#YESXMENTORS AN EVENING OF MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTION September 24
In partnership with Accenture, this year’s speed mentoring event focuses on breaking down the barrier of awkward conversations and the challenges of finding mentorship.
Events
20th Annual “Wine’d Up” Event Supports Whistler Search & Rescue October 26
On Saturday, October 26th, 2019, the Whistler Search and Rescue Society (WSAR) will hold its annual “Wine’d Up” fundraising dinner and auction. The evening includes a five-course gourmet delight, paired with select wines from Spain, Italy, France and California.
Vancouver International Film Festival presents “Scheme Birds” – a review
“Scheme Birds” is a beautifully crafted film. The intimacy with which Gemma allows her life to be shared is powerful; viewers feel what she feels and hope along with her that the next chapters of her life bring her the fulfillment she deserves.
VIFF World Premiere of remarkable doc on world-renowned artist, Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own
Filmmaker Daniel Traub’s canny closeups of Von Rydingsvard at work grant unparalleled proximity to her creative process.
Brazil’s Focus Cia de Dança celebrates the music of Steve Reich in Still Reich, Oct 2-4
Brazil’s Focus Cia de Dança makes its West Coast debut with Still Reich, a program of thrilling contemporary dance performed to the propulsive music of Steve Reich.
Emerging Designer Zoë Pawlak Goes Beyond the Canvas
As an industrial designer, Pawlak thrives off of these collaborations, thoroughly appreciating the opportunity to work with masters at the highest level of their craft in each new medium she melds with.
Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon A Night to Dream Gala 2019 Friday, October 4th
Join Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon for the 17th annual A Night to Dream Gala. The evening will include delicious food, fine wine, exciting live and silent auctions, raffle prizes, and live entertainment in celebration of this amazing community that keeps families close when it matters most.
Passions 2019 food as harm reduction – Thursday, September 26
Each year, the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation prepares in the neighbourhood of 96,000 meals for approximately 500 people living with the complications of HIV/AIDS as well as mental illness, housing insecurity, and various substance use disorders.
Bells and Whistles Announces Return of Wünderbar ‘Oktobeerfest’ Pop-Up, Exclusive ‘Zwanze Day’ Celebrations This Fall
Bells and Whistles is marking its second anniversary and gearing up for a September to remember at the Fraserhood hotspot by bringing back its Wünderbar ‘Oktobeerfest’ Pop-Up as well as the only ‘Zwanze Day’ celebration in Western Canada.
Yuwa Japanese Cuisine Welcomes Amabuki Brewery for ‘Secret Garden’ Sake Dinner on September 18
Yuwa Japanese Cuisine will take guests on a guided tour of the gardens that give Japanese brewery Amabuki its international renown when it welcomes the celebrated sakemaker for a special ‘Secret Garden’ Sake Dinner at the upper Kitsilano restaurant on Wednesday, September 18.