Zulu Report: White Lung, Oneida And The Dark Night Of The Soul

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

The Track

Enjoy “Little” from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch’s hypnotic collaboration – The Dark Night Of The Soul (EMI).

Phew, what to say about Dark Night Of The Soul, a project so convoluted by commerce and steeped in tragedy?  Essentially it’s an album brought into being through wunderkind producer Danger Mouse and Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse’s desire to collaborate.  David Lynch, a Sparklehorse fan, somehow became involved, as did a host of different singers – Iggy Pop, Julian Casablancas, Wayne Coyne, Vic Chesnutt to name but a few.  Strange bedfellows perhaps, but an intriguing mix of characters to be sure. Unfortunately, label problems arouse which stalled the album’s release date.  Worse yet, Linkous and Chesnutt both committed suicide prior to this album’s release.  Tragic backstory aside, these thirteen songs are haunting, understated and really a unique meeting of the minds.  As if I needed to say it, Dark Night Of The Soul is late night music. Listen to the album in its entirety here. Read more

Scout List: All The Extra Super Goods Going Down In Vancouver

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… Read more

Zulu Report: The Sweetest Gigs Of August & Good Tunes Galore

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

The Track

Arcade Fire performing “Ready To Start,” from their brand spanking new album The Suburbs (Merge), live in Toronto.

In an exceedingly short time Arcade Fire evolved from a Montreal recording project to a unanimously loved, magazine-cover shoot, international phenomenon.  Bowie even said he was down with them (you know you’ve made it big when Bowie tips his hat to you).  That makes for a lot of expectation and criticism whenever it comes time to roll out the new album.  While Neon Bible, their sophomore disc, wasn’t exactly panned it did take some serious shots from the critics.  I suspect The Suburbs will put the anxious masses at ease and reassure the bloggers that Win Butler knows how to write a solid gold collection of songs.  The Suburbs is a beast of an album – over and hour long! – that’s packed with what I like to call “the goods.”  Hey, it’s been years since the last album, we have new Arcade Fire to listen to, so just watch this raucous live clip and get pumped! Read more

Zulu Report: Every Awesome Gig & Song On Our Radar This Week

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

The Track

Big Boi’s video for the banging new track Shutterbug (from his masterful new album Sir Lucious Left Foot…Son Of Chico Dusty, Def Jam)

It’s my personal feeling that hip hop as a genre of music has steadily devolved into an empty shell of its former glory.  Maybe that’s just me. Having said that, there are occasional rays of brilliance, Big Boi’s new solo joint being one such rare example. Sir Lucious…is a dense kaleidoscope of sci-fi funk, verbal dexterity and hooks to the max, and thankfully, Big Boi spares us the painful skits that uselessly clog so many a hip hop album. A thrill-ride of a listen. Well done. Read more

Zulu Report: Every Track That You Need To Listen To This Week

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

The Track

Wolf Parade performing Ghost Pressure, from their new album Expo 86, live in Budapest.

As much as it’s pointless to talk about indie rock as a genre of music (this term is too amorphous and meaningless to really qualify as a genre), I’ll still go ahead and say that Wolf Parade have captured the zeitgeist of indie rock circa the ’00s. I’m sure they never set out with this as the intention of their music. Theirs is an unlikely blend of sounds: earnest Springsteen working man rock, 80’s synth pop, some proggy left turns here and there to keep it interesting, and yelpy, tense vocals. This formula hasn’t wavered too much since their debut, and so on Expo 86 we find them doing what they do and doing it well. Expo 86 has a breezier feel than its predecessor, and altogether more of a “live band playing together” vibe. And that’s good, because Wolf Parade is a killer live band (as this Budapest clip attests!). Expo 86 sounds like a band having a good time playing their music and being pretty much the best at what they do. What more could we ask for? Read more

Scout List: Twelve Really Cool & Cheap Things To Do This Week

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… Read more

Zulu Report: Beach House Plays While We Dream Of Killer Tacos

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

The Track

Bonnie Prince Billy and the Cairo Gang play “With Cornstalks Or Among them/The Sounds Are Always Begging” from their new album The Wonder Show Of The World (Drag City). Will Oldham is a master, plain and simple.  Sure, his output can be daunting for the uninitiated – he’s put out something like 40 albums over the last fifteen years or so, most of them on the venerable Drag City label – but the good news is that the man rarely falters. The quality of his tunes is consistently high. I’m hardly going out on a limb when I say that his latest, a collaboration with The Cairo Gang, is both a good starting point for the newbies and also a fine addition for anyone who’s already familiar with his work. Oldham’s music has a special place in my heart. Several years ago I had the good fortune to go on a road trip down the West Coast with several close friends, and Oldham’s lonesome, world-weary music was a constant on our stereo. I have a particularly fond memory of going to the El Camion taco stand in North Seattle, where I enjoyed several fish tacos. I can still taste the Conchinita Pibil- divine! I was left with a bittersweet taste, however, glad to be heading home but saddened by our city’s complete lack of taco stands. At least I’ve still got the music… Read more

Zulu Report: Staff Top 10 Picks For The Very Best Music Of 2009

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy… Read more

Scout List: On Avoiding Santa And Buying Smarter Than Elves

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…

THE GOODS

Santa Claustrophobia

First things first, if you are planing to go anywhere in the city today keep in mind that Santa Claus will mess with you. The parade route will run along Georgia and Howe Streets starting at Broughton and finishing at Davie. “The parade will be marshaled by Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic hopefuls as well as past Canadian Winter Olympians. It will feature more than 60 marching bands, choirs, festive floats, and community groups. The Coast Capital Savings Christmas Square, located in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, will host pre-parade activities such as face painting, gingerbread making and entertainment.” Translation: a lot of people will be in your way.
Dec 6 | 1pm | Downtown | FREE

Public Skating at Robson Square

Once again, we can all go for spins around an outdoor ice rink right smack in the middle of downtown Vancouver. How cool is that? And the killer kicker is that it’s FREE. Robson Square is open for free, public skating – every freakin’ day. Awesome.
Dec | 12 – 9pm | FREE (rentals are $3)

Get It In The Mail!

If there is one month of the year that the Regional Assembly of Text Letter Writing Club is a must – it’s got to be this one. Don’t leave Christmas Cards until the last minute. Get ‘em done and in the mail. If you’ve never heard of it before, The Regional Assembly of Text is a wonderful Main St. store with a brilliant collection of books, paper, cards, stamps, chalkboards, boxes, and yes, even clothing. On the first Thursday of every month they host a Letter Writing Club. It’s free, open to everyone, and supplies are provided. Highly recommended by Santa.
December 3 | 7:30 pm | Regional Assembly of Text | FREE

A Soldier First

Because every holiday season needs a little war for balanced dueling realities, check out General Rick Hillier recounting his roles and experiences within the Canadian military in his new book, A Soldier First: Bureaucrats and the Politics of War.
Dec 4 | 12pm – 1.30 pm | Vancouver Public Library | FREE

Tour The New CBC Digs

Writer/broadcaster Bill Richardson and other CBC personalities welcome the public to CBC Vancouver for a tour of their newly renovated, state of the art broadcast centre at 700 Hamilton Street. Food Bank volunteers will accept donations at stations around the building.
Dec 4 | 700 Hamilton | FREE – but bring a few cans (and coin) for donation to the Food Bank

FILM

Found Footage

I love the sound of this: The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that compiles more than an hour’s worth of footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the US. Curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.
Dec 7 | 7.30 | Vancity Theatre | $10

FOOD

Perogies!

First Friday of the month – you know what that means: yup, it’s perogy dinner night at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral on 10th (just off of Main). The delicious old-school perogies are handmade by church volunteers. A ‘regular dinner’ will cost you $11 and consists of 6 perogies, 2 cabbage rolls, sauerkraut or salad and Ukrainian sausage. If you are looking for something a little lighter, borscht served with rye bread is only three bucks.
Dec 4 | 5 till 8 pm | Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral | 154 E 10th | $3 – $14

Winter Farmer’s Market

Head to the Winter Farmers’ Market at WISE Hall to pick up some hearty root vegetables, home-baked bread, crafts, and plenty of other cool bits. Visit EatLocal.org to see the full list of vendors (Scout goes for Pasture to Plate, Little Qualicum Cheeseworks and always a visit to The Fruit Guy for dried Okanagan nosh).
Dec 5| 10am – 2pm | WISE Hall | FREE

BECAUSE MALL IS A FOUR LETTER WORD…

Got Craft

Billy Would will be there, so will Abeego (great stocking stuffer for environmentally concious) and The Beautiful Project. Check out the clean simplicity of wood-burned art panels, notebooks, art prints and cards from Cabin + Cup (hard to beat). The woolly scarves, wraps & mittens from Florence Ann rock (I LOVE the red plaid mittens, in case anyone is paying attention). Who couldn’t use a fashionable protective case for their computer from Track and Field? Or, for that hard to buy for person who has everything, check out terrariums at Plantscapes or the collection of wearable felted fruits and veggies from Moobs. The list goes on and on – all cool, all local. Check out the Got Craft? site for the sweet deets.
Dec 6 | 11 – 5 | Royal Canadian Legion (Commercial Drive @ E.6th) | $2

Reclaimed for Christmas

Hit the Antiques Fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre and score unique and reclaimed items from any one of the 175 tables and booths. Browse “mid-century Modernist decor, vintage & estate jewelry, pop culture classics, boho & shabby chic accents, French country collectibles, old toys & dolls, retro glam accessories, decorative art pottery & glass, funky 50’s kitsch, Art Deco & Art Nouveau, ephemera, paintings & prints, antiquarian books, textiles & linens, memorabilia, period lighting & fixtures, and much, much more.” Drop-in appraisals are running all day.
Dec 6 | Croatian Cultural Centre | 10am – 3pm| $4

Shop Hop

Thursday night is Shop Hop night in Gastown. Your favourite retailers (over 20 of them) are banding together to create a cool pre-Christmas shopping evening by offering discounts and deals and goodies and libations. Check out Obakki for 25% off on all items in the store as well as cocktails and martinis (to enhance the shopping experience). John Fluevog is offering %15 off. There will be a significant 33.33% discount at Dutildenim, home made cookies and hot chocolate (in addition to discounts on selected items) at Secrets of Identity, bubbly and 20% off everything at Mandula. Start with a drink at the Alibi room, break for dinner at The Irish Heather and end with a cocktail at the Diamond – pretty close to a perfect night.
Dec 3 | 5pm – 9pm | Gastown – check out the blog for details

GIGS

Japandroids

Lifted straight from this weeks Zulu Report (thanks gang): “There’s definitely a joy to be had in watching a local band rise out from the trenches of playing skid bars and progress to become a lethal headlining act in their own right.  Japandroids are one such band.  I can recall an initial local buzz about the band years ago, when they brought their first EP’s into the store, and now they’ve done gone grown up into an officially Pitchfork-approved rock band!  It’s not hard to imagine why, given that these two boys specialize in short, amped up songs that chronicle the travails of young adulthood: girls, drinking, living in East Van – you get the picture.  It’s the soundtrack to your life, whether you admit it or not, and so this show should be seen as a kind of group-therapy session, except instead of sitting in a circle talking about feelings you’ll be slamming beers and head banging as the Japandroids take to the tiny Biltmore stage and proceed to burn said stage down! Attendance is mandatory
Dec 2 | 8pmish | Biltmore | about 18.00 but going fast – check Zulu for tickets

Find Me

The Fugitives are back where they belong – in East Van – and ready to perform songs from their new EP “Find Me”. Bonus feature. There will be a guest appearance from Kinnie Starr. If you don’t already know – The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles. From their website: “Like most young bands The Fugitives have weathered poverty, missed trains, and a few line up changes (parting amicably with upcoming folk talents Mark Berube and CR Avery), while honing their live act into a versatile mix of story and song. As the CBC has it, “whether you go for the poetry, the music, or both, this show is simply brilliant.” They play the Biltmore Saturday night.
Dec 5 | 8.30 | Biltmore | $12 |

ART

Ravishing Beasts Curator’s Talk

Join MOV’s Director of Curatorial and Collections, Joan Seidl, for a tour through the feature exhibit of “Ravishing Beasts”. Joan will highlight some the history and issues associated with MOV’s extensive taxidermy collection.
Dec 3 | 7pm | Museum of Vancouver | FREE with Admission

Algonquin

New Works by Helen Eady. From Blim: “Helen Eady is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer based out of Vancouver. Since childhood Helen has taken a strong interest in artifact and natural history which led to a natural focus on museum studies, anthropology and art history in her university studies. These interests can be seen in her work which is also heavily influenced by her rural upbringing. Nature, mysticism, and pop culture meet in her work in an exploration of the intersection of culture and nature.”
Dec 4 | 8-11pm | BLIM | FREE

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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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Scout List: A Vancouverite’s Guide To All Things Awesomest

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…

SUSTENANCE

Winter Farmer’s Market

Head to the Winter Farmers’ Market at WISE Hall to pick up some hearty root vegetables, home-baked bread, crafts, and plenty of other cool bits. Visit EatLocal.org to see the full list of vendors (Scout goes for Pasture to Plate, Little Qualicum Cheeseworks and always a visit to The Fruit Guy for dried Okanagan fruits to snack on).
Nov 21 | 10am – 2pm | WISE Hall | FREE

Tofino Oyster Festival

The good people of Tofino know how to celebrate the oyster, and their 13th annual Clayoquot Sound Oyster Festival will be proof positive: “Twelve oyster farms in the area produce roughly 50,000 gallons of oysters each year, and the festival is a chance for the farmers, chefs, the local community and visitors to come together to celebrate this bounty.” Events include Oysters Afloat (a guided tour to an oyster farm), the legendary Oyster Gala, and the Mermaid’s Ball costume party at the Tofino Community Hall. There really is no time of year that Tofino isn’t an awesome getaway – but the Oyster Festival makes mid-November even more beautiful.
Nov 19-21 | Various locations around Tofino | WEB

FASHION

Hunt & Gather Trunk Show

There is a Hunt & Gather Trunk Show and Sale at Mooncruise this Thursday. Check out Hunt & Gather designs,  brilliant accessories by Sarah J  (you may remember her trinkets from the Hunt & Gather store) as well as a wide selection of Mooncruise goodies. “No shortage of shiny things to choose from!” Yay, shiny things! Mooncruise is located at 235 Cambie Street (between Water St. and Cordova in Gastown, upstairs)
Nov 19 | 5pm-9pm |  235 Cambie Street | FREE

Shop it

Stop by Main Street’s Scout Boutique for some much needed end-of-the-workweek wine and cheese and a Mad Men inspired, pin-up designs fashion show with duds from Stop Staring as well as holiday wear from local designer Sweet Soul. With such a cool sounding name, who could resist? And it doesn’t hurt that you’ll receive 15% off all merchandise in the store…just because you are you. The fashion show starts at 8pm and a live DJ plays ’til late.
Nov 20 | 7pm on | Scout Boutique | FREE

SMARTNESS

Moshe Safdie

This month the Vancouver Institute brings Moshe Safdie to town.  In case you haven’t heard of him before – Mr. Safdie is a Architect and Urban Designer from Sommerville, Massachusetts (previously of Montreal and Palestine) who designed (among many significant buildings) the Vancouver Public Library Main Branch. He will be speaking about Megascale, Order and Complexity as part of the Arthur Erickson Memorial Lecture In Architectural Excellence.
Nov 21 | 8:15 pm |  Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC | FREE

Savage Love

Gather your courage and your deepest darkest sexual questions and head to the Chan Centre this weekend. I know, Chan Centre and deep sexual questions are just two concepts you have never put together – but here is the scoop: American sex-advice columnist Dan Savage (Savage Love) will be at the Centre to give a talk, and answer questions. If you’re keen, you can submit your question in advance by emailing askdan@chancentre.com and he might answer your question during the talk. “Dan Savage delivers his unique brand of sex advice in the wildly popular “Savage Love,” an internationally syndicated column read by millions of people every week. “Savage Love” is a cultural force that, over the years, has brought LGBT relationships into the mainstream.” (view a video clip of Dan Savage Giving Sex Advice at a Savage Love Live event)
Nov 21 | 8pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts  | $27

MUSIC

Thunderheist

Thunderheist plays the Biltmore this Friday night. As the BBC puts it: “He saved her from hip hop, she saved him from obscurity. Feisty Canadian electro-pop duo Thunderheist need each other, and you need them.” You really do. And what a kickass name! We could say Thunderheist again and again. Score tickets at Zulu. Read the full BBC review here.
Nov 20 | 9.30pm | Biltmore | $15

PS, if your in the mood for some Death Metal, Vader plays the Rickshaw.

Another great Zulu in-store

Hightail it over to Zulu records Saturday afternoon for an in store performance by legendary musician Billy Bragg. Do get there early as space is limited and standing on the street outside with your ear pressed to the window as all the cool kids hang with Billy inside would really suck. You can catch Billy Bragg at the Commodore for a full gig – Zulu has the tickets.
Nov 21 | 2pm | Zulu Records | FREE

THEATRE

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

“The ultimate con is on and it’s been set to music! Lawrence Jameson cons ladies; Freddy Benson cons women. Both men are unscrupulous. After they meet on a train they soon discover that the small town on the French Rivera isn’t big enough for the both of them. What ensues is outright naughty, bawdy fun as a frantic game of one-upmanship takes us on a roller-coaster ride of hilarity.”
Nov 21 | Playhouse | somewhere in the neighbourhood of $35

THE CREATIVE CLASS

The East Side Culture Crawl

I look forward to this event all year long. The annual three day wonder brings us common folk together with East Side artists (painters, jewelers, sculptors, textile artists, furniture makers, musicians, weavers, potters, printmakers, photographers, etc) in their natural habitat – the artist’s studio. With a map in hand (available at studios and shops in the community or online at Crawl website) members of the public slowly drift from one studio to the next, taking in the art, talking to the artists, and generally feeling the warm glow that comes from breathing in paint fumes. It can be quiet and introspective or engaging and social. The Crawl is a fantastic way to get a feel for the rich artistic community of the East Side. Have a look at last year’s Scout post for a more detailed snapshot. Support your local artists!
Nov 20,21,22 | Various locations | Eastsideculturecrawl.com for details

Make-it

It’s “Make-it” not “Naked”. The Handmade Revolution rolls in to the Croatian Cultural Centre with a line-up of one-of-a-kind handmade items from over 90 of Canada’s hottest urban artisans and designers brought to you by Make-It.  ”Make It fuses indie shopping with music spun by top Vancouver DJs to create a dynamic, upbeat experience!” In case you’re wondering – “All the Cool Kids shop at Make-It”
Nov 20-22 | Croatian Cultural Centre | $5

Fab Fair

Featuring jewelry, handbags, scarves, hats, and belts from 45 local designers. Pick up goodies from Bad Girl Chocolates, earrings by Crass and Sugar, neckalces by Gingerly Designs. All good stuff made in Vancouver by Vancouverites.  info at fabfair.ca
Nov 21-22 | 11 am–5 pm  | Heritage Hall | 15th and Main | $2

All Hand-Made

The All Hand-Made Sale at the Granview Church boasts home-baked goods, an apple pie contest, locally grown and organic vegetables, jewellery, pottery, soap art and textiles.
Nov 20, 21 | 7.30 – 9.30 pm | Grandview Church | 1803 E 1st

Pomegranate Midwives Maternal Creations

Crafts and Art made by Mamas from the ‘hood. “From craft circles to MOMA, mothers have brought incredible vision and interpretation to our world. While some women have become famed for their works, other women make art a part of daily life; photographing, painting, sewing, sculpting, beading, kneading, staging, framing. The art of craft-making is both ancient and contemporary. Circles of women have been gathering throughout the ages and this has served them as a means for supporting each other creatively, emotionally, and productively. Making art is a social statement.”
Nov 29 – 21 | 5:30 – 8:30 | Little Nest | 1716 Charles Street

Etsy

And finally, there is an Etsy sale over at the Cambrian Hall. Look for Sassy Vintage and Lucky Troll, just two of 30 Etsy crafters flogging their wares.
Nov 21 | 11am – 5pm | Cambrian Hall | $2

ART

Toby Reid @ Antisocial

Head to the MINI Gallery at Antisocial Friday Night for an artists reception featuring Toby Reid. The show continues until Dec. 20
Nov 20 | 8pm | Antisocial | 2337 Main St. | FREE

Stories from Places and Times Distantly Close

“Western Front Exhibitions and Media Arts are pleased to present Stories from Places and Times Distantly Close, the Vancouver premiere of works by internationally recognized media artists Cinema Suitcase and Will Kwan. At a time when the existing economic system has arguably proven itself unsustainable, this exhibition offers a closer look at the seemingly distant places and times where the consequences of free global trade can be felt in tangible and direct ways.”
Nov 20 | 8pm | Luxe Hall, Western Front | FREE

Drawing on Vancouver

From Walrus: “This show gathers a few locals and a couple outsiders to celebrate Vancouver through drawing. A drawing can be as simple as a sketch done in seconds or can take months of detail and labour. They are more than just the pre-planning process of a larger work. Drawings can have a looseness that give a greater feeling of immediacy.”
Nov 19 | 6 to 9 pm | Walrus | 3408 Cambie St.

(small scale) – An Art Show

New work by Teresa Porter, Laura Koch, Michal Tkachenko, and Anna Vandas. (small scale) is running as an un-official East Side Culture Crawl Exhibit, officially at Little Mountain Gallery with a pre-Crawl opening reception on Wednesday, November 18, 7-11pm. Show runs Nov. 18-29.
Nov 18 | 7pm on | Little Mountain Gallery | FREE

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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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