Returning for its 39th year, the JCC Jewish Book Festival runs February, 10-15, with events around Metro Vancouver. The Festival once again brings community together with fascinating writers from across Canada, USA, Israel and England. Featured authors’ works reflect the tumultuous world around us, the effects of the rampant anti-Semitism and the conflicting attitudes towards…
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Drink Up The Flavours Of The 14th Annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Because “Chocolate Makes You Happy”, the 14th annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns to warm us on the cold winter days, January 13 to February 14, 2024. Since 2011, the ‘Original Hot Chocolate Festival’, presented by CityFood Media, has been brewing delicious chocolate creations. This year, the Festival has grown to 162 creative flavours…
Picks of the Week – January 10, 2024
The second weekend of the year already let’s see what January is adding to our picks of the week! Lights: Still glowing through the winter nights, the illuminations at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights bringing wonder to the woodland park trails and bridge, continuing until January 21, 2024 Country: Metro Theatre starts the year off with…
Picks of the Week – January 3, 2024
A New Year, and we’ve got a (mostly) new list of great, entertaining picks of the week to start 2024! Beauty: This is your last few days to catch the hilarious antics of East Van Panto Beauty & the Beast at The Cultch York Theatre before it closes January 7th Canyon: Illuminations take new heights at Capilano…
DanceHouse and The Cultch present Gravity & Other Myths’- The Mirror.
In an annual collaboration DanceHouse and The Cultch once again bringing energizing contemporary circus to Vancouver. On the Vancouver Playhouse stage January 24th to 27th, DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths’ (GOM) acrobatic and athletically-charged work, The Mirror. Directed by GOM Artistic Director Darcy Grant, The Mirror…
Metro Theatre Welcomes a Legend -Always…Patsy Cline
Metro Theatre starts the year off with a legend, welcoming Always…Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley, to the stage, January 4-14, 2024. Deep Cove’s First Impressions Theatre is celebrating its 40th Anniversary by reviving some of its best loved productions including Always…Patsy Cline, a heartwarming musical, making its first stop at Metro Theatre. Inspired by the…
Wrap up 2023 With These Free Activities for the Whole Family
There’s plenty of NYE parties around town, if you have a ticket. But if you want to spend the last day of 2023 with your family (and save on babysitters) check out some of these Free family-friendly activities to do around town. Robson Square Skating: The Ice Rink at Robson Square is open until February…