Take one of Vancouver’s top stylists, Deanna Palkowski, add a serve-yourself ice cream sundae bar, throw in some clothes and jewelery and you’ve got yourself one helluva good time. New Fall arrivals have made their way into the store – check out the Oliver & Lilly’s blog for a sneak peek at what you’ll find. Lots of great basics that have just enough class and elegance to be extremely versatile foundation pieces for your wardrobe.
Tomorrow night! Thursday August 12 at 1520 W 13th between 6:30-9:30.
cheryl davies, crystal holland, terri potratz
The first annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week came to a close last weekend, and I was lucky enough to attend the BC Craft Beer Tasting gala at the Edgewater Casino. This beer week was a celebration of small batch breweries that craft preservative-free beer right here in BC, and numerous sold-out events were held throughout Vancouver at popular hop slinging joints.
me and my brother Jeff Potratz (R) getting silly with beer expert Colin Jack (L)
Some familiar favourites were present at this gala event: Tin Whistle, Phillips, Tree Brewing, Red Truck Beer, R&B, Storm Brewing, and so on. Dead Frog launched a Pepper Lime Lager that was an absolute hit – if you see this beer, I highly recommend you snap it up off the shelves while you can.
Next up is the Canada Cup of Beer on July 9/10 at Thunderbird Stadium. I’ve also attended this event a couple years in a row and it is not to be missed. It’s like a massive treasure hunt, but for beer instead of gold or candy.
Vanessa Bourget and Terri Potratz. Raj Taneja photo.
Last week, Bombay Sapphire hosted an intimate soiree to showcase their newest cocktails and food pairings for the summer season. Rob Rainford of the TV show License to Grill demonstrated some BBQ techniques with Bombay-marinated lamb and steak while Merlin Griffiths, Bombay’s global brand ambassador and senior mixologist, showed us some delicious new cocktails. Last year’s event at the Shangri-La was absolutely stunning, and so too was this event at a loft in the heart of Gastown.
My favourite drink of the night was the Sapphire Sangaree:
4 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
2 oz Ruby Port
2 oz Cointreau
3.5 oz lemon juice
topped with seasonal fruits and mint for garnish.
(makes 4 cocktails/1 pitcher)
Visit the Bombay Sapphire website Inspired Entertaining section for loads of great recipes, mixology lessons, entertaining tips, and more. There’s some fantastic ideas for summer parties to be found. More photos of the event, courtesy of Raj Taneja and Urban Mixer, can be found here.
And here’s the final three days of our morning shots in London.
september 29 (we are sick today)
september 30, feeling much better
october 1, last photo, wee hours
I absolutely LOVED London and hope to go back again very very soon…Carleen I miss you already!
Shallom from Stylefinds, Victoria of demiCouture and I had initially planned to go to the glass bottle house today and stage a little photo shoot, so when plans fell through Shallom and I took to my backyard and when we discovered some magical beams of light playing against the concrete wall, we rallied up some outfits and got shooting straight away. Here’s a sampling of the outcome of our Sunday playdate:
Terri Potratz wearing an Obakki dress. Shallom Johnson photo.
Shallom Johnson wearing one of Terri’s vintage dresses; H&M belt. Terri Potratz photo.
Shallom wearing another of Terri’s vintage dresses. Terri Potratz photo.
Terri Potratz gives an ode to Elvis wearing an Obakki men’s shirt, Obakki shorts, and vintage necklace. Shallom Johnson photo.
FUN!
You can see more photos from the shoot here.
Tonight the YouthCO AIDS Society, now celebrating their 15th year, is holding a charity event at CANVAS Lounge in Gastown that will celebrate all things circus related. Burlesque, contortionists and circus folk, what more could you ask for in a party?
I donated a larry. piece to the silent auction, proceeds of which will go towards prevention education and youth impacted by HIV/AIDS. Looking forward to seeing what’s in the silent auction, I hear there are some choice items to be bid on.
If you’ve got $50 to spare, you should definitely come down tonight – it’s for a great cause, and this certainly won’t be a stuffy charity event. I will have 3 of my loveliest ladies on my arm – Shallom Johnson, kdon, and The Conveyor Belt’s newest contributor Jenn Wint – so it’s sure to be a party.
