Granville Street is where the world came to Mix it up during the 2010 Olympics. We're carrying this same spirit into the summer with a slew of summer events including dance, music, food and drink. Come visit Vancouver's Street and get the details here.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Costumes on Granville - Downtown Vancouver

It's still possible to get costumes in Vancouver.

Bang-on/Cherry Bomb - 843 Granville
Tons of costumes for men and women. I saw a cute bumblebee costume for women, super heroes (yes Batman is there too, and you know that'll be a sure thing with the ladies.)



Camouflage - 888 Granville
Medieval costumes for ladies, to fatigues for men. Still a selection upstairs.



Dare to Wear - 1028 Granville
The more daring wenches can go here. More fetish oriented but some cutey ones too. Must be pretty daring as the outfits tend to be a higher quality but considerably less fabric.


Scarlet Shop & Indulgence - 460 Granville
As posted earlier... a limited selection of extremely high quality costumes. Just gorgeous. You'll be the bell of the ball. It's a nice store you could buy your jammies and naughties in without feeling self conscious.


Glinda the Good Witch Costume from the Wizard of Oz/Wicked. Love it. Pricier side at $49.99 but totally worth it when you see it. The material is lovely and it's well cut. You won't look like a drug store tart.

Bob Sagat isn't on Full House anymore. But he's coming to the Vogue

Turns out Danny Tanner isn’t what we think. Bob Sagat is an edgy, pervy comedian and he’s coming to entertain us at the Vogue November 26.

Stuck for a costume ladies? Glinda the good witch costume $49.95

At scarlet shop on Granville. Very pink very pretty. Loved Wicked sooo much. Would have been Elphaba.

Donate jackets at Underworld Skate receive 15% off a new one.

This promo collects coats for under privileged kids. Donate a gently used coat and get 15% off a new jacket at Underworld. These jackets will be very appreciated as the city grows colder.

2 donations to date. There should be more.

Mmm Charlie Mac Dog!

Celebrating the World Series with a dougiedog. This wonderful wiener is topped with yummy Mac n cheese and then topped with more cheddar. Go Texas!

Egyptian Halloween at Doolins. Tonight.

Just walking around. Looks like this old watering hole is having a party for Cleo and her best friends.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Halloween on Granville



Here's a list of the hottest events on Granville Street during Halloween 2010. I'll update this list as I find more...

Friday October 29
Watch Saw in 3D - Opens on Oct 29.
The Granville 7 presents the Watch the biggest and most successful horror franchiese in movie history.
http://www.saw3dmovie.com

The Student Tours Halloween 'Howler' Club Crawl is back. Party bus transportation between clubs, VIP access to 4 downtown clubs, Molson Canadian and Bacardi drink specials, costume prizes, give aways provided. Costumes mandatory! Buses leave at 6pm sharp from the Roxy

with DJ's DARYLO + JOHNNY JOVER
*GUESTLIST FULL* We are open to non-glist after 11pm


Saturday October 30

It's time to pack away your italian speedos and join the young, wealthy eurotrash as they invade Republic for Halloween 2010. A $1000 prize for the best costume can be won. DJ Zak Santiago.
October 30
958 Granville

At Joseph Richard of course!
A murder mystery. Solve the mystery to win a prize. Costumes are mandatory.
Top 40, House, Party Anthems, Mash up's with DJs Sean Christopher & DJ Dash
Online sales sold out! Tickets only available at the door!

with DJ's DARYLO + RICO UNO
*Advance tickets are now SOLD OUT!!*
Limited tickets will be available at the doors, 1st come 1st serve!

 Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball Hosted by Icon Nights & LCU
DJ’s Stimulant J & Lokoboy at Pop Opera
Win $1000 of Prizes for best costume

HedKandi at Ginger62 Cocktail Den and Kitchen with Ibiza resident DJ Greg Myers - SOLD OUT
1219 Granville
world's most stylish name in house music returns to Vancouver for a very sexy, very spooky Halloween event...

Let your Marilyn loose at The Cinema Public House Silver Screen Halloween event.
A night showdasing the glamour and glitz that made the Golden Age of Cinema the unforgettable era that it was. A weekend of production, outtakes and cameos, this year “Halloween’s Best Dressed” will be awarded with a memorable prize that all attendees can only win once a year!

The Student Tours Halloween 'Howler' Club Crawl is back. Party bus transportation between clubs, VIP access to 4 downtown clubs, Molson Canadian and Bacardi drink specials, costume prizes, give aways provided. Costumes mandatory! Crawl includes Roxy, Cellar, Blarney Stone, and the Shark Club.

Sunday October 31

1117 Granville
Two rooms, the Refinery and Sip Lounge.Lights out at Midnight and prizes for Best Costume.
DJ's Room One - Nestor Delano, Jay Klos, SKilla
DJ's Room Two- Jesse James, IAMXL, PBooty, Darylo


Urban Beat Hallowe'en Swing Dance
What: West coast swing dancing, treats, dress up if you want
8:30-11ish - 927 Granville St., 2nd fl.
Cost: the usual $4
DJ: Spin Daddy Ray
We will have prizes for the most 'swingable' costume and the 'coolest' outfit .. literally. It gets really hot there!

Hip Hop, RnB, Reggae, Old School with The Goodfellas (Smooth & Friktion). Costume Mandatory.
Cash Prize for Sexiest | Scariest | Original

2009 has been a truly phenomenal year for Dutch artist Fedde le Grand. With a glittering career that includes worldwide number ones, packed arenas, throbbing dance floors, A-list collaborations, a raft of international awards and a debut artist album ‘Output’ that hit over 60 countries worldwide, it’s been a year that has cemented his reputation as one of the most forward-thinking, in-demand, creative forces in global music.

The Student Tours Halloween 'Howler' Club Crawl is back. Party bus transportation between clubs, VIP access to 4 downtown clubs, Molson Canadian and Bacardi drink specials, costume prizes, give aways provided. Costumes mandatory!
Buses leave the Roxy at 5pm Sharp!

Let your Marilyn loose at The Cinema Public House Silver Screen Halloween event.
Oct 30 and Oct 31
A night showdasing the glamour and glitz that made the Golden Age of Cinema the unforgettable era that it was. A weekend of production, outtakes and cameos, this year “Halloween’s Best Dressed” will be awarded with a memorable prize that all attendees can only win once a year!

The Commodore Ballroom will be transformed into a haunted house for Nightmare on Granville Street on Oct. 31. DJ Paul the Wall will be spinning tunes and there will be $10,000 in cash prizes for the best costumes. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.ca

with DJ's Rachel Sehl, Jimmy Bell, Mike the Italian & Graham Morley
Limited tickets still available at CLUBZONE!


Hope to see you at one of these spooky events!!

Crème de la Crème Grand Wedding Showcase

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL VANCOUVER
791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T4
http://cremedelacreme.ca

CountDown Events proudly presents True romance. The return of Crème de la Crème, the city's most anticipated wedding show - an unrivaled luxe grand wedding showcase. Presenting the who's who of the wedding industry, under one roof, to offer the best expert wedding advice.

11:00AM to 6:00PM | WEDDING SHOWCASE
1:00PM to 2:00PM | HAUTE COUTURE FASHION SHOW
3:00PM to 4:00PM | ENCORE PRESENTATION

TICKETS: $45 PER PERSON (includes fashion show, deluxe gift bag & scrumptious tastings & full-scale pampering)

VIP CORNER: $65 PER PERSON (in addition to admission to the showcase your VIP ticket includes an exquisite keepsake bag and an exclusive consult with a “personal wedding stylist”. Brides and grooms will have a chance to consult with some of the top fashion stylists in our styling boutique to determine their personal wedding fashion!)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Craig Knudsen - Clavinova Artist



Craig Knudsen - Clavinova Artist and one of Yamaha's top innovators inthe area of music software and technology.
Come hear the latest Yamaha Clavinova Ensemble Services Pianos brought to life.
Nov 4 @ 7:30pm.
RSVP by Nov. 1 to donna.chen@tomleemusic.ca

Monday, October 25, 2010

Joe Fresh Style opens on Granville Street Vancouver BC



There's a new kid on the block and his name is Joe. Unfortunately ladies, its not Joe McIntyre from your 80's-hair-sprayed-high-bang wet dreams. Joe Fresh Style - after namesake Joe Mimran, visionary of Club Monaco and Pink Tartan.


The store opened a few weeks ago to huge fanfare. A four act concert including Marianas Trench, Sweet Thang, Stereo and Divine Brown rocked out for four hours. The weather cooperated with nippy sunshine so everyone was able to enjoy a nice dry concert.A little bit of hysteria from  'trench wenches' and loud music went a long way into getting hundreds in the mood to shop. It's always fantastic to see businesses do something different and opening Granville up for a live concert is a great step into make our city fun!



Joe Fresh Style, opens its first ever flagship store in our very own Vancouver. Nestled between the Waterfront and Granville Skytrain stations, this store is stratetically placed in close proximity to other fashion haunts such as H&M, Pacific Centre, Aritzia and Holt Renfrew.


The reasonable prices you've come to expect at Superstore, still remain in the new store, only now there's more selection and a more retail oriented environment. Stuff you can wear to work, clubbing, around the house... It's all here.


The ground floor features ladieswear - sweaters, office casual, booties and outerwear. The second floor has more outerwear, active wear, intimates and men's clothing. I recently purchased some Bra's from Joe fresh and they are my new go to. Can you hear that? Victoria Secret has been retired in favor of Joe Fresh. Its just more comfortable and when it comes down to it, you gotta go with comfort over a sexy label. The ladies have spoken and they like Joe. Who am I to argue?


Rumor has it that this space will eventually offer children's clothing, which those in the know can tell you is both cute and affordable. Much like everything else Joe.


The hot ticket item of the last few days appears to be the $69 real leather knee boots. A friend of mine tipped me off on them over coffee one day, claiming they were comfortable and looked posh. I was intrigued so I made it my goal to find these sweeties at the new store. Within 15 mins of the soft opening, I arrived, eagerly searching for these boots. Other than a sad abandoned size 10 on five barren shelves, the store was out. OUT. OUT! of these boots. /sadpony.


I did purchase a simple black rain coat for a fantastic price... and have since seen 3 other women wearing the coat on a rainy Vancouver day. Rather than being mortified, we exchanged knowing nods. Good deals unite. We love you Joe.


P/S.
I went back a few days later with a friend, and while she was in the change room, I spotted an abandoned pair of BLACK LEATHER BOOTS... wait for it... IN MY SIZE!! Ladies, they are real and they are spectacular!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Classic Rock Riff Jam Night

Thursday Oct 28th @ 7 PM: Classic Rock Riff Jam Night

Bring your guitar down to Tom Lee Music Vancouver as we jam out and teach you the great rock riffs every guitar player needs to know. From the Stones to Hendrix were going have some fun and Rock Out on the City Stage. Don't miss this one

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Joe Fresh Grand Opening - Concert on Oct 16th with Marianas Trench and Divine Brown


Calling all fashion hounds, the long awaited first freestanding Joe Fresh Flagship store opens to the public tomorrow at 540 Granville St. At 14,000 sq ft. the two level store will feature women's sportswear and accessories on the main floor, and Mens, Women's Active/Sleep/Intimates on the upper floor. Mosey down if you must since the store is open until 9pm on the Oct 13th soft launch, but the real party is on Oct 16th with a free live concert and giveaways all day. You won't want to miss it!

To celebrate the launch, Granville Street will be opened for pedestrians between Pender and Dunsmuir for an exciting, free public concert featuring some of Canada’s hottest talent including performances by Marianas Trench, Divine Brown, Stereos and Sweet Thing.

The first 100 shoppers on October 13, 2010 will receive wrist-bands for guaranteed access to the concert.  Additional offers to mark the opening include a free packaway down jacket (a $39-$49 value) for the first 1000 customers who spend $100 or more*. A free Joe Fresh Style® reusable tote bag will also be offered to the first 1000 customers with any purchase.

In addition, a special coupon to save $10 on a spend of $50 or more** will be valid from October 16-23, 2010 through a new interactive advertising experience. Starting in September all Joe Fresh® fall advertising on transit shelters in the Vancouver area will feature a scanable QR-code which will take any internet-accessible, smart-phone user to a site to download the printable coupon.



“Vancouver is a location we’d been looking at for quite a while - it’s a fresh, modern and youthful city, just like the Joe Fresh® brand,” says Joseph Mimran of Joseph Mimran & Associates, Creative Director, Apparel, Home and Entertainment for Loblaw Companies Limited. “And when this prime location on one of the best shopping streets in Canada became available we had to snap it up.”

It's true, Granville is growing up and we're excited to have Joe Fresh come on to the street with fresh chic, affordable fashions.

Store hours are:

Mon to Fri – 10am – 9pm
Saturday – 10am – 8pm
Sunday – 11am – 7pm

Note: Closing a little early on Oct 16th for store opening celebration set up.

Thanks to the generousity of Joe Fresh Style, @Downtownvan and VanCityBuzz is pleased to present a special prize giveaway. Follow @downtownvan & Retweet the phase below to win a $100 Joe Fresh Style Gift card AND a pair of VIP wristbands for you and a friend to have VIP access right next to the stage at the concert! SQUEE!!

** You may retweet more than once, but only once per day. Deadline to enter is Friday Oct 15 @ 4pm.

 
Here's what you retweet:

@JoeFreshStyle Party on Granville - #marianastrench #divinebrown Concert 10/16. Win $100 GC + 2 VIP passes http://ow.ly/2SvP7

NOTE: for an additional entry, comment on the Joe Fresh Style Post on the Granville Facebook Page


Good luck!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

SNAP UP THE STAGE with Rock 101

Oct 12 to 26th : SNAP UP THE STAGE with Rock 101

Is your super group in need of some over exposure? Does your marching band rock so hard that it’s a sin you’re not On Stage right now as you read this? Have you ever used a camera before?

If you answered YES to anyone of those questions then you have a chance to SNAP UP THE STAGE!

If your in a band or you just wanna have fun with your friends then SNAP UP THE STAGE at Tom Lee Music. Just visit our 929 Granville Street Store and take your "band" picture on our lobby City Stage and upload it to the special Rock 101 page beginning Tuesday Oct 12th.

Best photo wins $1,000 worth of Tom Lee gear and you get to perform for your adoring fans on stage with gear provided by the staff at Tom Lee! Runner up gets a easy $1,000 at Tom Lee Music.

PLUS! Listen to the Bro Jake Show the week of October 25th for your chance to win $100 Tom Lee Music Gift Cards!

http://www.rock101.com/Contests/SnapUpTheStage.aspx
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