Last night, the 2017 PuSh Festival opened at the Vancouver Playhouse with Macbeth, a co-presentation with Vancouver Opera and Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre. As adapted by the Third World Bunfight, this edition of Macbeth brings Verdi’s opera to a daring new interpretation set in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bringing The Scottish Play into modern…
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Picks of the Week – January 11, 2017
2017 is already two weeks old and we’re finding more entertainment for the Picks of the Week Eats: Tonight, Vancouver Foodster’s Noodle Mania explores restaurants around the city sampling noodle dishes. Stage: There’s time to catch “And Bella Sang With Us“, onstage Firehall Arts Centre before it closes on Saturday. Rap: Thursday night, rapper T.I….
Who will be BC’s Best Sommelier?
Today, the 3rd Annual Best Sommelier of BC Competition takes place at Rogers Arena’s Captains Lounge and the public is welcomed to watch the 16 sommeliers compete to become the best of 2017. Presented by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers British Columbia Chapter (CAPS BC) the Best Sommelier of BC Competition begins with a written exam…
PuSh Festival 2017 opens January 16
January 16th, the 2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival gets underway delivering three weeks of groundbreaking performing arts. The 13th edition of PuSh Festival, January 16 – February 5, 2017, brings cutting edge and creative performances to venues all around the city. Opening with Macbeth by Third World Bunfight, from South Africa, at Vancouver Playhouse and…
And Bella Sang With Us, onstage at Firehall Arts Centre
A bit of Vancouver history comes to life as “And Bella Sang With Us” by Sally Stubbs, takes the stage at the Firehall Arts Centre until January 14th “And Bella Sang With Us” imagines what life was like for Vancouver’s first female police constables. In 1912, L.D. Harris and Minnie Miller made Vancouver the first city in…
Picks of the Week – Jan 4, 2017
Welcome to 2017! Let’s hope for another year of great entertainment and activities happening around the region to fill our picks of the week … Pucks: Vancouver Canucks get the year off with home games against Arizona on Wednesday and Calgary on Friday. ChimChimCheree: It’s your last week to catch Disney’s Mary Poppins, held over…
Top 10 Films of 2016
As we wrap up the year, there’s a good chance you and your friends and family have gone to see a movie this holiday season. You’re not alone, as the 2016 box office has been a record breaker with the North American box office alone expected to break the 2105 record, hitting 11.35 billion by year-end….