The Indian Summer Festival, was in the midst of planning for its 10th anniversary season when the global pandemic put the brakes on its planned line-up. Instead, Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’, marks its 10th anniversary by innovating and transforming itself into a spectacular digital season. To mark 10 years of creativity, the festival…
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DOXA The Documentary Film Festival moves online
The COVID-19 era has seen a whirlwind of change to our daily lives. Services and events are rapidly adapting and innovating to meet the new normal. In the wake of this change, the DOXA Documentary Film Festival has decided to evolve and is moving online with new festival dates, June 18-26th, 2020. DOXA will offer…
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival opens online.
Since 2012, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF) has presented a two-day celebration of comics, however due to current restrictions, the Festival initially cancelled the 2020 edition. After regrouping and adapting, the 2020 Vancouver Comic Arts Festival has moved online. Joining forces with Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival (DCAF), Festival…
Get shopping at Vancouver Farmers Market
For 25 years, Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM) has been supporting small farmers, producers, artisans by bringing them together with local communities. As this year’s summer market season begins, COVID-19 precautions have created challenges for Vancouver Farmers Markets but they have adapted to bring fresh, farm produce to local shoppers. In keeping with the public health…
May The 4th Virtual Family Night at HR MacMillan Space Centre
Tonight, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre welcomes you go join in on its first virtual family night to celebrate a galaxy far, far away – “May the 4th Be With You”. Could there be a planet in our galaxy where a cloud city could exist? How would a double star system affect life on our…
Outdoor Music Festivals 2020
This time of year is usually building with anticipation of the coming season’s outdoor music festivals. However with the cloud of COVID-19 and physical distancing restrictions hanging heavy over us, most of the annual festivals will not be returning this summer. While a few have not announced cancellations or changes, you can be sure that…
Arts Club goes Digital
As COVID-19 closures last longer, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the latest Vancouver cultural institution to change gears. This week the theatre company introduced Arts Club: Digital Edition, filled with online content streaming videos, Zoom workshops, behind-the-scenes content, and more, all from your sofa. In this age of physical distance, The Arts Club is…