This weekend the Vancouver Maritime Museum opened their newest exhibit; Komagata Maru: Challenging Injustice. Telling the story of the Komagata Maru, a chartered ship bringing its South Asian passengers to their new home in Canada only to be met with hostility and discrimination. 100 years ago, Canada was a much different place than the rich…
Author: Jay Minter
Yaletown Brewing Co – Martini Madness
Tomorrow night, Thursday February 6th, come down to Yaletown Brewing Company and enjoy some after work libations and support a great cause. From 8pm – 11pm, 3 bartenders will be pouring different martinis for just $10, you can vote for your favourite and enter to win a $100 gift card from Mark James Group of…
Picks Of The Week – February 5, 2014
We’re already into the second weekend of February and it’s a long weekend for Family Day on Monday the 10th! Get out and have some Family Fun & Laughs! Broadway: One of the most respected musicals in American Theatre, West Side Story, presented by Broadway Across Canada, plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Sunday…
DJ Anna Lunoe shines at Shine
Anna Lunoe – Shine Nightclub – January 30, 2014 Australian DJ/Producer/Singer/Songwriter Anna Lunoe spun her way into the hearts of the crowd at Shine Nightclub in Vancouver late on Thursday night. A small but enthusiastic crowd eagerly awaited the performer to take her turn on the decks. While it appeared some headphone issues caused her…
Dine Out Events – Palate Promenades-Granville Island Discoveries.
This Saturday Feb 1st, the last event of the 2014 Dine Out Vancouver Festival brought out a big crowd of participants to Granville Island. Palate Promenades – Granville Island Discoveries, presented by Vancouver Foodster and Granville Island, was indeed a day of discovery. Granville Island is one of Vancouver’s most popular destinations for food, entertainment…
Skullcandy welcomes Olympian Mark McMorris to the family
Just in time for the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Skullcandy introduced their newest brand ambassador, pro snowboarder, Mark McMorris. The two-time Winter X Games champion and with slopestyle making its debut in Sochi, McMorris is will be one-to-watch. Recognized as one of the most dynamic slopestyle riders in the world he has used…
Send a note “To Russia With Love” at Fountainhead Pub
As the Sochi Olympics near, the spotlight is on the continuing persecution faced by the Russian LGBT community, Davie Street’s Fountainhead Pub is rallying support with a positive message of solidarity during their To Russia With Love campaign. Starting tomorrow, February 1 until February 28, money will be raised for AllOut.org through sales of a specialty cocktail,…