Aroha in Uptown

 

February 22, 2021

Aroha In Uptown

It was a beautiful Sunday to celebrate Aroha in Uptown, for 2021’s Valentine’s Day.

The Uptown Business Association partnered with Link Alliance and the City Rail Link to bring this event to life, and it was a stunning afternoon celebrating love in all its forms in our neighbourhood!

People shared the love with free Ceroc dance classes run by Bliss Dance Studio at the Horse & Trap, made Seedloveballs at OMG, and took their pets for a portrait at Brothers Beer Juke Joint.

An abundance of live music filled the air with Pacific Elvis serenading passers-by on Symonds Street, acoustic music at The Corner Store, Eden Bistro, Brothers Beer Juke Joint, The Good Home, and DJ’s at Coffee Pen and Fridge & Flagon.

An Artwalk took people to the best art spots in Uptown, including the Art Studio Collective, Jayden Plank’s community mural and Uptown’s brand new mural made of reclaimed wood in a labour of love by Piet Ubels and his father Jan.
  • OMG

    Seed Love Balls at the Organic Market Garden (OMG)

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  • Artwalk

    Artwalk with Diana from Link Alliance

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  • Pacific Elvis!

    Johnny Angel, aka Pacific Elvis, performs for passers-by

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  • Coffee Pen

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  • Community Mural

    Jayden Plank’s community mural

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  • Doggy Portraits

    Doggy Portraits at Brothers Beer Juke Joint

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  • Coffee Pen

    Coffee Pen’s pop-up market

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