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MOVEMBERS ONLY: CAFÉ MEDINA RELEASES LIMITED ‘FRONT OF THE LINE’ SPOTS TO RAISE FUNDS, AWARENESS FOR MOVEMBER MOVEMENT

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 Brunch Hotspot Serves Up Three Time Slots Per Day By Donation Throughout November With All Proceeds To Benefit “Movember” Global Men’s Health Movement   While Café Medina normally operates under a strict no-reservations policy, the beloved downtown brunch institution will allow locals and visitors alike a golden opportunity to skip the line and book tables for … Read more

Join the BC Chefs Association on International Chefs Day (Oct 20)- Lunch on the Downtown East Side

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  BC Chefs Association Honour International Chefs Day by Providing Lunch on the Downtown East Side On Thursday, October 20, 2016 dozens of British Columbia’s chefs will celebrate International Chefs Day by serving lunch to the homeless and hungry in Oppenheimer Park from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Chef’s associations all around the world and across Canada … Read more

10th Annual Fall Into the Market – GIVEAWAY

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  a Rafflecopter giveaway Liberty Merchant Company proudly presents its annual Fall into the Market tasting event. This Liberty-sponsored event is in support of the BC SPCA, to protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in British Columbia. All proceeds from both ticket sales and the silent auction directly … Read more

BRA DAY: CLOSING THE LOOP ON BREAST CANCER

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  6th Annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day provides hope to women seeking options and information about breast reconstruction after cancer In support of the sixth annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day, Dr. Sheina Macadam is hosting a BRA Day event on Wednesday October 19th, 2016. BRA Day is a revolutionary initiative designed to promote … Read more

Rocky’s Halloween Party

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  Rocky Mountain Flatbread has a creepy crawly Halloween Party planned for families on October 30 from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. There is tons of Halloween fun on the menu including: – monster face pizza making ($8.50 per child) – creepy crawly candy bar – potions making bar – face painting. Costumes are very encouraged!   … Read more

21st Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale donates $40,000.

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  The 21st Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale donates $40,000. back to the community. As a result of the very successful 2016 Okanagan Fest of Ale Craft Beer and Cider Festival, the Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Society is thrilled to donate $40,000 back to the community. At a presentation held in Penticton Thursday October 13th, 2016 the Okanagan Fest … Read more

GARY SINISE & THE LT. DAN BAND PERFORM LIVE FOR 75TH PEARL HARBOR WAIKĪKĪ MOVIE ON THE BEACH

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    Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band will perform live on Waikīkī Beach as part of the 75th Pearl Harbor Commemoration!  Residents and visitors will be treated to a dynamic and free ‘Honor. Gratitude. Rock & Roll’ performance on Monday, December 5, 2016.  Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band will open that evening’s … Read more

Chan Centre Welcomes Back Spellbinding Spanish Singer Diego El Cigala

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  Three-time Latin GRAMMY winner performs songs from Indestructible, forthcoming album celebrating the rich sounds of salsa   The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) announces the hotly anticipated return of Diego El Cigala, charming vocalist and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 7pm in the … Read more

VSO presents The Music of David Bowie – a review by Hayden Clewes

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Reviving decades of classic glamour rock, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra delivered a powerful and respectful tribute to the Duke of Rock and Roll. David Bowie is a very well known name. Even if Ziggy Stardust doesn’t appear on your iTunes playlist, the odds are that you have heard one of his many great songs that … Read more

Museum of Anthropology Envelops Visitors in an Immersive Exhibition of Globally-Infused Textiles

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    Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures – Identity and cultural expression are manifested in an exhibition drawn from Western Canada’s largest textile collection   The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC is delighted to announce the unveiling of Western Canada’s largest textile collection in an expansive new exhibition, Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across … Read more