The Music is returning! The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, celebrates its 35th edition this summer from Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4. After cancelling the 2020 Festival due to COVID-19 uncertainty, the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is presenting a modified 2021 Festival with a program of over 100 virtual events – adapted…
Author: Jay Minter
Summer is Popping at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Fairmont Pacific Rim is aiming to be a summer dining hub with two new spots opening up to join the renowned Botanist and Lobby Lounge & RawBar. Take it outside at the pop-up patio, in collaboration with Oakridge and Westbank, or dine-in at the new giovane bacaro from Kitchen Table Restaurants. The hotel plaza has…
11th Indian Summer Festival heats up the entertainment
The weather is making us think summer is just around the corner, so too is the 11th Indian Summer Festival (ISF2021), opening June 17th 2021. Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’ continues its mission to offer daring, multi-arts events bringing together diverse artists and audiences through five weeks of curated events, streaming most Thursdays and Saturdays…
Picks of the Week – June 2, 2021
The year is moving swiftly on to the midway point as we start June cautiously optimistic that our summer may find more easing of pandemic restrictions, allowing even more entertaining picks to add to our calendar. Concert: Tonight, after 18 virtual concerts, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) brings its Digital Concert Hall to a close with Concerti Virtuosi…
Turning Point Ensemble presents TPE Interactive
On June 11th, Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) is presenting TPE Interactive, an online concert featuring works by two innovative composers David Eagle and Mauricio Pauly. Since founding in 2002, Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) continues to meet its mandate to increase the understanding and appreciation of music composed during the past hundred years. large chamber ensemble (16 instrumentalists and conductor) has built a strong reputation for…
Dance Centre wraps Discover Dance! Series with Goh Ballet
The Dance Centre’s 2020-2021 Discover Dance! Series comes to a close this week with the internationally-renowned Goh Ballet. Streaming from June 3rd to 17th, the digital June edition of the Discover Dance! Series features members of the Goh Ballet Youth Company and Goh Ballet Academy’s Senior Professional Division. The repertoire features a selection of award-winning…
EMV Debuts the Final Concert of its Digital 51st Season
After 18 virtual concerts, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) brings its Digital Concert Hall to a close with Concerti Virtuosi featuring Pacific Baroque Orchestra & Vincent Lauzer on June 2nd. For its 51st season EMV has kept audiences entertained with a spectacular line-up of beautiful music, with all of the concerts remaining online for the rest…