This weekend marks the central weekend celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II with festivities happening all over Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations. Here at home, The Fairmont Empress in Victoria is celebrating their tie to the British Royal Family with a month full of Queen’s Jubilee events and specials, honouring her…
Author: Jay Minter
Leighton Meester at The Vogue Theatre
Leighton Meester – Vogue Theatre – May 30, 2012 Usually we associate Leighton Meester with reading Vogue Magazine as her character Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, but the Vogue Theatre In Vancouver is a long way from the Upper East Side. On the second date of her West Coast tour, with the band Check In…
Burnaby Summer Concert Series – Bon Iver
Bon Iver – Deer Lake Park – 25May2012 Kicking off the Burnaby Summer Concert Series, Grammy winners Bon Iver brought a full house, or field, to the beautiful Deer Lake Park. Always a spectacular setting for a concert, Deer Lake field was still a bit soggy in patches but that didn’t deter the thousands from…
What’s on Weekend – May 31 – Jun 2, 2012
Where has the time gone? It’s already June! Ongoing Activities: – 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 Matise and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters…
David Foster and Friends 25th Anniversary Concert
David Foster & Friends – Save-On Memorial Centre, Victoria – May 26, 2012 Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the David Foster Foundation, the 16 time Grammy Winner brought together his friends, entertainers, business colleagues, and local philanthropists to support his Miracle Weekend. The weekend began Friday night as VIPs ticket holders were treated to a…
Food Talks – Volume 1
Coming up June 5th, Food Talks Vol. 1 is the first in a summer series of social gatherings bringing speakers of diverse backgrounds and roles in the food community. It’s an opportunity for food enthusiasts to meet and mingle while listening and learning from a great selection of speakers. The Volume 1 speakers include: Chef…
Tyrell Witherspoon teases new single – One Step Closer
Local, Vancouver singer/dancer/actor Tyrell Witherspoon has been performing club sets around the city in the lead up to the release of his newest single, One Step Closer. The catchy dance-pop track is due for release on iTunes on Tuesday May 29th. The video for One Step Closer was filmed this week and Tyrell has leaked…