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Soak Up Summer Vibes at the Alternative Creations Gallery This Month

Longing for warm weather vibes already? Then don’t miss “Endless, Numbered”, the new solo exhibit by Vancouver Island artist Sally Podmore, on display from October 22-24th at the Alternative Creations Gallery in East Vancouver.

Podmore’s paintings include landscapes and spontaneous portraits, inspired by personal experiences past and recent, enjoying the outdoors with her family. The various works featured in the show – her first in Vancouver – are lush with vibrant colours and the mixed emotions of summertime, exacerbated by recent heat waves and precipitating worries about the ongoing effects of climate change.

The exhibition kicks off with an evening reception, this Friday (October 22nd) from 5:30-8pm. The gallery will be open for additional viewings the following weekend (Saturday, October 23rd and Sunday, October 24th) from 12-4pm.

For more details about the artist and how to get an eyeball-full, and mind-full, of “Endless, Numbered”, follow @sallypodmoreart. See you at the show!


Alternative Creations Gallery
Neighbourhood: East Vancouver
1659 Venables St.
604-322-0585

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.