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GARDEN PARTY: Maestros of fun, the Social Concierge’s Jordan Kallman and Tyson Villeneuve partnered with Ballet BC to present their newest social venture Babylon, a magical night of botanical beauty and choreographic dance in support of the province’

SPCA and TAXI Café host pop-up event to raise funds and get dogs adopted

There is much in biblical ritual that was relevant to the desert cultures from which it originated. Pork has a tendency to become lethal when left out in the sun, so prohibitions against its consumption was a practical matter.

HOUSE CALL: Housing is health. That was the message delivered at Sparkle, McLaren Housing Society’s 12th annual fireworks fundraiser.

Thursday, Aug. 4 Music Hurray For The Riff Raff Americana and folk-blues from the New Orleans band led by Alynda Lee Segarra. 9pm at The Imperial. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, TicketWeb.ca and LiveNation.

Davie Street Pride Party Friday, July 29, 6pm-12am Take back the streets for Pride with an exploding beer garden, and pound the pavement to some of the city’s hottest talent at the Community Stage on the historic crosswalk at Bute Street, and witness

Alex Sangha struggled to come out as a gay man, enduring emotional crises and contemplating suicide.

Thursday, July 28 Music Rising Appalachia The genre-bending force of sound is back, led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah and Chloe Smith with special guest Lena Anderssen. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $25 at TicketZone.

On New Year’s Eve, just minutes before midnight, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and the world lost a true gentleman and legend — big band leader Dal Richards, who until last summer, had played the Fair at the PNE for 75 consecutive years.

PRIDE ANGELS: Five years ago, philanthropist and businessman John Evans reached out and challenged the Lazy Gourmet’s Kevin Mazzone, RE/MAX’s Gary Serra and Vancity’s Ryan McKinley to stage an event that would spark their generation of 20 and 30-some