1 Artist Dave Benning worked on his portrait of Freddie Mercury at the Vancouver Music Industry awards at the Vancouver FanClub Apr. 10.
2 Music manager Bruce Allen, Loverboy drummer Matt Frenette and Red Robinson, the first Vancouver DJ to play rock and roll, at the VMI awards Apr. 10. Story here.
3 Nick Hunnings, Lindsay Drummond, Kirsten Slenning and Naveen Girn (front, left to right) and Anita Oh, Wells Stringham, Nicole Tai, Juliane Siu, John Atkin, Kimie Ong and Zoe Hutchinson (back, left to right) on stage as part of East Van Love Vol. 8: Journey to Now, April 11 (Jeff Kew photo).
4 Stand-up bass player Paul Bergman joined three-time Canadian fiddle champion Mark Sullivan and guitarist Craig McGregor of SwingReel at Cory Weeds Jazz Cellar Apr. 1.
5 Emad Yacoub and Shannon Bosa-Yacoub at the media launch of The Roof at Black + Blue Apr. 11.
6 Ace Hotel Group interior designer Aubrey Locaynia (left) and Ace Hotel Group graphic designer Belin Liu took time from setting up the Ace x Grand Hotel pop-up shop at the Vancouver Art Gallery to drop by Railtown Caterings official launch on April 10 at the Vancouver Urban Winery.
7 Long Table Distellery proprietors Charlies and Rita Tremewen hosted a special springtime dinner with catering company The Lazy Gourmet at their handcrafted gin and vodka distillery on April 11.
8 Childrens author Sarah Ellis and poet Laura Crozier were at Joes Apartment April 10 when BC Book Prizes announced theyre sharing the Lieutenant Governors Award for Literary Excellence. Story here.
