OPEN BAR: Science World’s newest fundraiser is for adults only. With the help of science educators, 25 talented bartenders will take over the Vancouver attraction for one night. The inaugural Science of Cocktails on Feb. 4 will see some 1,500 guests enjoy drinks created by collaborators using vacuums and other scientific machinery and techniques in an unforgettable exploration of the physics, chemistry and biology of cocktails under the geodesic dome. Bryan Tisdall, CEO and president of Science World, hosted a media preview of the cocktails to come at the Donnelly Group’s Granville Room. Tisdall and party chairmen Warren Tsoi and Tristan Sawtell aim to raise $200,000 to fund Science World visits for 6,000 students from underserved schools in the Lower Mainland.
FETED FELINE: Premier Christy Clark ventured into a Lion’s Den — one of the more friendly ones, as the B.C. leader was honoured at a fundraising dinner hosted by the Vancouver Evergreen and UBC Campus Lions Club. Linda Wong along with Bob and Lily Lee fronted the affair, which recognized Clark with the Lions Clubs International Medal of Merit, the highest award given by the order to a non-Lion who has made a significant contribution to the community. Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world, with more than 1.4 million members performing community service in 210 countries around the globe. The Clark celebrations benefitted the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, dedicated to revitalize the city’s historic Chinatown and preserve its cultural heritage.
SALUTI: The 38th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival will take place Feb. 20 to 28 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and various venues throughout the city. The festival will showcase 155 wineries from 14 countries, including 60 wineries from Italy, this year’s theme country, pouring 1,450-plus wines at 54 events to a projected 25,000 oenophiles. Harry Hertscheg, executive director of the Wine Fest Society, recently hosted Festival Taste at CinCin. Wine aficionados, scribes and marketers were on hand for the preview party and first sips of exclusive Italian wines from the country’s diverse growing regions. The Bacchanalia Gala, the festival’s premiere fundraiser, takes place Feb. 20 to benefit Christopher Gaze’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival.
