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Vaisakhi Parade and Celebration April 13th

8 Apr

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Vaisakhi is  a festival celebrated every April by millions of Sikhs around the world. It is a day that marks the New Year and is also the anniversary of one of the most important events in Sikhisim, that being Khalsa.  It also marks the beginning of the Harvest Season. This Saturday, April 13th, come celebrate Vaisakhi. A parade will start its procession at 11:00 a.m. from the Ross Street Temple, 8000 Ross Street (at 64th Avenue) in SE Vancouver and will travel south on Ross Street to SE Marine Drive, then west on Main Street, North to 49th Avenue and east to Fraser Street, south to 57th Avenue, east to Ross Street before returning to the Ross Street Temple. In addition to the parade, there will be Nagar Kirtan hymns, floats, live music, rides and free food prepared by local residents and businesses. The event runs until 4:00 p.m.

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Inaugural East Side Beer Fest At Wise Hall – March 20th

11 Mar

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Liberty Wine Merchants presents the East Side Beer Fest on Wednesday, March 20th 7:00 p.m. at the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street. This is an inaugural beer tasting event which will feature craft beers from all over the world. Also on hand, will be food samplings from food purveyors on Commercial Drive.  This Liberty sponsored event is also a fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. All ticket sales and draw prizes directly support the GVFBS. Tickets are $20 each and you are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation.  Tickets available at all Liberty Wine Merchant locations.  In East Vancouver, visit them at 1622 Commercial Drive.

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