July in the Hood

We have received a few emails lately with some neat things happening around the inner city.  So we are passing them on to you!  We love to hear about other events in the area, and even blog about them if we get the chance (we’re pretty passionate about our area).

• Oppenheimer Park Reopening on July 24^th
• Heard about Calabash Bistro?  I wrote a blog post about my delicious experience there.  It’s on Columbia, between Pender and Hastings.
• Enchanted Evening Concert Series at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden in Chinatown.
• Chinatown Night Market.  Every Fri, Sat and Sun 630pm-11pm.
• Powell Street Festival, celebrating Japanese Canadian art, culture and heritage.  Free, July 31 + August 1, 11:30am – 7pm.
• SOLEfood Urban Farm is now selling their vegetables!  Grown locally on the DTES, by local residents.  See here for dates and locations and current vegetables.
• Firehall Arts Centre, until July 19th Dancing on the Edge.
• Events happening in the DTES this month.  Check out this great community website.