Canada has a rich and diverse history of making and welcoming great music. In celebration of Canada 150 and to celebrate the country’s vibrant music scene, Live Nation Canada is rewarding the country’s live music fans by offering a chance to win tickets to the most incredible concerts of 2017, including Arcade Fire, Blue Rodeo,…
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival starts August 10, 2017
Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF), the city’s second largest film fest gets under way in one week. Running August 10 to 20, 2017, VQFF brings 11 days of award winning films, talkbacks, performances and parties. The Festival opens at the Vancouver Playhouse with the 2017 Sundance Award-winning film, I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en Otro…
40th Vancouver Folk Music Festival plays July 13 – 16, 2017
For the 40th season, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival will once again take over Jericho Beach Park. From July 13th to 16th folk fans, friends and families, will find another remarkable line-up of the best of traditional and contemporary folk and roots music from around the globe. In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, Canada 150+,…
2017 PNE Summer Night Concerts Line-Up
Another Summer, another spectacular line-up of Summer Night Concerts are coming to the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Each year the PNE outdoes itself bringing in top notch entertainment that will appeal to all ages during the course of The Fair. Pop, rock, country and R&B all come to the stage at the PNE Amphitheatre throughout…
West of Main Art Walk Celebrates 25 Years
The West of Main Art Walk presented by Artists in our Midst is celebrating 25 years of open-door artistic explorations May 27 & 28, 2017. Celebrating with its largest-ever event, the Art Walk stretches from Point Grey to Main Street and from Granville Island to 41st Avenue, with more than 50 vibrant and diverse artists sharing their works…
Traces of Words coming to MOA
Traces of Words : Art and Calligraphy from Asia is a new exhibit opening May 11th at Museum of Anthropology (MOA). From Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions and Qu’ranic manuscripts, to Afghan graffiti and digital creations from Japan, Traces of Words: Arts and Calligraphy from Asia honours the special significance that written forms hold across many diverse…
PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVALS 2017
The Coachella Music and Arts Festival is underway, ushering in the 2017 Music Festivals season. Sasquatch! Festival is coming up on the US Memorial Day weekend, starting off the festival season in our corner of the continent. Here’s a list of some of the multi-artist festivals in Oregon, Washington, Alberta and BC. (Note: not all the…