Nnew "o by o" has arrived at Vancouver originals!

Love this short hoodie. Looks like you have wings.

I'm everything you want me to be - Contest

Expect the unexpected because this is where contemporary melds with tradition. Reinvented yet still the same. Where Holt’s couture sashays with Used vintage style. I'm anything you want me to be.

TELL US WHAT YOU WANT GRANVILLE TO BE… AND WIN! (Enter all three ways to win three times!!)

1.) Watch this video and leave a comment to win a Cut and Chop with Gracie, the super hot redhead in the video at 0:07 who also happens to be a stylist at the Chop Shop - The Original Rock n’ Roll Hair Shop. (Value $60)

2.) Personalize and Retweet to win a $50 gift certificate to Refinery.

#Granville is the place to ______. I entered to win a Night Out on Granville @downtownvan at http://shopgranville.ca

example:
#Granville is the place to people watch. I entered to win a Night Out on Granville @downtownvan at http://shopgranville.ca

The Refinery has nummy drinks. Ask for Lauren.

3.) LIKE us on the Granville Facebook for a Chance to win one nights accommodation in a One Bedroom Suite at the Best Western Chateau Granville and a Dinner for 2 at The Edge Social Grille & Lounge (Value $300)

CONTEST DEADLINE: Aug 30, 2010

You must be tripping Contest

Best Western is having a contest for $250! Submit your summer photos to our blog contest for a chance to win a $250 Travel Card! All photos are being featured in a slide show on our You Must Be Trippin’ blog.

Check ‘em out and submit your own! http://bit.ly/9iz49E

You must be tripping Contest

Best Western is having a contest for $250! Submit your summer photos to our blog contest for a chance to win a $250 Travel Card! All photos are being featured in a slide show on our You Must Be Trippin’ blog.

Check ‘em out and submit your own! http://bit.ly/9iz49E

Three Free Afternoons of Vertical Dance Performances

Serendipity

Open Rehearsals: August 30th & 31st - 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Performances: September 1st - 12 pm, 1 pm & 2 pmVancouver Block Building, 736 Granville Street  (at the City Centre Station of the Canada Line)

FREE 

(This is not a picture of Granville, clearly, but since it hasn't happened yet I grabbed a photo of their performance at the Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation.)
Next week, for the first time, Aeriosa performers will dance on the Vancouver Block, a designated heritage building near the intersection of Granville and West Georgia.  Built in 1912, this art nouveau high-rise is easily identified by its crowning architecture - a four-sided clock tower illuminated in neon lights at night.  On Monday and Tuesday (August 30th and 31st) Julia Taffe will be creating new choreography for six dancers suspended from ropes on the north, west and south walls of the building.  On Wednesday September 1st at 12 pm, 1 pm and 2 pm the company will present three short performances of Serendipity.  All are welcome to this free event.  Just one more reason to "Rediscover Granville" and stroll down the middle of the street before the buses return to their regular routes and pedestrians are relegated to the sidewalks on September 7th!

www.aeriosa.com

Tennis in the Street

Everyday Champions will be hosting Tennis until 7pm today at 700 Granville. Have a lunch hour showdown on the mini court, or play the tennis game for a prize.

If you miss them today, come back on August 30 to see them again!

Canadian goose and grey whales

For causes or people watching granville never disappoints. Do you agree with the Whale?

Namaste Granville - Lululemon hosts Street Yoga

Lululemon took to Granville Street on August 20, 2010. Check out the album here.

Cops for Cancer: A Just Cause

Come August 21st Cops for Cancer will be on the 800th block of Granville Street with the dedicated, vigilant staff of law enforcement and emergency to raise more dollars to this great foundation. These hard working folks have shown empathy and even more in this heartfelt story. To think that this started with one child’s dilemma with kids teasing him about being bald from chemo-therapy and a couple of officers shaving their heads to prove being bald is cool to sprout into something so big. This movement of Cops for Cancer started in 1994 and managed to raise 32.8 million dollars. Now the time has come for Vancouver to shine against cancer. Head over for activities such as public head shavings for charity to meeting officers.

22nd Queer Film Festival

Image taken from http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/

The Queer Film Festival is in its final days for the year. The films for the film festival will be shown all over Vancouver including Empire Granville 7 Cinemas. Films are not the only ingredient to this festival but workshops, discussions, parties and much more. Tickets can be purchased online at queerfilmfestival.ca.

Just read about an interesting film called “Fish Child” that will have its final showing at the festival on the 21st. The movie is placed in South America looking at the daughter of an influential well off family falling in love with the poor maid that lives with them. The focus however is on the power struggle and the endeavors they will go through in order to be free of all the problems.


For more information look at:
Queer Film Festival Homepage
Queer Film Festival Agenda

Brazil Fest 2010 comes to Granville!

Originally Brazil Fest was only celebrated in Brazil to teach the new generations of the rich Brazilian Culture. The world has begun to globalize so it is only natural that an area like Vancouver so rich in diversity should embrace this brilliant culture. Experience the cultural fruits of Brazil. Come to Brazil Fest 2010 for the food, the music, the dances and folklore brought down from the generations. It will all be there including performances of capoeira a style of fighting with dance and music, and soccer performances with the samba style of soccer that South America is so well known for.

August 21st 10am - 8pm
Live music, dance, performances and food

August 20th - 27th Noon-6pm
Paintings and drawings by Brazilian artist Beth Maia
“A força do Barroco” (The Power of Baroque)

September 7th 7pm
“É Proibido Fumar” (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes)

Brazil Vancouver

Meet Lola. The prettiest thing downtown.

A&W at Granville x Robson. The Bear and the Coupons.

A&W has brought the bear to the intersection to bring you the deals. Bacon and Eggers, Uncle Burgers, Two for One Deals and much more.

Cool bike Cool dog.

Fresh, Easy and Fast Cooking @ Sinclair Centre

Find yourself in a bit of a rut with your diet? Sinclair Centre with Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks and Vancouver Foodster is presenting 5-days of food, fun and mentoring. Each day will contain a combination of 2 of the following: French Food Fast, Easy Vegetarian, Savouring the Harvest, College Cooking and Sea’s Bounty. Complimentary samples, quick and new dishes to liven up your palette and home menu.

French Food Fast dishes:
Sausage with Fennel, Tarragon and Cherry Tomatoes
Salad of Pear, Frisee Lettuce and Walnuts with Roquefort Vinaigrette
Fig and Olive Tapenade

Easy Vegetarian dishes:
Creamy Ginger, Pumpkin and Apple Soup
Carrot Hummus
Warm Spinach Quinoa Soup

Savouring the Harvest dishes:
5 Minute Gaspacho
Parsley Walnut Pesto with Pasta
Quick Pickles

College Cooking dishes:
"Breakfast on the Run" Smoothie
Moroccan Couscous SaladBeef and Rice Noodle Stir Fry

Sea’s Bounty dishes:
Avocado, Tuna and Corn Relish Pita
Nugget Potatoes with Tarragon Shrimp
Pecan Salmon Roll with Crackers

First Demonstrations at:

11:45am-12:30pm

Second demonstration at:

1:00-1:45pm

August 23rd will feature:

Fresh Food Fast

Sea’s Bounty

August 24th will feature:

Savouring the Harvest

College Cooking

August 25th will feature:

Easy Vegetarian

Sea’s Bounty

August 26th will feature:

French Food Fast

Savoring the Harvest

August 27th will feature:

Easy Vegetarian

College Cooking

John Lee + 168

Picture from The Vancouver Sun

John Lee of Langley has built himself a fortification that will now meet the streets of Granville on August 10th. This wall is nothing of the usual and all of the interesting. Made completely of speakers and wood it stands at 9 feet tall and 40 feet wide. 168 speakers channeling 2,000 watts of power this “Wailing Wall of Sound” is serious business. Although volume will not be pushed to the max the sheer spectacle will provide powerful music and a rumble from the bass like 168 speakers were doing it… To think this all started with a speaker deal where the more John Lee bought the cheaper they got.

Vancouver Sun's Article

Tom Lee presents Robert Godin and great deals

Robert Godin will be at Tom Lee Music on 929 Granville Street. Admission to this event is FREE. He’s going to let you know what you want to look for in your next guitar, the low down on new Godin designed guitars and of course you’ll get to see this guitar engineer live. The objective of Godin's 20 years as a manufacturer has been to combine the age old techniques of guitar building with new technology and technique. Whether it is electronics with relevance, research on acoustics based on shape, wood or density there is an attempt to apply.

Also, Tom Lee Music is offering 6 months 0% financing on Gibson Epiphone guitars till August 31st. This is your chance to get that guitar now that you can’t quite fit into your budget for a couple pay checks. This offer is only at the Vancouver location and online.

Les Paul
Tom Lee Guitar Sale Inventory

Yedina now open with 50% sale

Opened last week. Herons kicks off it's opening with a 50% off sale on everything. Pretty house brand dresses.

Public art on Granville. No really... PIC 1

Temporarily installed. This art makes a statement on transportation and has been on display on city streets across Canada.

Joe Fresh on downtown Granville. PIC

Once upon a time Joe Fresh exclusively sold only to Real Canadian Superstores. Now this flagship store with 15,000 square feet of retail space right in the heart of downtown will carry Joe Fresh. Opening end of September Joe Fresh will have the chance to take its first steps out and see how it fits as a niche to relaxed business casual right across from prestigious Holt Renfrew. Watch for grand opening info here at ShopGranville.