Festival du Bois returns March 7 to 9 to Mackin Park, in the Coquitlam community of Maillardville, the centre of francophone culture in BC. The 36th annual festival brings another exciting roster of music artists and performers to the heated Festival du Bois big tents, setting the stages for a great weekend of music, dance,…
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Dancers of Damelahamid presents 18th Coastal Dance Festival
The 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival presented by Dancers of Damelahamid honours Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world. On stage from March 4th to 6th, at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC in Vancouver and from March 7th to 9th, at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster. Audiences…
The Polygon Gallery Presents Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s Tranquility of Communion
The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s Tranquility of Communion from February 28th to May 25th. The exhibition is a major survey of the brief but influential career of the late British-Nigerian artist, whose photography explored themes of same-sex, multiracial love with a spiritual reverence drawn from Yoruba cosmology and an uncompromising…
Picks of the Week – February 19, 2025
The plethora of great activities in the picks of the week help make time fly as we move into the last half of February! Rugby: The biggest party in town, Vancouver SVNS celebrates its 10th year as the three day Rugby Sevens tournament returns to BC Place February 21-23 Trust: Until March 2, The Arts…
JCC Jewish Book Festival Celebrates 40 Years
The JCC Jewish Book Festival celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary with this year’s event running February 22nd to 27th. The Festival once again brings the community together with a line-up of writers from across Canada, USA and Israel who absorb the reality of these turbulent times and return it to readers in different, magical and stirring…
Carousel Theatre for Young People Presents the Premiere of The Screamer
Opening tonight, Carousel Theatre for Young People presents the English world premiere of Québecois playwright Carol Cassistat’s The Screamer. Playing until February 22nd at Carousel Theatre’s Studio A on Granville Island, translated by Co-Artistic & Managing Director Dave Deveau, the poetic text about reclaiming one’s voice is performed by fellow Co-Artistic & Managing Director Jennica…
Vancouver Opera Announces a Blockbuster 2025-26 Season
On the heals of the opening of Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Vancouver Opera has announced it’s 2025–2026 Blockbuster Season with three classic opera productions. The 2025-2026 season begins in October with Verdi’s eternally thrilling Rigoletto, followed by Mozart’s light-hearted Così fan tutte in February 2026. La Bohème, Puccini’s enduring love story, closes the season in blockbuster…