Archive | August, 2013

Likemind Vancouver Networking Event Friday, August 16th

14 Aug

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Likemind is a monthly networking event for creative professionals and anyone else that wants to show up.  The events are held at different coffee shops all around Vancouver. Originally started in New York City, the event is called “Likemind” and has spread to over 30 cities around the world, taking place monthly on the third Friday of every month.  The events are an excuse, the organizers say, to slow down, take a moment and connect with “Likeminded” people over a great cup of coffee, which is something we don’t always make time for.

The next Likemind networking event is taking place this Friday at Kafka’s Coffee & Tea, 2525 Main Street (at Broadway) between 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. If you are unable to attend this month’s event, you can follow them on Twitter @LikemindVan for details of their next event.

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Connect The Plots: Outdoor Theatre at Strathcona Community Garden Aug 16 – 18

13 Aug

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Connect the Plots is a unique theatrical event created in collaboration with The Cultch Youth Program, Environmental Youth Alliance, Theatre on Earth and a team of youth artists and environmentalists. Join the group in what is sure to be an unforgettable harvest celebration and performance taking place all over the picturesque gardens. As well as 200 individual garden plots, the Strathcona Community Garden features an orchard with over 30 kinds of fruit trees, wildlife habitat including a seasonal pond and native trees, BC’s largest public heritage apple espalier, bees, a Tibetan Buddhist Mandela herb garden, a green house and an Eco pavilion. 

The group will transform the garden into a theatre lobby, complete with corn stalk walls, a lavender promenade, and an upright piano planted in the middle. Working with improvisation, masks, and puppetry, the young artists will lead audiences through various vignettes using the gardens and its inhabitants as inspiration.  Everyone is welcome to attend. This event is open to all ages. There is a suggested donation of $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Strathcona Community Garden is located at the corner of Prior and Hawks.  Theatre takes place at 7:00 p.m. on August 16, 17 and 18. Reservations are encouraged by emailing RSVP@thecultch.com.

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Artful Sundays At Britannia Community Centre Begins Sunday, August 11th

10 Aug

Artful Sundays 2013Britannia Artful Sundays is an outdoor visual arts market that begins Sunday, August 11th and will run every consecutive Sunday until September 1st.  This event features local artists, live music, special events, artist demonstrations, workshops, tea leaf reading and more. The event will be held in the Napier Greenway at Napier Street & Commercial Drive from Noon – 5:00 p.m.  Live music for the first Sunday will be provided by Backspin from Noon – 2:30 p.m. and Rio Samaya will be on hand from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  The workshop this weekend will be “Scraps and Stitches” a sewing workshop with Karenza T. Wall.  Artists on hand this weekend include:

Kirstin Brundin – Photography

Sue Griese – Ceramics

Amy Lee – Jewellery

Candace Massey & Nikita Bates – Paintings

Tracy Matthews – Jewellery

Diane Wood – Cards, Dolls and Collage

For a full listing of all  the artists, musicians and workshops for all four Sundays, visit Britannia Community Centre.

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Top 10 Things To Do In East Van This Weekend

9 Aug
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Looking for some fun things to do in East Vancouver this weekend?
Here’s our Top 10 List:
1.  Keep The Wise Alive Fundraising Concert, Wise Hall, Fri. 8:00 p.m.
2.  Hawkers Market, East Van Studios, Sat. 6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

3.  Artful Sundays, Britannia Community Centre, Sun. Noon –  5:00 p.m.
4.  Mount Pleasant Care Celebration, Sat, 7:00 p.m.

5.  Filipino Festival, South Memorial Park, Sun. 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

6.  The Deighton Cup, Hastings Racecourse, Fri. – Sun. various times
7.  Playland, PNE, Sat & Sun, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
8.  The East Van Yoga Project, Mount Pleasant Park, Sun. 4:00 p.m. FREE
10 Renfrew Summer Carnival, Renfrew Park, Fri.  Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Get out and enjoy all the great things that East Van has to offer!

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Hawkers Market Returns This Saturday, August 10th

9 Aug

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The Hawkers Market is a monthly recurring underground event that showcases local food and music.   They support local food entrepreneurs and give them a hawker stand (or pop up food stall) to sell their products.  The event is billed as a dining, shopping and social experience.  There will be many opportunities to eat food at the market and since there are so many great choices, you just might have to take a few treats home with you. The  Hawkers Market takes place at the East Van Studio located at 870 East Cordova Street this Saturday, August 10th starting at 6:00 p.m.  Tickets are $10.00 in advance and available at EventBrite, or $15 at the door.  There will be many locals hawking their wares including:

The Wonton Girl
Curious Oyster
Pella’s Gourmet
Chef Steve of NFA
Peak to Blume
TruckFarm.ca
Nice Pops
D Original Sausage
Dolce Delights
Brown Paper Packages Ice Cream
Looters Lemonade
Storm Brewing Craft Beer
Living Lotus
Palki Sula Chaat 

This is definitely an event worth checking out. If you are not able to make this event, you can follow them on Twitter @hawkersmarket to keep an eye out for their next date.

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Keep The Wise Alive August 9th

8 Aug

KeepWiseAlive2 The WISE Social and Athletic Club was created in 1958 as a members’ club for expatriates from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. It  was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1961 and purchased its home on Adanac in 1963. The WISE has hosted many events over the years including weddings, fundraisers, theatre, yoga, concerts and more recently home to some regulars like the Eastside Flea and Screaming Chicken Burlesque Society.

The Wise Hall is located at 1882 Adanac Street just off Venables next to some residential areas, so there is delicate balance between supporting a historic part of Vancouver and noise concerns from neighbouring residents. The Wise Hall has been working hard to address the concerns and will be holding a fundraiser to help them achieve their goals.   This Friday, August 9th, they will be holding a fundraiser “Keep The Wise Alive” which will feature The Odds, The Palomars, Big Top and the Screaming Chicken Burlesque Society.   Also on hand, a silent auction with prizes from Red Cat Records, Perryscope Concerts, Trees Ironworks, Feldman & Associates concert tickets and much more. Tickets are available for $25 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets or $30 at the door.    The venue has been an institution in East Van for over 50 years.  As such, the Vancouver Heritage Foundation will be dedicating a Places That Matter plaque to the Wise Hall at this Friday’s fundraiser. Come out and help Keep The Wise Alive!

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The Deighton Cup At Hastings Racecourse August 9 – 11

7 Aug

DeightonCupLimitedTixThe Deighton Cup will be taking place this weekend, August 9th to 11th at the Hastings Racecourse, 188 Renfrew Street. This is sure to be an epic event with a Great Gatsby-themed lifestyle festival that celebrates style and elegance.  You will find horse racing along with fine cigars, whiskey tastings and a mint julep mixology competition. Tickets run from $25 – $75 and I hear there are only a few limited tickets available. For a full run down of the event and to view pictures from last year’s event visit Deighton Cup.

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Filipino Fiesta Day at South Memorial Park August 11th

6 Aug

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Come celebrate Filipino Fiesta Day in Vancouver on Sunday, August 11th at South Memorial Park located at 41st Avenue and Ross Street.  The day begins with a parade that starts at Fraser Street and 29th Avenue at 11:00 a.m.   The parade travels south along Fraser Street and will turn east at 41st and continue into South Memorial Park. The park will be a virtual fiesta for the day and well into the evening. There will be various colourful presentations of Filipino dance, culture and food. Last year’s crowd drew over 25,000 people. The event runs until 8:00 p.m. and admission is free. 

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Top 10 Things To Do In East Van This Long Weekend

2 Aug
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Looking for some fun things to do over the long weekend in East Vancouver?
Here’s our Top 10 List:
1.  Powell Street Festival, Oppenheimer Park, Sat. & Sun. 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

2.  Free Outdoor Movie, Madagascar 3, Champlain Heights Community Centre,
Sat. 9:00 p.m.

3.  Historical Walking Tour, James Johnstone, Strathcona, Sat. 10:00 a.m. 

4.  ‘Fat Dave’ Johnston & The Fuzz Kings, Falconetti’s, Fri. 10:00 p.m.

5.  Back To The Future, Rio Theatre, Fri. 11:00 p.m.

6.  Trout Lake Farmers Market, Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

7.  Fraser River District Farmers Market, Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
with yoga at 11:00 a.m. (Level 1) and 12:15 p.m. (Level 2)

8.  Streetfight: An Improv Battle, Havana Theatre, Sun. 8:00 p.m.

9.  Playland, PNE, Sat & Sun, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

9.  Hey Loser at Hot Art Wet City Gallery, Fri & Sat Noon – 5:00 p.m.

10. The East Van Yoga Project, Mount Pleasant Park, Sun. 4:00 p.m. FREE

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History Walk With James Johnstone Saturday, August 3rd

1 Aug

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Join James Johnstone this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for a historical walking tour of Vancouver’s Milltown – Strathcona North of Hastings. The largely industrialized area of the Strathcona North of Hastings is the oldest part of the city of Vancouver. The point of land on the north foot of Dunlevy where Captain Edward Stamp established Vancouver’s first industry, the Hastings Mill (originally the Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber & Sawmill Co.) in 1865, was known as Kumkumalay (“big leaf maple trees”).

You will learn many interesting facts on this tour such as Vancouver’s first Mayor, Malcolm A. MacLean, as well as world-renowned theoretical physicist Shuichi Kusaka (a protégé of Albert Einstein) both lived on the 300-block of East Cordova Street. One of the oldest houses still standing in Vancouver, the Thomas Dunn house, is on the north side of the same block. James promises this is a tour like no other and will bring along a binder filled with old archival images of houses, buildings and people from days gone by.

The walk departs from 611 Alexander Street at the north foot of Princess Avenue and runs for 2 hours. The cost is $20 per person. To reserve your spot, email James directly at historywalks@gmail.com. If you can’t make it this Saturday, this walk is being offered again on September 21st. 

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