Looking at cocktailz from a healthly view...

We all know that alcohol in abundance is not good for the body, mind or soul. With that being said, when used responsibly it can be used for many as a beneficial addition to anyone's day.


Any kind of alcohol is good for you in moderation, but vitamin- and antioxidant-packed fruit -- that's fresh fruit, not sugary, syrupy daiquiri mix -- is the secret to concocting a disease-fighting superdrink. We asked Sarma Melngailis, owner of the ultra-hip restaurant Pure Food and Wine in New York City, to share a round of her famously healthy cocktails. Mix them up on a hot summer night to catch a buzz you can feel extra-good about.


White Wine Sangria Cocktail Recipe

Red wine has been A-listed for its polyphenols, antioxidants that protect againstheart disease and cancer. Now it's time to let pale vinos like chardonnay and pinot grigio into the party. Recent research has revealed that the pulp of the grapes used to make white wine also contains polyphenols and other antioxidants -- they're just different from those found in red. Another study linked the antioxidants in white wine to better lung function.

1 green apple
1 pear
1 orange
1 c pineapple
1 plum
1 c watermelon
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp agave nectar ($7,blueagavenectar.com)
1 bottle sauvignon blanc (Melngailis recommends St. Clair biodynamic white wines; $16, primovino.net.)

Dice fruit. Add all ingredients to wine in pitcher or punch bowl. Fill wine glasses with ice and pour. Garnish with orange slices. Makes 6 servings.

Blackberry Sunset

Blackberries fare a lot better under the influence than the intern at the company picnic. A recent study found that adding ethanol -- the type of alcohol found in vodka -- to blackberries and strawberries boosts their antioxidant levels. This recipe gets an extra dose of vitamins from the juice of yuzu ($12,chefsresource.com), a citrus fruit popular in Korea and Japan that's high in vitamin C and antioxidants.

1 medium handful of blackberries, muddled
2 oz yuzu juice
1 oz lime juice
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz agave nectar
3 oz vodka (or sake) Prosecco (or sparkling white wine) to taste

Divide muddled berries between 2 tall glasses. Fill glasses to rim with ice. Combine next 5 ingredients and pour over ice. Top with splash of Prosecco. Makes 2 servings.


Reference Women's Health


Calories in Alcohol

Calories in Alcohol - Wine

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Red Wine	175ml Glass	119	0
Red Wine	250ml Glass	170	0
Red Wine	1/2 Bottle (37.5cl)	255	0
Red Wine	Bottle (75cl)	510	0
White Wine - Dry	175ml Glass	116	0
White Wine - Dry	250ml Glass	165	0
White Wine - Dry	1/2 Bottle (37.5cl)	248	0
White Wine - Dry	Bottle (75cl)	495	0
White Wine - Medium	175ml Glass	130	0
White Wine - Medium	250ml Glass	185	0
White Wine - Sparkling	175ml Glass	130	0
White Wine - Sparkling	250ml Glass	185	0
Rose Wine	175ml Glass	124	0
Rose Wine	250ml Glass	178	0
Rose Wine	1/2 Bottle (37.5cl)	266	0
Rose Wine	Bottle (75cl)	532	0
Champagne	175ml Glass	133	0
Champagne	250ml Glass	190	0
Champagne	1/2 Bottle (37.5cl)	285	0
Champagne	Bottle (75cl)	570	0
Port	50ml Glass	78	0
Port	Large Glass	157	0
White Wine Spritzer (lemonade)	Reg Spritzer (175ml wine)	138	0
White Wine Spritzer (lemonade)	Lge Spritzer (250ml wine)	193	0
White Wine Spritzer (soda)	Reg Spritzer (175ml wine)	130	0
White Wine Spritzer (soda)	Lge Spritzer (250ml wine)	186	0

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Calories in Alcohol - Gin

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Bombay Sapphire Gin	Single (25ml)	59	0
Bombay Sapphire Gin	Double (50ml)	118	0
Gin & Slimline Tonic	Single	120	0
Gin & Slimline Tonic	Double	112	0
Gin & Tonic	Single	120	0
Gin & Tonic	Double	175	0

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Calories in Alcohol - Vodka

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Vodka & Coke	Single (25ml)	120	0
Vodka & Coke	Double (50ml)	175	0
Vodka & Diet Coke	Single	56	0
Vodka & Diet Coke	Double	112	0
Vodka, Lime & Soda	Single	76	0
Vodka, Lime & Soda	Double	131	0

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Calories in Alcohol - Rum

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Bacardi & Coke	Single	129	0
Bacardi & Coke	Double	194	0
Bacardi & Diet Coke	Single	65	0
Bacardi & Diet Coke	Double	130	0
Bacardi Dark Rum	Single (25ml)	58	0
Bacardi Dark Rum	Double (50ml)	116	0
Bacardi White Rum	Single (25ml)	58	0
Bacardi White Rum	Double (50ml)	116	0
Bacardi White Rum	100ml	232	0

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Calories in Alcohol - Other Spirits

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Whisky & Lemonade	Single	82	0
Whisky & Lemonade	Single	137	0
Jack Daniels & Coke	Single	129	0
Jack Daniels & Coke	Double	193	0
Jack Daniels & Diet Coke	Single	64	0
Jack Daniels & Diet Coke	Double	128	0
Southern Comfort & Lemonade	Single	73	0
Southern Comfort & Lemonade	Double	119	0
Southern Comfort & Diet Lemonade	Single	48	0
Southern Comfort & Diet Lemonade	Double	94	0
Martini Rosso	Single (50ml)	70	0
Martini Rosso	Double (100ml)	140	0
Lambrini Bianco M/Dry	150ml Bottle	82	0
Lambrini Bianco M/Dry	175ml Glass	96	0
Lambrini Bianco M/Dry	250ml Glass	138	0
Martini Bianco	Single (50ml)	72	0
Martini Bianco	Double (100ml)	145	0
Martini Extra Dry	Single (50ml)	48	0
Martini Extra Dry	Double (100ml)	95	0
Vermouth, Dry	Single (50ml)	54	0
Vermouth, Dry	Double (100ml)	109	0
Vermouth, Sweet	Single (50ml)	76	0
Vermouth, Sweet	Double (100ml)	151	0

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Calories in Alcohol - Beer

Description	Serving Size	Calories (kCal)	Fat(g)
Alcohol-free Lager	Pint	20	0
Alcohol-free Lager	1/2 Pint	40	0
Amstel Bier Lager	1/2 Pint	114	0
Amstel Bier Lager	330ml Bottle	132	0
Amstel Bier Lager	Pint	227	0
Banks Bitter	1/2 Pint	85	0
Banks Bitter	500ml Bottle	150	0
Banks Bitter	Pint	170	0
Becks Bier	1/2 Pint	102	0
Becks Bier	330ml Bottle	99	0
Becks Bier	Pint	204	0
Best/Premium Bitter	1/2 Pint	94	0
Best/Premium Bitter	Pint	187	0
Boddingtons Draught Bitter	1/2 Pint	85	0
Boddingtons Draught Bitter	440ml Can	132	0
Boddingtons Draught Bitter	Pint	170	0
Bud Ice	1/2 Pint	114	0
Bud Ice	330ml Bottle	132	0
Bud Ice	Pint	227	0
Bud Light	1/2 Pint	114	0
Bud Light	330ml Bottle	132	0
Bud Light	Pint	227	0
Budweiser Budvar	1/2 Pint	114	0
Budweiser Budvar	330ml Bottle	132	0
Budweiser Budvar	Pint	227	0
Budweiser Ice Bottle	1/2 Pint	114	0
Budweiser Ice Bottle	330ml Bottle	132	0
Budweiser Ice Bottle	Pint	227	0
Carling	1/2 Pint	94	0
Carling	330ml Bottle	165	0
Carling	Pint	187	0
Carling Premier	1/2 Pint	111	0
Carling Premier	440ml Can	172	0
Carling Premier	Pint	222	0
Carling Rock	1/2 Pint	94	0
Carling Rock	330ml Bottle	109	0
Carling Rock	Pint	187	0
Carlsberg Export	1/2 Pint	114	0
Carlsberg Export	500ml Bottle or Can	200	0
Carlsberg Export	Pint	227	0
Carlsberg Lager	1/2 Pint	91	0
Carlsberg Lager	Pint	182	0
Carlsberg Special Brew	1/2 Pint	196	0
Carlsberg Special Brew	500ml Bottle or Can	345	0
Carlsberg Special Brew	Pint	392	0
Castlemaine XXXX	1/2 Pint	111	0
Castlemaine XXXX	Pint	222	0
Fosters	1/2 Pint	97	0
Fosters	Pint	193	0
Fosters Export	1/2 Pint	105	0
Fosters Export	440ml Can	163	0
Fosters Export	Pint	210	0
Fosters Ice	1/2 Pint	105	0
Fosters Ice	330ml Bottle	122	0
Fosters Ice	Pint	210	0
Grolsch	1/2 Pint	122	0
Grolsch	500ml Bottle or Can	215	0
Grolsch	Pint	244	0
Guinness Draught	1/2 Pint	105	0.1
Guinness Draught	440ml Can	185	0.3
Guinness Draught	Pint	210	0.3
Heineken	1/2 Pint	114	0
Heineken	330ml Bottle	110	0
Heineken	Pint	227	0
Heineken Export	1/2 Pint	128	0
Heineken Export	440ml Can	198	0
Heineken Export	Pint	256	0
Holsten Export	1/2 Pint	111	0
Holsten Export	440ml Can	172	0
Holsten Export	Pint	222	0
John Smiths Bitter	1/2 Pint	85	0
John Smiths Bitter	440ml Can	132	0
John Smiths Bitter	Pint	170	0
Labatt Ice	1/2 Pint	114	0
Labatt Ice	330ml Bottle	132	0
Labatt Ice	Pint	227	0
Labatts	1/2 Pint	114	0
Labatts	500ml Bottle or Can	200	0
Labatts	Pint	227	0
Low Alcohol Bitter	1/2 Pint	37	0
Low Alcohol Bitter	Pint	74	0
Low Alcohol Lager	1/2 Pint	28	0
Low Alcohol Lager	Pint	57	0
Premium Lager	1/2 Pint	168	0
Premium Lager	Pint	335	0
Regular Lager	1/2 Pint	82	0
Regular Lager	Pint	165	0
Regular Bitter	1/2 Pint	85	0
Regular Bitter	Pint	170	0
Skol Lager	1/2 Pint	77	0
Skol Lager	500ml Can	135	0
Skol Lager	Pint	153	0
Staropramen	1/2 Pint	116	0
Staropramen	Pint	233	0
Stella Artois	1/2 Pint	128	0
Stella Artois	440ml Can	198	0
Stella Artois	Pint	256	0
Trophy Bitter	1/2 Pint	85	0
Trophy Bitter	440ml Can	132	0
Trophy Bitter	Pint	170	0
Whitbread Best Bitter	1/2 Pint	94	0
Whitbread Best Bitter	440ml Can	145	0
Whitbread Best Bitter	Pint	187	0

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Looking at some of these numbers you can alter your cocktail to suit your calorie count if your that ambitious!!

Looking at 5 of the said healthiest cocktailz I love that my good buddy Jack is at the top...

In composing this list of the five best healthy cocktails, taste, volume and caloric values were given equal consideration, as a really great healthy cocktail should satisfy your tastebuds and not at the expense of your health.  Keep in mind that if you don't like a particular liquor or brand of liquor, you may substitute another, provided you avoid malt liquors and liquors mixed with sugar.  When creating your healthy cocktails, always keep in mind that liquor contains 75 to 125 calories per ounce.  

1. Jack and Diet Coke.  It may not be the smoothest whisky in the world, but it is one of the best to mix with.  Order Jack Daniels on the side and mix it yourself to ensure the perfect calorie controlled healthy cocktail.  For added sweetness and just a few calories more, top it off with a maraschino cherry or two.
2. Skinny Cosmopolitan.  The Cosmopolitan---simply comprised of Vodka and cranberry juice and lime---has been a girl's best friend for years and ranks second on our five best healthy cocktails list.  Scrap the full-sugar cranberry juice for low-sugar or no-sugar Ocean Spray and cut your calories in half.
3. Skinny Gin and Tonic.  It's all about substitutions.  While an average Gin and Tonic contains over 200 calories, gin mixed with diet tonic and a wedge of lime is a hundred calories less and just as delicious.
4. Bacardi Cuba Libre.  Combine a shot of Bacardi rum, half a shot of espresso, three dashes of decanter bitters, a lime wedge and Diet Coke to taste.  This is the richest healthy cocktail on this list. It's a little fancy and the added caffeine could raise your metabolism.
5. Grey Goose Martini.  Okay, okay, so it isn't the lowest in calories, but at two shots a glass---and a pretty glass at that---it only takes one to loosen you up and two to start dancing; an exercise that burns 171 calories per thirty minutes for the 150 pound adult.  This and the fact that it is simply one of the most delicious drinks on the planet makes the Grey Goose Martini the last of our five best healthy cocktails.

Happy drinking my friends....Cheers from SipSum Cocktailz Staff

Game 7

So I ask myself, am I  writing about the Canucks again out of spite or valour? Will they disappoint again? Is it really their fault? Is it possible that politics will never allow the Vancouver Canucks the chance?


After witnessing the pathetic officiating on Sunday night, I have to review whether we are even given a fair chance to win the Stanley cup. I can only imagine the amount of Canucks fans yelling or worse throwing something at their flatscreen tv's after watching the clearly biased refs make the most obviously bad calls.



I once heard years ago from an unnamed NHL employee that we never had a chance at winning the Stanley Cup due to politics. I didn't believe a word of it and stood by the Canucks each year waiting our perfect season. The only reason I remember that conversation is because of the game I watched Sunday night. I have to wonder, are all sports becoming "organized"? Do the players actually get fair ref's? What's being said behind closed doors from the ones that have the money? I think folks that's what it comes down to...(old faithful)...the all might cheque book!! Does money make these decisions?



There truly is no reason for us to have not won Game 6. We played steady and kept our ground. The only reason we lost is, well really, do I have to state the obvious. I would like to think the NHL does not really think the public is that stupid and can't see what transpires during these games.



So here we are at game 7 at home........

Will we be golfing next week or preparing for our second series? Both will be trying to pick up a win with the line opening with Vancouver as a -165 favorite in this matchup. Let's see what tonigt has in store.


Game on bitches......

Beautiful BC celebrates 420. See what the 420 community says.....

No matter where you are right now in North America 420 is celebrated somewhere in your neighborhood. It's a day of celebration for our lovely leafy friend Marijuina and it's culture. After watching several documentaries, tv interviews and magazine articles, it's easy to see why this day is a day worth celebrating... 

It's culture is growing everyday. With stats stating that 53% of Vancouverites have tried marijuina at least once. Our cannabis loving community is thriving. BC bud has been talked about all over the world and here we are in the heart of it all. Today is a proud day for someone living in BC, especially if you live in Vancouver.

So what do some of our web community have to say? Let's look.... 

First, what "420" doesn't mean:

• 420 isn't the number of a bill in U.S. Congress to legalize pot, despite many people thinking it is.

• 420 isn't the police or penal code for marijuana possession in California (or any other state), though many people believe that, as well.

• Nor is 420 is the number of chemical compounds in cannabis, the pot plant, though many authors seem fond of stating so.

What 420 is, whether expressed in the form 4:20 (as a time of day), 4/20 (as a calendar date), or just the unadorned numeral (pronounced "four-twenty"), is a universal symbol for the use and appreciation of marijuana. In fact, 4/20 (April 20) has come to be known in certain circles as "Marijuana Appreciation Day."

'420' origin and history

Notwithstanding the many and various urban legends that have grown up about the meaning of "420" and its connection with marijuana, the true story behind it is surprisingly prosaic. In the early 1970s a small group of hippie stoners at San Rafael High School in northern California used to meet at a designated location every day to smoke pot at 4:20 p.m. They did this so regularly that among members of the group "420" became a general euphemism for lighting up.

The catchphrase spread beyond their immediate circle, beyond the high school they attended, and ultimately beyond California, so that within a decade or two pot smokers were using it across the country and indeed the world over.

How popular is the expression today? A Google search on the paired terms "420" and "marijuana" brings up more than 6 million results, including a link to the website of 420 Magazine, a publication dedicated to what it refers to as "cannabis awareness."

Read more about it:

• 420 Explained

• 420 (Cannabis Culture)

• Stoner Chic Traces Origin To San Rafael

• Sparking a Tradition: The Waldos

• What's The Origin of '420' Pot Code?

• The History Behind 420: A Counterculture Holiday

• '420' Enthusiasts Honor Cannabis on High Holiday

Reference "about.com"

With publications such as 420Magazine you can keep your self extremely updated and informed. The picture's of beautiful ladies doesn't hurt the eyes either.

The 420 Magazine community exists to support the repeal of all Cannabis prohibition laws and penalties throughout the world. Not another person should suffer incarceration or stigma because of these unjust laws. 

The 420 Magazine community believes Cannabis prohibition will end as more people become aware of the true benefits of the plant. 420 Magazine is the vehicle that provides you with the scientific and anecdotal advice of Cannabis experts in the areas of cultivation, medical, social and legal matters. Our community provides support to those bringing Cannabis awareness to the world.

Believing each human has the right to consume a plant in his or her own body. Believing government should repeal all laws violating this right. Believing those incarcerated for Cannabis offenses should be set free. 

Cannabis is a medically wondrous plant. It provides a safe alternative for pain relief, anti-nausea, appetite-inducement, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammation medication. It’s properties have been demonstrated to fight cancer, and provide relief to the seriously ill and dying as well as those challenged with anxiety and depression. Millions of people have shared the medical benefits of Cannabis throughout the centuries. 

The 420 Magazine community believes farmers shall have the right to grow and profit from Industrial Hemp--one of the strongest, environmentally friendly substances on the planet. Industrial Hemp is a natural fiber found in everything from rope to the finest clothing designs. It shows benefit as both a food form and as a health and beauty aid. Hemp is the environmental answer to the elimination of our dependence on earth-destroying fossil fuels. The Hemp bounty will end oil wars, deforestation, pollution, acid rain and global warming.

The Mission of 420 Magazine is to repeal Cannabis prohibition by promoting international Cannabis awareness to the masses.

Find out how you can help 420 Magazine create Cannabis awareness to the world.
Please Help Support 420 Magazine

From our friends at 

http://www.4204all.com/what_is_420.html

What is 420? What does 4 20 or 4:20 mean? What is 420's origin-history?

Only the real hip hop partiers, rap artists, true herbal smoke lovers and four twenty pot heads will enjoy partaking in their favourite buzz at this time. Four hundred and twenty is fast becoming the secret code to anything to do with marijuana terminology, cannabis culture, and underground weed smokers. Discover what certain four twenty wall graffiti means. Find out what hip hop artists are communicating. Every kid uses slang and nicknames so their parents don't know what they're saying or smoking. 420 has developed into a new slang, rap, culture covering a wide variety of social backgrounds. 
Come on in and check out all the phat phrases and nicknames. Use the navigation bar above or the quick look search box to find 420. Go to: >>The 420/ 4:20 dictionary <<

Years ago the term 420(pronounced four twenty, not four hundred and twenty), was police code for smoking marijuana in a feature on pager codes that teenagers use to "talk" to each other. I began researching the number again and it seems I was wrong. Read on to learn the myths, the truth about the origin and what this term means for parents.

Known Myths

• Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420. 
  The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.
• There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana. 
  Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.
• April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day. 
  Well, it is now; but that wasn't the origin.
• April 20th is Hitler's birthday. 
  Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.
• The date of the Columbine school shootings. 
  This happened after the term was already in use.
• 4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland. 
  Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.

According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot.
Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers. A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option.

What does 420 friendly mean?

This is a way to express the acceptance of smoking pot or accepting somone who does so, without overtly mentioning pot or marijuana. 

You may find the phrase 420-friendly often in personal adds. 

It refers to the term 420 which has become lingo smoking pot.

420 - 4: 20 and Pulp Fiction : Directed by Quentin Tarantino

There is a persistent myth that that all the clocks in the movie are set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is obvious that this is not the case. In the "Bonnie Situation" while Jimmy, Vince and Jules are drinking coffee in the kitchen, the clock clearly reads 8:15. Secondly, when Vince and Jules go to retrieve the briefcase, it is "7:22 in the a.m.".
The significance of the time 4:20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. More Pulp Fiction >>

Check also these 420 links: Hempfest 420 and 420 Wikipedia

Esquire Article.....

http://www.esquire.com/style/answer-fella/420-meaning-0110

Huh? 420? Like, did it ever cross your mind that maybe those old ardent potheads forgot? And "ardent" — where'd you come up with that one? "ardent" — you know, if you keep repeating it, it sounds funny as hell. Ardent. Our dent. Hardbent. Same with "nondominant arm": Say that five times and you won't even remember what you were talking about.

You know who knows? Larry "Ratso" Sloman, author of Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana. But it's a really long story, man. It's sooooooo long. It starts with some high school kids in San Rafael, California, back in 1971. Seriously, man. Ask Sloman — he says it started as 420 Louis, meaning "at 4:20 [they'd] meet by the Louis Pasteur statue outside the high school" and get high.

From there, this group of kids — "they called themselves 'Waldos,' " Sloman says — started getting high with the Grateful Dead at their rehearsal studio in San Rafael. Around 1990, High Times magazine senior editor Steve Bloom saw a flyer at a Dead concert that "told the story of 420, and that was news to me."

That was Steve Bloom saying that last thing, man. But the story on the flyer — about how "420" was California police code for smoking pot — was horseshit, man. Bloom says "after about five years," the Waldos story emerged.

"A few of these Waldos" — um, this is Sloman talking again now — "surfaced and contacted High Times to set the record straight in 1997." Which is "about five years" if you're baked. So it checks out. Thanks for asking, man. About the pit-bull attack, too. Such a gritty question, man. Nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm.

RELATED LINKS:

• Dr. Oz Approves of Medical Marijuana
• Why Smoking a Joint in the Park Is Completely Acceptable

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/style/answer-fella/420-meaning-0110#ixzz1K5gLf2Fc

Happy Cannabis Day!!

Hockey Playoffs, Telus World Ski and Snow Festival, Whitecaps at Empire Field and the Sunday Night Jam....it's a great weekend to be in Vancouver!!!

We live in a beautiful, full of life city. I always hear that we never hold our own. We have no nightlife, we have nothing in Vancouver....Blah, Blah, Blah! If you've said it, your an idiot. We have some great sport teams, amazing views and a few gem locations to get your drink on.

If your not sure where your going this weekend, here are a couple ideas.

Care of Georgia Straight:

Friday 15th April 2011
Snowshoe Grind	Grouse Mountain	North Van	ET CETERA
West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show	PNE Forum	Vancouver East	ET CETERA
Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival	various Whistler venues		ET CETERA
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival	various Vancouver venues		ET CETERA
Shingo Sato & Timo Rissanen	Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond campus		FASHION
Gamelon Workshops	SFU Woodward's	Vancouver Downtown	FORUMS
The Vagina Monologues	Little Mountain Gallery		BENEFITS
Taoist Tai Chi	various Greater Vancouver locations		ET CETERA
Canucks vs. Blackhawks	Rogers Arena	Vancouver Downtown	SPORTS
Belief	Unitarian Church of Vancouver	Vancouver South,Vancouver West	FORUMS
Pauli's Dream: Jung, Modern Physics, and Alchemy	Museum of Vancouver	Kitsilano,Vancouver West	FORUMS
Laser & Light Shows	H.R. MacMillan Space Centre	Kitsilano,Vancouver West	ET CETERA
Nar-Anon	YWCA Vancouver Program Centre	Vancouver Downtown	FORUMS
MM & ON's Friday Spectacular	WISE Hall	Vancouver East	ET CETERA
Saturday 16th April 2011
The Niqab: Freedom or Oppression	Chan Centre for the Performing Arts	UBC	FORUMS
Wiggle	Five Sixty	Vancouver Downtown	FASHION
The Art of Networking	Alice MacKay Room	Vancouver Downtown	FORUMS
Painted Shut: Open Your Wood Windows	Flying Angels Club		ET CETERA
Lonsdale Quay Market 25th Birthday Celebration	Lonsdale Quay	North Van	ET CETERA
Earth Fest	Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion		KIDS' STUFF
Vancouver Launch of the Dominion's Special Issue on Climate Justice	Rhizome Café	Mount Pleasant	TAKE ACTION
Stop Bombing Libya! No War on Libya!	Vancouver Art Gallery	Vancouver Downtown	TAKE ACTION
UVic Rabbit Rescue Wrap Party and Yard Sale	Tisol Pet Nutrition and Supply		BENEFITS
Spiritual Activity Workshop	Yoga for the People	Vancouver Downtown	BENEFITS
Whitecaps vs. Chivas USA	Empire Field		SPORTS
Spinal Screening	Dunbar Community Centre	Dunbar	ET CETERA
Road Racing at Mission Raceways	Mission Raceway Park		ET CETERA
Hummingbird Homecoming	Richmond Nature Park	Richmond	ET CETERA
VCD Contra Dance	St. James Hall	Kitsilano	ET CETERA
Religious and Secular Propaganda	St. Aidan's Presbyterian Church		FORUMS
Manufacturing the Fragile Image	Cineworks Annex	Strathcona,Vancouver East	FORUMS
Walk For Justice	Carisbrooke Park		TAKE ACTION
Kerrisdale Antiques Fair	Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena	Kerrisdale	ET CETERA
Doggy Showcase	The Dog & Hydrant		BENEFITS
Stomp It Off!	Grandview Legion	Commercial Drive	ET CETERA
Raw Meat Vancouver Roller Skating	Thunderbird Community Centre		ET CETERA
Weekly Farmers Market	Nat Bailey Stadium parking lot		ET CETERA
Ongoing: West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show, Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Shingo Sato & Timo Rissanen,Gamelon Workshops, Taoist Tai Chi, Laser & Light Shows
Sunday 17th April 2011
Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Swap Meet	South Delta Recreation Centre		ET CETERA
Vegan Chinese Dinner Party With Veg Meetup	Peaceful Restaurant		ET CETERA
English Country Dance	Legion Hall		ET CETERA
Federal All-Candidates Meeting	Kay Meek Centre		FORUMS
Laughter Club	Open Door Yoga	Commercial Drive	ET CETERA
Ongoing: West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show, Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Shingo Sato & Timo Rissanen,Gamelon Workshops, Lonsdale Quay Market 25th Birthday Celebration, Taoist Tai Chi, Spiritual Activity Workshop, Road Racing at Mission Raceways,Kerrisdale Antiques Fair

For those of you that are extended family...It's Big Papa G'Rock Stewart's Birthday Bash on Sunday Night at the Pumphouse Pub In Richmond...

6031 Blundell Rd
Richmond, BC V7C1A1

Tel: (604) 274-7424
The band will be laying down some mint tunes and the crowd is not to be missed

Rockstars at a local pub!!

We hope to See you there!!