It’s the final fun-up to Christmas, just 10 days to go, but still a lot of entertaining picks of the week Bach: Tomorrow night, Early Music Vancouver – Festive Cantatas: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio feat. Pacific Baroque Orchestra features some of the most popular Christmas music of Germany in the 18th century by Johann Kuhnau and…
Author: Jay Minter
Shop For Gifts, and Support Local Museums & Galleries.
With just 12 days left until Christmas we’re heading into the last-minute shopping zone.Your gifts giving can do double duty this season if you’re select the right local gift shops. The tourism and hospitality industries have suffered throughout the pandemic and we locals can help some of our local museums and attractions during this off-season…
Catch a SNOWFLAKE in its Canadian Premiere
Mitch and Murray Productions, in association with Red Gate Revue Stage, are presenting the Canadian premiere of SNOWFLAKE until December 23 on Granville Island. A critically-acclaimed festive story by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, SNOWFLAKE is likely a far truer depiction of many families’ Christmas than the time-tested holiday plays we’re used to seeing this…
Les Dames Scholarship Applications Are Open For 2022
Les Dames d’Escoffier – BC Chapter, part of an international association dedicated to supporting the advancement of women in the hospitality and culinary domains as well as fostering industry excellence through educational and charitable activities, is now accepting applications for its annual scholarships until January 31, 2022. If you know a woman who’s in or…
Sweet Thea’s Bakes A Holiday Bounty
As you the season moves on and you check off things for under the tree, it’s time to think about items for on the table. Save yourself sweating in the kitchen and let the folks at Sweet Thea Bakery fill your festive baskets with their celebrated holiday baking, now available to purchase in person in…
Picks of the Week – December 8, 2021
The Holiday season is in full swing, bringing more and more seasonal entertainment to these picks of the week Panto: The annual tradition, East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland – back at The Cultch York Theatre until January 2, 2022 with in-person or online performances, as a terribly bored Alice follows a White Rabbit onto the Skytrain,…
EMV 2022 Winter & Spring Concerts Return In-Person
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) has shared the line-up of in-person concerts for the second half of its 52nd season. Designed to transport audiences to great cities of the world at turning points in musical history. From the birth of the madrigal in Italy in the 16th century and its explosive evolution at the turn of…