Hello friends, 

Heartwood's seeking out ways that our cafe can become a more welcoming, accessible, and fun space. We invite you to share your thoughts with us through the survey below and thank you in advance for supporting us in creating a more inclusive space to create, connect, and collaborate.

In case you were looking for other ways to share your experiences at Heartwood, here's a handy list of where you can do that: 

• UrbanSpoon
• Yelp 
• Twitter
• Facebook 
• and when in doubt, just sprinkle in a little#HeartwoodCC on any other social media platforms you might be on. 

In friendship, 
the Heartwood Crew

Heartwood Community Café is a queer-friendly neighbourhood cafe rooted in social justice and community building. We are a fully licensed restaurant that serves delicious largely vegetarian/vegan and gluten free dishes, fair trade coffee and supports other local businesses.

We are searching for a Lead Bartender to join our team. Offering about 20 - 25 hours a week with potential for picking up serving shifts as well. This position calls for someone with strong wine/cocktail/beer knowledge and the creativity to concoct house recipes that compliment the vibe of our café. As Lead Bartender, you would work closely with the Café Manager in creating cocktail menu designs and weekly specials. Our ideal candidate can put together a system and set-up for the bar that best suits the space and tools we have available. They can keep the space clean and organized and have knowledge in inventory control.

Do you welcome everyone with an inviting and safe demeanour that holds the inclusive community vibe of the café? Can you converse with folks easily and find it easy to multi-task? Do you have bartending experience in a high volume casual environment and Food Safe & Serving it Right certification? Do you enjoy being a part of a team, and contributing to the ongoing success of this community space? If so, join the Heartwood Team!

Responsibilities: 

• Greeting customers and creating a welcoming environment
  
• Ability to describe and recommend menu items
  
• Experience in espresso and barista work
  
• Ability to perform cash-handling and card transactions.
  
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
  
• Ability to work in high-volume and keep with tasks during quieter times.
  
• Ability to perform opening and closing procedures.
  
• Keeping work spaces clean, bussing when needed. 
  

Ideal candidates:

• Have at least two years experience with the work listed above
  
• Have a passion for their craft and ability to be creative
  
• Excellent at multi-tasking
  
• Have good communication skills to work in close coordination with others
  
• Hardworking and take pride in their work 
  
• Stay calm under pressure 
  
• Notice what needs to be done and take the initiative to do it 
  
• Able to do work that is physically demanding and requires lifting and stamina 
  
• Have Serving it Right certification, and Food Safe
  
• Truly enjoy the challenges of working with others to create a community space for a diverse clientele
  
• Must be able to work Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, some brunch bar shifts as well
  

Send Resume and Cover letter in a pdf or word format to [email protected] or drop both off at the café. We will contact successful candidates by 5pm August 20th, 2014. 

Last month, we had a full calendar of too much goodness! During Ramadan, there was a beautiful night of Radical Muslim performers sharing their talents at an events called “Breaking the Fast.” The night ended beautifully with prayer. As a space that encourages interfaith, it was beautiful to see communities come together for prayer, especially one led by young women. Azaadi BC also brought in full house of young poets for their event, Sounds of Revolution. We’re consistently amazed with how much talent is in the city! FIRST brought in a community discussion led by sex workers called Beyond Bedford, speaking to the current and relevant issues of sex worker rights. Hollaback Vancouver, an organization combatting street harassment, launched at Heartwood! Finally, we had a beautifully angst-y night of Women of the 90's Queeraoke, which Shout Back Fest held as a fundraiser for their upcoming festival! We weren’t lying when we said goodness. 

In the past month, we’ve also introduced two events that will be become regulars to our calendars: Trivia Night with Woody and Latty! and All-Ages Acoustic Pop Punk Nights presented by Van City Royalty! We’re excited for these partnerships! Watch out for their events alternating each month! 

Bert Monterona Auction! If you’ve visited Heartwood this past month, you’ve likely have seen the inescapably beautiful artwork of Bert Monterona. His exhibit will be exhibiting at Heartwood until the end of September. Bert will be auctioning his pieces at Heartwood throughout the remainder of his exhibit. For more information and to make a bid, please visit the cafe! 

AUGUST EVENTSThursday, August 7, 2014. 7:30pm - 9:30pm. ThunderPants Presents: Queer Speed Dating!  
Join Thunderpants for a very queer evening of flirtatious five-minute encounters with lovely strangers and all folks ranging from rad, respectful, and romantic. This event is a fundraiser with proceeds to support First Nations Legal Challenges to the Enbridge Pipeline. Pick-up lines not pipelines, baby! 

Saturday, August 16, 2014. 7pm - 10pm. A Night of Music with Heartroot.
Folk Americana duo Heartroot is a musical collaboration made up of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters Mindy Dillard and Eric McEuen.

Friday, August 22, 2014. 7pm - 10pm. Non-Douchy Anti-Slam. 
An anti-oppressive space for QTIIPOC (Queer/Trans, Intersex, people of colour), FNMI (First nations, métis and Inuit) and mixed people to share their work and experience. Both a showcase and an open mic. This event is hoping to create a friendly space for those who normally don't get a voice, to share their poetry, spoken word, short stories, or any medium of word they wish to share.

Thursday, August 28, 2014. 7pm - 10pm. Community Film Screening and Discussion with Cafe Rebelde.
Café Rebelde hosts a night of short documentaries and discussion addressing issues on environment, social justice, capitalism, and oppression in various forms of media.

Friday, August 29, 2014. 6pm - 9pm. the frank theatre Presents: Telling It Bent Youth Writers Showcase. 
Telling It Bent is a writing workshop taking place in Unceded Coast Salish Territories for self-identified queer, transgender, Two Spirit, and questioning BC youth, ages 14-25. Join the young writers for a night of readings. 

Saturday, August 30, 2014. 7pm - 10pm. Van City Royalty Presents: Reign-City Unplugged III.
An all-ages acoustic night featuring Vancouver’s talented pop-punk bands. You can look forward to this event happening at Heartwood once every two months!