Don’t be surprised if you’re seeing red tonight. Hundreds of live event and performance venues are banding together for Day of Visibility, today September 22, 2020. Created by Live Event Community, a group founded to help support workers in the Canadian event industry who have lost their livelihoods due to Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns and protocols. …
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BC Culture Days Connects Arts & Culture Communities.
The 11th annual BC Culture Days is coming up September 25 to October 25, 2020, featuring a line-up of free, interactive, socially distant or virtual events around the province. British Columbians are invited to experience the ‘unexpected intersections’ of creative connection and artistic discovery during this celebration of arts and culture. The digital hub at culturedays.ca/bc—is…
Harrison Festival Uprooted and Still Running
Harrison Festival may have cancelled but it is still running, throughout the summer the festival has continued to entertain its audiences. With the Still Running Online Concert Series, now three quarters of the way through its programming, the Festival brings some fantastic artists to intimate live events, and some recorded for home viewing. The latest…
Free Art Exhibitions at Burrard Arts Foundation
From August 29 through October 10, Burrard Arts Foundation invites the public to attend the galleries newest free art exhibitions. The three new art exhibitions will open at Burrard Arts Foundation (BAF), the visual arts nonprofit and gallery located at 258 East 1st Avenue. BAF’s Residency Program has produced two of the exhibitors; abstract painter…
Hop On Helijet For A Free Gray Line Victoria Or Vancouver Sightseeing Tour
With the end of Summer vacations just around the corner, Helijet wants to help make a quick getaway a bit more fun! Until August 31st, book any round-trip flight on Helijet between Nanaimo Harbour, Vancouver Harbour and Victoria Harbour to be eligible to receive a complimentary Gray Line Victoria Hop-On Hop-Off CitySights Tour or a…
Picks of the Week – August 19, 2020
The summer heat has really hit, so get out and enjoy these late summer picks of the week Flowers: The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival has been reimagined into the Chilliwack Sunflower Experience, opening today and running until September 7th, a safe family-friendly, physically distanced way to visit the fields of colourful fields of sunflowers and gladiolas Dine: Dine…
A Taste of the PNE : Drive-Thru Fair Experience
For over a century, the Pacific National Exhibition Fair has been part of our summer traditions. Generations of visitors have ridden the iconic Wooden Rollercoaster, watched SuperDogs, visited the agricultural exhibits, and been first in line for legendary fair food like those mini-donuts. While Covid-19 restrictions have put the brakes on the usual PNE…