Artist rendering courtesy of Art Train Conductor No.9 project.

PARTY
Status: One night only
What: Join the Urban Tea Merchant in partnership with Young Executives for Success Vancouver and Dress for Success Vancouver for tea-infused cocktails and macarons at the Garden Tea Party.
When: Wednesday, June 27, 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Urban Tea Merchant, 1070 West Georgia St., Vancouver.
Buzzworthy notes: Your favourite English tea party with a twist (think tea sangrias and Moroccan mint mojitos). All proceeds from the $15 ticket (free for non-Y.E.S.! members) benefit Dress for Success Vancouver, which provides business attire for local disadvantaged women. A tea sommelier will be on hand to pass along the spiked-tea wisdom.
SHOPPING Status: Get ‘em while you can
What: Annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival Auction: #StufDsgnrsMake
When: Wednesday, June 27, 6 to 10 p.m..
Where: Gladstone Gallery, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W..
Buzzworthy notes: The first annual silent auction benefiting Toronto Design Offsite, #StufDsgnrsMake (not to be confused with the infamous meme targeting the ramblings of unsuspecting women) will auction off the one-of-a-kind stuff made by Canadians designers like 
pop art illustrator Gary Taxali and contemporary manufacturer Bocci.
Read on for more events this week, including a sweet way to celebrate Canada Day!
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