St. Catherines Record Show & More
The St. Catherines Record Show will be hosted by the Grantham Optimists Youth Centre at 188 Linwell Road in St. Catharines, Ontario on Sunday, March 3rd (2024) from 10am to 4pm.
Admission will be $5 and the nearest bus stop numbers are 303 and 306. Consult Niagara Regional Transit for additional information on this city’s local transit. And remember, cats is always preferable at these conventions.
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Ottawa residents should note that Legend Records has moved to a new location, to the second floor of 1292 Wellington St. W, and that their Grand Opening will be on Saturday, March 2nd (2024).
Enjoy.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be three events this weekend two of which will be collectors conventions for music, television and film memorabilia and the third being a record convention.
Tsokino-Con 2024 is an anime convention that will occur from the 23rd to the 25th at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, primarily in the Engineering and Computer Science Building (ECS), Bob Wright Centre (BWC), and the Elliott Building (ELL).
Admission ranges in price depending on one’s age and one’s stay at the convention (click here for details) and the nearest bus stops to the venues are #101036 and #100991. The later is a seven minute walk away from the buildings hosting the event, along Ring Road, and additional information on the routes servicing the area can be obtained from BC Transit.
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613Flea is a gigantic flea market held monthly at the Aberdeen Pavilion in Landsdowne Park, in downtown Ottawa. And this month it will be on the 24th from 10am to 4pm.
Admission is free and you may find vendors that sell vinyl and/or the aforementioned memorabilia. And the nearest bus stop, which is serviced by multiple routes, is 3080 and is a five minutes walk away from the venue. A trip planner is available from OC Transpo.
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The Oshawa Record Show will be held at their usual venue, the LVIV Hall & Pavilion at 38 LVIV Blvd in Oshawa on Sunday, the 25th of February, from 10am to 4pm.
Admission is $5 or free for students and children under 14. And the nearest bus stops are 667 and 668 on Simcoe St or 1058 and 1089 on Bloor Street East, all a five minute walk away from the venue, over the Hwy of Heroes.
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Remember, cash is preferable at these events. Enjoy.
This Weekend’s Events
Music, television and film memorabilia collectors in the Western provinces will have an opportunity to attend Fan Expo Vancouver, which will be occurring from Saturday the 17th to Monday the 19th of February, 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center, in the West Building.
Individual day passes are still available from the official site and this venue is serviced by Waterfront Station (Metro/Skytrain/Seabus), which is an 8 minute walk from the venue. Consult Translink for additional details on the areas’s transit.
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The Burlington Record Show will occur on Sunday, the 18th of February 2014 from 10am to 3pm at the Halton Naval Veterans building at 2440 Industrial St. in Burlington, Ontario.
Admission will be a donation to the Naval Veterans and the nearest bus stops numbers are 204 and 207, which are a 6 minute walk away from the venue.
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Please note that cash is preferred at these events but ATMs are available at or near both events, RBC at the Waterfront Station in Vancouver and BMO and RBC near the aforementioned bus stops for the Burlington event.
Vinyl Pop-Ups, Conventions & More
If you’re in the Hamilton area today, the 7th of February 2024, there is a vinyl pop-up from 6pm tp 9pm at the Grain & Grit Brewery at 11 Ewen Road.
Admission is free and the nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers 1352 and 2603. Please consult Hamilton Transit for additional information.
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The Bowmanvillle Record and CD Show will be occurring at the Memorial Park Clubhouse on Sunday, the 11th of February, 2024, from 10am to 4pm.
Admission is free and the nearest bus stop, stop number 1499, is a ten minute walk away at the corner of Liberty and Prince.
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PC Optimum points collectors should note that they can obtain 5000 points on $50 Indigo gift card purchases at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix from Saturday, the 10th of February 2024 to Friday the 16th of February, 2024. Please consult your local flyer for details.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be two events this Sunday, the 4th of February 2024.
The first will be the Kitchener Vinyl Market from Noon to 5pm at the Rabbid Fox Tavern, at 123 Pioneer drive in Kitchener, ON.
Admission will be a $2 donation to Tiny Homes Takeout. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are 2052 and 2053, which are practically next to the venue.
Keep an eye on the venue’s official site for details.
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The Ancaster Toy and Collectibles Expo, which will feature collectibles from music, film and television, will again be hosted at Marritt Hall on the Ancaster Fairgrounds, at 630 Trinity Road in Ancaster, ON, from 9:30am to 2:30pm.
General admission will be $5 from 10:31am to 1pm, early admission will be $10 from 9:30am to 10:30am, late admission from 1:01 will be $3 and Children under 12 that are with an adult will get in for free. And please note that cash is required for admission and preferred for purchases – An ATM is available at the venue.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are 4492 and 4491, at the corner of Tradewind and Wilson. This is a 20 minute walk.
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As you may or may not know, HMV is coming back in Canada, co-branded within select Toys-R-Us stores in the GTA.
This is in response to the soaring sales of vinyl across the pond at the newly re-opened Oxford Street location of HMV in London, England, which opened in November 2023. And additional pop-up shops will be added if these record sales continue.
Some of the pop-up shelves have already been stocked at some of the five Toys-R-Us locations, these being located in Mississauga, Argentia, Brantford, Burlington and Pickering. Please consult the official Toys-R-Us Canada site for additional details.
I just hope they will consider allowing people to pick up online orders at all locations.
The Burlington Record and CD Sale
The Burlington Record and CD Sale will be hosted at the Halton Naval Veterans Association at 2444 Industrial St from 10am to 3pm this Sunday, the 21st of January 2024.
Admission will be a donation to the navy club. And the nearest bus stops are #204 (at Guelph at Mountainside) and #207 (at Guelph at Davidson). Please consult Burlington Transit for additional information.
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News: Record Store Day will be scheduled for April 20th this year. Click here for details on this upcoming event.
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