Can you hear the pipes? Starting this weekend you should be hearing a lot of pipes and Irish jigs around Vancouver as Celtic Fest gets under way. The celebration of Celtic heritage kicks off this Saturday March 9th with free entertainment and family fun at The Village at False Creek (Olympic Village) from noon until…
Author: Jay Minter
Vancouver Foodster presents the Best Cheesecake Challenge
From March 7th to 28th, grab your friends and channel your inner Golden Girls while sitting over a slice of Cheesecake. Picture it – trying your favourite slice of big, rich, decadent cheesecake. Cheesecake is one of the most popular desserts, everywhere, and everyone has their favourite. With so many great ones to choose from,…
Squamish Valley Music Festival unveils 2013 line-up
Last Friday night at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver brandLIVE and Livenation Canada debuted the line-up for the 2013 Squamish Valley Music Festival. The evening featured performances by Yukon Blonde and Diamond Rings, both Canadian artists are in the line-up for the August 8-10 multi-stage event. Headlining the festival, which is fast becoming one of…
Dining Out For Life 2013
This Thursday, March 7, 2013 dine out and make a difference during the annual Dining Out For Life fundraising event. Dining Out For Life is BC’s largest restaurant fundraiser, benefiting A Loving Spoonful and Friends For Life, organizations supporting people living with HIV/AIDS. Restaurants all around Metro Vancouver, Whistler and the Fraser Valley will contribute…
Whitecaps FC defeat Toronto FC in season opener
Whitecaps FC vs Toronto FC – Saturday March 2, 2013 – BC Place Making their 3rd MLS season debut under the roof of BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps FC took on Toronto FC before a sell out crowd. Both Canadian teams have made a number of off-season changes, Vancouver bringing in a collection of new and…
Inaugural Canadian Screen Awards 2013
Sunday night saw the debut of the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by Martin Short from Sony Centre in Toronto and broadcast on CBC. Replacing the formerly seperate Gemini – Television Awards and Genie – Film Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards celebrated the best in Canadian film, English language television (French tv has its own ceremony)…
Diversity Health Fair 2013
Canada’s largest multicultural health fair takes place at Vancouver’s Croatian Cultural Centre next Saturday March 9, 2013. Presented in dozens of languages to welcome Vancouver’s varied cultural communities to attend, the Diversity Health Fair is a free of charge event, featuring wellness activities for the whole family. Celebrating its 9th year, the theme of this…