No fooling, we find some entertaining fun in this edition of the picks of the week; Angels: The Arts Club has the Tony Award winning Angels in America: Part 1 onstage at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage through April 23 Dining: Thursday, dine out and do some good during Dining Out For Life a benefiting…
Author: Jay Minter
97th Vancouver International Auto Show Opens tonight
Since the 1920s Vancouverites have flocked to the Vancouver International Auto Show to see what’s new on four wheels. Returning to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the 97th time, March 28th to April 2nd, 2017, the Auto Show packs another six days with excitement to to get your motor running. From a $15million 1960 Ferrari…
Uncover the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival ’17
Shake a tail-feather and get your tickets now for the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival. Canada’s most prestigious and long-running burlesque festival, showcases Vancouver’s long history with the art of burlesque and cabaret dancing. In the 1940’s Vancouver nightclubs rivaled the hotbeds of Montreal and San Francisco as a mecca for burlesque. Since 2006, the Burlesque…
One Week until Dining Out For Life 2017
Next Thursday, March 30th, 2017, do good by dining out. Dining out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner during the annual Dining Out For Life from White Rock to Vancouver helps support people living with HIV/AIDS in your community. It’s easy as ABC, book a table on March 30th at places like Ask For Luigi, Burgoo, Charlie’s Italian or…
Refuge – a powerful play at Firehall Arts Centre
Balancing a fair refugee system and public safety are especially topical subjects with the current global debate on immigration. Halagonian Mary Vingoe’s play, Refuge, reminds us that even a country as diverse as Canada has been touched by class, culture and sectarian violence as well as blemishes in our treatment of refugee claimants. A powerful and…
Picks of the Week – March 22, 2017
Finally, Spring is here! At least we can hope for something resembling spring to come along. Let’s see what the Picks of the Week find for us to do Dance: The last weekend of the Vancouver International Dance Festival finds even more entertaining dance throughout the city. Stage: The award winning drama Angels In America: Part One…
Vancouver Foodster 2017 Grilled Cheese Sandwich Challenge – recap
The Vancouver Foodster 2017 Grilled Cheese Sandwich Challenge has come to a close with the People’s Choice and Judges’ Winners being announced. Before confirming the winners let’s recap the tasty challengers. It was a hard task to evaluate the individual Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, they were all excellent. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches like any comfort foods are compared as…