BC PLACE ON FULL DISPLAY FOR 50TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW AND ILLUMINATE YALETOWN
February 7th, 2012
February 7, 2012
Vancouver, BC: BC Place’s 36-foot tall Northern Lights Display will be a ”Sea of Blue” to mark the return of the Vancouver International Boat Show for its 50th Anniversary event. Watch for animated shades of blue from Wednesday, February 8th through Sunday, February 12th, coinciding with the show’s run.
LIGHTING DISPLAY FOR VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
Dates: Wednesday, February 8th to Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Times: MORNING 5:30AM to 8:00AM
EVENING Sunset to 11:00PM
Full information about the Vancouver International Boat Show, BC's largest recreational boating showcase, is available at www.vancouverboatshow.ca.
In concurrence with the Vancouver International Boat Show, BC Place will also be participating in the 2012 return of Illuminate Yaletown, the heritage district’s local contemporary light art festival. Once the sun sets the city-scape will feature interactive, innovative and interesting light art, including a spectacular BC Place light show.
EOS Lightmedia, the developers of BC Place’s Northern Lights Display and proud partners of the event, have created a world-class light production to be prominently featured throughout the Festival. Running from 5:00pm to 10:00pm on the evenings of Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th the Northern Lights Display will feature some of the most dynamic and engaging light displays since the Stadium’s opening in 2011.
LIGHTING DISPLAY FOR ILLUMINATE YALETOWN
Dates: Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Times: 5:00PM to 10:00PM
More information about Illuminate Yaletown is available at www.yaletowninfo.com.
About the “Northern Lights Display” at BC Place
The stadium roof façade – known as the Northern Lights Display - utilizes 1700 ‘ETFE’ panels, stacked four rows high, and 6,800 linear feet of energy-efficient LED lights to create customizable lighting displays. ETFE is a semi-transparent material that allows sunlight into the stadium during the day, but it also contains metal dots called “frits” that reflect the LED light displays at night. Together with the new 38,000 square metre roof at BC Place roof, the Northern Lights Display enables a wide range of both static and dynamic programming, with a total of more than 26,000 addressable lighting elements.
About BC Place
BC Place is the largest sports, exhibition and entertainment venue of its kind in British Columbia, hosting the province’s most notable events including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. An all-new BC Place reopened in September 2011 after completing a major revitalization that included the installation of the largest cable-supported retractable roof of its kind in the world. Today, BC Place is home to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS franchise, the BC Lions Football Club and the BC Sports Hall of Fame. BC Place is an important generator of economic activity in British Columbia, hosting world-class entertainment events, professional and amateur sport, community gatherings and exhibitions. For more information, please visit www.bcplace.com