The main objective of this website is to scout out and promote the things that make Vancouver such a sweet place to be. We do this with an emphasis on the city’s independent spirit to foster a sense of connectedness within and between our communities, and to introduce our readers to the people who grow and cook our food, play the raddest tunes in our better venues, create our most interesting art, and design everything from what we wear to the spaces we inhabit.

The Scout List is our carefully considered first rate list of super awesome things that we’re either doing, wishing that we could do, or conspiring to do this week. From our calendar to yours…

Get inspired with a peek at the winning designs of the ABC (A Better Classroom) design competition pulled together by Architecture for Humanity.
April 1 | 6:30 pm | InterUrban Gallery  (1 E Hastings) | FREE | Details

It’s about time someone put on an over-the-top tea in this city. Soak up the long weekend by dropping in for the Mad Hatter’s Tea at the Hotel Vancouver.
Daily – April 1 – 30 | 2-4 pm | Fairmont Hotel Van |  Count on at at least $40

Dead Meadow plays a gig at the good ol’ Biltmore tomorrow night – don’t miss it.
April 2 | 9:30 pm | Biltmore Cabaret| $16 | Get the full scoop here

If classical isn’t your bag – catch Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation at (where else?) the Rio.
April 2 – 18 | 7 & 9:30 + midnight screenings April 1, 2, and 3rd | Rio Theatre | $10

Baker’s Market. Word. Check out our recent post and let your eyes devour the cupcakes and cookies first!
April 3 | 11 am – 3 pm | 408 East Kent Avenue South, Back door #115 | Find out more…

Make the climb up Grouse for Peter Rabbit’s Easter Brunch – egg hunt, face painting – the whole bit.
April 4 | 11 am or 1 pm | The Observatory, Grouse Mountain | www.grousemountain.com/

There is a fundraiser at Antisocial – couple o’ bands and some fine conversation – check it.
April 4 | 8pm | Antisocial | Proceeds to Girls Rock Camp

Philip Glass plays at the Chan Centre – and you can bet it won’t be chopsticks.
April 5 | 7:30 | Chan Centre | $47 – $57 | Find out more…

Rivers at Risk – reps from Watershed Watch, Sierra Club of B.C, Wilderness Committee and Greenpeace talk about what can be done to save Bute Inlet. 
April 6 | 7pm | Heritage Hall | FREE | Details

Being Muslim in India: A Singer, a Madman, and a Schoolgirl in their own words.
April 8 | 7pm | Asian Centre Auditorium UBC | FREE | Details

Hit the last of the 2010 Emily Carr Speakers Series with a lecture by Calgary-based animator and filmmaker, Cam Christiansen who will present Adventures in Indie Digital Film Making.
April 8 | 6pm | Lecture Hall, South Building, Emily Carr University | FREE

Heads up for next weekend: stock up on spring reading material at the VPL book sale.
April 8/9 | 10 am 9 pm | VPL Main Branch | FREE (prices range from .55 to 2.75 (pretty darn good)

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Michelle Sproule grew up in Kitsilano and attended Bond University in Australia and the University of Victoria before receiving her graduate degree in Library Sciences from The University of Toronto. She lives by the beach in Vancouver and enjoys wandering aimlessly through the city’s shops and streets with her best friend – a beat up, sticky, grimy, and uncooperative camera.

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