With the unprecedented closure of nearly everything due to COVID-19 prevention, the new reality means we’re on our own to find ways to entertain ourselves. Let’s see what we can find to help pass the time in these online picks of the week. Theatre: Although live performances are now cancelled The Frank Theatre and Zee Zee…
Author: Jay Minter
5 Wildlife Cams To Watch From Home
Stuck at home for Spring Break and bored of binging on Netflix? Instead of feeling cooped up why not check out some wildlife cams directly from the comfort of your own couch. Here’s 5 Wildlife Cams that allow you to observe close up: HERON CAM: Back for their 20th consecutive year the Pacific Great Blue…
Cancelled or Postponed? COVID-19 Event Updates
By now we are all trying to make sense of how to manage our lives during these rapidly changing times as a result of COVID-19. While the BCCDC is advising social distancing and a halt on all events with over 250 people as a means to interrupt the spread of the virus, it is causing…
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020/21 Season
While the current season is temporarily interrupted due to COVID-19 precautions, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) looks to the future and its 2020/21 season. The recently announced season will be Otto Tausk’s third as Music Director. From Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and MahlerFest, the…
Visit Paris! The Show
Capture the spirit of post-WWII Parisian cabarets, as Paris! The Show comes to Royal Theatre in Victoria and Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. Following the success of Piaf! The Show starring the internationally acclaimed Anne Carrere – which wowed both Royal Theatre and Chan Centre audiences in March 2019 – producer / creator…
Picks of the Week – March 11, 2020
While the current virus conditions are causing a lot of hand wringing, caution and cancellations let’s see what entertainment finds we have in these picks of the week Pooh: Carousel Theatre for Young People invites you to visit The House on Pooh Corner to catch up with Winnie-the-Pooh and friends in the 100-Acre Wood, at Waterfront Theatre…
Playdome returns for Spring Break
Spring Break is almost here, and Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival, Playdome, is getting ready to welcome spring breakers and families for 9 fun-filled days of carnival rides, games and sweet treats. Leave the unpredictable spring weather outside and head into BC Place to find over 45 rides and attractions, there is no better place…