The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is now on, lighting up screens around the city until October 12, 2018. The 37th edition of VIFF brings hundreds of films from around the globe, and around the corner to Vancouver cinemas. Award-winning Hollywood star-power rubs shoulders with independent local BC features, while foreign language films join the…
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Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House 2018
At the corner of Davie & Granville Street, behind the facade of the unassuming former bank building lies a thriving hub of Vancouver’s dance scene, the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Since 1986 The Dance Centre has been as a resource centre for professional dance companies and the public, providing a range of activities to the dance…
August 15th Dine Out for Les Dames d’Escoffier Summerdine
This August 15th, Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter present their unique annual dining event Summerdine. A delicious province-wide dining celebration featuring fabulous food and glorious wines, Summerdine takes place on one evening only at different restaurants, wineries, and culinary venues across BC. It could be in a vineyard, aboard a yacht, at a picnic table or in…
Egypt comes to Royal BC Museum
Journey back to a time when civilization grew along the Nile, pyramids rose above the desert and the people believed gods walked among us, with Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at the Royal British Columbia Museum. Running until December 31, the impressive exhibition, now open with more than 300 original artifacts, some up to 4,500 years…
Three BC Artists Join The Skookum Festival Line-up
As previously announced, SKOOKUM festival is bringing music to Vancouver’s Stanley Park September 7-9, 2018. Headlined by The Killers, Florence + The Machine, Metric, Mother Mother and others on four stages with over 50 performances, live and multimedia art installations; with food, BC wine, craft beer and other events throughout the weekend. Last month, Music BC and…
Who will be the Best Sommelier of BC 2018?
On January 29, 2018, the fourth annual Best Sommelier of BC Competition returns to Rogers Arena, Hosted by The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers British Columbia Chapter (CAPS BC). This annual competition brings some of the best and brightest sommeliers from across the province together to compete for the title of BC’s Best Sommelier 2018 . The challenging competition includes both…
Getaway for Christmas at The Empress
Many of the Christmas traditions we know and love were established in Victorian England, and that Christmas charm lives on in the city of Victoria. Central to Victoria’s Yuletide spirit is the famed Fairmont Empress. The grand Castle on the Coast is making spirits bright with Christmas at the Empress, the first festive season following its…