In Vancouver’s DTES, there is an organization that understands music’s incredible power to improve lives – The Saint James Music Academy provides free classical music lessons to children living in Canada’s lowest income urban neighbourhood. This past December, Nicli Antica Pizzeria decided to do something to ensure that the music continued to flow for their…
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Whistler WinterPride 2014
This year, you don’t even have to leave Vancouver to help get the fun of WinterPride 2014 underway. This Saturday night at Five-Sixty, WinterPride kicks off with Glitter featuring DJ Paulo from LA with local DJ Quest starting off the party. Then from Sunday onward the fun moves to Whistler for another year of great parties, entertainment…
Dine Out 2014 – Bistro Sakana
The 2014 edition of Dine Out Vancouver Festival is well underway with the first weekend seeing restaurants and events filled with Festival goers. This year I start the Festival off with Billy (@billyforce) and Mary (@maryinvancity) at Bistro Sakana, in Yaletown. I’d only ever been for lunch and know it’s a great spot for quality…
Winter Wassailing at Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Wassailing is an ancient custom of visiting cider producing orchards to recite incantations and carols to the trees in hopes of encouraging a good harvest the following season. This Sunday Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse in Victoria is reviving the tradition with their Winter Wassailing ceremony at 2pm his Sunday January 19th at the Farm as…
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle
Like many Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, The Fairmont Olympic Hotel sits grandly at the centre of its home town. A castle in the city, the historic hotel, built in 1924 by Western International Hotels (today’s Westin Hotels), takes up the city block bounded by 4th & 5th Avenues and University & Seneca Streets in downtown…
71st Golden Globe Award Winners
The Hollywood glitterati dressed up Sunday night to celebrate Sunday night at the 71th Annual Golden Globes. Comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to host for a second year. The live broadcast, shown online & NBC, is always lively and unexpected probably due to the drinks that are imbibed by the nominees and guests during…
Celebrity Meet & Greet at Vancouver Boat Show
Sit right back and you’ll hear the tale, the tale of a celebrity appearance. The Vancouver Boat Show, running January 22-26, 2014, offers guests the chance to meet the star of one of the 60’s most iconic sitcoms, Gilligan’s Island. Everyone’s favourite girl-next-door, Dawn Wells aka Mary Ann will appear with the original S.S. Minnow, during…