The Great White North meets the Land of Fire and Ice as Flyover Canada welcomes Flyover Iceland. For a limited run, August 29 to October 20, be inspired by Iceland, the dramatic beauty of sweeping glaciers, stunning seascapes, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. The ancient Nordic land will impress your senses without having to leave…
Category: Entertainment
Picks of the Week – August 21, 2019
For kids, the last half of August is always the time to squeeze in as much fun as you can before heading back to school. As adults we can to take in as much fun as we want from these picks of the week. Cinema: Vancouver Civic Theatres are presenting the last of the free…
Richmond World Festival brings the Globe to Minoru Park
The Richmond World Festival returns to Minoru Park on August 30-31, 2018. The annual, free family-friendly pubic festival brings two days of music, arts, culture, entertainment, and food from around the globe to the heart of Richmond. Everyone will find something to enjoy at Richmond World Festival. A spectacular line-up of Canadian and international music acts can…
Visit The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency
The public launch and first open house of the historic Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency on August 25, is the result of a campaign by grunt gallery, Other Sights for Artists’ Projects, and Creative Cultural Collaborations (C3) to revive the historic floating cabin at the Plaza of Nations in False Creek. Originally built in 1927 as a floating house in Coal Harbour,…
Realwheels Theatre Searches for Playwright-in-Residence
Vancouver-based award-winning Realwheels Theatre has announced a national call for submissions for a playwright who lives with disability to participate in a residency beginning in 2020. Through an open application process, Realwheels Theatre invites emerging to mid-career playwrights in Canada who live with disability to submit new, English language, theatre-based projects at various stages of…
Raise a Beer at #DasOriginal Oktoberfest
With summer still in full swing, it’s hard to start thinking about autumn but it will be here before we know it. Why not have something to look forward to, besides grey, wet weather? Vancouver Alpen Club Oktoberfest tickets are on sale now. If you can’t make it to Germany, you can celebrate with #DasOriginal…
Picks of the Week – August 14, 2019
Mid-August and it’s that time of the season when we start to pack in all the fun we possibly can in the picks of the week Dine: Tonight, Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents their annual dining event Summerdine, 22 separate dinner parties, (plus a special one-off dinner August 15th) from Vancouver to the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley to Vancouver…