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BC Craft Beer Month

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s only fitting that we celebrate BC Craft Beer Month since it was right here in the Greater Vancouver area that John Mitchell opened the first modern craft brewery in Canada back in 1982. Today, there are over 70 craft breweries in the province and craft beer has bubbled up to 12.7% (of all beer […]

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Zombies in Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Zombies are so hot right now and if you can’t get enough in movies, on television, or in video games, you won’t be disappointed if you’re in the Vancouver area this season. The Zombie Syndrome: On Death Island The Zombie Syndrome is an interactive theatre experience on the streets of Vancouver kicks off Tuesday, October […]

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October Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

As the rain pelts down, removing leaves and acorns from wind-blown branches, we pull out our gumboots and prepare for muddy treks into pumpkin patches, zombie-focused parties, and haunting seasonal activities around Metro Vancouver. October is probably one of the busiest months around when it comes to events, with the Vancouver International Film Festival underway, […]

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Variety Market and Auction

Comments 22 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Variety Market and Auction is the fundraising shopping event of the year and it will take place on Sunday, October 6th at the Westin Bayshore. Presented by Buy-Low Foods, proceeds from this brunch, live auction, silent auction, and bargain grocery shopping event benefit Variety. The BC chapter of Variety was established in 1965, and […]

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Vancouver Home and Design Show

Comments 157 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Home and Design Show brings entertaining, design, and home improvement ideas and innovations together under one roof, at BC Place, October 17th to October 20th, 2013. With an impressive line-up of special guests, celebrities, and experts, you’ll be informed, entertained, and inspired this season. The Vancouver Home + Design Show presented by Scotiabank […]

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Architecture and Design: Film Night at the Hollywood

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Starting in October, the Vancouver Heritage Foundation and the Church at the Hollywood will screen four nights of film, each with the theme of how architecture and design shape our world. Photo credit: Photocat62 on Flickr The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is offering this last hurrah to celebrate 78 years of the historic Hollywood Theatre, which […]

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Free Weekend at Science World

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Science World at TELUS World of Science is getting ready to present Around the Dome in 30 Days, a month-long family-friendly community science celebration. To kick off the campaign, admission will be free for everyone on Saturday, September 28, 2013 and Sunday, September 29, 2013 thanks to support from Genome BC and BC Hydro. Then […]

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Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala

by Guest Author

On Saturday October 19, 2013, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will welcome guests to the Westin Bayshore Hotel for their 9th annual Gift of Time Gala, where over 600 partners, supporters and friends of the Hospice will come together for an evening to honour the courage found at Canuck Place. The evening is set to include […]

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World Rivers Day 2013 Around Metro Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 33rd annual BC Rivers Day celebration of World Rivers Day will take place in a number of communities between Friday, September 27th and Monday, September 30th, 2013. Free, family-friendly events will be hosted featuring everything from shoreline cleanups to live music, barbecues and boat tours. World Rivers Day Gala Event: Burnaby Where: Burnaby Village […]

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Andy Dixon: Pleasure Studies

Comments 1 by Michelle Kim

I first met painter Andy Dixon at a pool party in the Southlands a few summers ago. The host of the party was celebrating the completion of renovations that transformed his house into a re-imagined mid-century home reminiscent of Richard Neutra’s Kauffman House in Palm Springs — with its large glass sliding doors that opened […]

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