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8th Annual Women of Worth Conference ~ May 12, 2012

alice — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:55:40 +0000

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The 8th annual Woman Of Worth WOW Conference
May 12, 2012, 9am-5pm, Fairmont Vancouver - 85% Sold Out
Empowered Leadership: Set your soul on fire and Get WOWed
http://www.theWOWevent.com/events/vancouver.php
Breaking News:
We’re delighted to announce that Anita Huberman, CEO of the Surrey Board of
Trade, is joining the Prosperity Panel at WOW. Innovative and
collaborative, she brings an even higher level of dynamic empowerment to
the event!

Powerful Programming:
- MC’d by legendary award-winning humorist Linda Edgecombe
- Hormones & Radiant Health - Brenda Eastwood
- Law of Attraction - Michael Losier (interviewed 4x by OPRAH)
- Empowered & Enlightened Leadership - Christine Awram
- LeapZone Performance Principles - Isabelle Mercier-Turcotte
- An authentic conversation with the Prosperity Panel:
~ Sandy Gerber, CEO of NEXT Advertising (BIV Top 100)
~ Tammy Moyer, Anchor at News1130
~ Narges Nirumvala, ExecutiveSpeak
~ Heather White, world champion medallist
~ Dr. Susan Biali, flamenco-dancing medical doctor
~ Anita Huberman, CEO Surrey Board of Trade
- And … ELVIS tribute sensation Adam Fitzpatrick

Plus … Pitch the P ublisher:
Julie Salisbury will be at WOW, and has made the unprecedented offer to
visit her exhibitor table and pitch your book idea. Do you want to know if
it has a chance in the market? Want a professional opinion to either park
it or put your passion into it? F.R.E.E. 15-min consults to WOW attendees.
Visit her table, book a time, meet the authors - it could be you in 2013.

Philanthropy:
WOW also supports the education, emancipation and empowerment of girls, by
rescuing them from slavery and educating them (and their families) for
sustainable change. You’re supporting your global sisters to step into
their rightful place as women of worth!

Connect | Celebrate | Educate | Energize | EMPOWER

Register NOW for WOW - 85% Sold Out
It’s one day that can impact a lifetime
http://www.theWOWevent.com/events/vancouver.php
WOW
Celebrating the empowered leadership of women
Because every woman … is a Woman Of Worth

Win 2 comp tickets to “A Guide To Mourning” live play

alice — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:54:03 +0000

Genus Theatre and Upintheair Theatre are proud to announce their first collaboration, staging the Vancouver Premiere of acclaimed Canadian playwright Eugene Stickland’s award-winning play. A Guide to Mourning has been performed to acclaim throughout much of Canada and we are pleased to bring this distinguished script to Vancouver.
A father’s death reunites Deirdre (Brenda Matthews) with her three adult children. The eldest, Rex (Daniel Martin), is homeless. Lewis (Frano Marsic) is the fussy middle child with an unhealthy attachment to expensive running shoes and their sister, Sandra (Kelly Sheridan), shuns emotion for designer dresses. Together they attempt to plan their father’s final passage with what one would hope to be a sense of tender urgency and intimacy. But in a play that is at once unsettling and hysterical, both bleak and hopeful, the family is so consumed with serving their own needs first that the actual funeral seems doomed from the start.

A Guide to Mourning, a 90 minute show, premieres at Performance Works on Granville Island this June 8th. Tickets are $18 ($14 for students) and may be purchased at the door or in advance at www.brownpapertickets.ca, or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

Performance Works – 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver.

Wed.      June 8, 8:00 PM Opening
Thurs.    June 9, 8:00 PM
Fri.         June 10, 8:00 PM
Sat.        June 11, 8:00 PM
Sun.       June 12, 2:00 PM Matinee

If you’re interested in seeing this play for free! You must first be a member of Social Butterfly Club (membership is free, and it takes 2 seconds to sign up), email alice@socialbutterlflyclub.ca. This giveaway is first come first serve.

Canada Cares Fundraiser for Japanese Tsunami @ Pop Opera

alice — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:47:05 +0000

Great Opportunity for Non profits

alice — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:16:25 +0000

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Great Quote

alice — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:59:35 +0000

“I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don’t want to buy things they don’t need to impress people they dislike.”

~ Emile Henry Gauvreau

Psst….we got tix to Lady Gaga After Party !!!

alice — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:02:06 +0000

Hi there,

You have been selected to attend the only Official Private Afterparty in Vancouver for the Monsterball Show with Lady GaGa, Semi Precious Weapons and Lady Starlight on Monday August 23 at Canvas Lounge. Brought to you by Interscope Records (Lady GaGa & Semi Precious Weapons label) and LuvnGrace Entertainment. See poster below for more info:

win 2 Tickets for following night August 24 sold out
Lady GaGa show and Semi Precious Weapons
new CD “You Love You” courtesy of Interscope Records**

***TICKETS $60 EACH. PURCHASE via PAYPAL at http://www.luvngraceaffair.com/ or at INVITO COUTURE (Tinseltown) 681-3464 or
contact me (Vernard LuvnGrace Goud)asap at: aphexvancouver@shaw.ca or call me at (604) 374-5610 or (604) 602-0920
M-S-9-9) No Reservations/No Guestlist, must mention you heard it through Alice Zhou of Gracious Host Event & PR !

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Cant wait for August 23 Mondaynight at CANVAS LOUNGE and neither can **LADY GAGA MONSTERBALL** Tour Openers/best friends **SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS**, **LADY STARLIGHT** and ………… ( you will have to come to CANVAS LOUNGE to find out)

The reason for me saying that is to make sure that everyone knows for once and for all that there’s only 1 Afterparty they will be going to and thats ours at CANVAS LOUNGE! Our event is with and for LADY GAGA/SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS Record Label INTERSCOPE RECORDS! Any other Event THIS evening claiming they’re some Official Afterparty are all false!

3 days left and we have sold over 200 ADVANCE TICKETS already and it WILL OFCOURSE SELL OUT!. Can you imagine the rush on Monday AFTER the SHOW? Get the last batch of advance tickets before its MONDAY NIGHT andanyone you know who would still love to attend let them know! ALL INFO AT THE BOTTOM!

We will have Vancouvers coolest, hippest, most beautiful, eccentric,creative, posh, “filthy” and diverse crowd this Mondaynight.

Besides the Monsterball performers and participants we will have Vancouver’sPress and Media come and cover this event: included are MALCOLM PARRY and SARAH ROWLAND and the likes. FASHION ONE TV (Worldwide broadcast!) will be interviewing guests and celebs alike on the Red Carpet as will A-FOOT MAGAZINE and FMA!

Vancouver’s Premier Fashion Designers/stores are all participating on some leveland are also ready to party it up this evening like crazy:JASON MATLO, MALENE GROTRIAN, ANNA KOSTUROVA, BLUSHING BOUTIQUE, LEONE FASHION, INVITO COUTURE, NANCY PERREAULT, MISTY GREER, RETARDED VELVET are all contributing, dressing up guests and designing for SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS and LADY STARLIGHT!!!

We have the coolest MC’S/HOSTS anyone can ask for Vancouver’s own Drag Queen/TV legend MISS COTTON VENUS and FMA’s MEENA MANN!

GET YOUR PICS TAKEN ALL NIGHT at the MEDIA WALL and around CANVAS LOUNGE WITH **SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS** and LADY STARLIGHT ( MINUS HER DJ SETofcourse)!

Photographers include: Neil J.Pelman, Patrick Parenteau, Sandra Niewenhuizen, Michael Edward Miller,Carmen Schmid, Morgan Beare, Dan Poh and Norm Lee.

The gorgeous and talented MASHIAH VAUGHN from the new CITY TV Reality Show “THE DUSSAULTS” ( her partner is ofcourse designer JASON DUSSAULT!) will be filming a scene this evening with her best friends ( FIONA FORBES and others) with you all and they will be doing a scene with LADY STARLIGHT!Some of you will probably already know that MASHIAH VAUGHN is also the successfull owner/entrepreneur of the beauty products OPEN SUNDAES!! She has some special gifts for some of you this evening!

Equally gorgeous actress: JULIA VOTH will be attending also. She appeared in SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS latest Video

MAGNETIC BABY ( Directed by RAPHAEL MAZZUCCO!) as the fellow Lead with JUSTIN TRANTER! TOO HOT and FILTHY!!!

One of Canada’s true art and punk legends: JIM CUMMINS incredible POP ART will be adourning the walls of CANVAS and grace us with his ubercharismatic Warholic presence!!

MTV’S new reality show “YOUTH ELECTRIC” stunner ROSETTE LUV will be attending with her friend model/actress ILDIKO FERENCZI AND OFcoURSe she will be with mr CLUB 560 himself: CALAN BRECKON!

Pegged as one of the top 9 international bodypainters:NAILIA MINNEBAEVA will also be attending with a special surprise for the evening:)

Visual Artist Website:: www.nailaiminnebaeva.net

THE BURLESQUE DUO consisting of **SASS** ( DANIELLE SWANSON aka LOLA FROST and LINDSAY CHERRY)

will be making the crowd swoon most of the evening. Cant miss them!!!

Gorgeous DJ DANIELLA EVANGELISTA will be spinning it up for you all until LADY STARLIGHT takes over the DJ booth!

Wish Upon a Star 2010 @ J Lounge

alice — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:10:47 +0000

This year it was a sold out event held at the J Lounge, with the theme of masked ball! Entertainment from Vancouver Circus School, stand up comedy, improve group, as well as a spicy and halirious bachelor auction all in the name of fundraising for BC Cancer Foundation. It was a wonderful summer evening, and many brilliantly decorated masks from local artists were auctioned off. I met my good friend Deborah’s co-worker Aimee and her boyfriend there, and went for Chinese food afterwards, had a great chat about meditation and life.

Pajama Party Anyone?

alice — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:53:55 +0000

A VERY VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR S.P.C.A

alice — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:58:53 +0000

ANNOUNCING A VERY VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS’ REALLY BIG CHRISTMAS CONCERT
IN BENEFIT OF THE BC-SPCA ON DECEMBER 20TH AT ST. JAMES HALL
Vancouver November 22, 2009 – In celebration of the recent release of A Very Vancouver Christmas Volume IV, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music, in aid of the BC-SPCA, Rave On Studio is hosting a live benefit Christmas concert featuring contributing artists from past and present volumes. The festivities take place on December 20th at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Hall, 3214 10th Avenue West, (tickets include a copy of A Very Vancouver Christmas Volume IV and are available through Rave On Studio at $10 each, children under 5 are free). The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from album and ticket sales will be donated to the aforementioned charity. The following artists will be serenading the audience with their original Christmas tunes: Melissa Endean, Lindsay May, Sillken, Gillian Hobbs, Olga Osipova, Laurell, Hilary Grist, Scott Jackson, Michelle Dumond, Pam Southwell, Ranj Singh, Land of Deborah, Kent McAlister as MC

The project is the creative brainchild of Vancouver Record Producer, Jenn Ashton of Rave On Studio, who wanted to find a way to showcase some of Vancouver’s amazing new musical talent, while at the same time involve and give back to the community. She also wanted to pay tribute to non-traditional Christmas and holiday music and to the people who make it. In August 2006, ten of Vancouver’s most popular musicians and bands were invited to participate in this project for charity. They wrote and recorded their own original Christmas/Holiday music for the first volume in just a few short months, and the results were amazing! Due to the unprecedented success of the first album, it was decided to make this an annual event.

Musical styles are varied, from jazz and blues to rock, country and indie music. All of the material is original with a Christmas/Holiday theme. One of the goals of this album project is to make these musicians and their music available to a wider, non-club going audience. “I consider many of these musicians to be the ‘next generation’ of Vancouver’s finest, and they have been hand-picked because of their talent and marketability,” explains Ms. Ashton. “We mixed in a few favorites as well, for name recognition, and again, to showcase some of Vancouver’s amazing talent!”

Artists included on Volume IV are: The Roasted Chestnut Orchestra, Tess Dunn, Adrienne Pierce, Sillken, Hilary Grist, Jim Houston, Gillian Hobbs, Daphne Kalfon, Olga Osipova, Ryan Donn, Laurell and Ranj Singh & the Discriminators. To learn more and to preview the album, please visit A Very Vancouver Christmas websites: www.veryvancouverchristmas.com and www.myspace.com/veryvancouverchristmas

Rave On Studio, a multi-purpose Recording Studio, opened its doors in 2005 to independent artists, and now encompasses a wide range of services including Voice Over, film score and soundtrack recordings, writing, artist management, CD Cover art and preparation, and full production and tracking services. Rave On Studio combines a high level of creativity with over 30 years of professional player and music industry experience. For more information contact Jenn Ashton: raveonstudio@gmail.com

Nominations are open for the 11th Annual Influential Women in Business Awards

alice — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:15 +0000

Nominations are open for the 11th Annual Influential Women in Business Awards

Business in Vancouver is seeking B.C.’s outstanding business women in private or public sector companies. Honourees are chosen based on the criteria of professional accomplishments, influence, and business community involvement.

Past winners include some of B.C.’s most talented business leaders, whose career paths and individual achievements continue to inspire business people throughout the province.

Nomination deadline: December 4, 2009.

Visit www.biv.com/iwib to submit a nomination.