Great event happening tomorrow, November 23 at UBC’s Chan Centre:
The University of British Columbia’s Terry project (terry.ubc.ca)
is pleased to announce that their first speaker(s) this season are
James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith. These are the authors of “The 100-Mile
Diet,” a bestseller and buzz worthy book that uses a social experiment
(can we subsist on only eating things produced within a 100 mile
radius?) to look into the world of food politics, economics, and
culture.
The talk will be presented at the UBC Chan Centre Concert Hall on
November 23rd at 12 noon. This will include a Q&A period, as well
as an opportunity to meet the authors afterwards.
Please send me a message if you are interested in attending.
Deborah Richardson and Jessica Elliott are one of those mother-daughter teams that seem able to accomplish just about anything, and with the recent opening of the Velvet Room Boutique in the heart of Kerrisdale it’s clear they have put their respective skills to excellent use in creating a beautiful shopping destination with wide appeal.
Decorated in French provincial style with clean black and white tiled floors and feminine accents of purple and pink, the Velvet Room caters to a wide spectrum of shoppers ranging from – you guessed it – mothers to their daughters, and everyone in between.
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Robson has a new heavyweight on the block with the hard launch of Sixty Boutique, a 1,700 s.f. space housing complete collections from Miss Sixty, Energie, Killah and Sixty. Decorated with vintage furniture pieces and illuminated by modern light fixtures, the street-front location is your ultimate stop for clothing and footwear, plus the whole onslaught of accessories like sunglasses, handbags and jewellery.
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Obakki’s exclusive Fall Launch fashion show on October 25th catered to Vancouver’s A-list style experts; magazine editors, writers, stylists, designers and local celebrities were treated to a private showing of the Obakki Fall and Holiday 07/08 collections, with complimentary wine and canapés graciously provided by Salt Tasting Room before and after the show. Attendees included Urban Rush’s Fiona Forbes, model Scott Walhovd, musicians Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Jesse Farrell, plus designers Jason Matlo and Mellinda-Mae Harlingten.
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Recently opened in a neighbourhood that’s primed to thrive, Nouvelle Nouvelle is the new kid on the Gastown blocks that’s garnering plenty of attention these days.
Owners Mishel Savinkoff (of now-closed Goon Pack Clothing and Gallery) and Amy York (proprietor of Prado Café) launched the new store initiative together after finding great lines in other cities that they were unable to locate in Vancouver. Since both have a proven history in business, they quickly put two and two together and decided they would travel, find standout lines and showcase them here in Vancouver.
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(212) boutique owners Scott Walhovd and Anthony Castro proved they will remain a fixture in Gastown’s shopping district after showing their Spring 08 house collection on October 18th, inspired by the nostalgic quality of vacation and glowing sunsets. With Rogers Chocolates and delicious sparkling wine concoctions served up within the Centre A Gallery venue not far from their boutique in Gastown, an invite-only crowd gathered to see what these newcomers from New York would be offering us next summer.
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