StageFest 2023 comes to the Anvil Theatre New Westminster June 1-10. Presented by The Stage Musical Theatre Academy and Custom Realty, the annual event celebrates the community’s young artists with three family-friendly performances over two weekends. Academy students work the entire school year to prepare and showcase their work at the Anvil Theatre. This year,…
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PNE Fair 2021 Supports Local Talent
The end of summer tradition PNE Fair is ready to bring back the FUNdamentals people have enjoyed for over a century. Farm Country, Lumberjack Shows, SuperDogs, Mini-Donuts, the Prize Home, and more are coming back for the 111th Fair. Entertainment is a long-standing staple of the PNE Fair and this year is no different as…
Instruments of Change brings Infectious Gratitude to local Parks
What do you appreciate in your neighbourhood? Vancouver non-profit, Instruments of Change, is bringing Infectious Gratitude to neighbourhoods around Vancouver. Instruments of Change, which designs expressive arts experiences that empower people to become instruments of transformative change in their own lives as they find their creative voices, is welcoming people of Vancouver to offer “pop…
Take the Tourism Week Pledge to Travel Local because #TourismCounts
This is Tourism Week in Canada. Until May 30th the Canadian Tourism Industry is celebrating the impact tourism has on Canada’s local economies from coast to coast to coast showing why #TourismCounts
Celebrate Women Lead Businesses on International Women’s Day
It is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It’s a day, for all of us, to continue to work towards equality and ensuring a safe and positive environment for all women, whether at home, at your workplace, online or in public spaces. Today, I’ll highlight…
Get shopping at Vancouver Farmers Market
For 25 years, Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM) has been supporting small farmers, producers, artisans by bringing them together with local communities. As this year’s summer market season begins, COVID-19 precautions have created challenges for Vancouver Farmers Markets but they have adapted to bring fresh, farm produce to local shoppers. In keeping with the public health…
Good Reads from Russell Books
While you’re at home this might be the time to catch up on those books that you’ve been stacking up on your bedside. If you already have read them all, you might need a new good read. Our friends at Russell Books in Victoria, are working overtime, shipping books, games and puzzles to people all…