Before the current season of Bard on the Beach comes to a close on September 28, 2018, Artistic Director Christopher Gaze has announced the lineup for the 2019 Festival’s 30th Anniversary Season. Running in repertory, from June 5 to September 21, 2019, on Bard’s two stages; BMO MainStage and the Howard Family Stage, the 2019 season’s plays…
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Celebrate Salmon at Pink Salmon Festival – August 27, 2017
Join the Pacific Salmon Foundation for its fifth biennial Pink Salmon Festival this Sunday, August 27th. Part of the FraserFest series of events celebrating the Fraser watershed this summer, Pink Salmon Festival happens from 12 noon to 4:00pm in Hadden Park across from the Maritime Museum. Pink salmon are the most sustainable salmon species, yet are traditionally undervalued…
Bard on the Beach raises the curtain on season 2017
Bard on the Beach is back under the white tents at Vanier Park, continuing it’s legacy as Western Canada’s Largest Shakespeare Festival for another year. Over the years Bard on the Beach has sought to bring the works of Shakespeare, and related material, to its stages while keeping the adaptations fresh and innovative. The BMO…
Bard On The Beach – Macbeth
Western Canada’s largest Shakespeare Festival, now in its 23rd season, presents four rotating shows this season; Macbeth, Taming Of The Shrew, Merry Wives Of Windsor and King John. Ashamedly, I’ve never attended Bard On The Beach before, so I remedied that recently with a performance of Macbeth. Although the ground was wet and soggy from…
Museum of Vancouver
Sometimes overshadowed by the more famous and visible cultural institutions, like the Vancouver Art Gallery and Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Vancouver is definitely worth a visit. Located in picturesque Kits Point, adjacent to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre and nearby Maritime Museum, the MOV is a hidden gem. The museum is divided into…