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Score Tickets & Check Out The Killer Crew Speaking At Pecha Kucha Night

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The Pecha Kucha Night organisers have announced the final line-up of speakers for Vol. 31 on January 30th, as well as the opening musical act, and it all amounts to a doozy of an evening. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning, so be quick with your mouse, trackpad, or fingers because they sell out faster than the pies at Pizzeria Farina (for serious). The opening band is Gold and Youth, and the speakers are…

Malcolm Parry – Columnist at Vancouver Sun
Judith Marcuse – Founder and Co-Director of International Centre of Art for Social Change
Mia Kohout – CEO & Editor-in-Chief at Momentum Mag
Arno Kopecky – Environmental Journalist Oil Man and the Sea
Jenna Herbut – Co-Producer of Make It Vancouver
Navida Nuraney – Executive Director of ArtStarts in Schools
Dane Brown & Clinton McDougall – Owners of Bestie
Ken Tsui – Program Director at Vancouver Chinatown Night Market

We’re going to be giving away a double pass to the festivities before too long, so be sure to watch our Twitter feed like this guy for your chance to win!

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.