and organizations to meet foreign buyers, investors and decision-makers from developing countries. More information at www.cme-mec.ca/idd/

May 20-22, 2008

A Story To Tell And A Place For The Telling

The Canadian Red Cross Series discusses how the arrival of diverse refugee populations from countries around the globe to the lower mainlad impacts communities in diverse ways. Speakers include, Mary Clare Zak, director, Social Planning Department, City of Vancouver and Diana Mumford, Vice-Chair Burnaby School Board and Director for BC School Trustees Association.

May 20, 2008 , 7 pm

Free admission

(View Map)Alice MacKay Room (Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia)

Food For Talk

Join Canada's World, the Canadian International Council, the SFU Centre for Dialogue and Check Your Head for a public dialogue on the global food crisis.

May 20, 2008

Free admission, registration required.

(View Map)SFU Harbour Centre (515 W. Hastings)