This Saturday February 10, marks the start of year 4722 on a Chinese Calendar and the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, those born in 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’. The fifth of the 12 zodiac animals, the dragons are majestic, ambitious and powerful. Their confidence and…
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Sing the Praises of Choir Boy at The Arts Club
Feel the music and emotions swell as the Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage welcomes Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney until February 25, 2024. The brilliant coming-of-age play is filled with beautifully sung gospel music, sung a cappella by the incredibly talented cast. Written by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Academy-award winning screenwriter for…
Picks of the Week – January 31, 2024
Hard to believe we are wrapping up January already, but starting off February with plenty of great activities in this week’s picks Performing: PuSh Performing Arts Festival continues until Febuary 4th with cutting edge performing arts from around the world to stages and venues around Vancouver. Features this week include; Returns at Scotiabank Dance Centre, The Shadow…
February Starts Well at The 31st Annual Wellness Show
January’s weather hasn’t been the most motivating, February is coming in with an opportunity to find motivation and inspiration. The 31st Annual Wellness Show is coming February 3 & 4 to Vancouver Convention Centre for a weekend filled with health and wellness exhibitors and speakers. With the goal of helping Vancouverites live their healthiest,…
Advance Theatre Festival, Advancing The Radically Inclusive Stage, at The Shadbolt
The Advance Theatre Festival returns to Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. This February 5-9, Ruby Slippers Theatre, the Shadbolt and Playwrights Guild of Canada join forces to co-present five new staged readings written and directed by female identifying and gender non-conforming artists who also identify as IBPOC. Curated by Tricia Trinh The Advance Theatre…
Art Eat Sip Mount Pleasant Reveals The Flavours & Flair of the Neighbourhood.
Last night, Vancouver Foodster and Dine Out Vancouver Festival collaborated on an evening of discovery – Art Eat Sip Mount Pleasant. A dreary, wet evening didn’t dampen the spirits of the many participants who scouted out the flavoursome eateries and the creative makers and artists around the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Our Art, Eat, Sip experience…
The Mirror Reflects Amazing Contemporary Circus!
On stage at Vancouver Playhouse until January 27th, DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths’ (GOM) acrobatic and athletically-charged work, The Mirror. The run is nearly sold out so get tickets now, if you can, because this is a show not to be missed! In their annual collaboration,…