Ongoing Activities: – visit Vanier Park for Bard On The Beach now presenting Taming Of The Shrew, Macbeth, Merry Wives of Windsor and King John. – head outside every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night this summer visit one of the three night markets in Richmond and Vancouver. Summer Night Market runs until September 16th on…
Author: Jay Minter
Rdio New Release Tuesday – August 21, 2012
Summer is a time of barbeques and get togethers and good music to entertain friends. There’s a few new releases debuting this week including a remastered and remixed version of Kiss’s 1976 Destroyer, full album releases from Bloc Party, Owl City, Yeasayer, a debut by country artist Dustin Lynch and the return of The Darkness,…
Emerson Drive – Summer Nights Concerts at PNE
This weekend launched the 2012 edition of The Fair at The PNE, kicking off an entertainment packed two weeks the Summer Nights Concert Series got underway with Heart on Saturday night and Canadian Country stars Emerson Drive on Sunday night. Waiting around with the large and eager crowd, the band arrived late for their show due…
Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
In leafy suburbs of West London lies a historic and important verdant oasis, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Founded in 1759, the 121 hectare Kew Gardens is the world’s largest collection of living plants. The Garden’s staff of 650 play an important role in the preservation and cataloguing of the world’s plants, the site…
De Dutch Pannekoek House at Vancouver Convention Centre West
The latest addition to the Burrard Landing SeaWall along the new Vancouver Convention Centre West brings something new to the area…breakfast. De Dutch Pannekoek House has been a Vancouver favourite for years and this latest restaurant is a stand out. The new interior design is modern and bright, if the floor to ceiling windows…
1st Ever Hot Dog Eating Contest Today at YVR & Japadog
Chow Down before you take off! Today at 1230pm, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and renowed Japanese Hot Dog cart, Japadog, launch the first Japadog Eating Contest. Big prizes and bragging rights are on the line as six of the hardiest hotdog lovers, chosen at random among the many registrants, will put their stomachs to the…
Tyrell Witherspoon takes “One Step Closer”
After making the challenging decision to alter his career path in 2011 from dancer to singer, Vancouver out-artist Tyrell Witherspoon is ready to take One Step Closer to pop superstardom. In May of 2011, Tyrell debuted a new side of himself with his first solo single, “Letting Go.” Known primarily as a dancer on stage…