To stay at the forefront of Canada’s music scene, Toronto’s North by Northeast Music & Film Festival & Conference(NXNE) keeps growing each year. 2012’s recently announced line-up includes 650 bands, 40 films and 50 interactive panels from June 11-17. NXNE will be taking over venues throughout the city for its 18th year, with the largest…
The Verona by Native Shoes
Keeping your tender tootsies light and cool is the name of the game as the summer heats up, and that’s just what Native Shoes latest release aims to do. The Verona, an espadrille-styled slip-on and the latest edition to the brand’s lightweight footwear collections. Slip into a pair and you’re ready for anything you that…
Van Dusen Gardens Plant Sale & New Patio.
Now that spring is finally upon us and the weather is turning brighter, people are turning their attentions outside to the garden. Whether you have a backyard, patio or balcony you’ll find something to brighten it at the Annual VanDusen Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Sunday, April 29th is Plant Sale Day – the day when…
Steph Macpherson debuts Bells & Whistles
After a successful experience at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Victoria’s folk-pop artist Steph Macpherson has released her debut full-length album, Bells & Whistles, on independent label Cordova Bay Records. Her infectious, harmony-saturated folk-pop style is described as a splice of Stevie Nicks, Sarah Harmer, and Jeff Tweedy rolled into one musical entity, topped off with a…
What’s On Weekend – April 19-21, 2012
Already into the second half of April…where’s the time go?! Ongoing Activities: – at Vancouver Art Gallery : Offsite on West Georgia at the Shangri-la Hotel courtyard, until Sept 16th, is a large scale wooden tableau by Kota Ezawa – within the Vancouver Art Gallery, An Autobiography of our Collection shows a behind the scenes…
DOXA 2012 – Coming soon to a theatre near you
With more than 100 films and 72 screenings (in 5 different venues), 6 world premieres and the first ever digital interactive film to open the festival, DOXA – Documentary Film Festival is committed to breaking new ground in documentary presentation. The festival?s Opening and Closing films are engaged with systems of surveillance, and technology. From…
Earth Day 2012
This April 22nd, take a moment to reflect on what the earth means to you as billions around the world celebrate Earth Day. Begun over 40 years ago as a day of teach-ins in colleges and universities across the USA, Earth Day saw 20 million participate that first year. Growing year after year to include…