Since 2012, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF) has presented a two-day celebration of comics, however due to current restrictions, the Festival initially cancelled the 2020 edition. After regrouping and adapting, the 2020 Vancouver Comic Arts Festival has moved online. Joining forces with Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival (DCAF), Festival…
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Make an Appointment with Vancouver Opera’s The Barber of Seville
For the Valentine’s season Vancouver Opera has delivered another beautifully-staged love story to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera The Barber of Seville is known as one of the foremost works of opera buffa – Italian comic opera, even 200+ years after its debut. The Barber of Seville brings all the stereotypes of…
Ricky Gervais Announces SuperNature Tour
Fresh off of another much-talked-about turn hosting the Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais has announced a 2020 North America tour of his new live show SuperNature. SuperNature brings Gervais to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver August 26, 2020. His acclaimed 2017 ‘Humanity’ tour, sold out top venues, and produced a Netflix special. Often controversial but considered one…
Get Outside To The JFL NorthWest Block Party
JFL NorthWest – Vancouver’s Comedy Festival is well underway bringing laughs to our long winter. Now with spring around the corner JFL NorthWest challenges us to take the comedy outside, The JFL NorthWest Block Party takes us to the street at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza on Wednesday, March 7 to Friday, March 9 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm…
Nothing But Sky flies up, up and away.
Superman is one of the most well known comic book characters and pop-cultural icons of all-time. After nearly 8 decades, there are very few people who do not know the story of the orphan from the Planet Krypton but many have no idea of the story behind the creation of the fabled comic book. Nothing…