The 34th annual Festival du Bois is returning to Maillardville in Coquitlam this weekend, March 24-26, with a brilliant line-up of artists and performers under the tents at Mackin Park. Rooted in the French-Canadian community and heritage of the Maillardville area in Coquitlam, Festival du Bois is the largest and most popular celebration of francophone…
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Picks of the Week – March 25, 2020
The cloud of COVID-19 hangs over the globe, with even more restrictions and closures, so we must find our own entertainment for this week’s picks. Art: Vancouver Art Gallery isn’t letting a COVID-19 closure stop it from offering a host of activities to help everyone be creative during its Digital Spring, each day the VAG…
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Le NoShow Vancouver
Jessie Award-winning theatre company Théâtre la Seizième is presenting Le NoShow Vancouver at Performance Works on Granville Island from February 26 to March 1st. Adapted by Hubert Lemire and François Bernier from the original idea and direction by Alexandre Fecteau, this new Vancouver production relies on a local cast that has transformed the script to fit its reality. The…
42nd Vancouver International Wine Festival Gets Ready to Pour
The 42nd annual Vancouver International Wine Festival is getting ready to start pouring February 22-March 1, 2020. The eight-day wine and food extravaganza will showcase 163 wineries from 15 countries, including 42 wineries from France, this festival’s featured country. Joining the French wineries, 121 more wineries from around the world, will be pouring 1,500+ wines…
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Season
This Saturday, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Anniversary Season with Le Concert Spirituel: Baroque Orchestral Suites. Inspired by the 18th-century French Le Concert Spiritual concert series, 16 members of Victoria Baroque present a lavish pairing of French Overture Suites and Italian Concerti Grossi. Canadian icon, baroque violinist, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Musical Director Emerita Jeanne Lamon, who recently…
Théâtre la Seizième Announced 2017-18 Season
Théâtre la Seizième has announced its 2017-2018 season, including two local and four visiting productions coming to Vancouver stages. Founded in 1974, Théâtre la Seizième is the only French language, professional theatre company in British Columbia. Every year, Théâtre la Seizième presents a mainstage season, and a young audiences season, in addition to a series…
Dream a Dream of Les Misérables at Arts Club
The classic Broadway hit musical, Les Misérables, is filled with everything one could hope for in a musical. Drama, passion, history, humour and timeless songs are all part of the show and the Arts Club Theatre’s production. The compact staging and auditorium make for an intimate experience and allows the passion of the music to hit home….