In preparation for the theatrical release of Downton Abbey: The Movie, Fairmont Empress in Victoria is celebrating with special Downton features. The Grand Dame of Victoria, is the perfect location to revisit the memories of the quick tongue of Dame Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess of Grantham. Throughout September, raise a glass (and pinky) to toast…
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The Shipment Opens The Firehall Arts Centre Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre launches its 37th anniversary season with SpeakEasy Theatre’s powerful and provocative comedy, The Shipment, opening Wednesday, September 25th. The Shipment is written by award-winning Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee. The play is a subversive modern minstrel show about Black identity meant to wake the world to the ridiculous narratives in dominant…
Picks of the Week – September 4, 2019
Many think of the Labour Day weekend as the end of summer, but we still have weeks until summer’s official end. Plenty of time for more entertaining picks… Dance: Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY presents @giselle is a technology-driven, contemporary reimagining of the beloved classic ballet, at the Vancouver Playhouse September 5-7. FlipFlops: The Waste to Wonder exhibit at…
Vancouver Foodster Sandwich Challenge 2019
Ready, Set, Sandwich! Vancouver Foodster is sending us on another tasty adventure this September as the Sandwich Challenge gets underway. The Vancouver Foodster Sandwich Challenge runs September 6th to 29th, giving us lots of time to try what lies between the slices. Perfectly timed to inspired school lunches, local restaurant chefs have been challenged to…
Richmond World Festival brings the Globe to Minoru Park
The Richmond World Festival returns to Minoru Park on August 30-31, 2018. The annual, free family-friendly pubic festival brings two days of music, arts, culture, entertainment, and food from around the globe to the heart of Richmond. Everyone will find something to enjoy at Richmond World Festival. A spectacular line-up of Canadian and international music acts can…
Visit The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency
The public launch and first open house of the historic Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency on August 25, is the result of a campaign by grunt gallery, Other Sights for Artists’ Projects, and Creative Cultural Collaborations (C3) to revive the historic floating cabin at the Plaza of Nations in False Creek. Originally built in 1927 as a floating house in Coal Harbour,…
Raise a Beer at #DasOriginal Oktoberfest
With summer still in full swing, it’s hard to start thinking about autumn but it will be here before we know it. Why not have something to look forward to, besides grey, wet weather? Vancouver Alpen Club Oktoberfest tickets are on sale now. If you can’t make it to Germany, you can celebrate with #DasOriginal…