We didn’t have many April showers, but let’s hope May flowers are blooming with some entertainment to get us through the week. Docs: DOXA Documentary Film Festival begins its 20th anniversary festival tomorrow with 49 features, dozens of shorts, plus live Q&As and Industry events, online from May 6 through 16, 2021 Concert: Tonight, Early Music…
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Celebrate Star Wars Day with H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Tonight, is your chance to visit a galaxy far, far away and celebrate Star Wars Day as H.R. MacMillan Space Centre host its second annual “May the 4th Be With You”, virtual family night. Dress as your favourite Rebel or Empire character and visit distant worlds beyond your imagination on the Zoom Livestream. Participate in Star…
Get to know Carmen: Up Close and Personal with Vancouver Opera
Is fate written in the card for Carmen? We will have to see as, Vancouver Opera wraps its digital season with a unique production of Bizet’s timeless classic, Carmen: Up Close and Personal. Director Brenna Corner has crafted a production that lives up to the title Up Close and Personal. Mounting an opera as grand…
Alimentaria Mexicana is bringing Mexico to Granville Island
It’s been a while since most of us have traveled abroad for a sun getaway, Mexican-Canadian Chef and Entrepreneur Ernesto Gomez is bringing a taste of Mexico to us. This summer, Chef Gomez and his team collaborators, behind the beloved Chancho Tortilleria, Nuba and former Fayuca, will introduce the city to an authentic Mexican cultural…
Let’s go to the Drive-In with DOXA.
Let’s all go to the movies! After a year of laptop screens, televisions and iPads, DOXA is inviting moviegoers back to the big screen—from the comfort of their car! As DOXA continues to adapt for its 2021 digital festival, the DOXA Drive-In is the most exciting innovation for 2021. A chance for you and your…
Picks of the Week – April 28, 2021
Can you believe we’re already wrapping up the fourth month of the year? Before you start swing around the Maypole, let’s see what there is to entertain you. Masterpiece: Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition continues at Vancouver Convention Centre, until August 29, 2021 so you have the whole summer to see this amazing spectacle of…
Talking Stick invites audiences to the Spring Awakening
As the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival continues for 2021, Full Circle: First Nations Performance invites audiences to join in online to celebrate and keep communities connected throughout the 4 seasons of this year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Following on from The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors, Talking Stick invites audiences to the…