Those staying local for this long weekend!!!

We haven't forgotten about those staying local, here's a couple places to be...

• Celebration of Light Finale Saturday Night
• Vancouver Pride Celebration and Parade August 1st
• Lonsdale Quay live music, first nations dancers, flags and face painting
• Powell Street Festival in Oppenheimer Park 1130am-730pm
• Spirit of the Sea Festival in Whiterock 
• Abbotsford Rodeo at Agrifair... Family rates are available
• Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival Thurs-Sun visit www.squamishdays.ca
• Whistler is hosting Canadian National BBQ Championship happens SUnday at Dusty's Bar and BBQ... Tastings available and it will be GOOOOD!!
• Brigade Days in Fort Langley Saturday to Sunday
• Maple Ridge Heritage Days on Saturday. There will be a pioneer parade, vintage cars, food, farmer's market and midway games 

Just a couple ideas and locations to visit this lovely hot long weekend. Have fun, drink booze and be safe!!!!

Cheers to those that know how to drink!!!!!

Penticton August Long 2010

Well if your planning to go to Penticton which is one of the most popular spots for this long weekend, Cori lived in Penticton for years and I have been travelling there for some time....Luckily we have a couple contacts for the necessities... so  here are a couple tips to keep your weekend a successful one.....

Campsites :

Wrights Beach Campsite is clean and the owners are pretty laid back.  The prices are fair and the site is a fun place.    

Happy Hour Campground is the party campground and can get pretty wild. With that being said the last few years there has been a lot of theft and many cases of girls being drugged and in some cases taken advantage of. This doesn't include the dozens of unreported incidents. If you stay here it may be a great time for you but just be aware of what your walking into.

Stay away from South Beach Gardens unless your interested in quiet. The owners are sticklers for noise and will not tolerate rif-raf, loud music, alcohol consumption in public areas and worse they will kick you out without a thought and keep deposits....Let's face it if your reading Boozer Newz you do not want to stay here!!!

If your looking for a hotel...good luck!! However there are a couple places you may wanna try.... A family friend runs the PLAZA Motel 1485 MAIN ST and they are not completely booked yet!! Not the Ritz but it has showers and clean beds so if you would like to try them... The girl who runs the hotel is Shirley and her number is (250) 492-8631.


Fastlanes Delivery Services
If you don't know your bearing, you don't want to drink and drive, or simply don't want to miss out on your  party this family run business will be there for you day or night. The drivers deliver groceries, munchies, cigarettes, takeout and OH Yes our favorite BOOZE!!!


Owner is Cori's Dad, my soon to be Stepdad: 
Daryl Richet
Fastlanes Delivery
Contact Number (250) 490-FOOD (3663)
Fri & Sat 9am-1am ( they usually deliver until 2 except booze)
Sunday 11am-11pm ( Maybe later for this weekend)
Monday 9am-12am


Events and Attractions

• Barking Parrot and The Blue Mule are the best bars to visit. They play better music than the Element or Night Moves. Lineups start 9pm and if your past 10pm good luck getting in. 
• Live Music and craft and food fair in GYRO Park 
• Fairgrounds beside the coast hotel with  my favorite ride "The Zipper"
• Don't forget the Mr.Muscle and Beach Bikini Contest at Skaha Beach. www.jcipenticton.com/missbikinimrmuscle.htm
• Tiki Shores has some cool info on some things to do as well as, what may be coming up. www.pentictontikishoresresort.com 
• Among para-sailing, the channel, seadoo-ing there is lots to do for the water babies out there.

So our dear boozing friends be merry and drink it in!!! Cheers and we'll be seeing you soon!

August Long Weekend Concerts and Events Friday and Saturday

Friday 30th July 2010
Team Canada	Shine
Somos Collective	Backstage Lounge
Blake Havard	The Main
Mostly Marley	Fairview Pub
Cat Attack, Soft Focus, Teen Daze	Cobalt
Sean Mccann, Hidden Towers, Koro Kidinga, Sevens Nines And Tens, Armadillitantes	Railway Club
This, That And The Other	Firefighter's Club
Josh Niemier	Naam
Russell Jackson, The Phonix	Yale Hotel
Ongoing: Music at the Cannery, Enchanted Evenings, Musical Expressions, Summer Sunday Concerts,Shorefest
Saturday 31st July 2010
Miaou Miaou, Small Fame	Media Club
Ringo Starr & His All-starr Band	Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Point Roberts Arts And Music Festival	Lighthouse Park
The Ataris	Biltmore Cabaret
Rapture: Ignition	Commodore Ballroom
The Bonitos, The Keg Killers, Jones Bones	Funky Winker Bean's
Lady	Cottage Bistro
Michelle Richard Trio	Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club
Gay Pride Party With Candis Cayne, Bettie Forde, Colby B, Miss Cotton, Symone, Mkw, Dj T, And Mumbles	Five Sixty
Grum & Dcup	Shine

Saturday 31st July 2010 Continued....
Cinnamon Toast Funk, Exit 200, The Stone Moses	Backstage Lounge
Wichita Trip	The Main
Babbu Mann	Pacific Coliseum
Dj Mickey Monger	Cobalt
Vancouver Metal Fest	Rickshaw Theatre
Man Your Horse, Boogie Monster, This City Defects, Cobras Cobras Cobras	Railway Club
Hemant Rao	Naam
Ongoing: Mount Baker R&B Festival, Filberg Festival, Harmony Arts Festival, Music at the Cannery, Komasket Music Festival, Enchanted Evenings, Musical Expressions, Summer Sunday Concerts, Mostly Marley, This, That and the Other, Shorefest, Russell Jackson, the Phonix

Our Water Wedding

Well it's fair to say were not normal...nor will we ever be!! So with that being said we'd like to share our wedding plans... we both love water and we want sand and sun so we decided to get married on the Penticton Channel....

We'll be relaxed and on a float that will be towing all of our rockin friends and the memories will last forever...
Were not interested in a plain, rose garden wedding with all the formalities!!! We having a cocktail reception and it will be on Skaha Beach with our beautiful family and our dearest friends.

We have fun rafts and everyone is welcome.... we'll have a cash bar and all of our favorite foods supplied by SipSum Cocktailz.... It will be a night to remember!!

Wedding Date: July 9, 2011
Place: Penticton BC
Ceremony: 4pm @ start of the channel
Reception: 7pm @ end of the channel on Skaha Beach

Were excited to see you there!!!

Check out some Vancouver summer events!!

July

Canada Day at Canada Place: Thursday July 1, 2010
10:00am to 7:00pm - Capped off by the Canada Day Parade at 7:00pm and then the Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show at 10:30pm

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: June 3-September 25, 2010
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival runs June 3- September 25 in open-ended tents in Vanier Park. 2010 season: Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Falstaff (Henry IV, Parts I & II) and Henry V.

Festival of Contemporary Dance: July 2-11, 2009

Vancouver 32nd Annual Folk Music Festival: July 16-18, 2010

Vancouver Lantern Festival 2010 date to be determined
Trout Lake Park

Neanderthal Arts Festival: July 21-August 1, 2010
Theatre including four local shows, two national shows and five Walking Fish shows.  You gotta be here... after all, the Cultch does have air conditioning.

Caribbean Days Festival: July 24-25, 2010
Held in North Vancouver, just a block from the SeaBus terminal and Lonsdale Quay

Vancouver Early Music Festival: July 25 - August 14, 2010

Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition:  July 21, 24, 28, 31, 2010

Lonsdale Quay Summerfest: June 25 - September 5, 2010
A spectacular outdoor festival featuring local talent, cultural dance, live concerts, Artisan Farmers Market, and kid's activities.

August

Vancouver Pride Festival: August 1, 2010
Vancouver Pride has become the most exciting parade and festival in the City of Vancouver. What began as a small local march has grown into a nationally and internationally recognized LGBT event bringing more than 630,000 people into the streets in one day! Our Pride is spectacular with the summer sunshine, the crowds in their colours, the music, the dancing and the fun inclusive, family friendly atmosphere. With the support of amazing sponsors and volunteers, Vancouver Pride is one of the world's premier celebration of culture and diversity. Join us at the 31st annual Pride Parade on August 1st, 2010 and see what all the fuss is about!

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: June 3-September 25, 2010
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival runs June 3- September 25 in open-ended tents in Vanier Park. 2010 season: Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Falstaff (Henry IV, Parts I & II) and Henry V.

Vancouver Early Music Festival: July 25 - August 14, 2010

Chinatown Festival: August 14 and 15, 2010
The biggest multicultural summer celebration in the area. Highlights include an open-air market, tasting and walking tours, culture areas, kids' corner, ongoing live performances, and much more

Pacific National Exhibition: August 21 - September 6, 2010

Vancouver Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival: 2010 dates not yet determined

MusicFest Vancouver 10th Anniversary Edition: August 6-15, 2010.
MusicFest offers 50 classical, world and jazz concerts and events in nine popular Vancouver venues

Powell Street Festival: July 31- August 1, 2010
The Powell Street Festival celebrate the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians and Asian Canadians

22nd Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival: August 12-22, 2010

Vancouver Early Music Festival: J2010 dates not yet determined

Lonsdale Quay Summerfest: June 25 - September 5, 2010
A spectacular outdoor festival featuring local talent, cultural dance, live concerts, Artisan Farmers Market, and kid's activities.

First Issue of Boozer Newz started...

Were happy to share that Cori has found a small publisher that will be able to help with printing our quarterly newzletter. So we started our first issue... We decided  our newzletter will be available by season to start off.

Our blog will be for small updates, fun facts, drink recipes and things of that nature.  The blog will be updated every chance we get and will lead up to our quarterly issues.

The newzletter will follow up and coming seasonal events, concerts, pub nights, restaurant reviews, sports notes, unique restaurants and so much more.
Our first issue will start with "Fall Season"!! So watch for our release date.

We'd like to take a brief moment and give a special "Thanks" to those that have supported us this last year; And what the hell, an even bigger "THANKS" to those who didn't as they were the driving force that fueled our persistence.  We have come to realize that a negative push sometimes is only a lead to an open door.

Cheers and Happy reading!!!

Strawberry Mango Mojito Salad

A start is one of our favorite recipes but note the Rum is only a suggested amount we usually start with 3oz. Enjoy my friends!!

Ingredients:

• 1 pint strawberries, hulled and cut in half
• 1 medium mangoes, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 bunch fresh mint leaves, washed and chopped finely
• 1 limes
• 1 (2 ounce) white rum (or to taste)
Change Measurements: US | Metric

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

1. 1Combine the strawberries and mango in a medium bowl.
2. 2Sprinkle with the sugar, mint leaves, juice and zest of the lime, and rum.
3. 3Let stand for about 30 minutes to develop its flavour.
4. 4Serve in martini glasses.

Welcome to the Long Awaited Boozer Newz

Welcome,

I've been working on getting this started over 10 years ago. Thanks to my new successful business I cannot think of a better time to incorporate this long awaited adventure.

My soon to be wife and I have been researching, learning and of course sampling recipes, new age drinks and delicious food items that we will share with our visitors.

Check out our website weekly for updates....

Cheers!!