Urban Mixer Weekly : July 7, 2008
Now premiering, the blockbuster week of July 7th - 13th, 2008.
Bursting over the horizon like a monsoon from the Tropic of Thunder comes this week’s social stormfront, unleashing a Pandamonium of Speed and Sex in this City.
To see the latest newsletter (and newsletter archives) for your city, click the appropriate city, below:
Hang on to your fedoras and welcome to the Kingdom of the Cristal-Head!
No commentsHot ‘n Spicy “Bhangra Bollywood Fusion”
On Saturday night, Monti Virk and Nav Panesar of Virsar Media hosted one of their famous Bhangra Bollywood Fusion parties, this time at Desi Downtown.
Desi Downtown Lounge & Restaurant in the West End serves up innovative Indian cuisine and is located on the second floor at 911 Denman Street in the former space of Ambrozia Restaurant in the West End.
No commentsCanada Cup of Beer 2008
Beer aficionados Rick Mohabir and Colin Jack have done it once again. On Saturday afternoon, the pair hosted the Canada Cup of Beer, a one day beer festival, at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium.
With over 30 vendors on site and at least 150 beers to sample and this year, the event gave a complete view of what’s available to enjoy here in BC, including import beer, micro brews and of course the national brands.
There’s lots of photos online in our photo galleries, check them out on flickr, HERE.
No commentsMarco Toro the ‘Prince of Pop’
On Friday night, artist Marco Toro, the ‘Prince of Pop,’ helped inaugurate the new Eye Candy Designs Art Gallery on Beatty Street.
Toro, who lives in London, England, and teaches at the renowned Camberwell School of Art, was on site Friday and Saturday to paint live for fans and guests. Eye Candy Design Solutions represents artists including famed pop artist, Michael Godard who recently closed the ‘Oh My Goddard Gallery’ on Granville Street. You can find out more about Eye Candy Design Solutions, HERE.
No commentsAurora Bistro Celebrates 5
Aurora Bistro on Main Street celebrated five years on Thursday with canapés, award winning cocktails and local restaurant personalities on site and showing their love.
The event started at 6PM and continued into the wee hours of the night with DJ Mark Brand (restaurateur, clothier and DJ) spinning the music, tasty nibbles by Jeff Van Geest (owner) and loads of familiar faces.
No commentsNibble in the Fields
On Thursday, we checked out a very special preview of Provence Mediterranean Grill’s Farm Fresh Picnics.
For a limited time, Provence Mediterranean Grill is offering an opportunity for enthusiastic diners to go up to UBC’s Farm and pick various aspects of which will be assembled into a meal upon return to the restaurant.
For our trip, the results were extraordinary. We enjoyed a full menu featuring local and sustainable produce: Fairburn Farm Water Buffalo Mozarella Salad, Smoked Black Cod, Bison Tenderloin Confit and Strawberry Tartlette. The photos below speak for themselves.
You can find out more about Provence Mediterranean Grill which is located on West 10th Avenue near UBC, HERE. Don’t forget to join their preferred guest list.
No commentsHappy Canada Day from Urban Mixer
It’s Canada Day and time to Celebrate! UM Vancouver and UM Calgary wishes you a safe and enjoyable Canada Day! See you at the party.
No commentsUrban Mixer Weekly : June 30, 2008
Now premiering, the blockbuster week of June 30th - July 6th, 2008.
Bursting over the horizon like a monsoon from the Tropic of Thunder comes this week’s social stormfront, unleashing a Pandamonium of Speed and Sex in this City.
To see the latest newsletter (and newsletter archives) for your city, click the appropriate city, below:
Hang on to your fedoras and welcome to the Kingdom of the Cristal-Head!
No commentsShow us your MUNNY vol. 2
Munny, one of the most popular creations by kidrobot, is widely recognized as the world’s greatest do-it-yourself toy.
Artists and enthusiasts from all walks have recently taken to MUNNY’s blank canvas and have created phenomenal one-of-a-kind MUNNY masterpieces.
On Thursday night, the Modern opened their doors for a custom toy show featuring the works of 30 Vancouver artists who have painted, drawn, sculpted and even welded on kidrobot’s MUNNY.
The result was Show us your MUNNY vol. 2. Check out more MUNNY photos links back to MUNNY on the kidrobot website and even a cute promotional video after the jump. Read more
1 commentTequila Kitchen Art Exhibition
Tequila Kitchen on Mainland Street next to Section (3) has transformed their dining space into an art gallery!
On Wednesday night, the popular Yaletown restaurant launched an exhibition titled ‘Pollen’ by Carolina de la Cajiga. The exhibition was curated by Miriam Aroeste who incidentally is the new curator at Canvas Lounge. Back to Tequila Kitchen, check out the original release and the artist’s statement after the jump. Read more
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