Balancing a fair refugee system and public safety are especially topical subjects with the current global debate on immigration. Halagonian Mary Vingoe’s play, Refuge, reminds us that even a country as diverse as Canada has been touched by class, culture and sectarian violence as well as blemishes in our treatment of refugee claimants. A powerful and…
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Picks of the Week – March 22, 2017
Finally, Spring is here! At least we can hope for something resembling spring to come along. Let’s see what the Picks of the Week find for us to do Dance: The last weekend of the Vancouver International Dance Festival finds even more entertaining dance throughout the city. Stage: The award winning drama Angels In America: Part One…
Picks of the Week – March 15, 2017
“Beware the Ides of March” … while we’re not worried about a soothsayer’s warning, we’re ready to climb the mid-March hump hopefully putting snow behind us and finding fun in our picks of the week. Jazz: Grammy Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for tonight’s performance at Orpheum Theatre Pucks: The Vancouver Canucks…
5 Spring Break Activities for Everyone
Spring Break brings a dilemma for parents to play vacations or activities to keep their youngsters entertained during the school break. Those of us without children can take advantage of many special events during the period as well. While many attractions and activities get filled with children and families, spring break only events can provide…
Celebration Of Light announces 2017 competitors
The Honda Celebration of Light has revealed the 2017 competitors for the annual summer fireworks festival. Canada’s largest fireworks festival brings thousands to the shores around English Bay July 29, August 2 & August 5 at 10pm each evening. Since its inception millions of spectators have welcomed fireworks crews from around the world for awe-inspiring…
Picks of the Week – March 8, 2017
Let’s hope the snow finally behind us and we can get on with our regular spring entertainment in the picks of the week Plates: Tonight, help celebrate Vancouver Foodster’s 5th Anniversary Tasting Plates – Downtown Vancouver Blues: Canadian Blues-Rocker Colin James plays the Orpheum Theatre Wednesday night Last chance: It’s your final chance to catch…
#FVDED In The Park announces 2017 line-up
FVDED In The Park, presented by Blueprint & Live Nation Canada is back in 2017 for its third year at Holland Park in Surrey. July 7th and 8th FVDED In the Park will feature The Chainsmokers, Wiz Khalifa, PartyNextDoor, Dillon Francis and Ty Dolla $ign and many more over three stages for the two-day event….