Celebrate Canada Day with the latest instalment of the drive-thru A Taste of the PNE – Canada Day. With other events cancelled, the PNE is offering one of the only parades around! The Canada Day ‘reverse’ parade finds you, the spectators driving through the fairground parade route. Dress up in your red & white, and…
Author: Jay Minter
Queer Arts Festival makes a ‘Wicked’ reimagining
The 12th annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF), Vancouver’s artist-run, professional, multi-disciplinary roister of queer arts, culture and history, takes place July 16 – 26, 2020 with this year’s theme: Wicked. Art keeps us connected, especially during the age of physical distancing. The QAF and SUM Gallery are committed to artists amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
Whitecaps FC get set for MLS Is Back Tournament
This week Major League Soccer confirmed the group stage matches, and broadcast schedules, for the MLS is Back Tournament. Kicking off July 8, without fans, at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the World-Cup style tournament will feature all 26 MLS teams, in 56 matches until August 11, 2020. …
Picks of the Week – June 24, 2020
Another month is coming to a close, but not before there’s another selection of entertaining summer picks BBQ: Due to popular demand, the Pacific National Exhibition has added another weekend to its drive-thru event, A Taste of the PNE – Car-B-Q – June 27 -28, 2020. Docs: Curl up with a good documentary as DOXA Documentary Film Festival, returns…
Vancouver Aquarium Rises Again!
The Vancouver Aquarium is reopening this Friday. After the longest closure in its 64 year history took the Aquarium to the brink of the abyss, it is ready to rise again. The Vancouver institution was aided during the COVID era closure by a community campaign with Whitecaps FC selling custom-designed face masks. However, even with the…
What Attractions Are Reopening Next?
As we move closer to Phase 3 of the BC Restart plan, more and more attractions are reopening. Let’s take a look at some more spots that have opened, or are reopening soon: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park: 3735 Capilano Rd, North VancouverNow open, daily 9am – 6pm. Time specific tickets may be booked on Capbridge.com….
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival moves in a new direction
The show must go on! Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge, is gearing up its 32nd year. For 2020, a reimagined Dancing on the Edge is coming to stage and screens, July 2nd to 11th. In this COVID-era, the festival has had to adapt to the new reality of physical distancing, health…