Halloween is here! Howls of the spooky season echo throughout these entertaining picks this week. Picasso: Before the stunning Imagine Van Gogh wraps up this weekend at Vancouver Convention Centre West, Imagine Picasso brings the works of another Master, of modern art, to life in another brilliant immersive exhibition at Vancouver Convention Centre East (Canada…
Author: Jay Minter
Join the 25th Eastside Culture Crawl in-person or online this November
The Eastside Arts Society in ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Eastside Culture Crawl, and its impact on the Eastside Arts District community over the past quarter century. The 25th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Art, Design & Craft Festival welcomes art enthusiasts to participate in-person or online, over two consecutive weekends, November…
Talking Stick Festival wraps up its 20th Anniversary
Full Circle: First Nations Performance, the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival in 2021, stokes the last of the Four Fires it has seasonally gathered around throughout the year. The anniversary celebrations began early in the year with The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors, Spring Awakening and Summer Sojourn culminating now with Feasting Our Words After…
21st Annual Chutzpah! Festival returns to stage & screen
The Chutzpah! Festival is making its return to stages and screens starting November 4th. Three weeks of exciting and dynamic performances including music, theatre, comedy, and dance highlighting the joy of coming back together. For over two decades the Chutzpah! Festival has been a highlight of Metro Vancouver’s arts season. Artists will once again grace…
STAND Festival for Immigrant & Refugee Artists Comes to Presentation House Theatre
From November 2th to 7th, Blackout Arts Society and Presentation House Theatre are presenting the inaugural STAND Festival, a live and livestreamed celebration by and for immigrant and refugee theatre artists, at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. STAND aims to support and amplify the creations and voices of newcomers to Canada through the arts….
Picks of the Week – October 20, 2021
As we move further into the Spooky Season, the picks of the week add more Halloween fun to our October line up of activities. Hallowed Eves: Playland once again transforms into a Halloween-themed experience as Hallowed Eves welcome guests October 21-24 & 27-31, including thrill rides, creepy décor, scary characters and live performances throughout the park. Hallows’ Eve…
Alley Theatre asks #whatnow
Part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Alley Theatre, in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver, will present the world premiere of a multi-perspective, docu-theatre dance production, #whatnow, October 28-November 7 at the Russian Hall. #whatnow has collected hours of audio interviews from people of different genders, sexual orientations, cultures, ages and abilities these…