Vancouver Farmers Market is pleased to announce they will be opening a second Winter Market in East Vancouver. This 9 week trial market will be located at Hastings Park between the Forum and the Agrodome. You will be able to stroll down tree-lined pathways under twinkling lights and wander through the Italian Garden. A playground is close at hand for those coming with little ones. The market will feature many of your favourite vendors from the summer markets and will include a selection of local winter produce, fish, meat & dairy, artisan prepared foods, baking & treats, coffee, local crafts and of course some hot food trucks. The market starts Sunday, October 5th and will run every Sunday to November 30th between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm rain or shine.
NEW Winter Market At Hastings Park October 5th To November 30th
24 Sep
Baker’s Market Returns To Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre On October 4th
22 Sep
The Baker’s Market is back this Fall! The first of 6 dates get under way Saturday, October 4th. If you haven’t attended this market, it is a community based event that brings out baking enthusiasts, pastry students, mommy bakers as well as budding entrepreneurs. Each week you will find different bakers on hand offering a wide array of baked goods. Some of the delicious things you will find include exquisite French macarons by J’adore les Macarons, delicious lemons squares from The Lemon Square and other delectable baked goodies. You will find different vendors each week, so the offerings will be a bit different each time, but the types of goodies you can expect to find include organic muffins, brownies, handmade chocolates, vegan, gluten free, Belgian waffles, lemon squares, cupcakes, scones, preserves, breads, tarts, granola and much more. If you have something specific you’d like, we do recommend you arrive early. Some items do sell out rather quick.
The Baker’s Market will be held at Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre, 7646 Prince Albert Street (60th & Fraser). Admission to the market is free, there is ample parking and lots of samples! So come out and support your local talented creative bakers. If you this miss the kick off on October 4th, not to worry, there will be 5 more markets on October 11th, 18th, November 22nd, 29th and December 6th. The market runs from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each Saturday.
Photo Credit: J’adore les Macarons
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Our Fair Neighbour Market At The Wise Hall September 20th
19 Sep
There’s a new market in town this Saturday, September 20th called ‘Our Fair Neighbour’. It will be taking place at the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. This market is being billed as a market ‘for the people by the people’ with a view to showcasing some of the amazing local talent. Expect to find handmade soap, artisan chocolates, candles, jewellery, prints, clothing, hot sauce or stop by and have your palms read. The have a long list of vendors lined up for this Saturday including:
frank ‘n’ beans handmade dog treats
Karma Suds and Soap Making School
Afuwa Paints
Biscuits Pets
Long Locks Hot Sauce
Jenn Brisson
Oona Clothing Company
Niki Holmes Ceramics
Suna Studios Inc.
Sarah Hedar Tarot readings
DIVE Records
BorgiBorga jewellery and prints
Artisan Chocolates by Trish
t&b design soy-based candles
Dançarina
EarGoggles
Melissa Hume – Potter and Painter
Amelia Sissons
wendydeakins.com
Deep Cove Resin
Come out and support local!
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Rescue Me: Cady Looking For Her Forever Home
10 Sep
Welcome to the next installment of Rescue Me in which we feature pets waiting for adoption at the Vancouver SPCA. Today we would like to introduce to a lovely cat named Cady. She is 5 year old tortoise shell and like most tortoise shell cats has a bit of ‘tortitude’ or so the lovely people at the Vancouver SPCA have found. Cady came to them as a stray on July 6th and has remained there since. Although the Vancouver SPCA found her ‘people’ they did not come to claim her :-(. So this lovely girl now patiently waits for the puuurfect home. The Vancouver SPCA thinks Cady is best suited for an adult only home without any other creatures where she can happily snuggle with you indoors. In the SPCA’s experience, the tortoise shell cats can be rather independent, moody and a little possessive of their humans. But Cady has shown that she easily bonds with people that she meets and enjoys giving gentle head butts. She is a quiet girl and is happy to hang out on her own when you go off to work. They expect she’s the kind of girl that will greet you at the door when you come home. If you think you could give Cady her forever home, or know someone that can, please contact the BC SPCA Vancouver Branch by telephone at 604-879-7721 or by email at vancouver@spca.bc.ca. Psst this lovely girl even has her own You Tube video that shows off her beautiful green eyes, take a peak. As always, we thank you in advance for sharing this information to help Cady find her forever home.
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Strathcona BIA Looking For Artists To Paint In Hastings Urban Tree Nursery
27 Aug
The Strathcona Business Improvement Association is inviting proposals from artists to paint concrete planters that form a part of the Hastings North Urban Tree Nursery. The Strathcona BIA recently installed the Hastings Urban Tree Nursery which consist of a series of concrete planters housing young trees. The trees will be under the care of local businesses until ready for transplantation to permanent locations. The tree nursery will benefit the local community in many ways including supporting the local economy, providing new skills training for community members and providing an otherwise concrete landscape with beauty, shade, and new insect and bird habitat.
Five artists will be chosen by the Strathcona BIA and each of the artists will be commissioned to paint the planters on one city block. Each artist will receive a base stipend of $300 plus an additional $200 for each planter painted. The concrete planters are located between 300 East Hastings Street and 700 East Hastings Street. Strathcona BIA will provide paint materials up to a maximum of $100 per planter. After the artists have completed their work, the planters will be coated with a clear product to protect against graffiti damage.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, September 8th at 4:00 pm. For more information you can contact the Strathcona BIA at info@strathconabia.com. To view the submission guidelines, visit Strathcona BIA Job Postings.
Photo: Strathcona BIA
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MetamorFest Community Festival in Mount Pleasant September 27th
25 Aug
You are invited to Metamorfest, 800 East Broadway, on Saturday, September 27th from Noon – 6:00 pm. This is an annual community festival that celebrates the diverse Mount Pleasant community. They will showcase all the best aspects of this neighbourhood including the local businesses and organizations that strive to make this a great neighbourhood. The festival will take place on two street blocks: one north of East Broadway on Fraser Street to Sahalli Park and one south of East Broadway on Prince Albert Street. Connecting the two streets on East Broadway will be an art walk brought to you by the Broadway East Art Walk. The Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House will also be hosting activities inside their building on the corner of Broadway and Prince Albert Street. Likewise, the Broadway Youth Resource Centre and Vancouver Native Housing will do so in their brand new building on the corner of Broadway and Fraser.
Metamorfest will have live music on 3 different stages, an art walk, and many activities and booths for children, seniors, and everyone in between. Organizations and businesses have booked booths that will line each of the streets. Each booth will also have an activity to go along with it. There will also be a Silent Auction going on throughout the event which include some fantastic donations. Or you can come and enjoy a workshop on Zumba and Laughter Yoga or just check out all the great things that Mount Pleasant has to offer as you wander the streets and listen to great local artists and bands. For those that get hungry, there will be a couple of food trucks on hand on day as well as a BBQ provided by Buy-Low Foods. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event that is fun for all ages.
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Tomato Fest At Trout Lake Farmers Market Saturday August 23rd
20 Aug
This Saturday you are invited to come out to the Trout Lake Farmers Market and celebrate tomatoes! Vancouver Farmers Market will be showcasing the diversity of tomatoes grown by local farmers with over 150 varieties on hand. You will be able to find all sorts of shapes, colours, sizes, heirlooms, hybrids, organic, greenhouse and conventional.
You can expect to find a tomato display, recipes, information as well as a tasting station with samples of Black Krim, Green Zebra, Taxi, Brandywine and many more. This year, they will also be celebrating the sweeter side of tomatoes in honour of award-winning gelatiere, James Coleridge from Bella Gelateria. James will be crafting a tomato basil gelato from Sole Food Street Farms tomatoes and Earth Apple Farm basil. This limited edition gelato will be available at the Trout Lake Farmers Market this Saturday until it is sold out. Proceeds go to help support farmers markets in Vancouver. The Tomato Festival kicks off when the market starts at 9:00 a.m. and runs to 2:00 p.m.
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Free Outdoor Movie ‘Despicable Me 2’ August 16th
13 Aug
This Saturday, August 16th enjoy a free movie in the great outdoors in Dude Chilling Park (also known as Guelph Park) in Mount Pleasant. They will be showing Despicable Me 2 on a large outdoor screen. There will also be lots of activities for the kids starting at 7:00 pm including games, zumba and face painting. The movie gets under way at dusk (approximately 9:00 pm). You are invited to bring your lawn chair and/or blanket. This is a free community event brought to you by Collingwood Community Policing Centre, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver Fire Department, Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House and Neighbourhood Small Grants Program.
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Free Short Film Workshop August 23-24 In Mt. Pleasant
11 Aug
Broadway East Art Walk is hosting a new project with a view to empowering members of the community with valuable skills to create neighbourhood pride through short film.
Three experienced film mentors will be leading a free 2-day short film workshop August 23rd and 24th at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 E Broadway. They will provide participants with the basic skills needed to make their own short film. The aim of the workshop is to expose people with little or no prior experience to the tools and methods required to produce a short film. They do, of course, hope participants will consider submitting their short film to the Community Film Festival which takes place in October.
Anyone from the general public is invited to review the film mentor profiles at Broadway East Art Walk and apply to participate by filling out the 2014 Film Workshop Participation Form. Note that although not everyone will be accepted to participate in the workshop, their goal is to record the sessions and make them available to the public on their website. Preference will be given to applicants who work, volunteer or live in Mount Pleasant. Applications will close by August 15th and decisions will be communicated by August 17th.
Workshop Outline
- Saturday, August 23 (9:30 am-3:00 pm)
- Story
- Script
- Equipment
- Shooting
- Lighting
- Sunday, August 24 (10:00 am-2:00 pm)
- Editing
- Sound
- Screening your film
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Learn How To Take Care Of Your Bike August 23 – South Hill
8 Aug
South Hill Neighbours present a workshop to help you look after your bike. If you live in the South Hill area, you are invited to a summer morning workshop to learn basic bike operation and maintenance. Tim Welsh will lead the workshop and is a local bike fan and knows all about making a bike run right. Tim will offer a 2 1/2 hour workshop showing basic tuning and maintenance, operation, and mechanical diagnosis of your bike. Up to 20 South Hill residents and their bikes can participate. The workshop starts at 9:30 am and goes till Noon. There will be morning refreshments, cycle maps and bike take-aways such as tubes, tools and lights. To book your spot, contact: southhill.neighbours@gmail.com.
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