We’re thrilled to welcome this initiative back to our walls. Since 2003, Megaphone's Hope in Shadows calendar project has offered meaningful work and empowerment through art to people experiencing poverty.
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That’s right. Bandidas officially has merch! We’ve got 70 freshly printed t-shirts featuring our super cute, newly personified Ronny Russell Burrito, and they go on sale November 27th at 9am.
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Official Art Opening Party // Meet the Artist
When: Thursday, September 28th, 2017 from 9:00pm until 11:30pm
$7 Dark n' Stormy Cocktails / $5 sleeves of Hoyne pilsner
Chrystyna is an intuitive artist who splits her time between living in the natural magic of the Kootenays and Vancouver, BC. Inspired by colour, shape, and feel she loves experimenting with paint and seeing what appears naturally on each canvas.
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Disco, Funk, and Watermelons
When: Tuesdays until Labour Day, from 9:00pm until 11pm
Where: Bandidas Taqueria (2781 Commercial Drive)
It’s always been a dream of ours to be able to serve our community from beyond the four walls of our restaurant. Now we can bring healthy vegetarian options to festivals, parties, fundraisers, weddings, and wherever else you’ll have us. Bandidas now has a food truck!
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The Earth Day fundraiser was a huge success, and we adored having some colourful East Van student art on our walls for a few weeks. As is usual at the time of the art swap, the restaurant has undergone a bit of a transformation with the hanging of Daniel G. Poggenpoel’s (aka Capetownape) work.
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Thanks to you all, our 2nd major fundraiser this year was a huge success. We donated 100% of our profits from the sales on Earth Day, and partnered with our community and several other businesses to raise $3660 for RAVEN Trust’s Pull Together campaign
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We’ve launched a student art show alongside our fundraiser for RAVEN Trust’s Pull Together campaign. The works comes from three East Van classrooms whom we connected with after our Fireweed fundraiser and art show on Inauguration Day. The classes visited Bandidas to study art and its role in democracy, and returned to the classrooms to create their own works of response to the election results.
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Over the past few months, we’ve been hard at work testing new possible ingredients and combinations in order to freshen up the Bandidas menu. After several brainstorming sessions, plenty of test batches, and even a fun tasting event, we’ve settled on a few exciting new additions.
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On Earth Day, Bandidas Taqueria is hosting a student art show and community fundraiser in support of RAVEN Trust's Pull Together campaign.
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Our Fireweed Art Show has come down, but you can still find the digitized collection here. We’re incredibly grateful to all who submitted work for the Fireweed fundraiser.
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As many of you know, we held a fundraiser at Bandidas on January 20th, Inauguration Day. The fundraiser was sparked by the recent election of Donald Trump, and the clear message that emerged from that devastation: beliefs are insignificant if not paired with tangible, meaningful, and transformative actions. When we woke up on November 9th, we knew that as a society we had work to do.
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Over 30 artists have submitted pieces that respond to the U.S. election results, for this show, which launched Inauguration Day. We've dubbed this art show "fireweed" as a commitment to focusing in renewal, regrowth, and rebuilding in the midst of despair.
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Bandidas Taqueria is hosting a community art show and fundraiser in response to the upcoming U.S. Inauguration Day.
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