We might wish 2020 has been one big April Fool’s Joke but alas it’s unlikely that it’ll all be over by noon, instead we’ll keep looking for picks of the week to entertain ourselves at home. Gallery: The Vancouver Art Gallery has launched Art Connects, a new series of online gatherings to encourage dialogue and connection, the second installment…
Author: Jay Minter
RBCM@Home brings the Royal BC Museum to you.
We are privileged to have the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), one of the world’s premier natural history museums, in Victoria. However, for many British Columbians Victoria is still a long trip and visiting the RBMC might not be top of mind when making the trip. With the institution closed due to COVID-19 measures the Museum…
Vancouver Art Gallery launches Art Connects
Like many institutions dealing with closure during these pandemic prevention measures, the Vancouver Art Gallery is launching Art Connects, a new series of online gatherings to encourage dialogue and connection in this time of physical distancing. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31 at 1:30 PM and Friday, April 3 at 4:30 PM, the Vancouver Art Gallery will stream live conversations…
2020 BC & Yukon Book Prizes Finalists Announced
Reading is always a popular pastime but whilst we are all spending more time at home, books are an especially important distraction. A good book is the perfect way to let your imagination take you away from the daily news. To help making an addition to your home library, the West Coast Book Prize Society…
Explore with North Shore Culture Compass
While self-monitoring and social distancing have been added to our lexicon, you can still get outside to enjoy a walk. Take in the sights, or some public art, and you don’t have to stay 6 feet away from it either. To help you find public art of interest, North Van Arts recently launched the North…
Picks of the Week – March 25, 2020
The cloud of COVID-19 hangs over the globe, with even more restrictions and closures, so we must find our own entertainment for this week’s picks. Art: Vancouver Art Gallery isn’t letting a COVID-19 closure stop it from offering a host of activities to help everyone be creative during its Digital Spring, each day the VAG…
What are you streaming?
With a most activities cancelled, and everyone spending time at home, you can guarantee there will be a lot of us watching streaming services. While Netflix is perhaps the top dog, there are many more services available and more seem to be coming online all the time. So what are you watching? Have you found…