The search for Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist is on! Marketplace Events, owners and producers of some of the biggest home and design shows in Canada, and Urban Barn are scouring the Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton areas for the next big name in design, entertaining and all things lifestyle.
If you think you could be Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist, create an audition video (mobile video is fine, and encouraged) and then upload your entry to the competition website Thursday, April 30, 2015. From there, three finalists will be selected and notified by Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The winner will be announced in August.
Whether you’re a blogger, designer, lifestyle or entertaining enthusiast, you’re invited to submit your audition video. If you’ve got a reputation for throwing buzz-worthy parities, creating unforgettable spaces, and styling incredible Instagram snaps, they want to hear from you. This could be your chance to launch a hobby into a career, expand your audience, and make some amazing industry connections.
The winner will receive a $10,000 prize package and launch into stardom as the official spokesperson for Marketplace Events at this year’s Vancouver Home + Design Show, the Calgary Home + Design Show and the Edmonton Fall Home Show. They’ll also make connections with Western Living magazine and receive a shopping spree from Urban Barn.
Urban Barn Giveaway
To promote the search for Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist, I have a $50 Urban Barn gift card to give away.
Now with 40 stores, servicing customers across Canada, Urban Barn carries a host of great quality furniture, home decor and accents sourced locally and abroad, to offer unique home styles you simply won’t find in other stores.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
Find out how you can be Western Canada’s #nexthomestylist + RT to enter to win $50 for @Urban_Barn from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/L0hfT
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Follow Marketplace events on , and Urban Barn on Twitter for more information.
Broadway Across Canada, who has brought shows like Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, and Les Miserables to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage in Vancouver has announced their 2015-2016 season lineup.
Broadway Across Canada 2015-2016 Season
Disney’s The Lion King June 18th to July 12th, 2015
More than 70 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney’s The Lion King, and now you can, too, when Vancouver’s best-loved musical returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. The Lion King also features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice.
Once November 17th to November 22nd, 2015
Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Once is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, Once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights… but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, Once draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It’s an unforgettable story about going for your dreams and the power of music to connect us all.
Dirty Dancing January 12th to January 17th, 2016
Dirty Dancing- The Classic Story on Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring the hit songs, “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and the heart stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” London’s Sunday Express says “This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!”
Mamma Mia! March 29th to April 3rd, 2016
Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it’s your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Super Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All,” with an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. Whether it’s your first visit or your fourteenth, see the show that has the whole world coming back for more, because every time feels like the first time at Mamma Mia!.
BAC Tickets and Subscriptions
Vancouver Season Subscribers receive exclusive perks, including: priority access over general public, easy payment plans, guaranteed seats for all season presentations, ticket exchange services, lost ticket replacement, online upgrades and much more. Season ticket package costs vary in price depending on performance, seat location, and date of purchase. Packages start at $131 and are available online and or by phone at 1-855-542-7469.
Follow Broadway Across Canada on Twitter and Facebook for more information about their shows coming to Vancouver in 2015-2016.
Vancouver Block. Photo credit: Zorro1968 on Flickr
The public is invited to submit nominations for heritage restoration, rehabilitation and conservation for sites located within the city of Vancouver. This is a simple process to encourage anyone to nominate a project – large or small – that they feel deserves recognition. All that is required is up to three photographs, and some basic information – your name and e-mail contact and a few sentences summarizing the work.
Heritage Award winners include architects, community organizations, developers, writers, artists, and ordinary citizens. Recipients are recognized for their extraordinary work efforts to preserve our diverse heritage throughout Vancouver’s neighbourhoods.
Past award winners include the Salt Building (2011) which was built in 1930 and is now home to CRAFT Beer Market; Hotel Georgia (2013) for respectful, detailed restoration of the landmark hotel and for balancing heritage conservation with modern interventions; Hudson’s Bay Company (2013) for the re-creation of the historic ground floor entrance canopies; the Vancouver Block (2011); Flack Block (2009); Friends of Victory Square (2007); and many more.
For the People’s Choice Award, nominate your favourite example of work that represents quality heritage conservation in Vancouver. The presentation of the City of Vancouver Heritage Awards, to be held in early May 2015, will include the winners of the People’s Choice Heritage Awards.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Our meal was compliments of Boulevard. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
“These are the best chicken wings I’ve ever had!” is not something I expected to exclaim during a romantic, candlelit anniversary dinner in the city’s best new fine dining restaurant, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar.
Photo courtesy of Boulevard
John and I recently enjoyed an epic dining experience at Boulevard, and I use the word epic because a six course pairing menu, with impeccable service, starting with oysters and ending with coffee and hazelnut semi-freddo is worthy of the adjective.
Our night began with some bubbles to toast the occasion, 9 years of marriage and our first visit to this award-winning restaurant in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. We put ourselves in the hands of Executive Chef Alex Chen as multi-course meal was prepared for us along with a few special requests from John — the Iowa boy who has to try the pork on every menu.
Our fresh oysters were served with Taittinger Brut Réserve, and a delicious frothy Thai fish sauce along with chardonnay and pinot noir meunier options. Next came the Yellowfin Tuna Crudo, paired with a 2011 Verdejo from Bodegas Naia.
The crispy chicken wings were next. Crunchy, crackly, and smothered in sticky fish sauce caramel served with sambal chili and pickled vegetables. The texture was my favourite part, with such a loud crunch even though it wasn’t over battered. The succulent morsels of chicken soaked up the sweet and spicy flavours that were buoyed by the Sperling Vineyards 2013 pinot noir pairing. Delicious.
Photo courtesy of Boulevard
Reeling from the party in my mouth caused by the chicken wings, we got down to business as two preparations of Boulevard’s popular entrees arrived at our table. Roasted sablefish with coconut rice, gai lan flan, beech mushrooms, shallot, and lemon grass vinaigrette paired with Laughing Stock’s 2013 Viognier was bright and aromatic.
John’s Snake River Farm pork chop made him smile with the accompanying daikon choucroute, confit carrot, bacon, caramelized apple, and mustard jus paired with a 2012 Zweigelt from Arrowleaf.
We honestly turned down another course at this point as we were getting so full and our taste buds were loaded with so many explosive flavours that they were dancing and waving a white flag, content and perfectly satiated. But we couldn’t miss out on dessert.
Affogato parfait with layers of coffee and hazelnut semi-freddo, mocha hot chocolate, vanilla ice cream with a glass of Château d’Orignac sent us from cloud nine to cloud ten.
Photo courtesy of Boulevard
Although we haven’t been back yet for Boulevard Bar Manager Justin Taylor’s highly-praised cocktails, we definitely have plans for another date night there soon. The impeccable and professional service, the wide selection of wines, and the European ambiance with modern decor will make us regulars soon enough. That, and those chicken wings. They’ll keep me coming back for sure!
Boulevard Happy Hour
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is giving guests a new reason to look forward to punching out at the end of the work day thanks to the restaurant’s new, seasonally-inspired additions to the lunch and dinner menus from Executive Chef Alex Chen, as well as Happy Hour drinks and small-plate specials available from 3:30pm to 5:30pm daily beginning Friday, March 27, 2015.
Justin Taylor’s new daily Happy Hour drink menu features
Russian Standard Moscow Mule, $5
Vodka, Gin and Bourbon Highballs, $5
Red Truck Ale, Lager and India Pale Ale by the bottle, $4
Granville Island Lager on tap, $5
Nichol Vineyard and Estate Winery Wine by the glass, $7
Chef Chen’s Happy Hour food menu offers a range of small-plate selections
Heirloom Beet Salad with hazelnut, frill lettuce, white balsamic, $9
Clam Chowder with smoked black cod, sawmill bay clam, potato, fennel pollen, $9
Crispy Chicken Wings with fish sauce caramel, sambal chili, pickled vegetables, $10
Crispy Stuffed Olives with anchovy, ricotta, spiced citrus aioli, $6
With all of this in mind, I am more than happy to announce an amazing giveaway from Boulevard to celebrate their new Happy Hour offerings.
Boulevard Happy Hour Giveaway
You can enter to win Boulevard Happy Hour for 8 People valued at $250! Here’s how:
Leave a comment naming a menu item you’d love to try (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win $250 for #BLVDHappyHour at @BLVDYvr from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/KTLTH
Must be 19+. Please enjoy responsibly. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, April 3, 2015. Find Boulevard in the Sutton Place Hotel, located at 845 Burrard Street just off Robson. Follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information about Happy Hour.
If you ask any local to create a list for an out-of-towner that includes tourist attractions and favourite hidden gems you’ll always see Grouse Mountain, Granville Island, and Stanley Park on the list but more often than not, you’ll also find a recommendation for Steveston. This historic fishing village is located along the South Arm of the Fraser River in Richmond and has attractions, quaint coffee shops and boutiques, annual festivals and some of the best eats around — from hearty barbecue and fish & chips, to a classic ice cream cone to be devoured on the boardwalk on a sunny summer day.
12 Beautiful Photos of Steveston
Every week when I put together a collection of photos from the Miss604 Flickr Pool and the #Photos604 tag on Instagram there are always images of Steveston. Whether it’s an epic sunset, a cool boat reflection photo, or art at Garry Point Park. Here is just a small sampling of images that feature this charming part of the “604”.
