While we’re still in the grips of winter, The Phillips Backyard Weekender has come along to make us think of summer with the release of the 2018 festival line-up. For three days in July, The Phillips Brewery backlot transforms into Victoria’s biggest backyard brewery party. Great music, great beer, and a great audience make the Weekender…
Author: Jay Minter
Topdog/Underdog battle for supremacy at Arts Club
Last night, the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Topdog/Underdog opened at the Arts Club Theatre Company Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre. The two act, two-hander is an intense two hours of rapid fire dialogue and emotions, written by Suzan-Lori Parks, the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, and directed for The Arts…
Picks of the Week – January 24, 2018
In these picks of the week, we find the last of the festive season’s celebrations wrap up and Vancouver’s winter festivals continuing. Canyon: Take your first look of the season or return for your last visit amongst the treetops of the tallest illuminated trees and much more at Canyon Lights Winter Festival at Capilano Suspension Bridge…
Canada vs Uruguay Rugby World Cup Qualifier
This Saturday, Canada hosts Uruguay for 2019 Rugby World Cup qualification. While the FIFA World Cup will be getting a lot of our attention this year. While us Canadian soccer fan bemoan our lack of attendance at the big tournament, the general public might not realize Canada’s Men’s Rugby team have taken to the pitch…
Who will be the Best Sommelier of BC 2018?
On January 29, 2018, the fourth annual Best Sommelier of BC Competition returns to Rogers Arena, Hosted by The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers British Columbia Chapter (CAPS BC). This annual competition brings some of the best and brightest sommeliers from across the province together to compete for the title of BC’s Best Sommelier 2018 . The challenging competition includes both…
PNE Chinese Lantern Festival shines
The Chinese Lantern Festival has been lighting up the night at the PNE since December 15. If you haven’t had a chance to visit yet, this weekend is your last chance to experience the largest festival of its kind in Canada. Spread over 14 acres of the PNE Hastings Park site, 35 intricate, illuminate Chinese…
Some Hope For The Bastards opens PuSh Festival 2018
This week, the 14th Push International Performing Arts Festival opened at Vancouver Playhouse with a performance of Some Hope For The Bastards. Montreal choreographer, dancer, musician Frédérick Gravel returns to PuSh Festival with another unique dance spectacle. A music-dance hybrid, Some Hope For The Bastards is the kind of unexpected show you expect from PuSh…