What’s Good This Week – Events in and around Vancouver
We’re back from the Okanagan and had about the best trip ever there. Scouted out our wedding location, had some amazing meals at home and out, visited new breweries, cideries and wineries and got some good family time in with not even one argument. Now it’s time to unpack, prep for Deighton Cup, and get back to it in Vancouver.
July 16 Deighton Cup
Outfit planning has commenced and now I just need jewelry and a hat. Thank god for Jeweliette and Hive Mind Millinery (and there’s still time for you too!).
This year, The Deighton Cup is excited to open up the entire Marquee and Concourse as one complete VIP experience. Attendees will be given full inclusive access to traditional areas hosted by The Deighton Cup in years past including the Mile’s End Motors Field of Dreams, picnic area, cigar lounge & Veuve Clicquot champagne stage. Tickets!
New for 2016, we’re excited to announce an increased amount of space for derby-goers, festival activations and interactive attendee areas. Additionally, the entire festival grounds will be exclusive to Deighton Cup ticket holders only as well as an increased number of food tents throughout the entire venue.
Until September 24 Merry Wives of Windsor
This is one of the best shows we have seen in a very long time. Who knew you could laugh so hard at Shakespeare. It’s 1968 in Windsor, Ontario and English ex-pat Sir John Falstaff is hunting for a solution to his money troubles. He sends an identical love letter to two wealthy housewives, hoping to seduce them – and enjoy their fortunes – with no clue that they are best friends! When they discover his scheme, these merry wives set Falstaff up for some hilariously sweet revenge.
Saturdays – Beta5 Ice cream Socials
Eat Ice cream and win a $25 gift card
Eating sundaes just got a little sweeter with our weekly social media sundae photo contest!
Come by the Saturday ice cream social, and snap a photo of our feature ice cream social sundae. then, post it on your instagram, facebook, or twitter feeds with the #beta5icecreamsocial hashtag by sunday at 6pm, and you’ll be entered into our weekly contest for a $25 gift card to the shop. ICE CREAM SOCIALS ARE HELD EVERY SATURDAY FROM 1-5PM, ALL SUMMER LONG
July 16 MARQUIS WINE CELLARS & BLASTED CHURCH ARE GOING TO THE CHAPEL TO CELEBRATE GAY MARRIAGE
A match made in heaven, Marquis Wine Cellars and Blasted Church are proud to team up to promote not only new wines, but also gay marriage. On Saturday July 16, 2016, from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. they will do just that with a miniature chapel set up outside the Marquis Wine Cellars’ Davie Street address. The chapel will invite bystanders to partake in their very own mock wedding ceremony officiated by a Blasted “Minister”. Guests that take a “wedding” photo and post to select social media channels using hashtags specified on the event date, will be entered to win many great prizes. Additionally, each participant will be given a “marriage” certificate which will entitle them to a day-of discount of 10% off participating wines from Blasted Church.
For more information on the event, please visit marquis.nationbuilder.com.
July 14 – Celebrate Bastille Day At The French Table
Herve Martin, your host and owner of The French Table has assembled a special dinner this Thursday, July 14th in honour of Bastille Day. Come join us for a festive celebration to liberté.
APPETIZER Vichyssoise Or Salad of duck giblet confit with lardons
MAIN COURSE Pan seared flank steak with caramelized shallots , baby green and pommes frites Or Pan seared Coho salmon with a walnut and herbs sauce , spicy lemon risotto
DESSERT Selection of cheese Or Rhubarb tart
$45 per person, plus tax and gratuities.
Call 604-689-3237 or use the contact form here to reserve your table.
July 7-16, 2016
Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist and social activist, widely regarded as the torchbearer of the international sustainable food movement. Dr. Shiva combines sharp intellectual enquiry with courageous activism: her work spans teaching at universities around the world, to working with peasants in rural India. She has won many awards for her work including the Right Livelihood Award (aka the Alternative Nobel Prize), The Lennon/Ono Grant for Peace and the Sydney Peace Prize.
In a rare Vancouver appearance, Dr. Shiva will speak of ‘Seeding the Future’. Her talk will inform and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders in the fight to protect nature and people’s rights to knowledge, biodiversity, water and food. Dr. Shiva reminds us that all starts with a seed.
Dr. Shiva’s talk will be followed by a 30 minute conversation with special guest, noted environmentalist and member of parliament Elizabeth May.
July 16 6 of BC’s best BBQ pit masters competing in Abbotsford BeerBQ event!
Beer and barbecue are the perfect pair this year at BC Hop Co’s exclusive BeerBQ event July 16 in the Fraser Valley. BeerBQ is a spectacular culinary experience that pairs the best BBQ pitmasters with BC craft brewmasters amidst the hop yards in full bloom. Imagine the Sumas Prairie air fragrant with the aroma of hickory and mesquite fires slowly turning locally grown pork, beef and chicken into succulent morsels of delicious. Carefully selected kegs of refreshing BC craft beer are chilling on ice and the people get to judge which team created the best beer and BBQ pairing of the day! Whether the goal is to meet the award winning champions or just enjoy great BBQ food and great BC craft beer, BeerBQ is the place to be on Saturday afternoon July 16.
When asked for the inspiration behind BeerBQ, Dwayne Stewart, from BC Hop Co didn’t have any trouble answering. ““Diane and I are passionate about both beer and barbeque. We have entered BBQ competitions together, been judges at sanctioned events and like to keep up with what’s happening in the local BBQ scene. As a hop producer and processor, it goes without saying, we are huge supporters of the craft beer industry and we look for ways to showcase BC’s breweries at our on farm events.”
For the full line up of pitmasters and breweries, visit www.bchop.co.
Adding to the beer and food fun in the sun, BeerBQ visitors have the opportunity to view the new processing facility, visit the hop fields, tour the farm, learn from our panel of BBQ and beer experts and enjoy some great entertainment.
For further event information, please visit http://www.bchop.ca/events/beerbq/
For ticket information http://www.bchop.ca/events/beerbq/tickets/
