For 500 years, Michelangelo’s painted frescos have drawn visitors to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Now it is our chance to view these masterpieces of artistic genius, right here in Vancouver. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is coming to the Vancouver Convention Centre East Building. Opening November 19th, visitors are invited to experience the…
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Coastal Jazz Brings IronFest Fall Series to Stage
Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is bringing audiences some autumn tunes, presenting IronFest: A Fall Jazz Concert Series; six live in-person performances over a period of three nights, November 18th to 20th at The Ironworks. “We are so excited to return to live performance in a way that is more in keeping with our regular offerings,” said Rainbow Robert, Managing Director…
100th Anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy
For a century, the red Remembrance Poppy has been a symbol of remembrance and a prime method of fundraising for Veterans around the world. Inspired by John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”, Madame Anna Guérin, later christened “The Poppy Lady from France”, championed the idea to create an ‘Inter-Allied Poppy Day’ after WWI. On 4…
The Firehall Arts Centre presents Openings: A Cultural Sharing
Part of the 2021 DTES Heart of the City Festival, The Firehall Arts Centre, in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre, presents Openings: A Cultural Sharing from November 3 to 6, 2021. Co-created by storyteller, filmmaker and performer Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish/Dené), and the Firehall’s Artistic Producer Donna Spencer (hybrid settler), Openings: A Cultural Sharing is…
Alley Theatre helps answer #whatnow
Until November 7th, Alley Theatre, in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver, presents #whatnow. The simple and creative docu-theatre production brings the focus to the moving and thoughtful dialogue on stage at Russian Hall. The #whatnow script is assembled by co-director Marisa Emma Smith from hours of audio interviews from people of different genders, sexual orientations,…
Find music moments at Music on Main’s 10th Modulus Festival
The 10th Modulus Festival presented by Music on Main returns to stages in Vancouver, from November 5th to 10th. Bringing back inspiring live in-person performances for the 10th Modulus Festival, continues Music on Main’s tradition of giving audiences the opportunity to sample new music. Music on Main challenges audiences and artists to connect with their…
Imagine Picasso brings the Modern Art Master to Vancouver
After a premiere run in Quebec, Imagine Picasso: the Immersive Experience is now open in Vancouver. Created by Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, the pair behind the wildly successful Imagine Van Gogh which ends its Vancouver run October 31st. In collaboration with art historian Androula Michael and award-winning French architect, Rudy Ricciotti, Imagine Picasso projects…