{"id":22059,"date":"2013-09-23T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T17:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=22059"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:12","slug":"hey-bartender-vip-cocktail-tasting-and-canadian-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/hey-bartender-vip-cocktail-tasting-and-canadian-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey Bartender &#8211; VIP Cocktail Tasting and Canadian Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/hey-bartender-vip-cocktail-tasting-and-canadian-premiere\/heybartenderattheriotheatre\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre.jpeg?fit=250%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,386\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre.jpeg?fit=250%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22060\" alt=\"HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre-194x300.jpeg?resize=194%2C300\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre.jpeg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeyBartenderattheRioTheatre.jpeg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>[<a href=\"www.riotheatretickets.ca]\" target=\"_blank\">www.riotheatretickets.ca]<\/a> *19+ only. 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