The 6th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coming to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, from October 14–16, 2022. As Canada’s first and only outsider art festival, VOAF provides a much-needed platform to celebrate artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural…
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Ethós Lab is Making Waves as its new home opens
This weekend, the innovative youth academy Ethós Lab is celebrating moving into their first permanent home with a public block party. The “Making Waves” block party, Saturday, June 18 from 10am–8pm, welcomes the neighbourhood and city to explore the new Ethós Lab location at 177 East 3rd Ave. Meet the Ethósians, the staff and…
Recommended Reading on Racism & Diversity from Russell Books
The recent deaths of George Floyd and others, at the hands of police, have spurred on protests, marches and riots across the globe. The protests and support for the Black Lives Matter movement has moved many people to seek to learn more about racism, diversity and black history. With the rising interest on these subjects,…
5 Family Day Weekend Activities in Vancouver
As we move into the first long weekend of 2017, here’s 5 Family Day Weekend activities; 1: Align Entertainment’s The Little Mermaid : Michael J Fox Theatre, Burnaby – Until February 18, 2017 With most family theatre productions taking place around the Christmas holidays, this is a welcome opportunity to introduce your little ones to live theatre….
Happy New Year 2015!
Happy New Year one and all! As 2014 comes to a close, I thank you for reading along with my adventures and supporting the events in Vancouver. Here’s to a fun-filled, 2015 shared with your loved ones! And thanks to Happy New Year 2015 on YouTube, I’ll share with you a New Year favourite.
Fave events of 2012
As the old year closes and a new year begins, it’s a time for all of us to reflect on the events that past before we reboot for the year ahead. Here’s a few of my favourite activities of 2012 (in no particular order): – London 2012 – my visit to London to visit good…
Fit Friday – What’s Your Fave Health & Fitness App?
Everyone likes to have a little bit of help in their quest for good health and fitness. Whether it’s a workout partner, personal trainer, heartrate monitor or even favourite music. Nowadays our smartphones and mobile devices give us another boost by offering a vast array of health and fitness apps. There’s a health and fitness…