The Cultch has announced the line-up for its sixth annual Femme Festival. With seven performances from women in music, theatre, dance, comedy, and circus, The Cultch’s Femme Festival will fill its three stages April 15-May 14, 2023. April 26-30 The Cultch’s York Theatre features the Festival centrepiece, Raven, a contemporary circus act from German circus…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – April 5, 2023
No foolin’! It’s already April, and just like the blossoms, entertainment picks are popping up everywhere around the city! Festival: Until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome new works and past favourites to a free, all-digital TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival focuses on empowering Indigenous artists and encouraging collaboration with non-Indigenous artists. Music: The Shadbolt Centre for…
Update: Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography
Due to logistical issues and impossible time constraints, the Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography exhibition will not be able to make it to Vancouver this May as originally planned. Anyone who has purchased tickets to the exhibition can be refunded at point of purchase or through TicketLeader at ticketleader.ca. This spring, Vancouver will once again experience…
Get Ready for More Rugby Sevens Action as Langford Named to Host Olympic Qualification Tournament
While Canada Sevens rugby tournament just wrapped in Vancouver less than a month ago, Rugby Canada has more Sevens news to share. Rugby Americas North (RAN) has accepted Rugby Canada’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby Americas North Sevens, taking place at the 4,000 seat Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC (outside of Victoria) August 19-20,…
Richmond Art Gallery welcomes a playful exhibition from Amy Ching-Yan Lam
Richmond Art Gallery (RAG), in partnership with the Richmond Public Library, presents A Small but Comfy House and Maybe a Dog from April 22 to June 11. The exhibition is Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s first major solo show, guest curated by Su-Ying Lee, featuring sculptures made in collaboration with HaeAhn Woo Kwon, in addition to…
The Firehall and Savage Society remount Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise
As part of The Firehall Art Centre’s 40th anniversary season , The Firehall and Savage Society will present the remount of Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise from April 15 to May 7. A comedy about two families who have dinner together for the first time during Truth and Reconciliation week, White Noise explores what it means…
Picks of the Week – March 29, 2023
Wrapping up March we hope there’s no fooling with this weekend’s picks! Sense: Wrapping up this Sunday, The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage breathes new life into the world of the Dashwood Sisters with its creative staging of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility by Kate Hamill. Mystery: Also only until Sunday, the Firehall Arts Centre is presenting the Vancouver premiere…