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Drinks, Music, Meteors, Oh My! Museum of Anthropology to host Licensed Stargazing Night

Summer nights are short but on Saturday, August 12th the Perseid meteors are out and so too will be a community of storytellers, astronomers, musicians, artists and Indigenous youth, all gathering at the Museum of Anthropology for their first Blackout: Night Sky Festival. Family-friendly activities include a BBQ (with a licensed bar), star lantern workshop, telescopes to peer through and an experimental art installation of invented constellations. Additionally, the museum is keeping its doors open until midnight, so you can explore all of its exhibits between stargazing.

Sat, Aug. 12 | 5pm – Midnight | Museum of Anthropology | $10 or FREE for Youth/Students | DETAILS

Niwa Heads to Hazelmere Farm for a Mid-Summer Feast, July 25th

The crew at Niwa and Hazelmere Farm have been pals for years, so it was probably only a matter of time before somebody had the good sense to set up a table. On July 25, Chef Darren Gee cooks dinner at the source, with Naty King's fields helping decide what's on the menu.

A Neighbourhood-Wide Invitation to Wander Chinatown

When summer foot traffic slowed, a group of Chinatown businesses responded the way the best neighbourhoods often do: by working together. Their month-long Chinatown Passport is an invitation to wander, eat, drink and rediscover the neighbourhood.

How About a Week in Italy, With Wine as Your Focus?

Got plans this fall? If not, spending a week eating and drinking your way through Italy seems like a pretty good place to start.

Shincha, Foraged Greens, and the Arrival of Summer

Created in collaboration with Japan's oldest tea house, this one-day Mæst Food dinner offers a thoughtful look at what early summer has to offer.