Indian Summer Festival, Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind,’ has announced two performances as part of the 13th edition of the carefully curated event. The Indian Summer Festival hosts Rhythm Infinitum: Shabazz Palaces & Sarathy Korwar in Concert on July 13 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and two nights of dance performances…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – May 24, 2023
The May Long Weekend is behind us, but the entertaining picks of the week keep coming Newfoundland: Tonight is the final night to catch Broadway in Victoria‘s presentation of the hit Canadian musical, COME FROM AWAY, based on a remarkable true story, at Victoria’s Royal Theatre Festival: Continuing until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome…
StageFest 2023 brings musical theatre for all ages to Anvil Theatre
StageFest 2023 comes to the Anvil Theatre New Westminster June 1-10. Presented by The Stage Musical Theatre Academy and Custom Realty, the annual event celebrates the community’s young artists with three family-friendly performances over two weekends. Academy students work the entire school year to prepare and showcase their work at the Anvil Theatre. This year,…
Mission Folk Music Festival announces its 36th Annual Artist Line-Up
The Mission Folk Music Festival (MFMF) recently announced the 2023 lineup of music acts slated to perform at the 36th annual festival, July 21, 22, 23, 2023 at Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission, BC. After a flurry of worry earlier this year about the state of local live music festivals, Mission Folk Music Festival…
Planted Expo brings plant-based & vegan friendly exhibitors & speakers to Vancouver Convention Centre
Planted Expo at Vancouver Convention Centre is set to welcome Meagan Duhamel, Dotsie Bausch, Chanthy Yen, Dr. Matthew Nagra, and Lauren Toyota amongst the speakers taking to the stage at May 27 & 28. Over 200 plant-based and vegan friendly exhibitors, including sponsors like Herbaland, Omni, Perfect Sports, making up Canada’s largest plant-based event, will…
Rising Dragon, Soaring Merlion, a concert collaboration coming May 26
Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Ensemble prepares to welcome special guests, the Ding Yi Music Company from Singapore for its upcoming concert, Rising Dragon, Soaring Merlion, on May 26 at The Annex. The groups will perform a program of music written for the combination of Chinese and Western instruments by Canadian, Singaporean, and Chinese composers. This…
Picks of the Week – May 17, 2023
The unofficial start to summer is upon us with sun joining the May Long Weekend line-up of great picks. Newfoundland: Broadway in Victoria brings the Canadian musical, COME FROM AWAY, based on a remarkable true story, to Victoria’s Royal Theatre May 10 – 24, 2023. Festival: Continuing until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome new works…