Matt Corker

The sun is out – and so is my list of great summer adventures for 2009! Be them complicated or easy, free or a little pricey, these are the things I’m looking forward to doing from now until Sept 1st.

Disclaimer: the drinks on the patios, ice creams on the beach, bike rides, good hikes, and Bikrams sessions were left out because those are simply summer staples.

1. Go on a European adventure (care of AESU). A little backstage pass to London’s Globe Theatre, a bike ride in the Dutch countryside of Amsterdam, and a little cultural excursion in Versailles… all in a days work.
2. Run around Vancouver in my underwear – for the Underwear Affair that raises money for cancers below the belt of course!

3. Have a night filled with good tunes and new art creations at Raw Canvas. Thanks to Eileen for the recommendation.
4. Go kayaking on the ocean. I could spend all day on the water!

5. Catch the action at Luminato – Toronto’s Festival of Art and Creativity. Plus, I am craving a backbacon sandwich from the St. Lawrence Market in a big way right now…
6. Test out the gyros at Kits’ Greek Day festival.
7. Head to the island to celebrate Meg & Paul’s wedding. (Every summer, another wedding – is this a sign of getting old?)

8. Check out a new piece at a film festival. Don’t know which one yet, but this seems like a fun thing to do, yah?
9. Go camping for my birthday. (Note: REAL camping this time….)

10. Enjoy The Fray‘s concert at Thunderbird Stadium. Get tickets here. (It’s the closest thing to a Jason Mraz concert I could find this summer…)
11. Support local theatre (and Amy Tipton) by heading to Theatre Under the Stars to see their rendition of Annie.

12. Try out 3 new restaurants in Vancouver that I haven’t gone to before. We have so much good food in this city that I want to make an effort to explore it more this summer.
13. Go strawberry (or any berry) picking in one of the Valley’s fantastic farms. Thanks to my sis and Vancouver Farmers Markets (@VanMarkets) for the great recommendations.

14. Have a season finale party of So You Think You Can Dance – easily the best show to watch this summer.
15. Be race support for my sis as she completes the Penticton Ironman at the end of August! What a way to end it all off!

And, of course, every good adventure needs company. See one that catches your eye? Let me know and we’ll make this a summer to remember! Suggestions for other adventures (or enhancements to the aforementioned) are also always appreciated.

Here we go!

Pick of the post: Kanye West – Paranoid (Pocketknife’s House Remix)

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1. The Highlights of 2009
2. Reflection From The 2nd Row
3. Showing some skin, for the win!