Inside Vancouver

Where to find Vancouver’s best indie designers

by eliannalev in Events on April 12, 2013

PIllar by Allison Wonderland

Nifty Fifty is an annual event in its sixth year that packs several punches of good news to fashion loving folk – so be sure that you’re sitting down. The first is that it brings together some of Vancouver’s most beloved indie designers into one shared space for an afternoon on Sunday, April 14. The second is that they’ll all be selling their wares, which range from clothing to accessories, for $50 and under.

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Where to find Vancouver’s best indie designers

Notorious Adult Theatre to Become Vancouver’s Newest Music Venue

by Remy Scalza in Town on March 24, 2013

Photo credit: Lawrence Krysak | Flickr

Fans of live music and arts in Vancouver were crushed earlier this year when hipster haven the Waldorf shut its doors. In its short life, the unconventional space on East Hastings Street had become a hub for the city’s resurgent arts community.

Now, comes a ray of new hope – from the unlikeliest of places.

The operators of the Waldorf have decided to open a brand new live music and arts venue – inside the city’s last remaining adult movie theatre.

Plans were announced last week to transform the notoriously dingy Fox Cinema near Main Street and Broadway into a 250-seat music theatre. Fox Cinema currently sticks out like a sore thumb in the rapidly gentrifying Main Street neighbourhood. Continue reading:
Notorious Adult Theatre to Become Vancouver’s Newest Music Venue

Vancouver’s Notorious $100,000 Poodle Now on Twitter

by Remy Scalza in Town on January 16, 2013

Photo credit: Our City Our Art

Last week, news came out about a controversial new public art project in Vancouver. A seven-foot-tall porcelain poodle was erected atop a 25-foot pole in the Main Street neighbourhood. The well coiffed canine came at no small cost. The poodle, along with a bus art campaign along Main Street affiliated with the same project, cost nearly $100,000.

Now, it seems that the pampered pooch has taken to Twitter to make its case.

“Where do I pee?” read @MainStPoodle’s inaugural tweet earlier this week on Twitter. He (or she) followed it up with a series of snappy, topical one-liners:

Heard a rumour they’re installing a cat on a stick across the street. Can’t wait!

I confess: I take performance enhancing kibble. How else do you think I can balance up here all day?

The pooch also seems to be a big fan of local Main Street businesses, including Red Cat Records and Main Street Beer. His/Her bio includes several provocative hashtags: #$100,000mutt and #keepMainWeird.

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Vancouver’s Notorious $100,000 Poodle Now on Twitter

Electric Church: Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday celebration

by eliannalev in Events on November 27, 2012

Seventy years ago today, an unquestionable genius was born and later grew up to be one of the most talented guitar player to ever live. Today is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday, and if you want to commemorate this special day, you’re in luck. The Jimi Hendrix shrine, located at 207 Union, will be hosting a special event.

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Electric Church: Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday celebration

Say Wha?! at Cottage Bistro

by eliannalev in Events on November 16, 2012

Comedian Ivan Decker reads from terrible literature. Photo courtesy of Sara Bynoe.

If the title isn’t obvious enough, Wet Goddess: Recollection of a Dolphin Lover is a self-published memoir about a man’s relationship with a dolphin. I won’t go into detail about how the, um, love story turns out as this is a family blog, but I’ll just say that it’s not for the easily offended…or weak stomached. And while the subject matter might be unsettling and off-putting to most, it’s absolutely perfect for Sara Bynoe monthly event, Say Wha?!, in which comedians and actors gather to read excepts from truly awful literature.

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Say Wha?! at Cottage Bistro