GIVEAWAY – Two tickets to Homes for the Holidays

  a Rafflecopter giveaway   12th annual Kids Help Phone Homes for the Holidays taking place Saturday, November 26th and Sunday, November 27th, is a popular local fundraising event where Vancouver’s top professional designers team up with home décor retailers and florists. Together they adorn five beautiful Vancouver Westside homes with unique displays of holiday … Read more

Smash+Tess launches second collection of premium dreamwear for Fall 2016

  Vancouver-based company brings a new vibe to sleepwear with fresh, fun-loving pieces  Fall in love with Smash+Tess all over again! The Vancouver-based premium dreamwear company is taking sleepwear to another level with the launch of its Fall 2016 collection, which introduces five brand-new pieces with a fun-loving vibe. Available exclusively at smashtess.com, the line is designed and ethically … Read more

Vancouver Foodster presents the 1st Spaghetti Challenge

  Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Spaghetti Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Spaghetti creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their spaghetti creations on their menu from October 5-30, 2016. This challenge pushes the boundaries of what … Read more

VIIF not be be confused with VIFF – The Vancouver International Improv Festival

With improv, you never know what you’re going to get, and I suppose that’s the point. But to provide some insight on the Vancouver International Improv Festival currently underway on Granville Island, the acting is top notch and the laughs are many, making for a great night of live theatre. I attended two shows on … Read more

#FridayFavourites – what’s happening October 7 – 14

  Dames Wine – Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter   Celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Dockside Restaurant   GLOWBAL’S Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet   WESTERN CANADA’S MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN EVENT RETURNS   LEGENDS OF THE FALL: THOMAS HAAS UNVEILS SIGNATURE CREATIONS TO USHER IN AUTUMN   Reminder: EAT! Vancouver Is Back!   #MarketMonday vendor PASTICHE … Read more

SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION SELECTS THE BARTELL FAMILY AS 2017 “EVENING OF HOPE” GALA HONOREES

The 20th Annual Evening of Hope Gala will be held on February 4, 2017, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Benefiting Mary’s Place  Seattle Hotel Association has selected the Bartell family as the honorees for their 2017 “Evening of Hope” Gala. The Association grants this honor to families and individuals who take a leadership role in the communities … Read more

Shark Club scores with NHL Kick-Off Party

Vancouver location to host Canucks meet-the-players event Shark Club Vancouver will host the final stop of The Fourth Period’s Season Opening Tour on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7pm. Following hugely successful events in Winnipeg and Calgary, Vancouver’s NHL Kick-Off Party is the last of three meet-the-players events in Western Canada hosted by the Shark Club sports … Read more

Harvest Haus to experience Oktoberfest

Harvest Haus returns for its third year to bring Munich to Vancouver. If you have always wanted to experience Oktoberfest in Germany but never had the chance to, then this is the right event for you. From the moment you walk in, Harvest Haus celebrates everything around this old European festival. The evening starts off … Read more

SPIRITS OF JAPAN 2016 Fundraising Tasting Event hosted by Tonari Gumi

  Come join Tonari Gumi’s (The The Japanese Canadian Volunteers Association) popular tasting event, now in its 15th year at the grand ballroom of The Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, featuring a wide range of sake and spirits in ‘spirit’ to Japan and the Japanese Community. Experience products from Artisan Sake Maker, Axis Planning, CMC Sake + Wine Merchants, Jizake Japan, Kanaya … Read more

FARMERS MARKETS FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN VANCOUVER

   A bountiful harvest celebration brings chefs together with local farmers, winemakers, and craft beverage producers to raise funds for Fresh to Families Project.    Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM), the non-profit organizer of eight weekly farmers markets in the city, is partnering with BC’s top farm-to-table chefs and a selection of local farms and producers … Read more