This is BC Buy Local Week, but that does not mean shopping local isn’t important every day of the year.We all know that this has been a very difficult year on everyone, especially on our smaller and medium local businesses. Covid-19 have meant many entrepreneurs have had a difficult time making end-meet due to restrictions…
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Support Museums & Galleries on Cyber Monday
When you’re shopping online this Cyber Monday, there’s a great way to find unique gifts, many of them from local artisans, and support your local Museum or Art Gallery while you’re doing it. With restrictions limiting visitors, the local Arts institutions are not welcoming the admissions that they usually see coming through the doors. Many…
Bring Vancouver Christmas Market Home For The Holidays
There was great disappointment when Vancouver Christmas Market cancelled the 2020 market. However, the Market team and vendors have adapted to bring us a unique market experience suited for the year’s pandemic restrictions. Vancouver Christmas Market has curated three Gift Boxes packed with goodies from the market’s vendors. Priced at three different tiers; Jovial Box…
12 Holiday Markets & Craft Fairs for your 2019 Christmas Shopping list.
As the annual Circle Craft Christmas Market wraps up it kicks off the Holiday season of craft fairs. Over the next month, Metro Vancouver is filled with markets and fairs of all sizes bringing the best of handcrafted, artisanal gifts and crafts for your holiday shopping. So skip the crowded malls, shop local and find something…
Discover Robert Rauschenberg at Vancouver Art Gallery.
This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery dives into its permanent collection to present Robert Rauschenberg 1965–1980, an exhibition of important but rarely seen works by the prolific twentieth-century American artist. The presentation features billboard-sized prints, intimate drawings, collages, sculptural works and large-scale fabric constructions from one of the most experimental periods of Rauschenberg’s career. “The Vancouver…
Queer Arts Festival celebrate rEvolution
The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF) opens June 17th, celebrating Vancouver’s queer arts, culture and history. Themed rEvolution, QAF 2019 closes on June 28th, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots which fittingly brought together the queer artists in New York’s Greenwich Village to push back against oppression. As it’s done for the…
5 Mother’s Day Picks for 2019 That Aren’t Brunch
This Sunday, much of the world celebrates Mother’s Day. While each country & culture has its own traditions, here in North America, the 2nd Sunday in May usually includes brunch, flowers & family. While a family meal with the matriarch is common, you might be looking for a different option to celebrate Mom. Here’s a…