Last week Harmony Arts Festival presented its 3rd Night on the Pier, a celebration of cocktail culture. Under the late-day heat of the setting sun, Ambleside Pier was filled with visitors seeking thirst quenching cocktails. Nine of Metro Vancouver’s top mixologists poured their original cocktail creations for guests to sample and enjoy, alongside small bites from…
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KitsFest brings Bathtub Races to Vancouver August 11
After a 22 year absence, Bathtub Races are returning to Vancouver, yes Bathtubs are back! Part of KitsFest, Vancouver’s healthy living & sport beach fest, running August 10-12, 2018 at Kits Beach, The 1st Annual Bathtub Races will bring thrills and excitement to the water on Saturday. This year’s bathtub event hearkens back to the…
Picks of the Week – August 8, 2018
It’s a lucky day 08/08/18, and as luck would have it there’s plenty to keep you entertained in this week’s picks. Balls: Tonight at BC Place cheer on Whitecaps FC on the first leg of the Canadian Championship Finals against Toronto FC. Bach: Early Music Vancouver’s 3rd Bach Festival is filling Christ Church Cathedral and Chan Centre…
2018 PNE food is much more than mini-donuts
When people think about food at The Fair at the PNE, “those little donuts” come to mind for most of us. However, the The Fair also brings some of Western Canada’s most outrageous and unbelievable culinary creations to the midway, “Outrageous and innovative food is a Fair at the PNE staple, and our team has…
Tyrant Studios Summer Lounge Series – August Lineup
Seven Tyrant Theatre’s Summer Lounge Series continues through August at Tyrant Studios, the newly opened theatre, lounge & fully-licensed bar, located above the historic Penthouse Nightclub. All summer long, the Summer Lounge Series brings a variety of music and comedy shows each Friday and Saturday night. Friday Jazz is a weekly live Jazz show and bar, then Saturday’s…
VQFF Opening Gala coming August 9th
The 2018 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) kicks off on Thursday August 9th with a 7:00pm screening of Yen Tan’s critically-observed period piece, 1985, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Director Tan’s fifth feature black & white film, 1985 follows Adrian, a closeted young man returning to his Texas hometown for Christmas during the first wave of the AIDS crisis….
Picks of the Week – August 1, 2018
How did July fly by so quickly? Here we are at the start of August, with a long weekend and Vancouver Pride ahead to give us plenty to keep busy in these picks of the week Icons: Tonight and Thursday, comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short entertain the audiences at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre…