Junior Boys – Commodore Ballroom – September 17, 2011 Polaris Prize Nominees, Junior Boys stopped in Vancouver touring in promotion of their latest album, “It’s All True”. Never known for their stage presence they didn’t change any preceptions this time either. While the beautiful sounds of Jeremy Greenspan’s vocals are in sharp contrast to his ‘school librarian’ oxford shirt and…
Author: Jay Minter
The Young Galaxy
The Young Galaxy – Commodore Ballroom – Sept 17 2011 Appearing almost ethereal dressed in all white with lighting and video glowing on them from behind the audience, Canadian quintet The Young Galaxy opened the night in support of Junior Boys. The former Vancouverites appeared to have a lot of support in the audience as…
Experience a World Of Words : VIWF
The 2011 Vancouver International Writers Festival is just a month away. While the fest runs October 18-23 there are a number of other events that celebrate the written word and support the festival. Starting with this weekend’s sold out appearance by Michael Moore, there are a number of great author events coming up over the…
The Hudson Bay Company Gets A Facelift
After 341 years, the venerable Hudson Bay Company just had a facelift and she looks good! Not content to let the brand retire in her old age, The Bay’s president & CEO Bonnie Brooks is on a plan to breathe new life into the oldest company in North America. This week two new brand boutiques…
Project World Citizen Charity
Through a friend I was recently introduced to a local charity making a global difference. Project World Citizen was founded by Vancouver based entrepreneurs and philanthropists Anna Soper and Joel Primus. Avid travellers who saw the social injustices and inequities of the third world, they felt a desire to give back and do their part…
Aeriosa Dance Company
Helping to celebrate the Scotiabank Dance Centre’s tenth anniversary, the Aeriosa Dance Company performs a visually stunning piece on the exterior of the seven story building. Nightly from September 15-17 at 8:30pm grab a spot on the sidewalk and watch as the troupe combines the athleticism of rappelling and rock climbing and the grace and…
What’s On Weekend September 15-18, 2011
Is it the weekend already? Where did the week go? Oh well, let’s see what’s happening? Thursday Sept 15 – running until September 30th is the Friends For Life Society Toonie Drive. Help the society help raise funds by donating a toonie and the FFL board and staff will match it. – continuing to Sunday…