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Let’s keep Christmas Just Between Friends Shop Talk by Kelsey Klassen
Children’s and maternity deals Just Between Friends, which is billed as the largest children’s and maternity event in North America, will be taking over the Hellenic Community Centre from November 15 to 17. It’s a way for parents whose children have grown out of their old clothes to make a little money by selling them at the sale while picking up economical deals. It’s a franchise idea brought to Vancouver by Yendi Pang, who’d participated at an event in Washington State. It works this way: consignors use an online bar code system to price and tag their own items, which they bring to the sale. JBF sets up the venue and runs the event. Vendors earn 60 to 70 per cent of what they sell. Go to JBFSale.com for details.
Grand openings • Victoria fashion boutique Still Life for Him
and Her is having its Main Street grand opening November 14. • Moulé is having a party November 14 to celebrate their new Granville Street store. • US retailer LOFT’s first Vancouver location is opening at Park Royal on November 15.
Frohe Weihnachten! The beloved annual Vancouver Christmas Market opens for its fourth year November 22, transforming Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza into a festive wonderland for the holiday season. Now with two extra days (it closes December 24), it offers all the old-world tradition, cultural festivities and general “Gemütlichkeit” of a traditional German Christmas market, right in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The market features more than 45 traditional wooden huts decorated with thousands of twinkling white lights, all showcasing an assortment of vendors selling authentic food, handcrafted decorations, sweets and gifts. For the price of any paid admission, visitors will be given a free season’s pass so they can enjoy the market time and again throughout the 33-day event. Also, come
Good Buy
with Kelsey Klassen
early on weekdays to beat the crowds and enjoy 2-for-1 lunch admission for delicious midday meal. Cultural entertainment, Christmas carols, and performances will accent your market experience, as you shop for gifts, enjoy a cup of authentic Glühwein, and take a spin on downtown Vancouver’s only Christmas carousel. VancouverChristmasMarket.com
Bliminy cricket Get your hot food by Open Sesame, Varinicey pakoras, door prizes, and gifts for you and yours from local artisans, jewellers and crafters at the Blim Market Nov. 17 at Heritage Hall (Main and 15th). Noon to 6pm; door by donation.
Make it like a Polaroid picture For its largest handmade market yet, Make It Vancouver is moving to the PNE Forum. Check out creations by more than 250 artists from across the country November 28 to December 1. Door $7 — pay once, shop for all four days. Hours vary; details at Facebook.com/MakeItProductions.
Alice + olivia designer double-wall ceramic tumbler: $21.95 Our readers collectively voted Starbucks best coffee in Vancouver last week, so chances are you, or someone you know, needs this right now. Playful, adorable, chic — and sold exclusively at Starbucks — Stacey Bendet of alice + olivia has designed a swaggy sidekick that is sure to bring smiles to Starbucks lovers and style spies alike. Perfect to give and receive, the limited edition piece — with the designer’s signature black-and-white palette and hand-painted metallic accents — complements the whimsical nature of Christmas. Whether it’s turning your office desk or holiday table into a runway, this 12-fl.oz. tumbler will add sass to the holiday season.
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