Music on Main has a host of live music events coming this spring for audiences to enjoy listening together again. As spring blooms, the Capilano String Quartet make their Music on Main debut at the Fox Cabaret on March 21st. Vancouver’s newest string quartet features four astonishing musicians: Timothy Steeves and Jae-Won Bang, violins; Marina Thibeault, viola; and Jonathan…
Author: Jay Minter
Tickets are on sale for the return of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
In the wake of news of other festival cancellations, The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, is planning its 38th edition to make a return to stages around the city. From Friday, June 23 to Sunday, July 2, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is offering a selection of 140+ free and ticketed performances, kicking off with free…
Picks of the Week – March 15, 2023
Beware the Ides of March? Let’s, be aware of the activities of March as we come to mid-month’s picks of the week. Wizard: On stage at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre from March 1-26, 2023. Carousel Theatre for Young People is partnering with Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People to present the Canadian premiere of Oz, a whimsical look at…
Sense and Sensibility, at Arts Club Brings Today’s Sensibilities to Jane Austen
On stage at the Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, until April 2, 2023, Sense and Sensibility by writer Kate Hamill adds a bit of modern perspective to the Jane Austen classic tale of love, marriage, wits and class. Gossip, intrigue, scandal, impropriety are at the forefront of director Rachel Peake’s production, mixed with the…
My Little Tomato Adds New Flavour to Rom-Coms
Playing until March 19th at The Cultch Historic Theatre, My Little Tomato is a co-production with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (vAct) and Zee Zee Theatre in association with rice & beans theatre. While the overall premise of My Little Tomato is a boy-meets-boy rom-com, writer Rick Tae and director Cameron Mackenzie along with the two…
Broadway in Victoria’s COME FROM AWAY adds 4 more shows
Broadway in Victoria is bringing COME FROM AWAY to Victoria’s Royal Theatre this May. The productions original 16 show run May 10 – 21, has set ticket sale records for live entertainment in Victoria and is now sold out. As a result of this huge public demand the New York Producers of COME FROM AWAY…
Prophecy Fog takes a spiritual journey at Gateway Theatre
Opening tomorrow, Gateway Theatre presents the B.C. premiere of Prophecy Fog by award-winning Indigenous artist Jani Lauzon. Prophecy Fog is based on her voyage to the sacred site of Giant Rock in California’s Mojave Desert. For thousands of years, Giant Rock was a spiritual site for Indigenous nations. Today, it’s covered in graffiti and surrounded…