Did those April Showers bring May Flowers? A line up of activities certainly bloomed in this picks of the week Musical: Royal City Musical Theatre presents its 31st Season bringing the Gershwin comedy musical Crazy for You, starring Todd Talbot (Love it or List it-Vancouver) to the Massey Theatre from April 27 – May 14. Blooms: The Fraser Valley’s…
Author: Jay Minter
DOXA 2023 Industry Program Returns In-Person
As DOXA Documentary Film Festival prepares for its in-person opening this week, the festival also announces it’s also bringing back its Industry program in-person venues, offering a chance to learn from leading documentary professionals, activists and academics. DOXA’s 2023 Industry program kicks off on Saturday, May 6 at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at…
Go Crazy for Royal City Musical Theatre’s Crazy for You!
Royal City Musical Theatre (RCMT) debuted it’s 31st season with the long-awaited opening of Crazy For You, at the Massey Theatre. Starring a powerhouse duo of Todd Talbot as Bobby Child and Rabecca Talbot as Polly Baker, this romantic comedy checks all the boxes of a golden-age Broadway musical. If 42nd Street and Seven Brides…
Chor Leoni and The Leonids fill May with Music
Chor Leoni and its star ensemble The Leonids prepare for a busy month of music, beginning with its May 5th Schubertiad collaboration with Early Music Vancouver. For their second performance, on May 11th, it celebrates strength and vulnerability in The Turning: Chor Leoni & The Leonids, both shows are on stage at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United…
As The Flying Dutchman closes out this season, Vancouver Opera reveals it coming 2023–2024 season.
As Vancouver Opera closes out its 2022-2023 season it has announced the performances coming in the 2023–2024 season. With Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman wrapping the current season with performances April 29, May 4 and May 7, audiences won’t have to wait long in anticipation of the new season. The Vancouver Opera 2023-2024 season begins in…
Picks of the Week – April 26, 2023
April already draws to a close, but first let’s see what’s on in these picks of the week Blooms: The 17th annual edition of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival continues to bloom – the Fraser Valley’s annual cavalcade of colour springs forth for the next few weeks. Festival: Continuing until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome new…
EMV Brings Music to the Stage & Seeks New Artists
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) begins May with a pair of programs to ensure early music is celebrated now and for years to come. A live concert brings music to audiences May 5th and a competition aims to find new artists. From Monday, May 1st to Monday, May 15th EMV is looking for its next “Emerging Artist”. Open…