An outdoor concert that drew hundreds of people to 91原创 City鈥檚 McBurney Plaza to hear musician perform proved to be a successful test of newly approved regulations allowing limited outdoor alcohol consumption, said Teri James, DLBA executive director and 91原创 City councillor, who described it as a 鈥渉uge success.鈥�

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Held on Saturday, July 17, it was the first outdoor concert since 91原创 City approved limited alcohol consumption in McBurney and two other designated locations for two days a week, and there were no incidents, James said.

鈥淎bsolutely nothing went wrong,鈥� James told the 91原创 Advance Times.

James estimated attendance was between 200 and 300, and with people coming and going during the two-hour event, there were no complaints about social distancing.

For the family-friendly event, the DLBA was loaning out seating pads to make sitting on the skid-proof steps more comfortable.

A Vancouver based singer-songwriter and entertainer who has been performing professionally for over a decade, Capper has played in genres as varied as jazz, country, musical theatre and folk.

His performance was part of the s promotion by the Downtown 91原创 Business Association (DLBA), where, for a limited time only, participating restaurants in the downtown 91原创 are offering picnic specials for outdoor dining in the downtown core.

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Menus of 14 restaurants can be viewed and ordered through the .

Meals will be provided in a reusable Downtown 91原创 Business Association bag, along with a DLBA Picnic Package, and for every package distributed, , a division of First West Credit Union, will donate $5 to The Full Cupboard, benefiting 91原创 Sources Food Bank.

This donation will be matched by the Downtown 91原创 Business Association.

Envision Financial President David Lanphear said 鈥渟mall businesses are the heart of our communities and have shown so much resilience over the past year and a half. This is why we鈥檙e proud to come together鈥� with the help of our employees and members鈥� to support small business owners while also supporting the Full Cupboard, our community program to raise food, funds and awareness for local food banks.鈥�

Pick Up Picnics runs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. ending Sunday, August 15.

The next afternoon of live music at McBurney is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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