Young chefs battle for top culinary prize, $10,000

  Tickets for live competition and celebrity chef dinner in Vancouver now open to the public   Eight finalists. One winner. Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship’s nationwide search for Canada’s top young chef will reach boiling point on Saturday, September 17 at Vancouver Community College, when finalists compete in a black box challenge to be crowned … Read more

Back at Mosquito Creek Marina from 8 – 11th September 2016 

  The Squamish Nation Marine Group proudly presents the 10th annual Boat Show at Mosquito Creek Marina from September 8-11, 2016. As Vancouver’s premiere floating boat show, you’ll be able to find the top 10 yacht brokers in BC with the latest models and previously owned vessels. The floating show displays the trendiest boat brands and manufacturers, … Read more

Garagiste North Artisan Wine Festival September 18, 2016

  GARAGISTE – (gar-ah-jeest) noun, Fr. : The garagiste originally refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region of France, producing “vins de garage” or “garage wine”. They were renegade small lot winemakers, sometimes working in their garage, who refused to follow industry laws and protocol. synonyms: rebels, pioneers, renegades, individualists, mavericks, driven … Read more

  West Coast based Fiveleft Leathergoods celebrates  10 years of leather bag and accessory designs with free, public runway show

All are invited to attend the Fiveleft Leathergoods runway show and after party celebrating 10 years of designs, on Saturday, October 1st from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at The Waterfall Building, 1540 West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver, BC.  Two runway shows, featuring a decade of designs, will be followed by an after party.  Tickets are free and on … Read more

 Shakespeare Unchained Presents: aux.la.more By Kara Nolte  Sept 9th-13th 

  Slow dance with someone, at the Vancouver Fringe Shakespeare Unchained presents: aux.la.more- a solo performance by dance artist Kara Nolte which investigates the idea of intimacy and how we show ourselves to others. Using elements of poetry, original text, movement, repetition and transformation as tools, the work leans into nostalgia while sharing joyful moments … Read more

Metro Vancouver Celebrates Culture Days With Free Community Events

  Metro Vancouver residents will join the thousands of Canadian communities participating in this year’s Culture Days festivities, September 30, October 1 and October 2. Culture Days embraces local arts, culture and heritage initiatives by offering free, hands-on, interactive and community organized activities to the public (see Community Highlights below). Culture Days aims to promote direct interaction between creators … Read more

Vancouver Academy of Music Announces Newly Formed Koerner Piano Trio & $1-Million Recital Hall Renovation

  New ensemble-in-residence and enhanced performance space set to further Academy’s legacy of musical excellence   Vancouver Academy of Music (VAM) is thrilled to announce its new ensemble-in-residence, Koerner Piano Trio (KPT), alongside plans for an extraordinary $1-million renovation of the Academy’s beloved Koerner Recital Hall – the largest fundraising effort undertaken by VAM in 40 … Read more

Luxury & Supercar Weekend gears up for its 7th year with $200M of luxury

  The annual luxury event features the crème de la crème of automotive design, fashion, jewelry, watches, specialty foods, fine wine and spirits. Revving up for another successful year in the supercar capital of North America, Luxury & Supercar Weekend (L&SW) returns on September 10th and 11th to bring rare Concours classics and modern exotic to … Read more

#MarketMonday vendor  Tien Neo EaMas  Jewels Spells 

    Hello! I am a silver/goldsmith and alchemist, smithing since 1996 and practicing the mystical arts since 1991. I have a Bachelor of Fine and Performing Arts from Simon Fraser University, Interior Design and Classical Feng Shui Certificates.  I am a modern day wizard, Feng Shui consultant, artist, performer, and inspirational speaker. Media appearances … Read more