VROOM VROOM: Jacques Villeneuve headlined an invitational lunch at Blue Water Café, kicking off the 2013 Luxury & Supercar Weekend. More than 160 high-end automobiles in the luxury, exotic, classic and supercar categories parked themselves at VanDusen Botanical Garden for the swish two-day affair. Festival founders Craig Stowe and Nigel Matthews welcomed car buffs and a sprinkling of Real Housewives to the fourth running, a spectacular showcase of new and classic hot wheels considered the most prestigious automobile lifestyle event in the country.
MORE HORSE POWER Guests filed into the Rocky Mountaineer Station for a posh preview of Rolls Royce’s newest model, the 2014 Wraith, a $380,000 beauty worthy of Vancouver’s growing luxury car market. The train station was transformed into a posh dealership where wine and champagne flowed. Current and vintage models of the legendary auto and Italian notes from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Opera sopranos Melanie Krueger and Sheila Christie filled the room for the evening of extravagance and glamour.
VIVA MEXICO: Celebrating Mexico’s independence, the Consulate General of Mexico and Mexico Tourism, along with local business associations, held its sixth annual Courier-sponsored MexicoFest. Food, fiestas and the Baja California Sur, the paradise region between two seas, were front and center for the eleven-days of celebration and cultural activities.
