Mount Pleasant
I predict this upcoming event will sell out faster than you can say sausage party.
Actually, it is a sausage party. The Second Annual Smoking Sausage BBQ Cook Off will be hosted by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association in support of the Greater 麻豆传媒映画Food Bank.
For only $3 per person, while quantities last, participants can sample unique creations hand-crafted from Mount Pleasant restaurants such as the Cascade Room, Hyde Restaurant, Rumpus Room, Rhizome Caf脙漏 and Eight 脗陆 Restaurant Lounge.
All sausages are the creation of Main Streets master sausage maker Drews Driessen of D-Original Sausage Co. in accordance with special recipes supplied by the participating restaurants.
The cook-off takes place Aug. 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. in the alley that runs south to north from East Broadway to East Eighth Avenue, just west of Main Street.
The event was organized by Liveable Laneways, a group inspired by the charm of European pedestrian lanes and alleyways. Its members say our city would be that much more vibrant if our alleys were used for special eventsand not just for dumpster storage.
Grandview Woodland
Britannia Community Centre hosts an outdoor visual arts market Sundays beginning Aug. 12.
Artful Sundays features the work of local artists, live music, artistic workshops and demonstrations, community groups, special events and more. Artful Sundays runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the Napier Greenway, located at the corner of Napier and Commercial Drive, Aug. 12 to Sept. 2. For more information visit britanniacentre.org.
Hastings Sunrise
Nature Vancouvers Istvan Orosi leads a free nature walk for the Hastings Park Conservancy at 9 a.m. this Saturday, July 28. Meet at the northeast corner of the Hastings Park Sanctuary, east of Playland, for a walk that will last about two hours, rain or shine. Bring binoculars if you have them, but please leave your dogs at home.
Hastings Sunrise
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House hosts a free workshop for members of the Chinese community who want to get involved with the Block Watch Program.
The workshop will educate participants on what exactly the program is, why they should get involved, and how to join a Block Watch team.
The workshop takes place Wednesday, July 25, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Kiwassa, 2425 Oxford St. To register call Kim Lu at 604-254-5401, extension 222.
Oakridge
Heres a first.
A free walk dubbed, Who Ever Heard of a Nature Walk in a Shopping Centre? takes place this Sunday, July 29, at Oakridge Mall.
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, Village 麻豆传媒映画and the False Creek Watershed Society have partnered to offer a series of 10 free Earth Walks this summer taking place across the city.
The events include everything from a walk through history along the Fraser River with Terry Slack to a tour of Cottonwood Community Garden.
The Oakridge tour guide is environmentalist Celia Brauer who will talk about the mall, how its constructed, its natural environment and where the merchandise for sale in the stores comes from.
The tour starts at 10:30 a.m. and runs until 12:30 p.m. Meet at the entrance to The Bay opposite the parking lot in the northeast side of the mall before 10:30 a.m. For a complete schedule of walks visit falsecreekwatershed.org.
The tour couldnt be timelier.
A staff report going to council this week provides details regarding a proposal to redevelop the citys first auto-oriented shopping mall. If approved, the proposal will see Oakridge transformed into a mini- city complete with green spaces with an emphasis on drawing in shoppers who use transit, walk or cycle.
The proposal also includes residential housing, including some towers.
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