The pinnacle of the Hollywood awards season, the 87th Academy Awards were handed out at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. A seasoned host of the Tony and Emmy Awards, Neil Patrick Harris brought his comedic timing and song and dance act to the Oscars for the first time keeping the telecast light and fresh. Harris’ self quick…
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Squamish Valley Music Festival 2015 Line-Up
Yesterday, the line-up for the Virgin Mobile presents Squamish Valley Music Festival 2015 was revealed. Now in its 6th year, the 3 day festival will feature over 70 artists over four stages in beautiful Squamish. Tens of thousands of fans will descend on the Logger Sports Ground & Centennial Fields, August 7, 8 & 9, 2015,…
“The Mountaintop” comes to Arts Club
Now playing at The Arts Club Theatre – Granville Island Stage “The Mountaintop” imagines the story of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s last night on earth. April 3rd, 1968, exhausted from delivering his iconic “I have Been to the Mountaintop” speech, Dr King returned to his hotel room at the Lorraine Hotel, the next day…
Lunar New Year 2015
Today, February 19th, Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world welcoming in the Year of the Goat (or Ram). Asian families will be visiting and paying homage to family, feasting, and taking part in traditional events with Dragon and Lions dances, parades and much more. In Vancouver, we’re lucky to have a diverse and dynamic…
Picks of the Week – February 18, 2014
Moving into the last half of February, spring is nearing (at least on the West Coast) so we find people leaving their cocoons behind to venture out more. Good thing there’s lots to do in the picks of the week: Film: Until Saturday, the 18th Annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival brings the outdoors inside…
Vancouver TheatreSports League earns laughs
Looking for laughs? Vancouver TheatreSports League is in the midst of its 27th Annual Valentine’s Massacre bringing Improv teams from around the continent to compete for bragging rights of being the best improv team. The Massacre performances take place every night this week, with shows at 7:30 and 9:15pm and the Grand Finale on Sunday…
Picks of the Week – February 11, 2015
It’s time for one of the most pressure-filled occasions of the year, St Valentine’s Day as couples try to outdo their last year’s ‘special day’, but luckily there’s plenty of fun in the picks of the week to make any day special or take the pressure off ‘v-day’ … Bass: Meghan Trainor is sure to have…