Consider this your advanced notice: Burnaby Beer Fest is coming back for its second year in a row this November.
Representatives from Dageraad Brewing and Steamworks Brewery, Burnaby’s award-winning craft beer creators, will be serving up samples at the annual fundraiser benefiting Burnaby Community Services, a non-profit that runs several community programs in the city, including the Christmas Bureau and the meals-on-wheels program for seniors.
This year, there will be three tasting sessions at 2:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $35 (plus fees) and include three drink tickets and three food tickets. For an extra $20, you can take part in VIP tasting sessions, which include five beer samples and five food tokens plus a Johnnie Walker food pairing and tasting.
For $10, folks can stick around after the sessions for the after party, which starts at 9:30 p.m.
The event is planned for Saturday, Nov. 12 at Spacekraft, unit 201-4501 Kingsway, near Metrotown. To buy tickets, click here.
Food drive this Saturday
Save-On-Foods and Craftsman Collision are teaming up to “make a dent in hunger.”
This Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m., Save-On-Foods at 7501 Market Crossing will be collecting non-perishable food and items for the Salvation Army. Craftsman Collision plans to match donations, which means for every can of soup or roll of toilet paper you drop off, Craftsman Collision will donate the same, according to a press release.
During the day-long fundraiser, shoppers will be given a list of most-needed items to pick up, including canned fruit, rice, Hamburger Helper, instant noodles, pasta and tomato sauce, beans, toilet paper, canned baked beans, cereal, diapers, canned meat, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, and canned vegetables.
“The hope is that when the drive is complete, each location will have donated enough food to fill a Craftsman Collision courtesy car,” noted the release.
Last year, the “Make a Dent” campaign raised more than $40,000 for the Salvation Army.
Yogibo Canada opens at Metropolis
The creators of “fun-iture” are set to open their second Canadian store this weekend.
Yogibo, which sells luxury “new age” bean bags, is celebrating its grand opening at Metropolis at Metrotown on Saturday, Oct. 1. Shoppers can stop by and try out one of the many products available, including chairs, toys, ottomans, accessories, pillows and more. (They even have a line of outdoor bean bag furniture and accessories.)
For more information on Yogibo, go to ca.yogibo.com or visit the Metropolis store in person.
