Get ready for another spectacular 10 days of world class music as TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival – turns 34 tomorrow! The Festival is British Columbia’s largest music and arts event, with 1,800 artists, 300 performances, 35 venues, and 150+ free shows, taking place June 21 to July 1, 2019. This year’s Festival lineup includes: Wu-Tang Clan, The…
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Picks of the Week : June 19, 2019
The first official weekend of summer kicks the season off with a bounty of entertaining picks Eat: Tonight, take a bite out of central Richmond as Tasting Plates; Richmond Edition, visits 75 West Coast Grill, Cavu Kitchen Bar, Harold’s Bistro & Bar & 38 Sampal Korean BBQ. Arts: The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival continues…
Bard On The Beach : Taming Of The Shrew
The 30th Season of Bard on the Beach is underway, with Taming of the Shrew starting the season under the tents at Vanier Park. There are few spots in Vancouver nicer to spend a summer evening, add in a new adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies by a brilliant company and it’s a near…
Discover New Releases From Shari Ulrich & Mike Bryden
This week finds a pair of artists with record release events, veteran singer/songwriter Shari Ulrich launches her 9th studio album while children’s entertainer Mike Bryden makes his debut. First up, Shari Ulrich celebrates 45 years as a touring recording artist and player (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer and harmonica) with the Borealis Records release of…
Celebrate the Solstice at HR MacMillan Space Centre & MOV
The recent weather makes it hard to believe, but we still have one more week of spring. The Summer Solstice, next Friday, is a significant day for many cultures worldwide, and the Museum of Vancouver and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre welcome you to celebrate and learn about solstice with a 19+ summer kick-off party; Perspectives…
Queer Arts Festival celebrate rEvolution
The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF) opens June 17th, celebrating Vancouver’s queer arts, culture and history. Themed rEvolution, QAF 2019 closes on June 28th, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots which fittingly brought together the queer artists in New York’s Greenwich Village to push back against oppression. As it’s done for the…
Picks of the Week – June 12, 2019
We’re into the start of another hot spell, and the weather is pretty good too! Let’s see what hot picks are on this week! Musical: Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel about the precocious, pint-sized, imaginative student, Matilda the Musical is running at Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 14th. Global: The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s (VICO) 2019 Global…