Tucked in the corner of the Royal BC Museum Cultural Precinct in Victoria, lies Thunderbird Park. Established in 1941, to display some of the Museum’s collection of aboriginal art. In the following decades a program was begun to preserve some of the aboriginal artwork which was in danger of being lost to decay. Chief Mungo Martin was hired to oversea this program,…
Best Selling Soundtracks of All-time
With the release of the remake of the film Footloose, this weekend, and the remake of some of the classic hits from the original soundtrack, it had me thinking of other great classic soundtracks. Some have music specifically written for the film while others are merely compilations of music to reflect the mood or era of…
ToyWatch Canada For Haiti
Toywatch Canada debuted a special edition jelly loop watch to support its sponsorship of Free The Children’s We Day. For sale at a reduced price of $160, with almost half of the price donated to Free The Children’s development projects in Haiti. The special edition watch is available in 5 colours; lime-green, pink, dark blue, black and white,…
Enter a World Of Words at the 2011 Vancouver International Writers Festival
Coming up next week is the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Named Canada’s best large literary festival by the Canadian Tourism Commission in 2010, this year’s event runs October 18-23 in venues throughout Granville Island. For 24 years the festival has attracted the best and brightest of the literary world, like: Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Roddy…
What’s On Weekend – Oct 13 -16, 2011
Thursday Oct 13 – supporting his newest release “Sunset Sea”, David Suzuki “Playlist for the Planet” winner, Danny Michel is at the Biltmore Cabaret – The Waldorf welcomes SISKIYOU, Christopher Smith and The Beckon Call Friday Oct 14 – if you’ve got tweens you know how big Selena Gomez is, she brings her tour to…
Helmcken House – Victoria’s Oldest Residence
Built in 1852, by BC’s first surgeon, Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, his house is one of the oldest houses in British Colombia still on it’s original location. Marrying the daughter of the BC Governor, James Douglas, Dr Helmcken settled in Victoria and established himself as surgeon, and later statesman helping forge BC’s entry into Canadian…
Colbie Caillat brings summer back to the Commodore Ballroom
Colbie Caillat – Commodore Ballroom – October 9, 2011 Looking ready for the beach in her breezy top and short shorts, Colbie Caillat returned to the Commodore stage in support of her third release “All of You”. Her easy, personable stage presence brings the whole audience into her show, making the large room feel as…