How are your Hallo-weekend hangovers treating you? Personally, I’m ready for a little wellness escape: sauna, friends, and some much needed R&R. If you’re in the same boat (give it a second), this one’s for you.

Our Wellness Sweepstakes could put you and 11 friends aboard a Gatherwell sauna boat. You’ll also score a One Yoga month pass and tee, plus an EQ SEI assessment and coaching session with Heart Talks. A little sweat, a little stretch, a little self-discovery. Enter to win before 11/22!*

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• A little more confidence baby and some Australian sunshine for your concert calendar. Ocean Alley bring their hazy psychedelic rock to PNE Forum on 5/8, with Mild Orange.

• Pancakes, booze and local art. It doesn’t get any better. Pancakes & Booze takes over Fortune Sound Club with local artwork, free pancakes and plenty of reasons to stare at the walls. Enter to win your way in!*

• Film buffs, this is your excuse for a mountain getaway. Whistler Film Festival returns 12/2–6 with five days of premieres, panels, parties and more.

• Get smug about finishing your holiday shopping early. Deer Lake Winter Craft Festival brings 50+ local artisans to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on 11/13–15. Admission is free!

• Plus fresh announcements from Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Frank Turner, Blue Light Studio, A Muppets Christmas Carol and more!

HOLIDAY EVENTS AROUND VANCOUVER

Holiday craft markets, Christmas muppets, free family skating, tree lighting festivals and a lot more holiday joy is just around the corner. Grab some hot chocolate and get ready to celebrate. Here’s a few events to start with:

• PENTATONIX: CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY - 11/7 @ Rogers Arena

• LIGHTS OF HOPE - 11/12 @ St. Paul’s Hospital (FREE)

• VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS MARKET - 11/16-12/24 @ Jack Poole Plaza

• GLOW LANGLEY - 11/19-1/2 @ Glow Gardens Langley

• THE PEAK OF CHRISTMAS - 11/20-12/24 @ Grouse Mountain

• SURREY TREE LIGHTING FESTIVAL & HOLIDAY MARKET - 11/21-22 @ Surrey Civic Plaza (FREE)

• VANDUSEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - 11/27-1/3 @ VanDusen Botanical Gardens

• LIGHTS AT LAFARGE - 11/27-2/28 @ Large Lake (FREE)

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• Art, activism and a more accessible future. Opening 11/19, Museum of Vancouver’s Taking Care explores local disability activism through creative installations, giant comics and stories shaped by disabled artists and activists.*

• Ethereal vocal layers, electronic beats, and plucked strings. Listen to Rachel Chiu’s enchanting new R&B track Torn.

• Free hot chocolate (for the first 1000 people) and fireworks by Harrison Lake? Don’t mind if I do. Join the fun on 11/21 for Lights by The Lake.

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