On Saturday, the City of Coquitlam hosted the 2nd annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival at Town Centre Park. The event had craft corners, face painting, food trucks, beer vendors, artisans, and a performance lineup on two stages that sure drew a crowd. As an official media partner — and enthusiasts of fun events — John and I were on site to take in the festivities, and to meet my VIP contest winner who got a meet and greet with headliner Bif Naked!
Here are some of the great photos John took throughout the day:
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Shopping at Metropolis at Metrotown is about to get a whole lot sweeter! From August 11th to 20th, Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting Metropolis Tasty Treats, a mouth-watering and whimsical exhibit featuring larger-than-life food art displays, sampling from sweet and salty snack retailers, and daily contest giveaways.
Metropolis Tasty Treats
When: Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 20, 2017
Where: Metropolis at Metrotown Grand Court (4700 Kingsway, Burnaby)
During the 10-day exhibit, shoppers can snap endless selfies in front of the jumbo displays such as an 8-foot donut and a lollipop tree that sprouts out from a cupcake. 22,000 candy jawbreakers will be on display and for sale in our 7-foot gumball machine for 25 cents each, with all monies donated to the Burnaby Neighbourhood House.
Shoppers can also guess how many hundreds of jellybeans are in the display case for a chance to win a grand prize $1,000 shopping spree. There are also random contests for prize giveaways on Metropolis’ Facebook and Instagram.
Enter to Win
Be sure to head over to Metropolis Tasty Treats by August 20th, especially so you can window shop in case you win my giveaway! I have a $250 gift card up for grabs, thanks to Metropolis at Metrotown.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00pm on Friday, August 18, 2017.
Follow Metropolis at Metrotown on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information about their shops, services, and special events.
Update The winner is Alana!
One of the busiest weekends of the summer is upon us! There are over 40 events happening on Saturday alone, including three that I am very excited to support: The Kaleidoscope Arts Festival Coquitlam (Saturday), the Richmond Maritime Festival (Saturday & Sunday), and Movies Under the Stars in Surrey (Saturday). For all of these events and more fun with friends and family, browse the event list below:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, August 11, 2017
Fridays on Front, New Westminster
Kids Can Paint – Kids Paint Night
Music at the Cannery
Illumination Summer Night Market, Richmond
Point Grey Cinema Movie at Trimble Park – SING!
Lynn Valley Concert Series
South Granville Summer Book Sale & BBQ
Summer Concert Series Coquitlam
Abbotsford Air Show
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
Story Story Lie: All Stars
Richmond Night Market
Shipyards Night Market North Vancouver
World Indigenous Basketball Challenge
Vagabond Players Present: Love’s Labour’s Lost
13: The Musical
Vines Eco-Arts Festival
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Vancouver Mural Festival
Harmony Arts Festival
CBC Musical Nooner Concert Series
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Miss604 and The Wine Syndicate are pleased to present a new bi-weekly series to help you gear up for the weekend in style. Weekend Wine will showcase new-to-you wineries, familiar favourites, and perfect pairings that you can pick up at your local purveyor.
Weekend Wine Selection
L’Ora Pinot Grigio DOC from vineyards in Alto Adige DOC, Italy. L’Ora is the name of the southerly afternoon wind that blows down over the lakes and vineyards in Alto Adige where the grapes are grown that go into making this Pinot Grigio.
Having “DOC” at the end of the name is very important and it’s an Italian quality designation, much like “VQA” has in BC.
Tasting & Pairing Notes
Michaela Morris of The Westender writes: “It is unctuously textured, slightly honeyed, with lovely peach flavours, yet clean and minerally on the finish.”
This wine is aged for 4 months on the fine lees in stainless steel. An ideal pairing would be with crisp summer salads, seafood, or patio sipping.
I’m recalling a delicious salad I had at the Westin a few weeks ago called “Oh Kale Yeah!” It had organic kale, red quinoa, avocado, tomato, roasted corn, lime vinaigrette and I added some fresh prawns on top for protein. It would have been a perfect pairing for this juicy, tropical Pinot Grigio.
Where To Buy in Metro Vancouver
L’Ora Pinot Grigio DOC has been given 90 points from WineDiva (a Vancouver writer and judge) and it’s the best value DOC Pinot Grigio on the market. It retails exclusively at BC Liquor Stores for $16.99.
Please enjoy responsibly. Must be 19+.
There’s a free, family-friendly festival in Coquitlam on Saturday, August 12th that features live music, an artisan market, food trucks, craft beer, and much more. Since the festival is new, and you may not know what to expect, I’ve put together the top 5 reasons I’m looking forward to attending Kaleidoscope Arts Festival.
Kaleidoscope Arts Festival in Coquitlam
Where: Town Centre Park next to Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station
When: Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: FREE! All ages. RSVP on Facebook here »
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