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Vancouver Farmers Market In East Vancouver – Trout Lake Begins May 10th

The warm weather is here and the much beloved markets are gearing up for what’s expected to be a busy spring and summer. The first to get up and running in East Vancouver by Vancouver Farmers Market is:

Trout Lake Farmers Market: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Every Saturday May 10^th – October 18, 2014
Location: North Parking Lot of John Hendry Park at Trout Lake between Templeton
and Lakewood south of the 13th Avenue Alley

Main Street Station Farmers Market: 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Every Wednesday June 4^th – October 1^st, 2014
Location: 1100 Block Station Street along Thornton Park across from the VIA Rail Station and near the Main St Skytrain Station

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Every Sunday June 15^th – October 12, 2014
Location: Guelph Street between 7^th & 8th Avenues (on the paved play area between Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Guelph Park)

Lots of options to get your local produce, plants, cheese, eggs, bread, jam, soup, baked goods, fish, chicken and visit some local artisans. Of course, the Farmers Market at River District is already under way at 8683 Kerr Street at the foot of Kerr Street and East Kent Avenue and runs every Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Come out and support local!

Tags: Farmers Market, John Hendry Park, Local Produce, Main Street, Mount Pleasant, River District, Trout Lake, Vancouver Farmers Market

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FREE BC Buds Spring Arts Festival Firehall Arts Centre May 7 – 11, 2014

7 May

The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, presents the 10th annual BC Buds Spring Arts Festival from May 7 th – 11^th. This festival explodes with distinctly Canadian new works by BC performance artists that explore the theme of Myth, Magic & Mystery. Over the course of the 5 days, you will find 30 different types of music, theatre, dance and interdisciplinary artists that will literally take over every conceivable nook and cranny of the Firehall Arts Centre. It will be one giant arts factory with inventive and innovative site-specific performance. The festival is free-to-the-public and runs May 7^th from 8:00 – 10:00 pm, May 8^th from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, May 9^th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm and May 11^th from 1:00 – 6:00 pm. For a full rundown of all the events happening over the course of the festival, visit Firehall Arts Centre.

Tags: BC Buds Spring Arts Festival, Dance, Firehall Arts Theatre, Performance Artists, Theatre, Vancouver

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19th Annual Stone Soup Festival Britannia Community Centre May 10th

6 May

The Stone Soup Festival gets under way this Saturday in the Napier Greenway at the Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive. This annual event is a celebration of food, art, environment and community. You can expect to find a food market, local artists, community groups, talks and workshops, live music, tea leaf reading, children’s activities, free soup and much more. The Stone Soup Festival aims to bring awareness to the issues of food security, the benefits of sharing resources and eating ‘local’ and celebrating the diversity of food in our neighbourhood, the environment and its importance to the culture of our community.

Some of the highlights from this year’s festival include:

Cookbook: “This East Van Kitchen” by Kennedy Telford & Kim Mulder
Author Talk: 1:00 pm
Workshop: “Living Well For Less” 2:00 pm
Book Signing & Sales 12:00 – 5:00 pm Family Activity Room

Workshop: Painting & Printmaking With Recycled Materials 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Make A Special Occasion Card & More!
Magpie’s Nest Community Art Space Britannia Site

Treekeepers Tree Pick-Up 12:00 -2:00 pm Britannia Site
Tree Planting & Care Demo 1:30 pm

“Feeding A Hungry Planet With Engaged Ecology”
Author Talk: David Tracey 3:00 pm Britannia Library

Professor Banjo: Children’s Music Performance 1:00 pm

Publik Secrets: Mobile Puppet Theatre Performance 2:00 pm

Live music will be on hand at the Commercial Drive Stage at Noon with the Carnival Band kicking things off, then at 1:00 pm Rio Samaya takes over, after that Russell Shumsky and Bud Kurz move things along at 2:00 pm, Backspin takes over at 3:00 pm and Glen Watts finishes things up at 4:00 pm. The Stone Soup Festival kicks off at Noon and runs till 5:00 pm.

Tags: Backspin, Britannia Community Centre, East Van Kitchen, East Vancouver, Glen Watts, Magpie's Nest, Rio Samaya, Stone Soup Festival, Treekeepers

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Rescue Me: Tiger, Senior Cat, Looking For Forever Home

5 May

Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Tiger. I am a 9 year old full figured female tabby. I am looking for a new forever home because my previous guardian passed away :-(. I am temporarily hanging out at the Vancouver SPCA Branch Shelter where they are trying to help me find a new home. I am an indoor cat that was used to living in an apartment with another kitty kat, so that’s the lifestyle I am accustomed to. I think I would be happiest in a quiet adult home. Sometimes loud noises make me a little uneasy so I don’t think being around small children is best for me. I am a VERY affectionate girl who loves to roll around to show my love. When staff and volunteers at the SPCA come into my room to hang out with me, I quickly run over to greet them with my big bright eyes and as soon as they sit down, their lap is mine! I love to curl into laps and sometimes do not give people the option to stop petting me. I am a very special girl with puursonality plus. OK so time to fess up, I might drool a little, but it’s a very loveable trait, promise. If you would like to meet me, stop by for a pet and snuggle. I’ll try to keep the drool to a minimum so I don’t scare you off. If you think you might have a forever home for me, or know someone who might, please contact the great people at the SPCA Vancouver Branch Shelter, 1205 East 7th Avenue. You can reach them by phone at T: (604) 879-7721 or by email at
vancouver@spca.bc.ca. Meow. Thank you.

UPDATE April 7th, 2014: Tiger has found her forever home.

Tags: Cat Adoption, Pet On The Net, Rescue Me, Tiger, Vancouver SPCA

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Carnival For The Festival Thursday May 8th Fox Cabaret

4 May

You are invited to Carnival For the Festival being held on Thursday, May 8^th at the Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street. The In-House Festival is an organization that creates intimate cultural spaces where all genres of music, dance, theatre, circus, magic, puppets, storytelling, spoken word, cabaret, burlesque and more are featured. They produce several shows throughout the year including dinner theatre events, a haunted house and others, but their signature event is the In the House Festival. On the weekend of June 6^th – 8^th, 2014, which will be their 11^th year, they will host 3 days of unique and captivating events AND it all takes place in the intimacy of someone’s home! 13 houses open up their doors and their yards to the 20 spectacular shows.

On May 8^th, In House Festival is hosting a fundraiser “Carnival For The Festival” which is a New Orlean’s themed Carnival. You should expect to shake your booty to some amazing music, shop at the fantastic silent auction and support one of Vancouver’s treasures. You are encouraged to wear your carnival mask, as there will be a dance your face off for those that are so inclined. The most beautiful and creative mask will have a chance to win a full In the House prize pack which includes a weekend pass to the festival in June, a t-shirt, and an In the House CD.

The night inclues a line up of many great performers including:

Razzmajazz: RazzMaJazz is dedicated to performing traditional jazz in the New Orleans style. They are known as a fun and upbeat swinging band.

Sambata: Based in Vancouver, Sambata is a percussion school and musical ensemble that plays a powerful and unique blend of music drawing on the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian popular and folkloric music.

Samba Fusion: Samba Fusion International Dance Group performs several styles of dance and dance fusion including: Brazilian Samba, Samba, Reggae, Afro- Brazilian, Belly Dance, Gypsy, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Salsa/Latin/Reggae-ton, African, Polynesian, Bollywood andVegas Show Showgirls Cabaret.

The Soft Wind Quartet: The Soft Winds Quartet will delight you with their authentic New Orleans sound, excite you with their hot improvisation and get you dancing to the sounds of Bourbon street and Frenchman street.

Doors open at 6:00 pm for Carnival For The Festival and the show gets under way at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $40.00 and available through Brown Paper Tickets. Come out and support this great event.

Tags: Arts, Brown Paper Tickets, Carnival For The Festival, Dance, East Vancouver, Fox Cabaret, In-House Festival, Music, Razzmajazz, Samba Fusion, Sambata, The Soft Wind Quartet, Theatre

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Got Craft? Spring Edition Maritime Labour Centre May 10 & 11, 2014

1 May

Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair, Got Craft?, returns this spring for its 15^th show at the Maritime Labour Centre from May 10-11, 2014. This event showcases 75 local vendors with a wide variety of curated handmade goods. Look out for longstanding favourites like Make Cheese Inc., Locomotive Clothing, and Draw Me A Lion. Be sure to keep an eye out for the very popular Candid Confectioner which carries locally made gourmet caramels in flavours like chai, Baileys with espresso-infused sea salt, Meyer lemon and lavender, raspberry, and bourbon and orange. New to the show this season, lots of do-it-yourself projects and workshops including linocut, beginner sign painting and making nail polish.

The first 50 people through the door each day will receive a swag bag full of goodies from vendors and sponsors. Got Craft? takes place on May 10-11, 2014 between 10:00 am-5:00 pm at the Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street. Admission is $3 at the door, and children (10 and under) get in free. Note, for Mother’s Day, Sunday May 11th, bring your mom. When you pay the regular $3.00 admission, your mom receives complimentary admission. Psst a couple of my favourites to visit at Got Craft? Strathcona 1890 Urban Seed Collection and artist, Kris G. Brownlee, also known as the Cagey Bee.