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New Service Features Sweet, Savoury Small Bites, Sandwiches, Pastries Paired with Tea or Coffee, with Barons de Rothschild Champagne Also Available After its successful launch this June, Richmond restaurant, café and art gallery concept Origo Club will expand its offerings by adding Afternoon Tea service beginning Friday, August 31. Available Fridays and Saturdays from 1:30 to […]
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This September marks 30 years since Hart House restaurant opened its doors in Burnaby. Located on the shores of Deer Lake, the restaurant offers acclaimed Pacific Northwest cuisine and an award-winning cellar. To celebrate this milestone, Hart House is offering a special “Throwback Menu” that pays homage to classic dishes from the restaurant’s past. From […]
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The Dance Centre presents the 17th annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House Saturday September 15, 2018 | 11am-5pm Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street (at Granville), Vancouver Free admission Information: 604 606 6400 www.thedancecentre.ca Presented with the support of Scotiabank From ballet and contemporary to flamenco and swing, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open […]
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A musical theatre, ‘Raindrop: A Quest for Love’, will be the center-piece at the 8th annual West Coast Tagore Festival on September 8. Its plot revolves around two parallel narratives of love and nature. In one narrative, the dance-drama presents Dhora, the protagonist, as a young woman secretively questing for love. Looking from outside, she […]
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Here is your chance to snag some excellent CheckMate Chardonnays I am excited to announce the release of our newest Chardonnay, the 2015 Queen’s Advantage from CheckMate’s Combret Vineyard. Located in the Okanagan Valley’s pristine Golden Mile Bench, these 45 year old Chardonnay vines are among some of the first planted in Canada. Alongside the […]
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As summer begins to wind down it can be the perfect time to do some BC Wine Country touring. There are so many regions to visit in British Columbia you’ll want to explore each region. For our first #FavouriteThings featured region we present the region of Kaleden Okanagan Falls Penticton Some of our favourite wineries are located […]
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2017 Gamay Rust Winery Oliver, BC $23.00 Initially, I was devastated to find out that Mount Boucherie no longer offered Gamay as it was a favourite of mine. Fortunately, the news was not as bad as it first appeared. The new owners also owned Rust Winery (located on the former Rustico site) and decided to […]
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Tofino’s leader in adventure experiences offers unique opportunities for fishing enthusiasts This September, Tofino Resort + Marina brings the exhilarating tuna fishing experience to Tofino in their inaugural Race for the Blue derby. Taking place on September 7-15, 2018, the tournament’s $25,000 grand prize will draw the excitement of anglers from across the […]
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What drink has the unparalleled pumpkin power to kickstart an entire season and stir up a whole latte excitement? The Pumpkin Spice Latte, of course! On Tuesday, August 28, the iconic Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte will be back in Starbucks cafés across the country to celebrate its 15th year. Also peeking their lids out of the pumpkin patch […]
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The ‘Queen of Mariachi’ is Set to Dazzle in One-Night Engagement and Tribute to the Late Juan Gabriel The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) welcomes Grammy Award-winning Mexican superstar Aida Cuevas joined by her illustrious band Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán on September 22, 2018, at 8pm in the […]
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37th Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 – October 12, 2018 The Vancouver International Film Festival’s (VIFF) film streams Sea to Sky presented by TELUS, and True North presented by Telefilm, offer moving Indigenous stories with the Western Canadian Premiere of Edge of the Knife, the first narrative feature in the Haida language; Picking Up […]
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“Marion Bridge” at Kay Meek Arts Studio Theatre Leo Tolstoy’s oft-quoted line from Anna Karenina “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” applies with bracing verisimilitude to Daniel MacIvor’s celebrated play Marion Bridge. When three estranged sisters (Agnes, Theresa and Louise) make the trip home to Cape Breton to care for […]
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September 6-16, 2018 Required Membership: $7 Mainstage/BYOV Tickets: $15; Frequent Fringer Cards: $40/$90/$270 Phillips Fringe Bar: FREE Public Market Pick of the Fringe & Pick Plus: September 19-23; $25 Tickets and Info: vancouverfringe.com Get out your daubers! It’s time to fill your Bingo card with as much theatre as you can! There are 99 shows […]
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Flamenco Rosario Presents Vancouver International Flamenco Festival September 21-29, 2018 Featuring Spain’s Sara Calero – Petisa Loca (Crazy Girl) Vancouver venues including Vancouver Playhouse, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Annex, Vancouver Public Library. www.vancouverflamencofestival.org The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival announces its spellbinding 2018 lineup of local and international flamenco artists, September 21 […]
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Over $250M in Automotive Excellence September 8 & 9, 2018 Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2018 Canada’s premier luxury lifestyle and automotive event at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. 20% OFF ADULT ONE-DAY VIP TICKET Promo code: LSWPRE2018 / expires at 11PM on August 31st. purchase T I C K E T S online Pagani Huayra BC First public […]
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Le Dîner en Blanc – Vancouver celebrated its seventh glamorous anniversary last night, welcoming 4,000 revelers to the grounds of VanDusen Botanical Garden! Once again, this year’s edition gave Vancouver a chance to exhibit their fashion sense, showcase their classy taste for design and elegance and share their culinary delights. World-renown for its photogenic moments, last night’s Le Dîner […]
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Wow. Just wow. Normally, I just write articles about wine, but I am also smart enough to act when other opportunities knock. And opportunity did knock when I got an email from Jennifer Friesen, of Genesis Richmond, inviting me to a Genesis G70 Driving Experience. I drove out to the BC Driving Centre near the […]
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