Entertainment
Vancouver Celebrities: November 2011
By Malcolm Parry published Nov 1, 2011
Festivities abound in alleyways, jigsaw centres, and galleries here, there, and everywhere
VANCOUVER LIFE
NOVEMBER CHARITY AGENDA
November 1 A Taste of Napa
Spotlight on the Napa Valley benefits the kids’ atelier Arts Umbrella. Twenty vintners and wine-auction packages beckon. Fairmont Pacific Rim, 604-681-5268. Artsumbrella.com
November 3 Scene
Breakfast Television host Dawn Chubai hosts a tiki-themed fundraiser for the Pacific Cinémathèque arthouse theatre. Mai Tais, Nuba food, and silent auction (including Liam Neeson’s working script for The Grey). Waldorf Hotel, 604-688-8202. Cinematheque.bc.ca
November 4 Toast to the Coast
Eleven restaurants (including standouts like Nu Aegean Cusina and Tableau Bar Bistro) plus 16 top-flight B.C. wineries stir up a night of raffles and auctions amid the tanks of host/beneficiary, the Vancouver Aquarium. 604-659-3474. Vanaqua.org
November 26 Art for Life
Ninety artworks auctioned; all proceeds to Friends for Life. The night includes a drag show and a concert by Bif Naked. Rocky Mountaineer Station, 604-682-5992. Friendsforlife.ca
