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The Scout List: A Curated Agenda For Discerning Vancouverites

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 agenda 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…

Long Table Series at the Irish Heather sees Suckling Pig with good cider | DETAILS
More rain. Grab two kickass margaritas at Dona Cata for $8 | DETAILS
What’s good on Wednesday? A little live music at the Naam, that’s what  | DETAILS
And sometimes you just have to Laugh Your Ass Off  | DETAILS

Roy Arden is opening a new show at the Monte Clark Gallery | DETAILS
Pecha Kucha Night is sold out, but we have some tickets to give away | DETAILS
Imaginary Cities play the Biltmore. Zulu is sold out, Try Red Cat? | DETAILS
60’s French Pop  at The Waldorf tonight (go, Serge Gainsbourg!) | DETAILS

Mountains are open and accumulating fresh snow. Get up there! | DETAILS
Make It fair is a craft fair like no other. Good times for everyone | DETAILS
Owen Lightly is cooking at the Found And The Freed. Join us! | DETAILS
The Quest for the Grail lecture sounds all kinds of fascinating | DETAILS

Marché St. George celebrates their first (stellar) year with a party. Go! | DETAILS
Load up on good local grub with a trip to the Winter Farmers Market.  | DETAILS
The Rennie Collection is showing off Damian Moppett’s works. |  DETAILS
The SCC is holding a Winter Craft Fair. Buy local. Buy cool.  | DETAILS

Get to know Stanley Park with an open house at Lost Lagoon | DETAILS
A perfect day to drag your ass up Main for some Sun Sui Wah action | DETAILS
The Main Street Record Fair! Buy, sell, or trade new and used vinyl | DETAILS
Pacific Cinémathèque hosts the 14th European Union Film FestivalDETAILS

Vancouver’s top bartenders toil and trouble in competition | DETAILS
Make the rounds at Granville Island. Monday = no lines | DETAILS
Anticipate Christmas. Secure your tickets to The Nutcracker | DETAILS
Kill your cold at the cootie-free Hastings Steam & Sauna | DETAILS

The VPL invites you to take part in shaping its future. Get involved | DETAILS
New Oxford String Quartet gets busy with Beethoven & Tchaikovsky | DETAILS
Christmas takes over the QE Theatre parking lot! | DETAILS
Chef Sean Cousins gets cooking with author Jennifer McLagan | DETAILS

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late-may-2009-169Michelle 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 in beautiful Strathcona 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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There are 9 comments

  1. Always love the scout list, but not wild about this new format… is it here to stay?

  2. Just experimenting with a more staccato format this week. Your feedback is appreciated.

  3. My two cents:

    The format is great from a linear standpoint, but just needs a little tweaking. Maybe create a legend of coloured icons (arts, culinary, entertainment, various riots) and place one next to each event. Then you can skim and scan n’ stuff.

  4. I like the chronological aspect, but I miss all the details we used to have… PR releases are one thing, Michelle’s thoughts another

  5. On the contrary. There’s always something going on. We’d like to keep suggestions down to four per day. Simple. Manageable. Doable. We don’t get out every day/night, but we like having options.

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