Bard on the Beach kicks off its 36th season with Much Ado About Nothing on stage until September 20th, under the tents at Senakw / Vanier Park. Directed by Joanna Wright, a supremely talented cast makes much ado about love and comedy in one of Shakespeare’s scripts, with additional text by Canadian playwright Erin…
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The Arts Club’s Waitress Serves The Perfect Recipe
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Waitress is on stage at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until August 3. Jenna (Rachel Drance) is a small-town waitress and pie-maker at Joe’s Pie Diner long dreams of a new life away from the one that’s been forced upon her by the Southern stereotypes. Facing an unexpected pregnancy that complicates…
Picks of the Week – June 18, 2025
Heading into the Summer Solstice a bounty of entertaining picks take advantage of the long hours of daylight Art: Wrapping up June 22nd, the Vancouver presentation of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is a brilliantly comprehensive and educational exhibition features 200+ pieces of art celebrating Banksy’s works, on display 1 Alexander Street in Gastown. Jazz: Coastal Jazz celebrates…
Stevenston Salmon Festival Brings Canada Day Cheer To The Whole Village
The 78th annual Steveston Salmon Festival, one of the country’s largest Canada Day celebrations, returns to Steveston Village on July 1st. The day-long party fills Steveston Village with a community parade, live music, performances by local youth and professional bands, a variety of delicious food, and much more. This year’s festival will feature a family-friendly…
Polygon Gallery’s Star Witnesses examines art and history through the cosmos
The Polygon Gallery spends summer with the stars as it presents a major new group exhibition Star Witnesses from June 27 to September 28. The show features a line-up of acclaimed Canadian and international artists whose insightful observations of the cosmos bring new understandings of exploratory and migratory movements on Planet Earth: Daniel Boyd, Vija…
2 Rivers Remix Brings a Free 2-Day Movable Feast to the Tsideldel First Nation for Indigenous Peoples Day
On June 20-21, 2025, 2 Rivers Remix Society (2RMX) in partnership with virturalfeast.ca and the Tsideldel First Nation will present a unique free 2-Day Movable Feast of contemporary Indigenous Music as part of the Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration in Tsilhqot’in Territory at the Bendziny Resort on Puntzi Lake, BC. The weekend launches with a day…
Free Concerts & More For The 40th Anniversary of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Coastal Jazz celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival with free programming to ensure everyone has access to great performances and music. The free performances start on opening weekend, with the Downtown Jazz series at the Vancouver Art Gallery on . Then the music follows with five, free happy hour concerts at Bentall Centre on the…