I hope you didn’t fall for the early pumpkin spice trick, the first weekend of Autumn is only just now upon us, let’s see what Fall fun we find in these picks of the week Shakespeare: It’s the final few nights of this season’s Bard on the Beach before the tents fold for another winter on September…
Category: Entertainment
Polaris Prize Reveals the 2017 Winner – Lido Pimienta
Monday night at The Carlu in Toronto the Polaris Music Prize was awarded to Lido Pimienta (left) for the album La Papessa. The annual prize awards $50,000 to the Canadian Album of the Year, based solely on merit, regardless of genre, or sales numbers. A Grand Jury of independent music journalists, broadcasters, and bloggers determine…
Théâtre la Seizième Announced 2017-18 Season
Théâtre la Seizième has announced its 2017-2018 season, including two local and four visiting productions coming to Vancouver stages. Founded in 1974, Théâtre la Seizième is the only French language, professional theatre company in British Columbia. Every year, Théâtre la Seizième presents a mainstage season, and a young audiences season, in addition to a series…
CONTEST: Win a Night at Oktoberfest Vancouver
Thank you for entering, this contest is now closed. Oktoberfest Munich starts tomorrow, September 16th bringing thousands of visitors to another edition of the world’s largest volksfest. If you can’t make it to Germany, the Vancouver Alpen Club is the place to celebrate Oktoberfest right here at home. For over 30 years, Vancouver Alpen…
Picks of the Week – September 13, 2017
Already mid-September and our last full week of Summer is ahead so let’s make the most of these picks of the week to see the season off. Caps: Our Whitecaps FC play the second of a four match homestand when they host Minnesota United FC tonight at BC Place. Park: Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park,…
Lionel Richie & Mariah Carey bring All The Hits to Vancouver
This week, Lionel Richie wrapped up his All The Hits tour in Seattle with their penultimate gig making a stop in Vancouver. Along with the iconic hit maker, another legendary voice joined the tour with Mariah Carey sharing the bill as a special guest. As the audience arrived, opening act Tauren Wells, got the evening…
Shylock joins Bard on the Beach 2017
As the 2017 Bard on the Beach continues bringing Shakespeare to Vanier Park, a provocative, contemporary work, Shylock, joins the repertoire. Written by BC writer Mark Leiren-Young, Shylock plays on the Howard Family Stage until September 15th. The play premiered at Bard on the Beach in 1996 and has since been performed around the world to popular and critical acclaim….