Rixton – Rio Theatre – August 18, 2014On Monday, Manchester based pop/R&B quartet, Rixton made a stop on their The Broken Heart Tour in Vancouver at the Rio Theatre. The up and coming band has grown beyond its YouTube origins to score their first UK #1 and now headline their first North American tour. The…
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The Garden Party – Croquet Classic
Bright summer skies, high tea, champagne flutes, the thwack of a croquet mallet accenting the peace of neatly trimmed gardens. Does this sound like a refined day out at an English Country House, yes but you can find it right here in Vancouver. Next week, August 23rd, Van Dusen Gardens is the place to be…
Picks of the Week – August 13, 2014
Where does the time go? Summer is flying by, that must mean we’re having fun! This week there is still lots of fun to be had, the picks of the week include… Pirate: Today is the day, BC adults get to be like the kids! Pirate Pak Day at White Spot allows everyone to order…
Lady Gaga wraps up #ArtRave Tour
Lady Gaga – Rogers Arena – August 7, 2014 This weekend, Lady Gaga brought her North American ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour to a close in Vancouver. A rescheduled show, the original May date was cancelled due to illness, the anticipation was definitely palpable in the room as Lady Starlight kept the early audience dancing…
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2014
Next Thursday, August 14th, The Vancouver Queer Film Festival, gets underway with a gala opening reception at Vancouver Playhouse before the screening of The Way He Looks. Then 11 nights later the city’s second largest film festival wraps with GIRLTRASH: All Night Long on Sunday August 24th. In between is a diverse mix of films…
Camp Death III scares up funds
The 80s was the heydays of the horror film, the rise of slasher films with Jason, Freddie, Michael Myers ushered in a new era of over-the-top serial killers. As the popularity rose, the formula began to stick until the storylines became cliched or too far-fetched in their attempt to one-up themselves in their sequels. Camp…
Picks of the Week – August 6, 2014
After a busy long weekend, you might like a break but, no chance, there’s still a lot happening in my picks of the week to keep your summer moving along Harmony: West Vancouver’s waterfront is alive with activity; free concerts, visual arts, family fun and food are on deck at The Harmony Arts Festival until…