Local
List
The
FRESH IDEAS
CLOSE TO HOME
8 bca a .com summer 2015 (grizzly) Greater Vancouver Zoo, (Tofino Food & Wine Festival) Rebecca Wellman Photography, (Titian, Head of a Man,) courtesy american Federation of arts/Vancouver art Gallery
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June 13 – October 4
VancouVer art Gallery
Explore 500 years of Italian
art in new exhibit Of Heaven and
Earth featuring works by
botticelli and Titian, among others.
vanartgallery.bc.ca
MEMBERS SAVE: $2 on regular
admission. bcaa.com/vanartgallery
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June 5 – 7
cowichan Valley
Studio tour
From woodworkers in cobble Hill
to potters in Ladysmith, meet
local artisans in their own studios
during this open-house weekend.
cowichanartisans.com
15
THINGS
TO
DO
THIS
SUMMER
by
Rob
Howatson
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June 5 – 7
toFino Food & wine
FeStiVal
an afternoon of canapés by local
chefs and island purveyors, paired
with b.c. wines and microbrews,
discreetly woven into the rainforest
at Tofino botanical Gardens.
tofinofoodandwinefestival.com
Into the WIld
Step into 120 acres of wild adventure at the
Greater Vancouver Zoo. Lions, tigers, bears and
more… over 500 animal friends await your arrival
and are ready to share a wild experience with you.
Ride the miniature Train, watch the lions and tigers
feeding or catch the Radical Raptors birds of Prey
presentations. bring your bike, blades or wagon,
or rent a Quadra-cycle when you get there. If the
kids still have energy to burn, bring them to the
playground or relax in the large picnic facilities.
MEMBERS SAVE: BCAA Members save 10% on admission
and memberships. bcaa.com/gvzoo
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