I’ve had to make a number of trips to Victoria recently and as weather has improved it’s reminded me what a great getaway spot we have waiting for us just across the Salish Sea. As a former resident and someone who gets to regularly fly over to Victoria (via Helijet) I thought I’d assemble a…
Author: Jay Minter
66th Annual Tony Award Winners
Sunday night, the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League presented the 66th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, better known as The Tony Awards. Third time host Neil Patrick Harris presided over the evening from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In addition to awards the evening included performances from some…
Zanerobe – Go To Denim
Jeans are something that almost every one of us wear but is probably the one item we are most fussy about. How hard is it to find the perfect pair of jeans? Too tight, too wide, too blue, too light, it’s like Goldilocks trying to find the right cut, colour and size. Hallelujah! I’ve recently…
Italian Day on The Drive
Anytime an international soccer tournament is taking place anywhere in the world, Commercial Drive, Vancouver’s Little Italy, is ground zero for ‘Azzurri’ fans across the lower mainland. The June 10th Euro 2012 match sees Italy taking on, reigning World & Euro Cup champions, Spain. The street will be alive with the chants of football fans…
Euro 2012 : Poland-Ukraine
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championships, better known as Euro 2012, is the 14th Championship Finals between Europe’s National Teams organized by Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Held every four years as the culmination of years of competition between 51 of the member Football Associations across Europe, 16 teams have reached the Finals (24…
Clean Air Day 2012
Clean Air Day In 1992, the Government of British Columbia proclaimed the first Wednesday in June, every year, as Clean Air Day, which takes place during Environment Week. The purpose was to raise awareness about air quality issues, and to encourage British Columbians to make clean air choices. The federal government proclaimed National Clean Air…
What’s On Weekend – June 7 – 9, 2012
Ongoing Activities: – visit Vanier Park for Bard On The Beach now presenting Taming Of The Shrew – at Vancouver Art Gallery : Offsite on West Georgia at the Shangri-la Hotel courtyard, until Sept 16th, is a large scale wooden tableau by Kota Ezawa – The Vancouver Art Gallery indoors welcomes it’s summer exhibit, Collecting…