It was time for fashion, food and fun last week - and the parties were plentiful. Festivities started with BC Fashion Week and its "Not Fit for Print" launch gala, which was held at Buschlen Mowatt Fine Arts on April 4. That was followed by a weekend of fashion shows at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, plus after-parties galore at various venues throughout the city. Celebrity foodie Caren McSherry celebrated the re-opening of her Gourmet Warehouse store in its new East Hastings location on April 5. And, if that wasn't enough, Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd and a bunch of Harley Davidson enthusiasts teamed up for a V.I.P. party at the Commodore Ballroom on April 9, promoting Patrón Tequila and raising funds for Canucks Place Hospice. 1 Canadian comedy legend Dan Aykroyd was spotted everywhere last week as part of his Patrón Tequila promotion, but none of his numerous activities were as important to him as the V.I.P. event at the Commodore, which was also a fundraiser for Canucks Place Hospice. 2 Global TV news anchor Jill Krop (left) and CTV-9 news anchor Coleen Christie joined famed Vancouver visual artist Tiko Kerr at the Gourmet Warehouse opening. 3 Decadent bites and culinary delights were on the menu at the Gourmet Warehouse opening, thanks to C Restaurant chef Robert Clark (left) and pastry chef Thomas Haas.
4 Partygoers Raj Taneja (left) Frances Hui and Scott Henderson at the "Not Fit for Print" gala. 5 Seen at the "Not Fit for Print" gala were PR man Kenn Hamlin, Jason Sugar of sugarandsugar gallery, and Kevin Lorage of Buschlen Mowatt galleries. 6 Diana Zoppa of Odd Squad PR helped team up members of the Vancouver Police Department with Harley

Davidson riders and Patrón promoter Walter High

at the Commodore/Aykroyd fundraising event.

7 Schmoozing at designer Jason Matlo's after-party at the Opus Hotel (as part of BC Fashion Week) were guests Susan Berna (left), CBC's Gloria Macarenko, and Brenda Bushfield. �