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Coffee at Andrew's on Eighth [building from 1912]

Andrew's on Eighth, located at - as you may suspect :) - at the corner of St Andrews Ave and 8th Street in North Vancouver (maplink), is a super-cozy coffee and lunch place with some of the best breakfast croissants in Vancouver. Their Chai lattes are also pretty awesome.  The building has a fascinating history, see below!

Art Admiration

Megaphone en-route to the Vancouver Art Gallery

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At the corner of Georgia and Burrard, sits a Megaphone vendor. Since I had some cash on me, I bought the October issue.

"Where are you heading?" the vendor asked. I shared my planned destination. "The Art Gallery? If I may ask, why do you go to see Art? What do you like about Art?"

Art Admiration

Inspirational Chalk Art by Bren Vancouver

Walking the winding asphalt path through Grand Boulevard Park in North Vancouver, you may encounter the uplifting chalk art by artist Bren. This person has made my day so many times!

The picture below is from October 27th, when a pothole repair on the Second Narrows snarled the traffic... we decided to walk instead and were rewarded!

Art Admiration

Jan Wade - interview with the Artist, Oct 21 2021

The Vancouver Art Gallery has been putting on some amazing webinars; one of them is this session with Jan Wade in conversation with her friend Glenn Alteen. (also check out my other blog post about Jan Wade's current exhibition in the Vancouver Art Gallery).

Highly recommend a listen to this one - it feels very intimate, like listening in on two friends at the table next to you in the coffee shop.

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Art Admiration

Jan Wade "Soul Power" - Spirit House

Vancouver Art Gallery, July 10- March 13 2022

Note: There is an Artist talk with Jan Wade at 4pm on October 21st; more information here.