MEDIA ADVISORY: CELEBRITY CUCUMBER EATING DOG TO FLY IN THE 65-FOOT AIR BALLOON ABOVE THE INAUGURAL HONDA CELEBRATION OF LIGHT DOWNTOWN TOMORROW

WHAT:

The famous Vancouver dog Mister Bentley will fly in the Hendrick’s Gin A.W.E.V.A.N.A.I.R. at the inaugural Honda Celebration of Light Downtown!

A.W.E.V.A.N.A.I.R. (Amazing, Whimsical, Enchanting, Voyaging, Astounding, Nocturnal, Ascending, Interstellar, Roamer), the 65-foot hot air balloon (oddly decorated with cucumbers and roses) will whisk lucky Golden Ticket winners 44 ¼ cucumbers high into the Vancouver sky.

The one-of-a-kind, cucumbers for keys, C.O.R.G.A.N. (Cucumber Organ of Remarkably Glorious Auditory Nirvana) features real, whole cucumbers that generate sound in lieu of traditional keys on an organ.  The real cucumbers are changed daily to ensure optimum harmony and the freshest of sound as unusual C.O.R.G.A.N.ists play in the Hendrick’s Gin Air Departure Lounge both evenings.

WHEN:

Friday, August 2, 2019

5:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Vancouver Art Gallery (in front)

750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7

WHO:

Mister Bentley, the famous Instagram dog (323K followers on Instagram)

PHOTO & VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES:

Inflation of the 65-foot hot air balloon A.W.E.V.A.N.A.I.R. (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Inaugural flight on the 65-foot hot air A.W.E.V.A.N.A.I.R. with Mister Bentley  (5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.)

Official ribbon cutting to open the Portal of Peculiarity         (5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Other oddities during the evening:

The C.O.R.G.A.N. (Cucumber Organ of Remarkably Glorious Auditory Nirvana), a one-of-a-kind musical instrument which consists of real, whole cucumber keys that create a distinctive musical tone when touched.

The Hendrick’s Gin Theremin played by thereminist Theadora Feu Follet. A Theremin is an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand toward and away from the circuit.

Renowned Intuitive Specialist Terri-Lynn Decker giving special energy readings for Golden Ticket guests in the Hendrick’s Gin Air Departure Lounge.

Guest will enjoy the olfactory pleasure of one of Hendrick’s most delectable essences, the rose, and cam take a picture to memorialize their most unusual Hendrick’s experience.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Mister Bentley eating cucumbers and flying 44 1/4 cucumbers high in a 65-foot hot air balloon in downtown Vancouver.

Live news interviews from the 65-foot hot air balloon as it floats skyward at the 29^th edition of the famous festival and the inaugural Honda Celebration of Light Downtown.

Weather reports in air from the 65-foot hot air balloon.

Reporters playing the one-of-a-kind Cucumber Organ (C.O.R.G.A.N.) that has real cucumbers that generate sound in lieu of traditional keys on an organ.

For more information regarding the Hendrick’s Gin A.W.E.V.A.N.A.I.R. or Hendrick’s Gin in Canada, please visit the online press room at hendricksgin.alchemystsinc.com.

To learn more about the whimsical world of Hendrick’s Gin globally, please visit www.hendricksgin.com.