South By Southwest just wrapped up in Texas and Canadian Music Week in Toronto just closed, signalling the start of 2013 music festival season. Now’s the time to start planning your trips and travel to experience some great music and arts festivals. Here’s a run down of some of the multi-day festivals running up and…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks Of The Week – March 27, 2013
It’s officially spring and Easter Weekend is upon us! A 4 day weekend for many will mean a getaway or some family fun to wrap up spring break. Our mindframe is shifting to shed the winter blahs and perk up with the brighter weather. Stanley Park: the Easter Train chugs its way around the Stanley…
Vancouver cracks open the Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel, the Chicago based home furnishings retailer, opened its first BC location at Oakridge Centre in Vancouver last week. The newly renovated 27,000 square foot space, where the former movie theatre was located, is a gleaming spectacle filled to the brim with home decor, gadgets, nicknacks and furnishings. Many of the furniture pieces…
Mika strips for ‘Origins Of Love’ tour
Mika – Venue – March 22, 2013 Kicking off his ‘Origins Of Love’ tour, Mika took to the stage at Venue in Vancouver for a stripped down set. Starting the show singing a solo piano version of “Grace Kelly” before being joined by two bandmates, who were also the opening DJs, for the remainder of…
Lights Out! Earth Hour 2013
Saturday March 23rd, 2013 at 8:30pm turn out the lights for Earth Hour. Now in its 5th year as a global event, after getting its start in Sydney in 2008, Earth Hour challenges individuals, businesses and governments around the world to turn off their lights for one hour to support the need to take action…
Uniform Standard
Uniform Standard, Lifetime Collective’s second menswear line, recently debuted their Spring / Summer 2013 collection video, ‘Treachery on the Edge.’ Shot in Tofino, BC the 6 minute video is directed and produced by one half of the Lifetime Collective design duo, Reid Stewart. The collection is a youthful self-expression about living life and getting lost…
Picks Of The Week – March 20, 2013
It’s the last week of winter, time to dust off the cobwebs and spring clean! Spring Break: Play Dome, Canada’s largest indoor carnival continues bringing Spring Break fun for the whole family until Sunday March 24th at BC Place. Sounds: This Friday, March 22nd Mika brings his effervescent pop sounds to the Venue stage in…