Western Canada’s beloved @Miss604, Rebecca Bollwitt, is celebrating 15 years of miss604.com by giving back to the communities that have made her the most awarded-winning blog. One of Named one of British Columbia’s Top 100 Women of Influence and recipient of over 20 local blog awards, Rebecca Bollwitt is celebrating the crystal anniversary of Miss604.com by…
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Fairmont Empress Celebrates Downton Abbey
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…
Picks of the Week – August 28, 2019
As quickly as it began, summer’s end is drawing near. The final long weekend of the season let’s us pack in extra picks of the week before Labour Day. Cinema: Thursday evening, head to the North Point at Canada Place for the season’s last Waterfront Cinema, this week celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Indiana Jones &…
Picks of the Week – August 14, 2019
Mid-August and it’s that time of the season when we start to pack in all the fun we possibly can in the picks of the week Dine: Tonight, Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents their annual dining event Summerdine, 22 separate dinner parties, (plus a special one-off dinner August 15th) from Vancouver to the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley to Vancouver…
VQFF Opens August 15
The 31st Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) opens this Thursday, August 15th at the Vancouver Playhouse with the Canadian Premiere of Leon Le’s Song Lang (Vietnam/U.S.A.), Le’s first feature is set in the richly imagined and dilapidated streets of 1990’s Saigon. Song Lang is a tribute to the golden age of c?i l??ng (a form…
Help a Rainbow Refugee Resettle in Canada
As we head into Pride Weekend in Vancouver, we reflect on the privileges and freedoms afforded to Canadian citizens. While not perfect, they’re far better than many places around the globe, especially for those identifying as LGBTQ+. Rights have been extended in more and more countries but unfortunately, there are still at least 14 countries…
Picks of the Week – July 31, 2018
Another month wraps up and the August long-weekend is packed with loads of entertainment in these picks of the week Cinema: Vancouver Civic Theatres are presenting free outdoor Wednesday evening cinema at šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza) outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, tonight the 2019 live action Dumbo starts at dusk. Stars: The 2019 season…