Early Music Vancouver (EMV) gets its Summer Festival underway with the World Premier of The Queen Of Carthage, Thursday July 27th at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Lover, leader, woman, queen – Dido’s legacy has long been reduced to a tragic role surrounding her heartbreak after the departure of Trojan hero Aeneas, as depicted…
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World Rugby Sevens returns with the new HSBC SVNS
One of Vancouver’s biggest sporting events returns in 2024! The revamped and rebranded HSBC SVNS is World Rugby’s global celebration of rugby sevens, coming back to BC Place in 2024. Slimmed down from the previous years, the global tournament now takes place in eight cities around the world – relaunching the truly must-see experience in…
Picks of the Week – July 19 2023
We’re into the second half of July with many of the Summer’s big activity picks still to come! Pyro: The skies over English Bay light up for this year’s Celebration of Light starting off with Australia blasting off the festival this Saturday Bard: Bard on the Beach brings two brilliant mainstage productions to this , As You Like…
Celebration of Light 2023 is Ready to Launch over Vancouver
It’s time to light up the night! The 2023 Honda Celebration of Light returns to the skies over English Bay. Now into its third decade of wowing audiences over three spectacular days and evenings, this year’s festival takes place July 22, 26 and 29. The Honda Celebration of Light is the world’s longest running offshore…
Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto this Fall at Pacific Coliseum
This fall, Pacific Coliseum welcomes for the first time, Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto! Families are invited to get tickets now to step inside the magical adventures of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen, the #1 Animated feature of all time, and Disney Animation’s Encanto, the 2022 Academy Award®, BAFTA®, and Golden Globe® Award winner…
Roald Dahl’s Matilda Gets Naughty at TUTS
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) continued its 2023 season opening with the award-winning musical, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, playing alternate nights with The Prom, until August 26th. The wildly, entertaining musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly is based on the 1988 novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. The…
TUTS Invites Audiences to The Prom
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) opened its 2023 season with the rousing musical, The Prom. Playing alternate nights with Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical until August 25th, the production joyously takes us into the angst-ridden teen experiences of prom season, reminding us that everyone sharing the same insecurities, burden of expectations and desire to be…