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Words: Annika Hagen and Tyler Greentree For many people, art shows make the world go round. And in this lovely and oft rainy city you can find many talented people spending most of their time hustling to make it work.

Hey VIA Readers! We have a great giveaway for you...a pair of "Golden Tickets" to the Steam Whistle Oktoberfest 2013 party on Septemeber 28th at the Alpen Club .

Every day we share a photo from our Instagram hashtag ( #vancouverisawesome ) shot by our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Today's is courtesy of Navroop K who shared an image of a recent Canucks open practice/scrimmage.

One of the subjects of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "Flette, Gordon, Dave, Jim, Mickey - Sea Cadets from RCSCC Captain Vancouver, after drill and band practice. Going for a hamburger on Granville street.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

Remember St Bernadine 's SIGNS OF VANCOUVER goodness that we shared with you a couple of months ago? When you looked at all of those illustrations did you think to yourself "Damn! I wish I could get my hands on a limited edition print of that/those.

One of the subjects of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "My girlfriend, Betty Landgraf, from Stave Falls, and I (Lula Dever) from Mission City are wearing the outfits we made in our Home Economics class at Mission High School.

The daughter of the subject of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "My mother Rose slipped and fell in her kitchen. She walked around for two weeks on what she thought was a sprained ankle.

Vancouver Ink exposes you (and your friends') Vancouver-themed tattoos! We have an obvious fascination with pride-of-place and how it manifests, and getting a tattoo showing your pride and love for something is perhaps the ultimate commitment.

UBC Botanical Garden is Canada's oldest continuously operating university botanical garden. The original mission of the garden was research into the native flora of British Columbia.