It’s time to celebrate our Mom’s! Remember Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 12th. Show: Take Mom out for some fun and step back a few decades with The Music Of Abba featuring Arrival a cover band from Sweden when they bring the music to River Rock Show Theatre on Sunday May 12th Stage: Dreamgirls…
Author: Jay Minter
Marina & The Diamonds sparkle in Vancouver
Marina & The Diamonds – Commodore Ballroom – May 3, 2013 Friday night, Welsh singer-songwriter Marina & The Diamonds filled Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom with a multitude of adoring fans. The room was ready to have a good time and the artist and her backing band more than lived up to their expectations. On tour promoting…
Brunch at The Teahouse In Stanley Park
Just in time for Mother’s Day, The Teahouse In Stanley Park has rejuvenated its brunch menu. The former military officers mess located at Ferguson Point deep in the forest of Stanley Park is a beautiful setting to celebrate any occasion. The verdant surroundings are punctuated by bright splashes from the flower beds as dinners gaze…
Bingo Becomes Hip
There’s a new trend emerging that’s really not new at all. Like knitting, retro-camera filters, or fixed-gear bicyles everything old becomes new again. Now the latest thing seems to be bingo, it’s no longer the domain of the chain-smoking blue-rinse crowd. Bingo is moving up market, shedding the dusty halls and basements to welcome nightclubs…
Be an Athletic Supporter! Cheer on BMO Vancouver Marathon
This Sunday is the 27th edition of the BMO Vancouver Marathon. The city will be filled with runners as they make their way around the city on the marathon, half-marathon, 8km and kids run. For every runner there is a multitude of people supporting them and cheering everyone along the route. The BMO Marathon organizers…
Can’t get Too Close to Alex Clare
Alex Clare – Commodore Ballroom – April 28, 2013 British singer-songwriter Alex Clare made a stop on his North American tour at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver this week. His cool, casual stage demeanor hid the powerful vocals that was about to burst forth. Clare’s vocals filled the room and filled the audience with enthusiasm and…
Picks Of The Week: May 1, 2013
Happy May Day! As April showers bring May flowers for other parts here in Vancouver we’re already well into spring bloom and activities. Show: Stop by The Biltmore Cabaret Thursday May 2nd for a multi-act show (pictured) with folk, rock songstress T. Nile leading the night of music. Also featuring Fields of Green, Dirty Spells,…