Tipper Restaurant & Review Continues Saturday Night Supper Series

8 Jan

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The Tipper Restaurant and Review Room continues their Saturday Concert Series in 2014. On deck this Saturday night is Neighbourhood Night with hosts Andrea Smith and Barbara McGeough.  Hopefully, Andrea will do a song or two for everyone. This woman has an amazing voice with the looks of Meryl Streep and bit of the devil may care attitude that seems to go with both these women.   Then on Saturday, January 18th, The Tipper Room welcomes Just Duets and on Saturday, February 1st, the local bluegrass band, Highrise Lonesome.

Each of the evenings, music begins at 8:00 p.m., but doors open at 7:15 p.m. Reservations are not available, so either come early for dinner and grab your seat, or come and have a drink while you watch the show.  Cost of show is $10 at the door or pay what you can.  The Tipper Restaurant and Review Room is located at 2066 Kingsway at Victoria Drive.

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An Evening With Fidel At Havana Restaurant From January 8th – 11th

7 Jan

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East Van Craft Brew & Culinary Tours Starting January 18th

6 Jan

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In case you haven’t heard, Dine Out Vancouver gets under way on January 17th.  Dine Out Vancouver is billed as Canada’s largest restaurant festival. This annual event is produced by Tourism Vancouver and presented by American Express.  This is a 17 day calendar of culinary events with hotel options.  The festival gives diners the opportunity to select from over 200 restaurants each offering unique three course prix-fix meals at $18, $28 or $38 per person. The full line up of restaurants will be announced today, January 6th. 

What caught my interest this year is the number of special events being featured as part of Dine Out Vancouver. Some of the events include guided dining adventures, culinary and cocktail tours, cooking classes and demonstrations, debates, guest lectures, BC wine and craft beer tastings and more. For a full listing, click on Events.

East Van will be showcased by Vancouver Brewery Tours and Off The Eaten Track. They have combined their talents to offer the East Van Craft Brew & Culinary Tour.  On this tour you will stop at two local breweries and three food stops in East Vancouver. You will learn about the growing craft beer movement with samples, of course, and be able to meet some of the people that make this “liquid gold”.  After your thirst is quenched, they will take you to the very up-and-coming East Village to sample some locally made sausages, traditional Roman pizza and a stout-infused cake. I’m going to take a shot in the dark here that this is the rather famous Black & Tan Cake at Black Rook Bakehouse, but don’t take my word for it.  Taste it! It’s on a Top 10 List of Things You Must Try Before You Die.  It’s certainly on my Top 10 list. If you wish to participate in the East Van Craft Brew & Culinary Tour, you best hop to it. Tours have been scheduled for 7 dates, 3 of which are already sold out.  Dates the tours are still available (as of today’s writing) are January 18th, 23rd, 24th and 31st.  The tour begins at 3:00 pm and runs for 3 hours.  Cost is $65 and includes all food and beverage samples at 5 different locations, transportation, an experienced tour guide and tax.  Tours begin at Waterfront Station. Tickets are available online through Tickets Tonight.

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Food Truck Fest In January At Winter Farmers Market

3 Jan

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Join Vancouver Farmers Market as they kick off 2014 with a Food Truck Fest this Saturday, January 4th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Outside of some delicious reasons to shop local from all the great vendors on hand, you will now have double the choices from food cart vendors so you can lunch and shop.

Vancouver Farmers Market will be introducing some new recruits to their food cart line up. They will be hosting 4 new recruits every week at January’s Food Truck Fest. Just a few of the new recruits include Mangal Kiss Mid East BBQ, Culver City Salads and Mogu Japanese Street Eats.  The new recruit with the most votes will be invited to join their summer markets.  Sounds like a winning combination to me. The Winter Farmers Market is held at Nat Bailey Stadium, 4601 Ontario Street. The Food Truck Fest will continue every Saturday throughout the month of January.

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Zumba Fitness Classes Start On January 8th at River District

2 Jan

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Join Gajing Lau, former figure skater and certified fitness trainer, for Zumba fitness classes starting January 8th at River District, 8682 Kerr Street, in SE Vancouver.  Zumba combines Latin and international music with upbeat easy-to-follow dance steps for a fun workout.  Classes include all levels of salsa, swing, bellydance, Bollywood and more.  The routines feature aerobic interval training with fast and slow rhythms to help you get into better shape.  Classes run on Wednesdays from 5:00 – 6:00 pm starting January 8th and running to January 29th. Cost is $10 per class (cash or cheque requested). Note, classes are capped at 15 participants, so it is recommended that you arrive early to avoid disappointment.

 

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Happy New Year East Van

31 Dec

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Thank you for a wonderful year East Van. We have included photos of some of the many events, places and artists we have covered this year which all play a part in making East Van the great place it is. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year.

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New Year’s Eve Gala At The Wise Hall

29 Dec
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The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street, is hosting a New Year’s Eve Gala. The event features  Rich Hope and His Evil Do’ers, The Razzle Tassel Tease Show and will be hosted by Paul Anthony and DJ Thee Creep3r. Tickets include admission, food from the Reef Restaurant, and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $35 and available online at Brown Paper Tickets, Red Cat Records, Highlife Records or the WISE Lounge.

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Merry Christmas East Van

24 Dec

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Uncle Vanya At The Cultch December 23 to January 14

23 Dec

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Blackbird Theatre presents Uncle Vanya at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street starting December 23rd.  This is classical theatre with Anton Chekhov’s heart-wrenching 19th century masterwork rich in improbable love, yearning and folly. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yeléna, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor’s late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Yelena’s spell. 

Blackbird Theatre has received multiple Jessie awards and nominations since 2006 so you can be assured of a great performance.  Tickets start at $17. The show runs until January 14, 2014 with post show talkbacks on Dececember 29, January 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 2014. 

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Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair At Croatian Cultural Centre Sunday, December 22nd

21 Dec

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Well for those of you that have left their Christmas shopping down to the wire, here is your chance to pick up some one-of-kind gifts from over 100 local artisans.   The Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair is taking place this Sunday, December 22nd at the Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.   First 50 people through the door on Sunday will receive a free Swag Bag.  Admission is $5 at the door, but children under 12 are free.  There will also be face painting and balloon animals for the kids. You can purchase your ticket(s) online at Eventbrite and by doing so, you will be entered into a draw for a $100 shopping spree. Winner will be announced on Saturday, December 21st.

While you are at the Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair, pop in and say hi to Kim Mulder and Kennedy Telford. Kim and Kennedy are two librarians who are passionate about real food and have just published a cookbook This East Van Kitchen: A Fresh Introduction to Cooking. The book features vegan, vegetarian and meat recipes with colour that jumps off the pages.   The book will be available for sale this Sunday for $30 for a single copy and $25 each for multiple copies. If you miss them at the craft fair, their book is available at the People’s Co-op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Drive.

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