This week, the Vancouver Art Gallery celebrated a major step forward to the development of a new home for the Gallery. The announcement of a $40 million lead gift from the Chan Family, brings the Gallery’s capital campaign to $85 million in private sector funding toward the new purpose-built facility. In recognition of this extraordinary…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – January 23, 2019
Can you believe we’re already at the last weekend of the first month of the new year?! Let’s see what fun is to be had in these picks of the week Canyon: It’s the last weekend to catch the thousands of lights spread throughout Capilano Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights, lighting up the bridge, Treetops Adventures, as well…
Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin is coming to Chan Centre
The 10-time Grammy Award winning artist, Bobby McFerrin is coming to the The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia on February 17, 2019. The genre-defying artist is joined by Gimme5; McFerrin’s newest band comprised of veterans from his a cappella Voicestra group Joey Blake, Dave Worm, Rhiannon, and Judi Vinar, as well local choral…
Warm up to Hot Chocolate Festival 2019
Winter and Hot Chocolate are perfect match so what could be better than a whole winter month of Hot Chocolate! Presented by Cityfood Magazine, the 9th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival is now on until February 14th, 2019. The Festival finds 29 participants around the city creating an offering of 70+ varieties of chocolate drinks. The Hot Chocolate…
Circle Game : Reimagining the music of Joni Mitchell at Firehall Arts Centre
The songs of Canadian legend Joni Mitchell come to The Firehall Arts Centre in Circle Game : Reimagining the music of Joni Mitchell. In celebration of her recent 75th birthday, the revival of Circle Game pays tribute with a couple dozen tunes rearranged and mixed from Joni Mitchell’s iconic songbook. Co-creators Andrew Cohen and Anna…
Dakh Daughters Debut at The Cultch
Part of The Cultch Femme Series, Dakh Daughters it making its Canadian debut at York Theater until January 19, 2019. The cabaret-style performance sees six performers from Kyiv’s Dakh Theatre, taking the stage to create a unique evening of genre-bending music. The Dakh Daughters rotate through a wide variety of instruments; wind, percussion, keyboards and…
Picks of the Week – January 16, 2019
We’re already ticking into the middle of January, the post-Holidays hangover has lifted and city’s entertainment scene is back in full swing. Let’s see what’s happening with these picks of the week… Lights: It’s your last chance to hop the Millenium SkyTrain to Lafarge-Douglas Station and take in Metro Vancouver’s largest winter light display – Lights at…