The 39th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has announced its 2020 line up of more than 100 feature films and events, including a vibrant blend of boundary-pushing Canadian work, adventurous East Asian cinema, provocative and inspiring documentaries, elevated genre cinema, festival favourites and much more. Opening September 24, 2020, the 14-day online-primary festival, available throughout…
Author: Jay Minter
Firehall Arts Centre Debuts A Reimagined 2020-2021 Season
As Firehall Arts Centre prepares to wrap up its Music in the Courtyard series on September 27, the Centre is moving forward with a reimagined Fall/Winter 2020-21 program. In announcing the Firehall Arts Centre’s programming, Artistic Producer Donna Spencer said, “Audiences are loving the Music in the Courtyard series! We have a fantastic lineup, and many of the performances are selling out. In…
TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival Digitally Returns
The 2nd Annual TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival presented by Urban Ink and The Cultch is coming digitally from September 24 to October 3, 2020. Following the success of 2019’s inaugural festival, festival co-curators Corey Payette (Artistic Director, Urban Ink) and Heather Redfern (Executive Director, The Cultch) present another groundbreaking festival to revitalize 2020. “This year’s festival…
Picks of the Week – September 9, 2020
As we move into the unofficial start of Fall, we still have pleasant summer weather and events to round up in this picks of the week Dine: Dine Out Vancouver’s summertime spin-off Dine OutSide running to September 21is the perfect way to take in some of the city’s expanded sidewalk patios, new pop-up plazas and green spaces Rides: Playland, continues…
BC Culture Days Connects Arts & Culture Communities.
The 11th annual BC Culture Days is coming up September 25 to October 25, 2020, featuring a line-up of free, interactive, socially distant or virtual events around the province. British Columbians are invited to experience the ‘unexpected intersections’ of creative connection and artistic discovery during this celebration of arts and culture. The digital hub at culturedays.ca/bc—is…
Harrison Festival Uprooted and Still Running
Harrison Festival may have cancelled but it is still running, throughout the summer the festival has continued to entertain its audiences. With the Still Running Online Concert Series, now three quarters of the way through its programming, the Festival brings some fantastic artists to intimate live events, and some recorded for home viewing. The latest…
Gateway Theatre Connects Artists and Audiences
Like many Arts organizations, Richmond’s Gateway Theatre is adapting to the Covid era with new programming to keep connected to its audiences and performers. Through a host of interactive, virtual and socially distant events the Gateway team is maintaining its education programs and developing new ways to support its artist community while keeping audiences engaged….