Last Sunday, the 40th Chinese New Year parade brought thousands out to the streets of Vancouver’s Chinatown to watch the multicultural festivities. The accompanying Spring Festival provided entertainment and activities all around Chinatown all weekend. It was great to see all generations coming together to celebrate the first festival of the year. While Metro Vancouverites…
Author: Jay Minter
2nd Annual Tasting Plates Vancouver
This Wednesday, treat your taste buds to a tour around several restaurants in downtown Vancouver! Tasting Plates Vancouver runs from 6pm until 9:30 pm, this evening tasting extravaganza is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy as you visit a variety of restaurants throughout the evening,…
Augment your reality with LAYAR app
Have you ever opened the paper and wondered if there was more to the story you’re reading or wanted to instantly purchase an advertised product or service? Local newspaper group, Glacier Media, has found a way to do just that, with LAYAR. A Dutch augmented reality app for iOS and Android smart devices, the free…
Valentine’s Day – Top 10 Romantic Movies
With Valentine’s Day upon us, it’s a great evening to cuddle up with a loved one and watch a love story. Here’s a look at the top grossing (adjusted for inflation) romantic movies of all time*: 1. Gone With The Wind 2. The Sound Of Music 3. Titanic 4. Doctor Zhivago 5. The Graduate 6….
Beekeeper Debuts ‘Shout At People’ EP
Last weekend, local trio beekeeper debuted their latest EP, Shout At People, at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver. The third release from, vocalist/guitarist Devon Lougheed, bassist Brandi Sidoryk and drummer Luke Cyca follows their Top 20 place in The 2012 PEAK Performance Project. The performance at the Biltmore Cabaret felt more like a party of…
MUSE wraps up West Coast ‘2nd Law’ tour in Vancouver
MUSE – Rogers Arena – February 6, 2013 Wrapping up a dozen dates up the West Coast of North America, MUSE visited Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Delivering their usual spectacular stage performance, the trio from Teignmouth kept the near sell-out audience on their feet for the entire two hour show. Coming on stage with a…
55th Annual Grammy Awards
Sunday night, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences h0noured their own with the 55th Annual Grammy awards presented at the Staples Centre in Los Angele. Hosted by LL Cool J the show featured performances by Taylor Swift, Elton John & Ed Sheeran, F.U.N., Miranda Lambert & Dierks Bentley, Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z, Mumford…