The West of Main Art Walk presented by Artists in our Midst is celebrating 25 years of open-door artistic explorations May 27 & 28, 2017. Celebrating with its largest-ever event, the Art Walk stretches from Point Grey to Main Street and from Granville Island to 41st Avenue, with more than 50 vibrant and diverse artists sharing their works…
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Comedy on Wheels: Celebrating Canada’s Birthday with Belly Laughs!
Need to start your Long Weekend with a laugh? Comedy on Wheels: Celebrating Canada’s Birthday with Belly Laughs! presented by Award-winning theatre company Realwheels Theatre is the just thing you’re looking for this week, May 18-20. In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, Comedy on Wheels will showcase members of the disability community in performances that…
Picks of the Week : May 10, 2017
We’re away in Europe right now but doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to do in Vancouver, these are the picks of the week if we were at home. Films: The 2017 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, continues to bring days of docs to screens around the city, until this Sunday. Improv: Laughter make the perfect gift this…
Traces of Words coming to MOA
Traces of Words : Art and Calligraphy from Asia is a new exhibit opening May 11th at Museum of Anthropology (MOA). From Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions and Qu’ranic manuscripts, to Afghan graffiti and digital creations from Japan, Traces of Words: Arts and Calligraphy from Asia honours the special significance that written forms hold across many diverse…
Picks of the Week – May 3, 2017
It’s time to see if those April showers really did bring us May flowers while we’re out and about checking the picks of the week. Social: Canada’s largest social media conference Social Media Camp brings novices, experts, and enthusiasts together in Victoria, BC this week. Punk: The Commodore Ballroom welcomes punk supergroup Me First and The…
Picks of the Week – April 26, 2017
While the rain keep piling up, let’s see what fun we can find in the picks of the week to take our minds off of it. Taste: Explore the flavours of the North Shore on Tasting Plates North Van Edition tonight Folk: British folk singer/songwriter Laura Marling takes the stage at The Vogue Theatre on…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Returns
DOXA Documentary Film Festival returns to screens around Vancouver this May 4th to 14th, bringing over a hundred film screenings, panels, workshops and artists talks to cinemas across the city. The 2017 Festival opens with Marie Clements’ documentary musical The Road Forward, a celebration of First Nations history and a portrait of a people who…