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Throwback Thursday

The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) is more than halfway through its 80th anniversary year. As such, we thought we’d mark the occasion with a walk down KCCS memory lane – in photos! (Click on each photo to see the whole image.)

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Arena of Ages

If these rafters could talk. After all, the Kerrisdale Arena is where Bill Haley and His Comets made local history playing Vancouver’s first rock concert in 1956 (below); where Frank Zappa offered “$10 to any hippie who’ll cut his hair right here on stage tonight” during a Mothers of Invention show in 1968; and where a raucous Motörhead gig in 1982 ultimately brought the venue’s concert days to a close. Opened in 1949 under the sponsorship of the

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KERRISDALE PLAY PALACE

Kerrisdale Play Palace 5670 East Boulevard Vancouver, BC (Corner of East Boulevard and 41st, behind McDonalds) Arena Office: 604-257-8121 The Kerrisdale Play Palace is a giant, indoor playground located in the Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena. The Play Palace is ideal for families with children 12 years and under. The playground includes: Two inflatable bouncy castles An inflatable obstacle course A 22’ inflatable giant slide Ride-on cars and toys Basketball shooting A toddler area with padded flooring,

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Play Palace Birthday Parties

Play Palace Birthday Parties Bookings begin Monday January 21 The Kerrisdale Play Palace is looking forward to another great year! We will begin accepting private and public hours Birthday Party bookings for our 2019 season starting Monday, January 21 at 9:00am. Private and Public party bookings are available beginning mid-April. Click here for details and to book your party. Please call 604-257-8121 for more information or to make a booking. All bookings are made on

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Play Palace Birthday Parties 2020

  Play Palace Birthday Parties Bookings begin Monday, January 20 The Kerrisdale Play Palace is looking forward to another great year! We will begin accepting private and public hours Birthday Party bookings for our 2020 season starting Monday, January 20 at 9:00am. Private and Public party bookings are available beginning mid-April. Click here for details and to book your party. Please call 604-257-8121 for more information or to make a booking. All bookings are made

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When Kerrisdale ROCKED!

When Kerrisdale ROCKED! Built in 1949, the Kerrisdale Arena has offered a host of recreational options to the community from skating lessons, roller derby and ice hockey games to concerts by some of the most influential musicians of our time. In 1956, Bill Haley & the Comets ROCKED Vancouver at the Kerrisdale Arena and by the mid 80’s the venue emerged as the mecca for the alternative music scene with the likes of The Clash, Peter Tosh,

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History of Kerrisdale Arena

Rocking and rolling through November 2016 to June 2017 artists Lisa g Nielsen and Rene Cherrie will fuse sound and image exploring the exciting history of Kerrisdale Arena. Community members will be invited to collaborate with stories, vision, music, art and more to create an immersive video and sound installation within the Arena itself. Find Rene and Lisa creating real-time in the Arena’s ‘living room’ or in their mobile projection/sound studio at other locations in

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