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10 Locally Handmade Reasons To Get Yourself To Got Craft? Over The Weekend

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1/ Foe and Dear handmade rings with raw, semi-precious stones. Always perfect.
2/ Tea towels and tote bags from Twig Prints (you can never have too many tea towels).
3/ Ceramics from Gabrielle Burke.
4/ Delicious Mellifera Bees Honey (love the lavender-infused).
5/ Some rosemary (or coconut or hazelnut or ginger) shortbread from Half Baked.
6/ Earrings and necklaces from Only Child Handicrafts (love the Christmas ornaments, too).
7/ Cool (often Vancouver centric) hand printed t-shirts from KT & Paul.
8/ Hand-blended and smoked gourmet salts from The Salt Dispensary (think truffle, garlic and smoked applewood maple bacon)
9/ A terrarium from Green With Envy (plants make people happy).
10/ A scarf from Veespoke.

The good folks at Got Craft have gathered together some of the finest artisans, designers and makers in the city into one location this weekend in order to deliver the best in local and handmade quality with mall-style convenience. This event is an annual Scout favourite, and definitely one of the best craft shows we have in Vancouver. Support local, folks!

Sat, Dec 13 + Sun, Dec 14 | 10am-5pm | Maritime Labour Centre (1880 Triumph St.) | DETAILS

 

Food Inc. 2 is Coming to VIFF Centre This April

Rally your troupe and snag tickets to a screening, April 12th through 22nd, for some serious 'food for thought'.

Engage Your Body and Brain with a Mount Pleasant Walking Tour This Spring

Break out your best walking shoes: local history-buff (and long-time Scout Contributor), Christine Hagemoen, is priming up for another series of on-foot tours through Mount Pleasant, with various dates scheduled throughout April and May...and spots are already filling up!

From Art Fairs to Gallery-Hopping: A Recap of 2024 LA Frieze Week

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Head to East Van for the Symmetric Allure Art Show, Kicking Off This Thursday

Forward-thinking, local non-profit arts organization, Outsiders and Others, has a new group art show going up on the walls of Alternative Creations Gallery & Studio this week, featuring six "artists who identify as outsider, self-taught, visionary, intuitive, and with disabilities".