The Cultch and Theatre Replacement are keeping the holiday tradition of East Van Panto alive for 2020! Panto Come Home!, is a live-streamed remixed holiday extravaganza that combines the best of all seven East Van Pantos, the York Theatre, and 350 pounds of past costumes! Streaming online December 17 – 27, 2020, Panto Come Home!…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – December 9, 2020
Moving further into the Holiday Season, we wish a Happy Chanukah to our friends and readers celebrating the Festival of Lights, and look at the entertainment picks are available during the season. Light: Celebrate the first night of Chanukah by joining the community on Zoom to watch the lighting of the largest menorah in Canada,…
Book Your Bird! Where To Find A Holiday Meal To-Go
This year, Christmas Dinner is going to be a smaller affair, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t spoil yourself for your holiday feast. Regular life is complicated enough this year, take the stress of cooking off your list and put one of these ready-to-go meals on the table instead. Here’s a half-dozen of our…
Shop Local via Amazon
While we all know that it’s better to shop local and shop small, some people are still going to shop with a big online retailer, especially if we’re trying to limit our outings during the pandemic. You can still make the decision to support local businesses if you must use your Amazon account to shop…
Wrap Up Buy Local Week – By Buying Local
This is BC Buy Local Week, but that does not mean shopping local isn’t important every day of the year.We all know that this has been a very difficult year on everyone, especially on our smaller and medium local businesses. Covid-19 have meant many entrepreneurs have had a difficult time making end-meet due to restrictions…
It’s Commodore Ballroom Day!
Today, is Commodore Ballroom Day! To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, Kennedy Stewart, has made the official proclamation that December 3, 2020 is Commodore Ballroom Day, acknowledging the cultural legacy and historic significance of the legendary downtown Vancouver ballroom. The proclamation kicked off a series of celebrations for the venue’s…
Picks of the Week – December 2, 2020
While it’s still not recommended to socialize, let’s see what we can find to entertain ourselves safely or virtually. Bands: Tonight, enjoy the UBC Bands: Fall Showcase presented online by the woodwind, brass, and percussion chamber ensembles performing music by Mozart, Brahms, Joplin and more Symphony: December 4, join the UBC Symphony Orchestra for a…