The Portland Hotel Society throws down with yet another community-building venture. This one, located at 9 West Hastings (a few doors east of Save On Meats), is called The Window Community Art Shop. The non-profit is a place where local artists and designers can flog their wares without forking over huge commission fees. And don’t roll your eyes yet. Just because it’s not-for-profit doesn’t mean it’s full of itchy, ill-fitting sweaters and lacy lavender pillows. This is a really cool retail/studio space where people can buy, sell and create arts and crafts. Think of it as Etsy or Cargoh in 3-D with a little bit of DIY on the side. Scout popped in the other day to have a browse and this is what we saw:

The not-quite-ready-website might be here one day. For now, hook up with The Window on Facebook and note well that the grand opening goes down from 5pm to 8pm on December 2nd.

Tuesday – Saturday | 10am-6pm | The Window Community Art Shop (9 West Hastings)

EVERYTHING SEEN IN VANCOUVER

This Thanksgiving, we’re asking Scout readers to do something for disadvantaged kids in our community without spending a dime. The Vancouver Inner-city Backpack Food Program runs out of the Strathcona Community Centre and provides nutritious snacks and meals for food-insecure children (elementary schoolchildren and their siblings) on the weekends when they aren’t assured nourishment at school.

Inner-city children face food insecurity on a regular basis, which affects their behavior in the short term and their overall health and development in the long-term. Children who are hungry or undernourished are more likely to become sick, miss school, exhibit behavior problems, and fall behind in class. By offering a weekend food program for children, we will be able to provide many benefits including: increased ability to participate in recreation, close the gap of food insecurity over the weekend, help improve attention span and behavior during the week in school, mentoring interpersonal and communication skills to the children who received the backpacks, providing leadership and pre-employment training to youth volunteers.

The program is looking for funding from the Aviva Community Fund to purchase food that cannot be obtained from a food bank (think dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables). In order to secure that dosh, they need your vote. That is all. Many thanks, Happy Thanksgiving, and be sure to pass this on.

The Waldorf Hotel is located at 1489 East Hastings in beautiful Vancouver, BC | 604.253.7141 | WaldorfHotel.com

The GOODS from The Waldorf Hotel

Vancouver, BC | You’ve been asking for it so here it is… the lineup for our four-day, property-wide Halloween bash. Aside from top entertainment in multiple rooms, your ticket to any of these nights gives you access to all the other goings on at the hotel…

Every Party

16 Story Drop of Doom
Survive a 16 story free fall on a drop tower ride in our parking lot!

Classic Carnival Midway
Win incredible prizes by playing carnival games designed by the city’s best artists!

Haunted Hotel Rooms
Experience abject terror and hair-raising illusions as we convert the hotel into a haunted hotel!

Erotic Holographic Theatre
Holographic beauties for your entertainment. Must be 19+ to enter!

Friday October 28
Decades: relive a different decade in every room!

-90s Room-
Lady Miss Kier DJ Set (Deee-Lite)
The creator of club kid culture headlining the Cabaret.

House of La Douche
One of the top vogue troupes in the world.

With Cherchez La Femme

-80s Room-
Andrew Andrew Andrew and Fly Grrrls (Dandi Wind + Rachel) weave a dark tapestry from your 80s memories.

-Retro Restaurant-
Retrodelica
The retro edition of our famous and fantastic Latin dance party Tropidelica. Featuring Masters of the cumbia rhythm Operacion: Bikini.

-60s/70s Tiki Bar-
Rock ‘n Roll Fridays
“The Wild Child” Mandy-Lyn plays rock ‘n’ roll and party music in the Tiki bar.

Early bird tickets are $20. Limited amounts available.

Saturday October 29
Carnival of Souls Haunted Circus

OPEN TILL 3AM

-Cabaret-
The All Star Waldorf House Band
Led by Drum Legend Kurt Dahle (The New Pornographers), this performance will feature a lineup of the city’s top vocalists performing dark classics. Featuring Dandi Wind (Fan Death), Ron Reyes (Black Flag), Colleen Rennison (No Sinner), Claudia Fernandez Garza (Joyce Collingwood) and your host El Garzita.

Vampire Bats
Goth legends return from the crypt to rock you.

With “The Wild Child” Mandy-Lyn and international circus stars

-Hideaway-
Cherchez la Femme’s Ghouls Go Wild
All ghoul DJs playing dirty hip hop, booty bass and sexy slow jamz.

-Restaurant-
Tropidelica: Day of the Dead
After our Dinner for the Dead, join us for a Day of the Dead edition of our famous and fantastic retro Latin dance party. Featuring Masters of the cumbia rhythm Operacion: Bikini.

-Tiki Bar-
I Know What You Did Last Endless Summer
The Three Amigos play garage, surf and rock classics in our world famous Tiki bar.

Early bird tickets are $20. Limited amounts available.

Sunday October 30
Maria in the Shower curate a spooky All Hallow’s Eve party!
Waldorf favourite Maria in the Shower headline and curate a spooky multiroom party at the Waldorf. For this performance, the local gypsy rockers will be performing a special Halloween set of your favourite Murder Ballads. With guests Jess Hill. Jeff Arden, The End Tree and The Tailor! Featuring visuals by Mind of a Snail.

Advance tickets are $10

Monday October 31
The Ice Cream Social Monster Mash Edition
A three-room edition of our legendary Monday night! Rock and Pop from the 50s and 60s with Cam Dales, Tyler Fedchuk, Trevor Risk and Justin Gradin. More details to be announced soon!

Advance tickets are $10

Four-Day-Passes—Limited Availability
We’re a offering a small amount of passes that will get you full access to all events, everyday and night.

Four-Day Passes are $45

Purchase tickets and passes here.

The Waldorf Hotel
1489 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604.253.7141
Email: info@waldorfhotel.com
Website: www.waldorfhotel.com
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The People

Tom Anselmi – Director
Ernesto Gomez – Director
Daniel Fazio – Design and Brand Manager
Nicolas Rossel – General Manager
Cesar De La Parra – Executive Chef
Steve Da Cruz – Beverage Program Director
Kurtis Kolt – Sommelier
Kasha Marciniak – Booker and Production Manager
Lizzy Karp – Communications Director

About The Waldorf

After 63 years in business, East Vancouver’s Famous Waldorf Hotel has been reimagined as a creative compound where contemporary art, music, food and culture convene under one roof. Special events, unique spaces, great food and hospitality. There’s always something happening at The Waldorf.

Press

“While offering a nod to the hotel’s Polynesian lineage, the Waldorf redux has mercifully sidestepped kitsch to emerge as a landmark destination for creative travelers. A haven for artists, musicians and cultural thrill-seekers, the Waldorf offers an experience not easily forgotten, one that makes you feels as though you’re vacationing in New York rather than the heart of Vancouver’s east side.” – Globe and Mail

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by Claire Lassam | With big name bakeries like Thierry opening up downtown it takes no small amount of confidence to open another beside the Number 5 Orange strip club on the DTES, but that’s the plan for young, first timer owners Eleanor Chow and Slavita Johnson. The Chambar alumni have big ideas for 172/178 Powell Street (at Main). It’s a new building in an area that’s quickly changing (see Big Lou’s and Two Chefs & A Table), and their plan – with me as their assistant – is to change up French classics with local ingredients (think perfect French macarons with cranberries, cakes seasoned with fresh herbs and more). They want to make the place feel cozy, clean and warm, and with the help of designer Craig Stangetta (see Revolver, Meat & Bread, Pizzeria Farina), that’s unlikely to be a problem.

Slavita has already started collecting cake stands in her apartment, and in less than 3 months they hope to debut the room with its huge glass counters displaying everything from cookies to wedding cakes. The most important thing, Eleanor says, is “to make food that we want to eat.” That means unfussy and unpretentious but still executed with the techniques she and Slavita learned from working desserts and pastries at places like Lumiere and Blue Water Cafe.

They’re hoping to include the greater community by naming ice creams after friends and local celebrities, and to make it a spot that people commuting downtown from anywhere east of Main St. can grab their morning coffee or pick up dessert on their way home. If all goes according to plan, expect a pre-Christmas splash. In the meantime, I, their trusty assistant, will continue making pastries (sold at the Dirty Apron Delicatassen) and getting excited for opening day.

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Claire Lassam is a baker, blogger, and freelance writer based in East Van. She has been cooking and baking her way through the city for nearly five years, working in restaurants ranging from Cioppino’s to Meat & Bread. She currently toils at the soon-to-open Cadeaux Bakery in Railtown and runs the baking blog  Just Something Pretty.

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