Gastown has quite the history. This is where Vancouver was born. We all know about old Gassy Jack. And the steam clock is a constant reminder that once upon a time in the 70’s, this weird and wonderful little place redefined itself, and once again, rose from obscurity into a bright shining star. Today …
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Birds, Bears and other Beasts – New Work by Jennifer Walden Innuit Gallery March 25 to April 12 Jennifer Walden has become known for her robust paintings of animals in the northern landscape, accomplished in richly textured paint. Over the past few years Jennifer has been studying the techniques Italian master painters used to render …
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Live Music Series Pourhouse MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8 – 11:00 PM Featuring: 2 – Bit Horse 2-Bit Horse are a Burnaby/ New Westminster based band who perform a high energy mix of Honky Tonk, Rockabilly & Blues. The band features singer & acoustic guitarist Jeff Neufeld, electric guitarist Gord Smithers, upright bassist Pat Darcus & Steve Taylor on percusion. …
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As promised, here’s the much anticipated second part to our effervescent post on how to beat the January Blues. Meditating and all that good stuff. Zenden is a unique meditation and yoga studio that uses sound along with colour therapy to guide you as you fearlessly open “the door to the other side”. Zenden uses a …
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PAINT THE TOWN BLUE STREET PARTY Thursday September 20 4 – 7:00 PM Six Hundred Four #101 – 123 Cambie Street Come Paint The Town Blue in Gastown this Thursday Sep 20 from 4-7 pm and celebrate the unveiling of a new mural and sneaker collaboration between Vancouver artist and illustrator Carson Ting, Six …
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Gastown is lucky to have so many fine restaurants, shops, cafés and interesting places for visitors and locals to hang out in. Many people come here for all that. But there is a growing trend among art collectors, (including many locals), in acquiring high quality First Nations art, particularly from the west coast of …
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“There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin.” ―from ‘Flowers for Algernon’ by Daniel Keyes. Doors can reveal a lot about the space to which they allow one to enter and to leave from. They are often your first point of physical contact, and your last, between the divide that separates …
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For Gastown locals, it’s a common sight; for others, it may come as an unexpected surprise. Creatures, ghouls, bald headed aliens, sprites and fairies slip into laneways and alcoves, a photographer in tow, parading and showing off their transformations. These otherworld beings are students from the makeup artistry program at Gastown’s John Casablancas Institute …
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June 21 marks a very important day in this country – National Indigenous Peoples Day, formerly known as National Aboriginal Day. National Indigenous Peoples Day (Journée nationale des peuples autochtones) is a day recognising and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Indigenous peoples in Canada. In Gastown, the artistic merits of …
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Bobbie Burgers is bringing her unique brand of aggressive floral to Inform Interiors until December 3rd, with an opening on Wednesday November 25th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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