The recent weather makes it hard to believe, but we still have one more week of spring. The Summer Solstice, next Friday, is a significant day for many cultures worldwide, and the Museum of Vancouver and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre welcome you to celebrate and learn about solstice with a 19+ summer kick-off party; Perspectives…
Queer Arts Festival celebrate rEvolution
The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF) opens June 17th, celebrating Vancouver’s queer arts, culture and history. Themed rEvolution, QAF 2019 closes on June 28th, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots which fittingly brought together the queer artists in New York’s Greenwich Village to push back against oppression. As it’s done for the…
Picks of the Week – June 12, 2019
We’re into the start of another hot spell, and the weather is pretty good too! Let’s see what hot picks are on this week! Musical: Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel about the precocious, pint-sized, imaginative student, Matilda the Musical is running at Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 14th. Global: The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s (VICO) 2019 Global…
Vancouver Foodster Best Taco Challenge 2019 Results
The results are in! People have tasted and voted for their favourites in the 6th Vancouver Foodster Taco Challenge . Over the past weeks, public and a panel of media judges, including myself, have been tasting and voting for our favourite tacos from a selection of participating eateries around Metro Vancouver. As with other Vancouver…
Playland Nights returns for 2019
Playland Nights is returning for another summer of adults only entertainment, beginning July 5th. Every Friday evening from 7pm to midnight in July will bring dedicated, 19+ activities and entertainment line-up to make you forget about heading to a night club. Dance the evening away to guest DJs spinning tunes under the twinkling lights, while enjoying Playland-inspired adult…
Stanley Park welcomes 2019 EVO Summer Cinema
EVO Summer Cinema outdoor movie series returns to Second Beach in Stanley Park. Tuesday nights from July 2 to August 20, 2019, the the Grand Lawn at Ceperley Field becomes a free public cinema. Free seating for up to 5000 people is available on a first-come, first-seated basis, around the meadow. Bring your own low-profile lawn…
Vancouver International Vertical Dance Summit swings into action June 9th
Vancouver International Vertical Dance Summit (VIVDS) takes dance to new heights and dimensions from June 9 – 15th. Vertical dance is an emerging form of dance that uses rock climbing equipment to suspend dancers off the ground on a range of vertical surfaces. The ability to incorporate vertical as well as horizontal paths, allows for…