Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays and all the
very best in the New Year ~
Slainte!

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this year's recipe folder ~
Enjoy!

Minimalist Christmas: What I Made My Dad.

Because we didn't do a volume 6 Very Vancouver Christmas album this year (Yes we're back next year and please buy vols 1-5 and support the SPCA ~ HERE!), I had a wee bit more time to make or buy home made, hand crafted and up-cycled Christmas gifts.

For my Dad

My Dad:
1) ....is a crafty guy who often makes our gifts out of recycled thingamabobs (cool tree decorations etc).
2) ....has everything, and I mean literally one-of-everything.
3) ... is always up for a lark.
4) ....never reads my blog.

...and every year it becomes more and more difficult to come up with something for him at Christmas time - BUT this year I think I've nailed it.

It only cost 6$ to make, took about an hour of my time, and will maybe be the start of something really cool.

I used a few pieces of water color paper, a piece of photo mat board (all of which I had handy, but you can use anything), a printable calendar from http://www.etsy.com/shop/bubbo (5$), and a Chicago Screw (1$). (You could make the calendar yourself, but I didn't have time and like to support Etsy shops).

So calendar - minimalist and childishly simple - but - art stuff, and what I'll do is write a poem or something in a card with the idea that next year my dad uses the parts of this gift to make something for us. If we can keep this going, it will be cool to see how many evolutions we can make!

Now that's the spirit!

And, #NoBatteriesRequired ~

Raver Christmas Shows

This is a portion of Rave On Shows (!!) - please check on the artist's pages for more!

I'll keep updating here as more are added, please contact me for further info and tickets~

November 23rd - The Express Shaw Cable 4 at 3,6,8 and 10pm

See Gillian Hobbs talking about the Breathe CD!

November 25th - Lace Up For Kids - UBC

Gillian Hobbs 8pm (But go early and skate for the kids!)

November 26th - Princeton

Cupla

Beat Seeking Missiles

Dead Wax Collective

November 27th - The Habitat - Kelowna

Matt Stanley and The Decoys

November 28th - Co-op Radio Story Telling Show with Pam Carr

Gillian Hobbs

Laurie Biagini

Sillken

December 3rd - CBC Foodbank Day

Ranj Singh and the Discriminators

Adrienne Pierce

December 4th - North Van Festival of Lights 5pm

Sheldon Witt

Laurie Biagini

Danny Echo

Santa

December 4th - Blue Frog Studio - White Rock

Breathe CD Release

Ranj Singh and the Discriminators

December 9th - Leigh Square Port Coquitlam 7pm

Gillian Hobbs

Sheldon Witt

The Light Machines

December 12th - Inlet Theatre Port Moody - 8pm

Gillian Hobbs

Sheldon Witt

Laurie Biagni

Danny Echo

The Light Machines

Treebeard

Cupla

Pam Carr

Matt Stanley And The Decoys

Ranj Singh And The Discriminators

Kent McAlister

Sillken

Debbie Bergeron

December 19th - St James Hall - 8pm

Gillian Hobbs

Sheldon Witt

Laurie Biagni

Danny Echo

The Light Machines

Treebeard

Cupla

Pam Carr

Matt Stanley And The Decoys

Connor McGuire

Kent McAlister

Sillken

Stef Launay

Olga Osipova

December 20th - Roxy

Matt Stanley and the Decoys

Cupla