The 4th annual Interesting Vancouver is co-presented by The Museum of Vancouver on October 14th.

The 2011 event promises to be a truly multi-disciplinary, creative, unexpected, and inspirational evening of ideas and locally-sourced knowledge sharing for and by Vancouverites. Interesting Vancouver @MOV is for creative people, and requires an open mind. There is no theme, no organizing principal save for, “Things that are Interesting”.

The evening's aim is to impart new knowledge, things you’ve never known, or thought about. Open up parallel thinking ports. Activate parts of your brain that for even the brainiest person may have been neglected or unexplored. There will be a degree of spontaneity, unexpected moments, and learnings. It is a splendid collage of interesting ideas and passionate people.

The audience is as interesting as the speakers. It will be a mix of artists, photographers, lawyers, librarians, social marketers, micro finance specialists, university professors, accountants, visual effects artists, journalists, marketing strategists, and more. The people sitting around you will be just as interesting as those on stage. Sounds pretty interesting eh?

Be warned: Interesting Vancouver provides an extraordinary lack of career advancement opportunities. It only promises to be “Interesting.”

A sneak peek at some of this year's speakers and topics:

• Dave Shea - beer and homebrewing
• Todd Sieling - the urban mythology surrounding shoes strung up on telephone wires
• Jonathan Vaughn - tattoos
• Chris Neary - going from respected advertising professional to drug runner to police custody
• Glenne Campbell - building her own plane and flying it around Canada
• Steven Abbott - what does it mean to be a good parent

Full details at interestingvancouver.com - including a speakers preview, but for full list you have to be there on October 14th.

$25 includes drink ticket + admission to Neon/Ugly Vancouver | MOV Members receive $5 off admission | Students $15, limited quantity available.

Doors and exhibition open at 6PM, program begins at 7PM.  Intermission and reception to follow.

Cash Bar | Light catered reception 

Limited tickets available for this evening, on sale October 3, online and by telephone at 604-736-4431. We sold out in 2008, 2009 & 2010, so procrastinators be warned - 2011 will be another sold out event.

Be sure to print out your receipt as it will serve as your ticket. Or be able to show on your mobile.

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We hope to see you October 14 @MOV,

Your Co-Hosts (Jason Landry, James Sherrett, Lauren Isaacson, Mark Busse, and The Museum of Vancouver.)

interestingvancouver@gmail.com