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Giveaway roundup! The Rural Alberta Advantage at Venue, The Police Museum's Bootleggers Ball and an Isabelle Dunlop Shawl...

Every week V.I.A. Giveaways will give you a chance to win ... something. Watch this space and if you're a real keener, follow @VIAGiveaways on the Twitter for even more good times and random free stuff! Another mixed bag...

Another mixed bag... A chance to win passes to The Vancouver Police Museum's 25th Anniversary fundraiser, The Bootlegger's Ball, at the Biltmore Cabaret this Friday, April 8; Two tickets to see The Rural Alberta Advantage this Thursday, April 7 at the Venue; and a beautiful handmade Isabelle Dunlop shawl valued at $200.

Every week V.I.A. Giveaways will give you a chance to win ... something. Watch this space and if you're a real keener, follow @VIAGiveaways on the Twitter for even more good times and random free stuff!

The Vancouver Police Museum is celebrating 25 years preserving and protecting Vancity's history of law enforcement with a prohibition-themed fundraiser, The Bootlegger's Ball, this Friday at the Biltmore Cabaret. For more information about the event go HERE. To win one of two sets of passes to the event, follow @VIAGiveaways on the Twitter and tweet "Dear @VIAGiveaways and @PoliceMuseum: Sentence me to the #BootleggersBall this Friday @BiltmoreCabaret!" as many times as you'd like. Winners will be picked at random. Contest closes at 11:00 am this Thursday, April 8.

If there is an advantage to be found in rural Alberta, you betcha this trio knows what it is. Vanessa Heins photo.

Being the loyal V.I.A. reader that you are, you no doubt recall The Rural Alberta Advantage being featured on the Weekly Playlist last week. You were no doubt intrigued and possibly even excited about their upcoming show at Venue this Thursday, April 7th. You may have even already shelled out $17.50 for a ticket, who knows. Perhaps you were crossing your fingers in anticipation for a chance to win a pair of tickets for yourself... in which case you will be inclined to follow @VIAGiveaways on the Twitter and tweet "Dear @VIAGiveaways: I want to win a pair of tickets to see #TheRuralAlbertaAdvantage this Thursday at @Venuelive!" as many times as you'd like. Winner will be picked at random. Contest closes at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 7.

This beautifully handcrafted wool shawl by local artisan Isabelle Dunlop retails for over $200.

Vancouver artist and designer Isabelle Dunlop is one of the first two (the other being Hamburger Disco, who we did an @VIAGiveaway with a few weeks ago) local businesses chosen to use Rize’s Mount Pleasant pop-up retail space for free, for one month, to market and sell her products. Isabelle's pop-up shop is open until April 30, and you can check it out for yourself from Tuesday-Sunday, 12:00 - 5:00 pm, at 196 Kingsway in Vancouver.

To enter to win this gorgeous, handmade wool shawl, tell Vancouver about who your favourite local designer is or the last item you bought from a local designer. Leave your comment below. Winner will be picked at random. Contest closes on Tuesday, April 12, at 5:00 pm.