Swagger: Pronunciation: \?swa-g?r\ Function: verb: . marked by elegance or showiness . how one presents him or her self to the world. There was plenty of swagger in last night’s opening performance of Music Creates Opportunity at The Cultch. The Bboyizm Dance Company show is a tour de force of dance, mainly hip hop, with elements of…
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Picks of the Week – October 22, 2014
Halloween is sneaking up on us, it’s lurking just around the corner but there’s still a lot of other activities and fun to see and do in the city without putting on a costume or trick-or-treating. The Picks of the Week include: Writers: the Vancouver International Writer’s Festival is underway with hundreds of events centered…
Vancouver International Writer’s Festival 2014
The next six days will be filled with literary brilliance as the 2014 Vancouver International Writer’s Festival fills the city with events. Centered around Granville Island the Festival kicks of today and funds until October 26th. Now in its 27th year, the Festival celebrates the story, through a series to readings, workshops, presentations and more…
Access To Music Foundation AGM & Celebration
Access to Music Foundation is a local foundation dedicated to providing BC’s children and youth with the tools to develop critical and analytical skills, self- esteem, and academic achievement through music education. Tomorrow, Access to Music Foundation (AtoM) is hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at CBC Vancouver’s Studio 700. Keynote speaker Canadian musician &…
Hops to it at Harrison Beer Festival.
The third annual Harrison Beer Festival and Oktoberfest Dance happen in the hamlet of Harrison Hot Springs, on October 24 & 25, 2014. Three events are spread across the two night fest; Cask Night on Friday and the Beer Festival and Dance on Saturday. Cask Night sees six BC craft breweries; Old Yale Brewery, Dead Frog…
Picks of the Week – October 15, 2014
Mid-October already, Thanksgiving has past and Halloween is just around the corner. Today’s Picks of the Week include: Foodies: Vancouver Foodster takes tasters on a tour of Yaletown with Tasting Plates tonight. Singer: LA based Banks returns to Vancouver for a show at Commodore Ballroom on Wednesday night Rap: East Coast rapper, NAS brings beats…
Vancouver Theatresports Improv Comedy Institute
Vancouver Theatresports League has long been teaching people the power of laughter through improv and has now introduced the Improv Comedy Institute (ICI) to formalize your studies. ICI classes start October 18th, with sessions on the core improv areas of Spontaneity, Story, Character and Environment. Each of the 8 hour courses, taken in order, develops…