Today’s the day! Until July 13th, all the world’s eyes will be focused on Brazil as the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off. In spite of being 5 time winners, Brazil are hosting for only the second time, last hosting the finals in 1950. Brazil ran an uncontested bid for the tournament when FIFA decried that…
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Picks Of The Week : June 11, 2014
Mid month already? Time really does fly by when you’re having fun! Knights: Join the Knights who say “Ni!” at The Arts Club’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage as the Monty Python comedy “Spamalot” continues playing until June 29th. Celebration: The Imperial on Main Street celebrates its 1st Anniversary with a weekend of shows starting tomorrow…
Picks Of The Week – June 4, 2014
A new month and a new crop of activities to do. Bhangra: Experience the colours and sounds of Vancouver International Bhangra Festival as it continues throught June 7th. Broadway: Continuing until June 29th, Wicked plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, check out the daily $25 ticket lottery – show up 2 hours prior to curtain and…
Picks of the Week – May 21, 2014
Victoria Day has past and our American friend’s have their Memorial Holiday this weekend, truly kicking off the Summer Season for all of us. BigTop: Cirque du Soleil: Totem continues under the Grand Chapiteau at Concord Pacific Place. Foster Kids: The Queen Elizabeth Theatre will be alive as Foster The People and guest St Lucia take to the…
Picks Of The Week – May 14, 2014
May Long, Victoria Day, May Two-Four…whatever you call it, it’s a long weekend and the unofficial start of Summer is upon us! Food: Tonight, foodies descend upon Main Street as Vancouver Foodster presents Tasting Plates: Main Street Edition Cup: The second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship sees Vancouver Whitecaps hoping to erase their one…
Equal Play kicks off
Soccer (or football) is one of the most popular and most played games around the world however in many parts of the world girls don’t have equal access to play. What most people take for granted as normal in their backyard are obstacles for many girls around the globe. Equal Play is a campaign to…
Picks Of The Week – April 30, 2014
Hard to believe it’s already the start of May! Let’s see if those April showers do produce the May flowers. Wolf: Hear the real Wolf Of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort tell his story first hand at the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 1st at 1pm Year2000: It’s a trip back in time at Fortune Sound Club…