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Score Tickets & Check Out The Killer Crew Speaking At Pecha Kucha Night

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Pecha Kucha Night organisers have announced the final line-up of speakers for Vol. 33 on July 3rd, and it’s quite the doozy cross-section of Vancouver’s cultural fabric…

Sam Chandola – Founder and CEO, Victory Square Games
Sandra Singh – Chief Librarian, Vancouver Public Library
Laura Barron – Director, Instruments of Change
Scott Larson – CEO and Co-Founder, Urthecast
Kevin Lee Royes – Soulcial-Preneur, The Soulcial-Preneurs Club
Lital Marom – Co-Founder and CEO, Beyond
Christopher Gaze – Actor and Artistic Director, Bard on the Beach
Emerson Lim – Founder, Karma Teachers
Jonathan Anthony – Corporate Disorganizer, Teekay Corporation
Seann Dory – Co-Director/Co-Founder, Sole Food Street Farms
David Pay – Artistic Director, Music on Main
Jimmy Stewart – Chef, Blacktail Florist

Score tickets here. We’re going to be giving away a double pass to the festivities before too long, so be sure to watch our Twitter feed.

Basta BBQ is Breaking the Barbecue Seal on Sunday, April 21st

Smell that? BBQ season is fast approaching, and the team behind Basta BBQ are primed to get grilling ASAP!

Hit East Van for the 2nd Annual Vancouver Brewers Fest, April 19-28th

Since a single person (and liver) can only handle so many beers and beer-drinking celebrations, some prioritizing is in order. Topping off our list of events is the imminent (and, in our opinion, non-negotiable) Vancouver Brewers Fest.

Get to Know the Gastown Izakaya Giving Vancouver’s After-Hours Scene Exactly What it Wants

Oku Izakaya is quickly carving out its niche as the go-to spot for hospitality folks looking for a post-shift destination to chill and decompress.

Embrace Spring with a Walking Tour of Mount Pleasant’s Boulevard Gardens

Saba Farmand, a local landscape architect and the person behind Blvd Gardens of East Vancouver, is back with his popular series of Earth Day Boulevard Garden Walking Tours, April 13th, 14th and 19th.