For just the second time in its 19 year history, the Canada Council for the Arts has announced a BC winner of the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts. Margaret Grenier, choreographer, dance artist, Executive and Artistic Director of Dancers of Damelahamid, and Producer and Director of the annual Coastal Dance Festival,…
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do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata – streams at The Cultch
An audience favourite, do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata is back at The Cultch Historic Theatre, in a brand new virtual performance. The personal ads may no longer exist on Craigslist but voyeuristic delight of reading them lives on in this musical revue by Bill Richardson, Veda Hille and Amiel Gladstone. A quirky cast…
Watch the 2020 Webster Awards December 8th
No one can say that the last year has not been newsworthy, from blockades, to the pandemic, to the economy and ongoing opioid crisis, there has been plenty to report on for BC’s journalists. The annual Webster Awards are presented by the Jack Webster Foundation, which fosters and celebrates excellence in journalism to protect the…
In Flanders Fields
“In Flanders Fields“ In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead, short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our…
Picks of the Week – November 10, 2020
To honour Remembrance Day we will take a moment of silence on November 11th, and post the Picks of the Week a day early. Choir: Tonight, Chor Leoni’s 29th annual Remembrance Day concert takes place live in your home as the singing Lions transition their tradition of Remembrance to digital. RVSP and watch online at chorleoni.org…
Remember In Place on Remembrance Day 2020
Remembrance Day, November 11th, is a day to honour our the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. With many of the veterans being older, observing COVID-19 precautions is even more vital. For the safety of everyone, traditional ceremonies are being cancelled or…
20th Annual Chutzpah! Festival Returns
The 20th Annual Chutzpah! Festival is returning this November 21 – 28, with its program available online, with special intimate shows live streamed from the stage of the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre. The Chutzpah! Festival celebrates its 20th year with a line-up filled with new and exciting, critically acclaimed artists from all over the world working…