An audience favourite, do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata is back at The Cultch Historic Theatre, in a brand new virtual performance. The personal ads may no longer exist on Craigslist but voyeuristic delight of reading them lives on in this musical revue by Bill Richardson, Veda Hille and Amiel Gladstone. A quirky cast…
Author: Jay Minter
Watch the 2020 Webster Awards December 8th
No one can say that the last year has not been newsworthy, from blockades, to the pandemic, to the economy and ongoing opioid crisis, there has been plenty to report on for BC’s journalists. The annual Webster Awards are presented by the Jack Webster Foundation, which fosters and celebrates excellence in journalism to protect the…
Picks of the Week – November 18, 2020
As we move later into November, we tick closer to the Holidays and find the city trying to brighten up our lives for a very different Season ahead. Opera: November 22 streamed live from Chan Centre for Performing Arts, UBC Opera students present two different casts performing online concerts of opera favourites, from Dido and Aeneas,…
Co.ERASGA in bringing OFFERING to Anvil Centre
Co.ERASGA, a local contemporary dance company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary season with the world premiere of its newest presentation, Offering. Coming to New Westminster’s Anvil Centre November 28 & 29, founder, choreographer and Artistic Director Alvin Erasga Tolentino has created a collection of solo works, performed by 6 of Vancouver’s finest and diverse…
Lowest Common Denominator comes Off the Page at Presentation House Theatre
The November instalment of Off the Page, a monthly play reading series at Presentation House Theatre is taking place on November 22nd. Off the Page is a live-streamed rehearsed reading of award-winning Vancouver playwright Dave Deveau’s provocative drama, Lowest Common Denominator – telling the story of recently divorced, Harmony (played by Janet Hodgkinson), enjoying a…
We Are Tourism – Stories from the Tourism Industry
By now most people have heard news stories or reports about the devastating effect COVID-19 restrictions and precautions have had on the tourism industry. Many of these stories are told from the overall point of view of the industry associations, or the destinations marketing organizations. While it is their mandate to speak for their stakeholders,…
Firehall Arts Centre Helps, With COVID Compassion Pricing
The pandemic has caused the Arts community to drastically curtail activities and pivot their productions to abide by public health protocols. While The Firehall Arts Centre has been creative with its summer and autumn programming to carefully welcome patrons back to the 1906 heritage fire station. It is now going further and stepping up to…