This week we’ll be revealing some additional details about the upcoming Gallery Series III event. Stay tuned to this blog for information on our event sponsors and what you can expect on WEDNESDAY, November 26th, 2008.

Registration is $35 in advance, $50 at the door. You can register for this event through our secure online registration system, HERE.

PS - if you’re a fan of bottle service, get in touch with us and reserve your seat in the affinity auto VIP lounge.

Urban Mixer proudly presents the long-awaited Gallery Series III at TRUNK Gallery within the auto/ONE and affinity auto showrooms.

Location: TRUNK Gallery, 1755 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver
Doors Open: 6:30PM - 10:30PM
Dress: Semi-formal
Cost: $35 in advance, $50 at the door
Early bird rate of $25 until November 17th

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$35 in advance. Net proceeds to imagine1day.

Click HERE to register online securely.

This unmissable event features the art of Stirling Ward, David Ellingsen and Heidi Conrod with net proceeds going to imagine1day, a groundbreaking charity created by Lululemon founder, Chip Wilson and his wife, Shannon.

Imagine1day provides an opportunity for donors to be directly connected to projects that provide primary education for all children in Ethiopia.  Every dollar donated goes directly to the project of your choice and all administration costs are covered by the founders.

Come join Vancouver’s most sensuous crowd for a night of cocktails and the finest Canadian art alongside luxurious European automobiles.

What: Urban Mixer Gallery Series III
Where: TRUNK gallery at auto/ONE and affinity auto, 1755 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver
When: WEDNESDAY, November 26th, 2008
Doors Open: 6:30PM - 10:30PM
Dress: Semi-formal

Urban Mixer is the Cure for the Common Social Life, the stylish source for Vancouver’s most comprehensive events calendar, coverage of the must-do events in town and the hottest social soirées in the city.

We confidently expect this event to be completely subscribed very shortly, so to ensure you place on the guest list, please RSVP today.

Tickets are $25 with net proceeds going to imagine1day - providing complete quality primary education to all children in Ethiopia by 2020. Click HERE to register online securely.

On Saturday evening, the Adoptive Families Association of BC hosted the third annual Wine on the Mountain event at Lupins on Grouse Mountain.

The ‘Red and White and All that Sparkles’ themed event featured a vast assortment of spectacular red, white and sparkling wines and plenty of fabulous food from participating restaurant sponsors to accompany. Read more after the jump to find out more about BC Adoptive Families Association of BC and Wine on the Mountain. (more…)

On Wednesday evening, the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS), hosted a screening of the ‘Cannes Lions - International Advertising Festival’ winners at the Roundhouse in Yaletown.

All proceeds from the event benefited NABS, a charitable organization that provides assistance to people in the advertising and related industries that my need help due to illness, injury, unemployment or financial difficulties. Check out the original release, after the jump. (more…)

Vancouver’s newest boutique hotel, the Loden, which is located on Melville Street close to Coal Harbour, held their launch party on Wednesday evening.

During the evening’s event, guests checked out various rooms including the 1600 sq.ft Penthouse Suite, the facilities and the much-anticipated restaurant, Voya, while mingling enjoying live entertainment, sampling food creations by Marc-André Choquette and endulging in cocktails created by master mixologists, Jay Jones and Brian Grant.

Check out more exclusive photos from the event and find out more about the Loden, after the jump. (more…)

On Wednesday morning, Mayor Sam Sullivan, Bill and Cathryn Hunter (Co-Chairs of Eagles in the City) and Stephen Miller (President of the BC Lions Society) officially unveiled ‘Eagles in the City’ on the steps of City Hall.

Eagles in the City, the third public art project of the BC Lions Society following the Orcas in the City (2004) and Spirit Bears in the City (2006), benefits the Easter Seal Services and the Canucks for Kids Fund. To find out more about Eagles in the City, check out their website, HERE or the original release, HERE.

The Oakridge Centre Fall 2008 Fashion Show “Front Row” (presented with FASHION Magazine) started off with an hour of mingling with hor d’oeuvres catered by The Lazy Gourmet. Shortly after 8pm, Susie Wall from CTV’s “eTalk Daily” gave a brief introduction of the runway show and praised the charitable efforts of Oakridge Centre - with refreshments and raffle ticket prizes in support of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

As the models posed in trios before disappearing backstage at the end of their catwalk strut, the crowd truly had an opportunity to digest the trends of the upcoming season. According to my observations, from trench coats and jackets to winter dresses and dress shirts, solid hues of dark colors dominated the runway - in both men’s and women’s wear. It was the subtle details which set the pieces apart from each other - the speckles on a formal jacket from Aritzia or the thin stripes on a Jacob dress shirt.

For a full review of the Oakridge Fall 2008 Fashion Show, and lots more fashion photos, visit Modern Mix Vancouver!

*Article by Modern Mix Vancouver.
*Photographs by Grace Lau Photography.

Since 2004, Spend on Trend has been an annual weekend mini-tradeshow and retail exhibition for Canadian designers. Tickets were only $5 for regular attendees with partial proceeds to the St. Elizabeth Home Emergency Shelter. This year’s event took place between September 5th and 7th at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.

With over 20 booths this year at Spend on Trend, the event was more personable than a trade exhibition but much classier than a stereotypical craft fair, it was a diverse yet lovely opportunity to converse with the individual designers. And each artist had so much to say about their creations - from belts to hair accessories, from Chinese silk to leather and from Victoria to Montreal, Spend on Trend captured the essence of Canadian design with a national diversity. Each item had its own story, and each artist told it well; a narrative of their background, their inspiration, their hopes and their dreams.

For a full review of Spend on Trend and lots more beautiful photos from the event, click here to visit Modern Mix Vancouver.

*Article by Modern Mix Vancouver
*Photographs by Grace Lau Photography

Welcome to the week of January 7th - 13th, 2008. Urban Mixer has the lowdown on the seven days!

To see the latest newsletter (and newsletter archives) for your city, click the appropriate city, below:

CALGARY | VANCOUVER

We’ve turned the city upside down to find you the very best parties, concerts, and special events for this week, and we’ve got a great calendar lined up for you and all the other Urban Mixers. Read on and keep your datebook and your party clothes handy.

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Welcome to the week of December 31st, 2007 - January 6th, 2008. Urban Mixer has the lowdown on the seven days!

To see the latest newsletter (and newsletter archives) for your city, click the appropriate city, below:

CALGARY | VANCOUVER

We’ve turned the city upside down to find you the very best parties, concerts, and special events for this week, and we’ve got a great calendar lined up for you and all the other Urban Mixers. Read on and keep your datebook and your party clothes handy.

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