As the Pride Week proclamation and flag raising has taken place at City Hall for another year Vancouver Pride is ready to celebrate. Congratulations to those who also celebrated their nuptials at City Hall yesterday! This year’s Pride festivities take on a different look due to Covid-19 but pride can’t be cannot be cancelled. A…
Author: Jay Minter
Vines Art Festival continues to celebrate The Arts & Lands, for Free.
The 6th annual Vines Art Festival, is just days away. The free, all-ages multidisciplinary arts festival returns Wednesday August 5 – 15, 2020. However, like most Arts organizations in the COVID-ear, Vines is helping keep patrons and artists safe by offering mainly online programming, with a few limited in-person outdoor gatherings. The Vines Art Festival…
QAF 2020 Closes With A Pajama Party
While the digitally re-imagined, Queer Arts Festival (QAF) continues through this weekend, the WICKED–ness must come to a close on Sunday July 26th Glitter Is Forever: Pajama Party, a final marathon binge of the performances featured throughout the 2020 Queer Arts Festival! Don your poshest pajamas, grab a cocktail (or two) and get gala-ready as you binge…
MOA at UBC reveals Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC has reopened after its months-long COVID-19 closure with new safety protocols and timed-entry tickets. This week, MOA is preparing for their upcoming exhibition, Kent Monkman’s timely Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, on display from August 6, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Curated by Monkman — a Canadian artist of Cree…
Picks of the Week – July 22, 2020
Can you believe it’s the last weekend of July already?! Before the month comes to a close let’s see what picks this week has to offer. Auction: Tonight, register for Fighting COVID Together II and help 7 local charities raise much needed funds in a special online auction Mars: Tonight, Cosmic Nights returns to H.R….
Save On Your Summer Activities
Whether you’re visiting Vancouver or planning your summer staycation in the city, you’ll want to fill your days with some activities. Besides checking out local restaurants, getting some fresh air at parks and beaches you may also want to see some of Metro Vancouver’s cultural institutions or family adventure activities. Here’s a few activities that…
Staycation Summer Savings
As we know, Summer Vacations are looking very different this year, staycations and near-cations are the new normal. With the tourism industry encouraging us to stay close to home, visit local attractions, eat out and shop within BC to help bring back our visitor economy. Many hotels are helping encourage locals to stay close with…