Top Vancouver events Dec 1-4: Tweetups, Food Bank Day and craft shows

As we kick off the month of December and get in the holiday spirit, we often feel a stronger sense of community and are reminded to give back. If you're looking to get more involved in the East Van community, check out the tweetup happening next Wednesday. You can also have a little fun with CBC while donating to the food bank. Or just check out the amazing craft fairs and Christmas shows where you can score some unique local gifts and yummy food.

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EastVanLove Volume 4: Got Time?
Dec 7 | 6-9 PM | The Hood | Free

It’s easy to donate money, but how about your time? The concept behind the EastVanLove Tweetups has been promoting and supporting the East Vancouver community. What better way than by getting involved with one of the area’s organizations in need? This will be an upbeat evening of how volunteering can benefit the community. There will be time for networking and meeting the speakers. Speakers include: Caroline MacGillivray / Beauty Night Society, Dave MacDonald / REACH Multicultural Family Centre, Diane Roberts / urban ink productions, Harsha Walia / DTES Women's Centre. Thx Masala and Kimie + Steph Bees for organizing this one!

25th annual CBC British Columbia Food Bank Day
Dec 2 | 5:30AM - 7PM | CBC Vancouver

Be part of CBC's 25th Annual Food Bank Day and Open House, celebrating the generosity of the CBC audience over the past quarter century. CBC is inviting the public to come to the CBC Broadcast Centre to see how they make radio, television and digital programming. Doors open at 5:30 a.m. with Rick Cluff and The Early Edition live in Studio 700. From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. you can tour CBC Vancouver's integrated newsroom, meet your favorite CBC on air personalities and reporters and visit the archives. You can contribute to the Food Bank of your choice at the Open House, online or by phone on that day.

Honorable Mentions

The Tyee presents "Reeled In: Sharing Stories with Viral Video”
Dec 1 | 5:30-8 PM | W2 Media Cafe, 111 W Hastings St | $10-$12


Fin Free Vancouver Launch Fundraiser
Dec 1 | 6-8 PM | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden | Free/Donation


reCONNECT Ideas Competition Award Announcement & Panel
Dec 1 | 7-9 PM | Cinema @ SFU Woodwards | Free 

West Coast Christmas Show & Marketplace
Dec 2-4 | All day | TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford

Book launch: A Thousand Eyes: Media Technology, Law & Aesthetics
Dec 2 | 7- 10PM | Charles H. Scott Gallery @ Emilly Carr | Free

Since the early 20th century, contemporary art and art theory have creatively challenged the status of representation. During that time, the court of law has come to rely on a variety of new representational modes and technologies. What questions of representation, judgment and justice cross the border between art and the law? Through the contribution of renowned artists and scholars, this anthology explores how the aesthetics of new media technology and its spatial implementations affect the judicial system in relation to fundamental concepts such as truth and representation.