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,…
Author: Jay Minter
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…
CTORA brings The Lightning Thief to the stage May 18-28
Packed with Mythology, Music, and Magic, CTORA Theatre (formerly known as Children’s Theatre of Richmond) is bringing The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, to the the JCC Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. 41st Ave. The electrifying musical stage adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rick Riordan, with book by Joe Tracz with…
Vancouver Folk Music Festival returns for the 46th year with an impressive line up
The 46th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival returns this July 14-16 at Jericho Beach Park, thanks in no small part to audiences’ huge support and a groundswell of support. The 2023 edition of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival carries on the great legacy of musical excellence and eclectic discovery the annual summer tradition is renowned…