Early Music Vancouver (EMV) kicked off its 6th annual Bach Festival this week with the Opening Concert: Ebb and Flow at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. The 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions runs until Saturday, August 6 and explores the entertaining fusion of Scottish traditional music and…
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Picks of the Week – July 27, 2022
We wrap up July by heading into Vancouver Pride Week and the BC Day Long Weekend with a whole host of activities in these picks of the week that will keep everyone entertained. Pride: Vancouver Pride festivities are underway with a selection of patios, lounges and parties popping up around town, leading up to the Pride…
Gateway Theatre Songs of Summer return
The pandemic created many organizations to pivot and come up with creative ways to keep their people and audiences stimulated and interested. One successful pivot was Gateway Theatre’s Songs of Summer outdoor concerts. Following the success of last year’s sold-out shows, Gateway Theatre returns with Songs of Summer on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Taking place in the…
Early Music Vancouver lists its 2022-2023 Concert Season
As Early Music Vancouver (EMV) gets set to launch the 2022 Bach Festival tomorrow, running July 26 – Aug 6, it has also recently announced the line-up for its new 2022-2023 Concert Season. The EMV 2022-23 Concert Season opens on Friday, September 24, 2022, concerts being presented through to May 26, 2023, at various venues…
Celebration of Light Returns to the Skies of English Bay
The time has come! After a couple of dark summers, the 2022 Honda Celebration of Light returns to illuminate the skies over Vancouver. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary over three spectacular days and evenings, July 23, 27 and 30, 2022, the Honda Celebration of Light is the world’s longest running offshore fireworks festival. Typically welcoming over…
Firehall Arts Centre announces its 40th Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 2022-2023 season line up with Artistic & Executive Producer, Donna Spencer sharing highlights of the Centre’s 40th anniversary season. Recently honoured with a Lieutenant Governors Arts and Music Award, The Firehall is entering its fourth decade of diverse, innovative and interdisciplinary programming, with a notable history of championing…
Picks of the Week – July 20, 2022
Already into the second half of July, we continue to find plenty of entertainment picks Boots: If you haven’t had the chance to see The Arts Club production of Kinky Boots, there’s still sometime before the hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein closed July 31st at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre Outside: Presentation House…