As we flip the calendar to December, is it time to start thinking of what to do for your holiday meal? Start your shopping list to cook your own spread, book a table at one of the many local restaurants serving Christmas dinner, or enjoy the comforts of home with family and friends with a…
Author: Jay Minter
A Viking Warrior Woman Comes to Anvil Theatre in Shield Maiden
Funny. Sexy. Fierce. Unapologetic!Find all of that when Anvil Theatre presents Shield Maiden, Saturday, December 16 at 7:30pm Imagine a TED Talk featuring a 10th century Viking on what it means to be a Viking warrior woman. As Garrison Commander Ingrid Larsdottir comedically endeavours to engage new recruits, she inadvertently reveals her own tragic and…
Picks of the Week – November 29, 2023
November comes to a close with holiday activities in full throttle and loading up the picks of the week with festive spirit! Market: Until December 24th, Vancouver Christmas Market welcomes more than 90 artisan huts, a lively line-up of holiday entertainment – performing on the Flying Stage from Vancouver’s only Christmas Pyramid – and Christmas Carousel. Buddy:…
The Comedy Department Is Laughing All The Way To New Year!
Ready for some laughs? In December, The Comedy Department brings holiday cheer to the Vancouver’s The Show Cellar, 1755 Davie Street and Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, with Holiday Comedy Rumble: Every Elf for Themselves. A one-of-a-kind comedy competition Holiday Comedy Rumble: Every Elf for Themselves, promises to swap the ho-ho-ho’s with boisterous…
East Van Panto – Beauty & The Beast is a Beaut!
The holiday tradition continues as Theatre Replacement and The Cultch bring the 11th Annual East Van Panto to the stage! Beauty & The Beast plays at The York Theatre until January 7, 2024. Lead by playwrights Jivesh Parasram and Christine Quintara, and directed by Anita Rochon the East Van Panto creative team has created a…
15 Lights Of Christmas + Chanukah! Holiday Light Displays for 2023
Brighten up the season’s dark nights with the city’s brightest and most festive displays of Holiday lights open to the public, here’s a list of light displays to enjoy the twinkle of the Holiday Season: (note many are closed Christmas Day) Lights of Hope At St Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, in the West End…
Celebrate winter with PNE Winter Fair
The 2023 PNE Winter Fair brings another Festive season filled with activities all around the fairgrounds, December 8-9, 14-23, 2023. Over the last few years, the PNE has become a favourite holiday destination with its evolving Winter events, from drive through Winter Lights to the festive family fun of Winter Fest. This year, you can…