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North Vancouver’s Windsor Secondary School Interact Entertainment Night

Windsor Interact Entertainment Night

The North Vancouver Windsor Secondary School Interact Club hosts its annual Entertainment Night in February to raise money for a charitable cause.

In 2024 the event happens on Thursday, February 22nd.

 

Windsor Interact Entertainment Night

The Windsor Interact Club is a club at Windsor Secondary School in North Vancouver that raises money for charitable causes. Members also do volunteer work in their community. It’s a student-run club that’s affiliated with and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lions Gate.

Every year the Interact Club hosts an Entertainment Night where students from the school show off their various talents. In a typical year there are singers, musicians and dancers, plus other kinds of performances.

 

The Event in 2024

In 2024 Entertainment Night takes place on Thursday, February 22nd.

Admission to the show is $10 per adult. You can just show up. You don’t have to purchase your tickets in advance. Funds raised by the event benefit the Windsor Interact Club’s charitable projects.

Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 6:30. In addition to the live entertainment, there is a bake sale at the event as well as a fabulous silent auction (which is also available online as of February 21st and for a week after the live event). Popcorn and non-alcoholic drinks are also available for purchase.

 

Windsor Entertainment Night Singer

 

Where, When and How Much?

Entertainment Night takes place at Windsor Secondary School at 931 Broadview Drive which is located just off Mt. Seymour Parkway about half way between the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge and Deep Cove in North Vancouver.

The event usually takes place on a weekday night around the third week of February (so sometime after the Family Day Long Weekend). Doors open at around 6:00 pm and the show starts at around 6:30 pm.

In 2024 the event takes place on Thursday, February 22nd. Tickets to the event cost $10 for adults.

 

Singing at Entertainment Night

 

What to Expect

Entertainment Night is a school talent show, so not the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent. It is, however, really good! Windsor Secondary has a lot of talented students who volunteer their time to entertain the crowd and help the Interact Club raise money for their charitable projects.

The show itself usually runs for a couple of hours with an intermission in the middle. A couple of MCs host the event and introduce each act. There are solo singers, duets, pianists and bands playing everything from Classical music to Jazz and Rock. There is also usually a dance act or two, perhaps of ballet, tap or other styles.

Each act lasts for around two to five minutes. The selection is great and some of the performers are quite amazing. No doubt some of them will be on stage at night clubs and in local theatres throughout the Lower Mainland in years to come.

The Entertainment Night show is held in the “Duke’s Den” which is an open area with a theatre stage at Windsor Secondary School. The auditorium has about 150 or so folding-type chairs in the middle for the audience. The stage is at the front and silent auction items and refreshments are for sale at the sides of the room.

 

Windsor Hip Hop Dancer

 

Silent Auction and Refreshments

Every year the Windsor Interact Club hosts a silent auction to help raise additional funds for their charitable projects. 2024 is no exception. The items you can bid on are really good!

Revenues generated from the ticket sales and proceeds from the silent auction and refreshment purchases go to the charities that the Windsor Interact Club supports.

There are usually a few dozen silent auction items at the event that people can bid on before the show and during the intermission. Some of the items are really good, and many of them go for unreasonably low prices. If you want a deal on some gifts, this is a great place to find them. A couple of years ago we walked away with an ice cream maker!

Refreshments at Entertainment Night typically include popcorn, hot and cold drinks, and baked goods.

 

Windsor Interact Entertainment Night

 

Tips & Advice

Below are some suggestions to help you make the most of your experience at Windsor Interact Entertainment Night.

TIP #1: Doors open 30 minutes before show time and it’s good to arrive then or even a bit before. This will give you time to find parking, get a bag of popcorn and check out the silent auction items before the show.

TIP #2: There are a couple of parking areas at Windsor Secondary and two ways to access the school from Mt. Seymour Parkway. If you turn down Lytton Street you’ll find parking which is also used by folks using the soccer field at the back of the building. If you turn down Broadview Drive you’ll find the main parking lot (which is likely the better one to go to).

TIP #3: Windsor Secondary has one of the North Shore’s best soccer fields and teams practice there most nights. As a result, parking in the school parking lot accessed by Lytton Street can get busy, especially at times when one group of teams is getting ready to leave and another is arriving.

TIP #4: If you like music, variety and live entertainment, plus want to support a worthwhile cause and a group of talented youth, and you’re in the North Vancouver area, check out this event. We always enjoy it.

 

Other Information

For more information about the Windsor Interact Club or its school see the Windsor Secondary website.

To learn more about Rotary and the service organization that sponsors the Windsor Interact Club click Rotary Club Lions Gate. (Note: This particular Rotary Club also coordinates the Canada Day Festivities at Waterfront Park on July 1st.)

To learn more about the area, see our articles about North Vancouver and the North Shore.

Why do we include the Windsor Interact Club’s Entertainment Night event in our Vancouver’s Best Places website? Because it’s fun, the performances are good, it’s affordable, it’s for a worthwhile cause, and it showcases the talents of local youth. (Note: We also happen to be a member of the Rotary Club Lions Gate which is a sponsor of the Interact Club.)

If you’re in the North Vancouver area and want to be entertained while supporting a good cause, Entertainment Night is worth checking out. We’ve been with friends a number of times over the years and have always had a fun time.

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