Bomber Brewing, 1488 Adanac Street, invites you to Oktoberfest in their backyard. They will be firing up the BBQ from which you can expect a Bavarian treat hot off the grill. There will also be live music by The Creaking Planks and, of course beer, specifically their Oktoberfest Lager. Tickets for this event are $35 and available online via Eventbrite. Your ticket includes food, 2 glasses of beer and your very own Bomber Beer Stein. There will also be prizes for those that dress up and show their true Oktoberfest spirit. This is a 19+ event. The event gets under way at 2:00 pm and goes till 6:00 pm.
Oktoberfest At Bomber Brewing September 28th
25 Sep
NEW Winter Market At Hastings Park October 5th To November 30th
24 Sep
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.
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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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Delicious Line Up Of Cooking Classes This Fall At Gourmet Warehouse
17 Sep
The Gourmet Warehouse has a great line up of cooking classes this fall including an extra virgin olive oil tasting class. If you like olive oil and haven’t participated in something like this, it’s definitely worth the time and the price is right at $10. It’s hard to imagine the range of flavours until you try a number of them side by side whether grassy, spicy, peppery or one with a neutral flavour which bodes well for baking. It’s quite something much like wine or beer tasting. Give it a try or check out some of their amazing classes and learn to make some comfort foods, appies for entertaining or baking like a pro. For a full line up of all the classes they are offering this fall, visit Cooking Classes at Gourmet Warehouse’s website. These are just a sample of some of the delicious classes they have lined up this fall:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting – Tuesday, October 14th 6:00 pm ($10)
John David Neuman hosts this taste testing and will introduce you to all you need to know about extra virgin olive oil. You will learn about the different varieties, tips for selecting oil and best of all tasting them side by side. Class gets under way at 6:00 pm and goes till 7:30 pm. Cost is $10.00. Registration includes a $10 gift card that is redeemable at The Gourmet Warehouse, along with 10% store wide discount on the evening of the event.
Fall Flavours – Sunday, October 19th 11:00 am ($59)
Chef Celine Turenne shows you how to make dishes that will warm your soul and fill your tummy! Truly comfort foods with some “make ahead” tips so that you can have meals ready in no time. Dishes include:
- Pithivier (Puff Pastry) with Acorn Squash Filling
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Warm Goat Cheese Salad
- Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce
French Bistro – Saturday, November 8th 11:00 am ($59)
You are invited to join Chef Celine Turenne for another class which introduces you to delicious fall food with classical French dishes bistro style. Mouth watering dishes include:
- French Onion Soup Au Gratin
- Beef Bourguinon with Green Beans Amandine
- Pissaladiere (Tomato Pie)
- French Lemon Tart
Taste of Thailand – Saturday, November 15th 11:00 am ($59.99)
Thai cuisine some say is one of the most diverse and complex in Asia as it combines hot, sour, salty, sweet and sometimes bitter flavors. Chef Cindy Low will help you demystify Thai ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, chili, palm sugar and lime. In this demonstration class, you will learn how to make her famous Pad Thai, one of the most popular Thai dishes, as well as other Thai favorites including:
- Green Papaya Salad with Green Beans, Tomatoes, and Chili Lime Dressing
- Beef Satays – marinated and grilled beef skewers, served with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Pad Thai – Stir Fried Rice Noodles with Prawns, Tofu, Egg, and Bean Sprouts
- Chicken and Fresh Pineapple in a Red Curry Sauce with Coconut Milk
- Jasmine Rice
- Mango Coconut Dessert
Asian Tapas – Thursday, November 20th 6:00 pm ($59)
Small plates and big Asian flavours is the theme of this class. They will teach you how to wow your family and friends with delicious and innovative Asian Tapas designed by Chef Cindy Low. Recipes will come from Vietnam, China, India and Korea and include these mouth watering dishes:
- Vietnamese Salad Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Crab Rangoon – crispy crab dumplings (plus a vegetarian version) served with dipping sauce
- Chapchae – Korean yam noodles stir-fried with beef and vegetables
- Vegetarian Samosa Puffs – the easiest ever! Baked, not fried.
- Asian Duck Confit Sliders
- Mango Pudding
Note cooking classes are demonstration only unless noted otherwise on Gourmet Warehouse’s website. All participants will receive a 10% discount on the day of the class. Bon Appetit!
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The Daisy Theatre Returns To The Cultch September 23rd to October 12th
12 Sep
Back by popular demand! The Daisy Theatre returns to The Cultch for a run on September 23rd to October 12th. This was a sold out show in 2013 and has been billed by The Georgia Straight as “one of the best shows you’ll ever see”. This season’s edition promises new variety acts and characters in addition to some favourites for those that did not get a chance to see last year’s show. You can expect each performance to not only be different, but daring and ridiculous. Ronnie Burkett, puppeteer provocateur and his company of over 30 marionettes will have you roaring in the aisles. If you wish to get a sense of last year’s show, check out the review in the Vancouver Sun. Don’t be surprised if the show starts with a burlesque number, but then with Ronnie you just never know, but be prepared to be shocked. The shock value is part of the fun. Tickets range from $18.01 to $50.48 and if interested, best be quick on the ticket purchase. It is expected to be another sold out run. Note, the show does have a running time of 90 – 120 minutes with no intermission.
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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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Vancouver Fringe Festival At Havana Theatre Until September 14th
8 Sep
The theatre in Havana Restaurant, 1212 Commercial Drive, is one of the venues hosting the Vancouver Fringe Festival which is on now until September 14th. You will find a variety of productions on deck at Havana for this year’s festival including:
Government Ship 357 : An Improvised Space Adventure!
Presented by Seismic Shift Productions
Seismic Shift Productions and Instant Theatre Present an epic improvised sci-fi adventure where a rag-tag band of space explorers bravely explore new worlds, meet fantastic creatures and create a hilarious original story every single night. Romance! Adventure! Maybe even music?
Wed. Sept. 10 9:30 – 10:30
Fri. Sept. 12 8:15 – 9:15
Sat. Sept. 13 2:45 – 3:45
Sun. Sept. 14 4:30 – 5:30
Caws and Effect presented by Mind of a Snail Puppet Co.
The crows are re-dreaming the world. Is the future all it’s cracked up to be? Mind of a Snail’s new large scale shadow theatre production is an exploration of survival and extinction from a bird’s eye view. Funny, beautiful and unique, with handmade layered projections, puppetry, masks, and original music.
Fri. Sept. 12 10:00 – 11:00
Sat. Sept. 13 4:30 – 5:30
Sun. Sept. 14 2:45 – 3:45
Show: Orange is the New Blank presented by Virginia Jack Comedy
Wed. Sept. 10 6:15 – 7:00
Fri. Sept. 12 6:45 – 7:30
Sat. Sept. 13 1:15 – 2:00
Best Picture presented by RibbitRePublic
Fringe legends Tara Travis (“The Unfortunate Ruth,” “Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII”) and Jon Paterson (“Hockey Night at the Puck and Pickle Pub”) join Fringe cult star Kurt Fitzpatrick (“The Last Straight Man In Theatre”) to play a cast of thousands in this epic tour de force in which every Best Picture Oscar winner is performed in 60 minutes. Can it be done?
Tue. Sept. 09 6:00 – 7:00
Thu. Sept. 11 7:45 – 8:45
Sat. Sept. 13 8:00 – 9:00
My Stroke of Luck presented by One Crazy Frenchman Productions
On July 1, 2013 Jacques had a stroke. My Stroke of Luck details the heart wrenching yet somehow hilarious journey to recovery. Filled with advice on how to avoid getting “hit by a bus” this tale informs and inspires. The steps one has to overcome are ridiculously small and yet gigantic all at the same time. One has to stay positive despite enormous difficulties and find the joy in rediscovering how to do very basic things again.
Tue. Sept. 09 9:30 – 10:30
Thu. Sept. 11 6:00 – 7:00
Sat. Sept. 13 6:15 – 7:15
Sun. Sept. 14 1:00 – 2:00
Untitled Sam Mullins Project
A story of fathers and sons, love and death, America and baseball. Acclaimed humourist Sam S Mullins unravels the series of events that started with a heart to heart conversation with his father and ended with the death of a Texan firefighter.
Tue. Sept. 09 7:45 – 8:45
Wed. Sept. 10 7:45 – 8:45
Thu. Sept. 11 9:30 – 10:30
Sat. Sept. 13 9:45 – 10:45
To purchase tickets for these shows, visit Vancouver Fringe Festival or for general information on what’s playing around town during the Festival visit What’s On.
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Opening Reception of ‘Streets’ Exhibit At Hot Art Wet City September 5th
3 Sep
This Friday, September 5th, you are invited to the opening reception of a new exhibit titled “Streets” at Hot Art Wet City, 2206 Main Street. This exhibit brings street art inside and features a number of artists including wheatpaste, iHeart, Joy, Slingshot, Wrk(less) and MW Bowen. The opening reception kicks off at 7:00 pm and goes till 11:00 pm. If you miss the opening, the exhibit is available for viewing until September 26th with the venue being open Wednesday to Saturday from 12 – 5 pm.
Photo: Hot Art Wet City
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5th Annual BC Beer Awards & Festival October 25th At The Croatian Cultural Centre
30 Aug
The 5th Annual BC Beer Awards & Festival is coming to the Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, on Saturday, October 25th. The BC Beer Awards showcases the best of locally made beer with education classes, tastings and an awards ceremony which is being hosted by CBC’s Stephen Quinn. BC’s best breweries will be on hand showcasing what they do best. This is a popular and eagerly anticipated event for brewers and beer fan and as such recommend you purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
As part of the Festival, there will also be 4 education classes on the subjects of Hops, History of Beer, Malts and Off Flavours. Tickets for these events are $15 and again early ticket purchase is recommended. Food for this event will be provided by Biercraft, the Croatian Cultural Centre and some local food trucks will also be hand to feed the masses that will sure to be in attendance. Organizers are encouraging everyone to bring a non-perishable item for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. They will be collecting donations at the door.
Early bird ticket sales are under way for $27 each with prices going up to $32 on October 10th. Each ticket includes 4 drink tokens as well as a 4 oz taster glass for you to take home. Note, additional tokens are available for purchase for $1.25 each. To purchase your tickets for the BC Beer Awards as well as the education classes visit Eventbrite.
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