The Northwest Cider Association’s (NWCA) third annual BC Cider Week gets underway from tomorrow, April 28th until May 7th. The ten-day celebration of the art of craft cider includes cider-centric events, tastings and festivities throughout the province. Tasting events from Kelowna to Vancouver Island include festivals, tap take overs, cider pairing meals, limited edition ciders…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – April 26, 2017
While the rain keep piling up, let’s see what fun we can find in the picks of the week to take our minds off of it. Taste: Explore the flavours of the North Shore on Tasting Plates North Van Edition tonight Folk: British folk singer/songwriter Laura Marling takes the stage at The Vogue Theatre on…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Returns
DOXA Documentary Film Festival returns to screens around Vancouver this May 4th to 14th, bringing over a hundred film screenings, panels, workshops and artists talks to cinemas across the city. The 2017 Festival opens with Marie Clements’ documentary musical The Road Forward, a celebration of First Nations history and a portrait of a people who…
“Monsters” Free Open Rehearsal April 28th.
Miscellaneous Productions invites the public to a free open rehearsal of their new musical theatre work, MONSTERS. The free open rehearsal and community forum takes place on Friday, April 28 at the Dance Centre’s Faris Family Studio. Based loosely on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the show is designed for children and played by young actors to help…
Pi Theatre presents Long Division
Remember when we were children in math class and wondered how math would relate to the real world? Long Division, is a play that seeks to show us how math works its way into every aspect of our lives. From April 26th to 30th, Pi Theatre presents a remount of Peter Dickinson’s Long Division, at…
Gateway Theatre debuts 2017-18 Season
Richmond’s Gateway Theatre recently pulled back the curtain to reveal their 2017-2018 season line-up. A selection of classics and new works the season’s theme is Reflections in Time as the four mainstage productions are set in different eras of the past. Artistic Director, Jovanni Sy says, “In looking back in time, these plays hold up…
Picks of the Week – April 19, 2017
Can you believe Spring is already a month old?! Let’s see if we can find some Spring activity in the picks of the week Sing: Singer/Songwriter John Mayer share his guitar and voice with the audience at Rogers Arena tonight Laughs: The Arts Club Granville Stage welcomes the return of the moms, Mom’s the Word 3 – Nest…