One month from now, Vancouver Men’s Fashion Week 2013 kicks off with a VIP reception & style seminars August 8th at Hotel Le Soleil and runway shows at Woodward’s Atrium on August 10th. Founded in 2010, by renaissance man; engineer-pilot-entrepreneur-sartorialist Jun Ramos when he saw a need to support Vancouver’s burgeoning men’s fashion industry. Half…
Author: Jay Minter
New for 2013 – EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival
Vancouver’s newest summer festival kicks off tomorrow, EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival, run Saturday July 6th and Sunday July 7th at VanDusen Botanical Garden. An offspring of the long-running EPIC sustainable lifestyle showcase, EPIC the festival is combining local live entertainment, BC grown food and beverages and an eco-friendly marketplace into one summer extravaganza. With its…
Hunt for the Underwear Affair 2013
Once again runners will be dropping their pants and sprinting through the city in the annual Underwear Affair. Benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation, Underwear Affair’s goal is to draw attention to cancers below the belt – prostate, colorectal, ovarian, testicular, bladder, cervical, and uterine. The 10km run and 5km walk are joined by the new…
Get ready to ‘Take Off Fridays’ at YVR
You don’t have to leave the city to take a trip this summer with a trip, just hop the Canada Line to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to the fourth annual Take Off Fridays. Whether you’re looking for a fun new activity for you and your friends, or in search of entertainment the whole family will…
Royal Baby Month at The Fairmont Empress
In Britain, bookies are taking bets on whether it will be a prince or a princess for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as the Royal Baby’s mid-July due date grows ever nearer. Here at home, with a century of royal connections, The Fairmont Empress is the perfect location to celebrate the arrival of the…
Picks Of The Week – July 3, 2013
Hope everyone had a good Canada Day and our American friends have a Happy 4th tomorrow! Here’s some stuff to get you through the week. Rock: Join the Kiss Army as the iconic rock band bring their Monster Tour to Rogers Arena on Saturday Swing: For something on the opposite end of the musical spectrum…
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Enchanted Evening Summer Concerts 2013
Music is returning to the tranquility of Vancouver’s Dr Sun Yat-Sen Garden July 5th. Enchanted Evening Concerts brings an eclectic mix of performers the to classical Chinese Garden every Friday evening during the summer. The performances are a perfect way to relax after a long week and support the Garden’s upkeep, educational programs and community…