As we get closer to Christmas, the hustle and bustle on the city’s sidewalks and shops gets even busier. If you’re amongst those who are still looking for the perfect present to slip under the tree why not consider the gift of an experience this year. Tickets or gift certificates to a local Arts groups…
Author: Jay Minter
Beat Back The Winter Blahs with Throwdown TheatreSports Festival
Vancouver TheatreSports (VTS) is getting ready to beat away the winter blahs with laughter during its annual improv celebration, Throwdown – International TheatreSports Festival. Taking place at The Improv Centre on Granville Island from January 2 to 27, 2019. The best antidote to those dreary January days is a good dose of hearty laughter and Vancouver…
Provence Marinaside celebrates The 12 Days of Bubbles
The holidays are a time for celebration and get-togethers, and what goes better with festive season than raising a nice, glass of bubbly to toast the occasion. Provence Marinaside is helping you get into the spirit of the season with The 12 Days of Bubbles. Running December 17th to 31st, Provence Marinaside, renowned for having the largest…
Picks of the Week – December 12, 2018
With just days left in 2018, let’s be sure to fill the last weeks with plenty of entertainment picks Life: Look in on the life of George Bailey as Gateway Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life, a new musical adaptation featuring tunes from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s, running until December 31st Pride: Catch the follow up to…
The Full Light Of Day is coming
Even though we’re still in the peak of the holiday entertainment season, we’re taking a look ahead at what’s to come in the new year. Coming in January, Electric Company Theatre, in association with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, presents the world premiere of a provocative new work, The Full Light of Day, at the Vancouver Playhouse….
It’s A Wonderful Life brings music to Gateway Theatre
Gateway Theatre brings the holiday tradition, It’s A Wonderful Life, to the stage, until December 31, 2018. Based on Frank Capra’s 1946 film, Peter Jorgensen has adapted a new musical production with music from the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s by some of the greatest songwriters of the period, from George and Ira Gershwin to Kurt…
Vancouver Christmas Concerts for 2018 Holidays
Christmas and music go hand in hand; carols, hymns and cantatas, bring spirit to the Season. Home calendars are filled with school and church concerts. To help you get in the spirit of song, here’s a list of concerts around Vancouver to make your season bright; Handel’s Messiah: December 7, 2018: Orpheum Theatre with Vancouver Chamber…