Vancouver INSIDERS

September 3, 2010

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A number of lower mainland organizations are coming together for Our Global Embassy: Humans and Nature Silent Art Auction and Wine Tasting Event hosted by The Projects in Place Society (PIP). The community is invited to toast innovations in sustainable design, with a chance to walk away...

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What could be better than spending a night out with friends and family enjoying upbeat music, all while supporting a great cause? On October 2nd, 2010 help support the Canadian Diabetes Foundation by taking part in the 5th annual Music for Life fundraiser at the Bell Centre for Performing Arts...

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Photo courtesy of Home Hardware

Yes, Spring is the traditional time for cleaning, but Fall is the perfect time to stock up on items you'll need for next summer, as well as interior projects like paint, hardware and tools.

Save at Home Hardware's Fall Sale...

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Photo courtesy of Adhesif

Adhesif Clothing Company has always been at the forefront of fashion with its reclaimed vintage designs, so why not have its first solo catwalk at a venue of the same vein?

A LOCAL DESIGNER AND A CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY ARE THE PERFECT...

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Photo courtesy of M&M's

M&M's announces its new chocolate candies -- with pretzels inside. Even better, they contain less fat than other snack choices. Honest!

M&M's launches pretzels. Bendy, Dude.

Hey, snack-lovers, to save...

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Canadian country-rock stalwart’s Blue Rodeo are your Sunday night special this weekend at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl.  With our lovely local songwriter and fiddler Kendel...

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Local tour guides are taking sightseeing back to the streets with free walking tours and just because the Olympics are over doesn’t mean that all of the free sightseeing is gone. A collective  of local tour guides are offering free guided walking tours 6 days a week. Tour Guys is a group...

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Strands Hair and Skin Treatment Centre has designed some special father/daughter basic hair styling classes to help you avoid those hectic September mornings. Super Dad Class – Sunday, August 29th, 2010 1:00 p.m.

STRANDS makes time for Dads'N Kids

Calling...

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The Olio Festival is a multi-media arts festival locally curated and self-financed by promoters & lovers of Independent music, comedy, film & art within the city of Vancouver. Originally drawing inspiration from successful festivals such as Pop Montreal, SXSW, Calgary's...

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Time to Get SHIFTED

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SHIFTED is a showcase of five diverse speakers telling refreshing stories about a specific challenge they’ve faced and the choices they made to perserve and become the successful people they are today. Speakers include Danielle LaPorte, David Bentall, Andea Baxter, Tyler Mosha and Joel Solomon.

On...

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West Coast is known for many things, one of which is our local wild seafood industry. We really do get spoiled here with our vast selection of the freshest seafood right in our backyard.

In celebration of our seafood, the Wild BC Seafood Fest is back for its third year. It’s hosted...

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Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (aka The Swell Season) are bringing their touching folk-rock sounds to the sights of Stanley Park this coming Sunday.  The Irish pair plays The Malkin Bowl Sunday evening and they are bringing...

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The beauty of a city like Vancouver is in its people and the diversity among them. Some people are really into fine arts, music, commerce or academia. But in Vancouver, there are also a lot of fans of gore and flesh-eating creatures of the night. This weekend belongs to them.

Any good...

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If you have been following the adventures of Vancouver's premier temporary sale group -- The Latest Scoop -- you won't want to miss the closing weekend of its latest sale. The more you buy, the more you save!

 

THE LATEST SCOOP

4TH...

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It's always very tragic and sad when a Vancouver "landmark" bites the dust, so let's take a moment to appreciate what this wonderful bookstore has given to the city of Vancouver: Sophia had long been the one store you could count on for, say, a Polish-Swedish dictionary or detailed...

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Key members of the Vancouver media and music industry have come together to produce the 9th annual Music Therapy Ride – a charity ride from Vancouver to Whistler designed to raise funds for community-based music therapy services in B.C.

Established by members of the...

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As summer winds down, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival once again presents their annual Opera & Arias concerts, this year featuring one of the most popular of all operas - “LA BOHÈME” by GiacomoPuccini.

Two evening concerts and two matinees...

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Granville Street is also known as the entertainment district of Vancouver where you will find locals and tourists from everywhere. It's most popular during the Olympics with various photos and video footages of the street filled with people and Canadian flags. To the locals, this area is packed...

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With all the talk of arts cuts and lack of arts in the city and this and that I thought I’d bring some focus to a few arts event. In my research I stumbled upon Vancouver's Elektra Women's Choir, which announced their 24th season that includes a reading session of new works for women's...

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'The First Downloadable Drug' is ten new tracks by Vancouver rapper/producer Kid Lithium. Almost entirely produced by Lithium himself, 'The First Downloadable Drug' bangs with narcotic soaked electro rhythms accompanied by...