How is it half way through July already?! While it’s a different summer than we thought we’d get, there’s still plenty to entertain you with these picks of the week… Summer: The 10th anniversary digital season of Vancouver’s Indian Summer Festival comes to its closing weekend with a concert featuring gifted musicians specially curated by Jarrett Martineau,…
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Picks of the Week – July 8, 2020
Even though we are still in the thick of COVID-19 restrictions, we still find plenty of July entertainment and activities with a slightly new look for some of the picks of summer 2020 Play: It wouldn’t be summer in Vancouver without Playland, this year you will find different procedures but the fun begins July 19th….
Presentation House Theatre Creates PHT Creative Hub Co-op
Like all Arts and Theatre institutions across the country, Presentation House Theatre (PHT) has had to think of ways to recreate themselves while dealing with COVID era restrictions and closures. After much organizational soul searching, research, and preparation in response to COVID-19, today, Presentation House Theatre launches the PHT Creative Hub Co-operative, transforming how the…
Queer Arts Festival makes a ‘Wicked’ reimagining
The 12th annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF), Vancouver’s artist-run, professional, multi-disciplinary roister of queer arts, culture and history, takes place July 16 – 26, 2020 with this year’s theme: Wicked. Art keeps us connected, especially during the age of physical distancing. The QAF and SUM Gallery are committed to artists amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
Picks of the Week – June 24, 2020
Another month is coming to a close, but not before there’s another selection of entertaining summer picks BBQ: Due to popular demand, the Pacific National Exhibition has added another weekend to its drive-thru event, A Taste of the PNE – Car-B-Q – June 27 -28, 2020. Docs: Curl up with a good documentary as DOXA Documentary Film Festival, returns…
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival moves in a new direction
The show must go on! Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge, is gearing up its 32nd year. For 2020, a reimagined Dancing on the Edge is coming to stage and screens, July 2nd to 11th. In this COVID-era, the festival has had to adapt to the new reality of physical distancing, health…
Register Now for Gateway Theatre Summer Camps for Kids.
Gateway Theatre, like all Arts institutions during the COVID era, has had to revamp or cancel most of its programming. Thankfully restrictions have eased enough to allow Gateway Theatre Camps for Kids to return. Registration is now open for Gateway Theatre in-person and online camps this summer. To ensure everyone’s safety and well-being, summer camps…