The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island brings laughter to the Vancouver winter festival season as it present its inaugural improv comedy festival, THE HEAT – An International Improv Comedy Showcase, from January 23 to January 27. THE HEAT is an exciting new comedy festival hosted by TIC that brings improv troupes from around…
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Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre presents EBONY ROOTS: CONCERT (Part 2)
On February 9th, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre (STA) presents EBONY ROOTS: Concert, Part 2.The second presentation of the two-part concert project (following the December 2nd Part 1) will take place in the Performance Centre at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yaletown. EBONY ROOTS: Concert (Part 2) is a powerful and intimate music…
Picks of the Week – January 17, 2024
Moving further into January we find Winter festivals filling our calendars with activities to pick from… Lights: Still glowing through the cold winter nights, the illuminations at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights bring wonder to the woodland park trails and bridge, continuing until January 21st Dine: Once again Dine Out Festival Vancouver is back with more…
The JCC Jewish Book Festival Turns the Page for its 39th Year
Returning for its 39th year, the JCC Jewish Book Festival runs February, 10-15, with events around Metro Vancouver. The Festival once again brings community together with fascinating writers from across Canada, USA, Israel and England. Featured authors’ works reflect the tumultuous world around us, the effects of the rampant anti-Semitism and the conflicting attitudes towards…
Bill Reid Gallery Celebrates Artist George Clutesi in a Year-Long Premiere Exhibition
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition The exhibition is a thoughtful exploration of the life and legacy of George Clutesi; born in 1905 he began creating art at an early age, however the Alberni Residential School survivor didn’t begin exhibiting until the 1940s. Famed West Coast…
The Inaugural Victoria Hot Chocolate Festival Warms Up The Capital City
The first ever Victoria Hot Chocolate Festival is brewing up winter’s favourite beverages from January 20 to February 20, 2024. Participating cafés, eateries, and bakeries all around Victoria are ready to serve unique artisan flavours. One dollar from every hot chocolate sold will go to the BC SPCA Victoria Community Animal Center. Some of the…
Drink Up The Flavours Of The 14th Annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Because “Chocolate Makes You Happy”, the 14th annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns to warm us on the cold winter days, January 13 to February 14, 2024. Since 2011, the ‘Original Hot Chocolate Festival’, presented by CityFood Media, has been brewing delicious chocolate creations. This year, the Festival has grown to 162 creative flavours…