February 23, 2010
Yes, my friend assures me that working for a farmer’s market will guarantee you instant celebrity and access to the freshest roots and berries the urban jungle can provide. The Vancouver Farmers Market group has posted several jobs now, but they say they will post more in the future, for junior positions, so get tweaking […]
February 10, 2010
Yes, this is cross-posted from the Shebeen Club, but you need to read it both places so my blogs don’t feel all neglected-like. The Shebeen Club is a media sponsor of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series, so we’re spreading the word as widely as we can. And yes, that’s the Royal We. Tonight W2 comes […]
January 31, 2010
The Poverty Olympics are an annual event in Vancouver that leverages the media and public attention paid to the Olympics to draw attention to the ongoing, systemic problems of the inner city environment of the Downtown Eastside. The picture of Vancouver that outsiders have is often skewed, and the Poverty Olympics organizers seek to generate […]
January 28, 2010
FYI another from the SEARCHgrads list. The Havana Theatre has been home to some outstanding productions and is a terrifically intimate room connected with the bustling Havana Restaurant on the Drive. They favour avant-garde works over yet another staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Havana theatre would be available on the following dates for […]
January 28, 2010
Got this from Cavelle on the SEARCHgrads email from the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Please note that you MUST be a social enterprise owned by a registered nonprofit to qualify for this. If you’re a sole proprietor of a business, for instance, however impressive your social mandate (like me) you’re SOL and have to […]
January 26, 2010
Stole this off Facebook, where it was passed to me by my old friend Darryl Hopkins, one of the most talented artists I have ever had the pleasure of meeting (and meeting and working with Darryl are true pleasures, trust me, and not just because he’s good-looking). The Deets: On Saturday January 30th we are […]
March 10, 2010
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