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Fill a Stocking for Beauty Night

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Vancouver’s Beauty Night Society is a non-profit organization in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that is committed to bettering the self-esteem, image, and lives of women living in poverty. In their 15 years in service, they have given over 50,000 life-makeovers and that work continues this season. Fill a Stocking for Beauty Night In addition to Beauty […]

42nd Annual Circle Craft Christmas Market

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The very popular Circle Craft Christmas Market returns this month to kick off the holiday season in style with hundreds of gifts, decorations, snacks, and seasonal inspirations. ~~~~ CLICK HERE TO WIN TICKETS TO THE 2016 CHRISTMAS MARKET ~~~~~ What: Circle Craft Christmas Market Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West When: November 11th until November 15th, […]

Winter Farmers Markets in Vancouver

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Squash, turnips, apples, beets, oh my! Shop for the very best of the season at your local winter farmers market, now with two locations in Vancouver. Winter Farmers Markets in Vancouver Where: Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market (Hastings Skatepark, Renfrew St) When: Sundays (November 8th to May 1st) from 10:00am to 2:00pm Details: Located between […]

Win Tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball

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Be a part of a very special event for an organization that has supported families in our community for the last 85 years. Since 1930, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau has been a centralized warehouse for other bureaus and agencies in the region. Year-round, with the support of dozens of sponsors, volunteers and donors, they […]

Vancouver Bach Choir Celebrates 85 Years

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The City of Vancouver wasn’t even 45 years old at the time the Vancouver Bach Choir gave its first concert at the Orpheum Theatre in December of 1930. Outside of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (1919) the Vancouver Bach Choir is the oldest performing arts organization in the province, and one of the oldest symphonic choirs […]