The final two countries in the Steveston World Cup Village are being celebrated today (Friday) with parties for Costa Rica and Colombia being hosted at Splash Toy Shop and Phoenix Art Workshop respectively.
Splash Toys Shop is having a Family Day for its Costa Rica Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Charlotte Diamond singing with the kids in Spanish; crafts; lemonade; freezies; coffee.
While Phoenix Art is going all out to finish the festival on a high with a big party from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. with live music, food, street soccer and a Colombian painting exhibition and auction.
One of the paintings, called Waving Flag (pictured below), created by Glavina himself is a wonderful depiction of street soccer in Colombia and bidding has already started on the store's facebook page.
All proceeds donated to cahrity "Football for Peace". Auction deadline is July 11th 7:30pm (Friday, July 11) and the winner will be announced during our Colombia National Day celebrations at the store on Friday evening.
Thirty-two businesses and organizations in Steveston have adopted a nation for the World Cup of soccer and are hosting a National Day each day.
* Note: A last-minute venue change for Steveston World Cup Village’s finale will see the party head to "Brazil." The final two days of the five-week long party — Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13 — were to be held at ANAF 284 on No. 1 Road. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the two-day party, featuring live screenings from Brazil of the third and fourth place play-off game on Saturday and the World Cup Final on Sunday, will now be hosted at the Buck and Ear pub on Third Avenue.
The Buck is, rather appropriately, the unofficial Brazil Pavilion for the duration of the village's festival.
Tickets, costing $25, will be on sale at Bean and Beyond Café and at the Buck and Ear, including, food, drink, a live DJ and prizes worth $4,000 including a grand prize of a return trip for two within B.C., courtesy of Pacific Coastal Airlines on offer.
