Jazz Up Your Week

The Vancouver International Jazz festival is upon us and we have some amazing names gracing our city! Even if you are not a huge Jazz fan, get out there this week and enjoy some of the free music around town. The VAG has a free stage with some great talent and the atmosphere of smiling faces, hot dance moves and outstanding music is enough to make you forget about all the rain.

Here is the official website which includes a schedule and listing of all the free shows.

http://www.coastaljazz.ca/

Sunday at the Jazz Festival

Photograph by: RICHARD LAM, PNG

If you love Jazz but are not a fan of the rain, check out one the many venues with live music. Some places cost as little as  $5. I know I have danced up quite the storm at Fan Club and am definitely checking out some jazz there this weekend.

And if you are a fan of style at it's truest form, check out these awesome men; Dr. John and Herbie Hancock, both of which I will be going to see this week!

                  

Sons & Lovers Summer Reading Pop-Up

 

 

Hi everyone! I know it's Friday, and we said we aren't posting on Fridays during the summer but we just had to pass this on...

As per our last newsletter in April, we mentioned tentative plans for another Summer Reading pop-up. Well, in case you haven't been informed yet, it's official. The 2nd Sons & Lovers Summer Reading Pop-Up is set for this Sunday June 23rd at Revolver Coffee on Cambie Street from 1-4pm, and this year we have help from a very special guest: Sunday Morning Ice Cream! Sunday Morning Ice Cream, is all about small-batch ice cream curated and delivered to your door every Sunday. It is the product of Genevieve Mateyko and we're so lucky to collaborate with her.

We're super excited for the event and would be much obliged if you would join us too

because you made last year so much fun.

Above are the details, if you have any questions or comments feel free to contact us. Thank you and see you Sunday!

With warmest regards,

George and Robyn, Sons & Lovers Used Books

Come on Sunny Weather

Hey guys!

Since it's almost the weekend and I'd rather be outside in the sun, bike riding or drinking beer in the park, I came up with a few things I think you might enjoy this weekend.

1. A warm apple sage salad. Since it's kind of, almost, sort of summer (still a bit chilly over on the West Coast), this looks like a deliciously perfect salad to make over the weekend. (via The Artful Desperado)

2. I'm a Tumblr girl at heart. I've tried Pinterest, but I just can't get into it. Tumblr is just so chalk full of weird stuff I can scroll through for hour and hours - especially this tumblr: Vintage In Colour. You may have seen my tweet, but if you love vintage images this will blow your mind. A collection of what were once black and white vintage photographs turned colour.

3. Citizen Grace. They had a pop-up last weekend over at the Chinatown Experiment and I, to my dismay, had previous engagements. However, check out their online site. I'm pining after the Army of Rokosz of Vancouver, BC. Particularly these:

4. The Gordon Smith Gallery in North Vancouver. I had to drop something off here at work and I was shocked and impressed by their current exhibition featuring all Canadian artists like Douglas Coupland, Ian Wallace, Rodney Graham, and loads more. The building is absolutely gorgeous and it's in a great location. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this gallery because it's just stunning. It's also the only gallery in Canada that's completely devoted to young audiences with Artist for Kids right next door.

5. A Wild Sheep Chase by Huruki Murakami. My current read and first Murakami read. I'm only a quarter of the way through and I'm into it. I'm finding it to be very whimsical; it's a cross between Douglas Coupland and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. If you're not into this author, I suggest you pick up a book anyway and get to reading.

6. Coconut Oil. Seriously, I can't get enough. I use it to cook (replaces olive oil and butter), as a deodorant - I know, that sounds weird and a little tmi, but I smell like a coconut all the time and I love it - to shave my legs (again), and I'm sure there's way more uses that I haven't even begun to discover. A dear friend told me that coconut will probably be the next allergen because of how often we use it now, but that's not for a few generations. My kids and grandkids will be allergic to coconut, but at least I'll have healthy skin and nails. Here's some more uses for the miracle oil. (via The Huffington Post)

- Robyn

You can follow Robyn on her blog at http://therainseason.com