Full Circle: First Nations Performance, the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival in 2021, stokes the last of the Four Fires it has seasonally gathered around throughout the year. The anniversary celebrations began early in the year with The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors, Spring Awakening and Summer Sojourn culminating now with Feasting Our Words After…
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21st Annual Chutzpah! Festival returns to stage & screen
The Chutzpah! Festival is making its return to stages and screens starting November 4th. Three weeks of exciting and dynamic performances including music, theatre, comedy, and dance highlighting the joy of coming back together. For over two decades the Chutzpah! Festival has been a highlight of Metro Vancouver’s arts season. Artists will once again grace…
STAND Festival for Immigrant & Refugee Artists Comes to Presentation House Theatre
From November 2th to 7th, Blackout Arts Society and Presentation House Theatre are presenting the inaugural STAND Festival, a live and livestreamed celebration by and for immigrant and refugee theatre artists, at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. STAND aims to support and amplify the creations and voices of newcomers to Canada through the arts….
Picks of the Week – October 20, 2021
As we move further into the Spooky Season, the picks of the week add more Halloween fun to our October line up of activities. Hallowed Eves: Playland once again transforms into a Halloween-themed experience as Hallowed Eves welcome guests October 21-24 & 27-31, including thrill rides, creepy décor, scary characters and live performances throughout the park. Hallows’ Eve…
Alley Theatre asks #whatnow
Part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Alley Theatre, in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver, will present the world premiere of a multi-perspective, docu-theatre dance production, #whatnow, October 28-November 7 at the Russian Hall. #whatnow has collected hours of audio interviews from people of different genders, sexual orientations, cultures, ages and abilities these…
Scare Up Some Spooky Season Fun for Halloween
Halloween 2021 brings a return of some of our favourite in-person Spooky Season traditions that will get the adrenaline pumping with thrills and scares, and sugar-highs Hallowed Eves: Playland once again transforms into a Halloween-themed experience as Hallowed Eves welcome guests October 21-24 & 27-31, including thrill rides, creepy décor, scary characters and live performances…
Christmas comes early when Vancouver Christmas Market returns.
After making last year a virtual shopping experience, the 2021 Vancouver Christmas Market is making its way back to its home at Jack Poole Plaza (Olympic Cauldron). Vancouver’s only European Christmas Market is a month away from welcoming back guests to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season with an expanded six-week schedule from November…