June 23rd, 2011, Pete Shpak
Vancouver International Jazz FestivalA hipster could really get their fix this weekend: feed your eyes Saturday evening with The
Cheaper Show, then treat your
ears to a feast of sophistication with the Jazz festival kicking off this
Friday.
The festival runs for 10 days & venues are scattered
about the city, with acts as diverse as a Miles Davis’ retrospective
album. Topping that lis ...
June 22nd, 2011, Pete Shpak
The Cheaper Show
Art is awesome.
Awesome art, that is cheaper, is even more awesome. Welcome, the 10th annual “The
Cheaper Show.”
This Saturday, June 25th, the legendary art
orgy comes to Main St. 1200
submissions from around the world, whittled down to 400 pieces from 200
artists, all at the insanely reasonable price of $200. This is a GREAT opportunity to snag
some very high q ...
June 21st, 2011, Pete Shpak
Summer Splash
It’s official. Summer has arrived – who cares what Mother
Nature has to say. To kick start
everyone’s favorite season, Goldfish hosts its annual fundraiser featuring a
bikini fashion show, salsa performers &, most importantly, free food &
booze.
Last year, Summer Splash raised $40,000 for the Vancouver
Native Health Society & this year, proceeds will help this organizat ...
June 20th, 2011, Pete Shpak
I like to consider myself a bit of a Cioppino buff. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this delicious meal I refer you to Wikipedia…
Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San Francisco. Despite being considered an Italian dish, it is unknown in Italy, and it is only slightly comparable with various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine. Cioppino is traditionally made from t ...
June 16th, 2011, Pete Shpak
Be Proud of our Beautiful City!...Last night was a pretty big hit to the image of Vancouver, mainly due to a few people with the premeditated intent of doing some damage. I really hope that everyone understands that these people were mostly not from Vancouver and do not represent us as a city at all. A better representation is all that has already been done to rectify the situation. There hav ...
June 6th, 2011, Pete Shpak
GET TO A TV...I was hoping to write something interesting to do in Vancouver today, but as the time ticks closer and closer to the start of the third game tonight in Boston I think it would be pretty much useless.We are two wins away from making history in Vancouver. I don't care if you aren't a hockey fan... you should be watching this. Get to a bar, your friends house, out to the public vie ...
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