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Lisa Craveiro

Lisa Craveiro is an online marketer and social media strategist, blog writer, BCIT Marketing Communications graduate, pop-culture enthusiast, chocolate lover and sun worshipper. And not necessarily in that order. When not helping clients gain a better understanding of how to increase their online presence, she enjoys visiting and contributing articles to various local blogs and social networking sites.


BeeVancity Top Vancouver Events | June 3-5

This week there are events for eating, biking, dancing, a book launch, celebration of a planet and even drinking. Yep, I think that about covers it. The Bees would also like to give a special...

Top Vancouver Events | May 26-29

It's a good time to be in Vancouver. Summer is (almost) here, the Canucks are heading to the finals, and there are tons of festivals going on. Yep, it's the weekend of film festivals and...

Top Vancouver events | May 19-25

Top events in Vancouver this week. And, hey, we've been nominated for the Best Events Blog of Vancouver at the 2011 Urban Culture Conference + Awards. Please, vote for us.

A look at some naughty (and lots of nice) events in Vancouver this week

As always, BeeVancity is excited to bring you the best events of the week. But there's something else we're excited about - we've just been nominated for the Best Events Blog of Vancouver at the 2011...

It's all about the music | BeeVancity top event picks for May 5-11

So the campaigning and voting is all over. Regardless of how you feel about the outcome, give yourself a pat on the back if you went out and voted! We're excited for Elections Canada to release their...

BEE Vancity Top Event Picks Apr 28-May 4: Comedies, Parties and Lots of Voting!

You get more than a chance to vote on May 2. You get a chance to ride to the polling station in a pedicab. For free.

Bee Vancity Easter events: Earth Day, Whistler Festival, Bunny Bender and more

Welcome to our "Easter Bender" edition. With each week, the number of events just keeps growing. Did anyone check out last week's Make It! craft show? If you missed it, check out their Flickr page to...

Bike ride through the blossoms, party with the planet, and join the "Handmade" Revolution

'Tis the season of flashmobs. Did you miss last week's Skytrain silent dance party flashmob? Not to worry, we've found some footage of the event! Looks like a little dancing doesn't faze...

Celebrated Vancouverites get 7 minutes to share their inspiration at Pecha Kucha

Pecha what? Up until a week ago, I had never even heard of Pecha Kucha, let alone was I able to pronounce its name. But as host and producer Steven Cox joked in his opening speech on Thursday night,

Sara Bareilles at Commodore Ballroom leaps onto piano for encore

LA-based singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles took center stage last night in front of a large,  composed crowd at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. Wearing a sequined mini skirt and plaid shirt, Sara...