The American Memorial Day weekend always brings in influx of visitors across the border as our southern neighbours kick off their summer season. Roadtrip: the big event of the weekend for people on both sides of the border is the Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge in George, Washington. Heading up the line-up is Mumford…
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Vancouver Art Gallery : Grand Hotel
Whether it’s a exemplary tale of great service, horror stories of run down rooms, stunning architecture or dream stays seen in films, everyone has a tale to tell about a hotel. Vancouver Art Gallery has assembled a collection of these stories for their summer exhibit, Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life, running until September 15. The…
Picks Of The Week: May 15, 2013
The summer doesn’t officially start for another month but the May long weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the season. Blockbuster Movies, Fairs and Midways, Concerts all begin get people out and about to take in Victoria Day. Spit: After a too long hiatus, SPIT returns for a Thursday night adventure, Kiss Of Life, at…
Of Monsters & Men kicks of North American Tour
Of Monsters & Men – Orpheum Theatre – May 12, 2013 Iceland’s Of Monsters & Men took to The Opheum Theatre stage in Vancouver to start their North American tour. Following on from a May 4th appearance on Saturday Night Live the band is touring in support of their debut album “My Head Is An…
Picks Of The Week: May 8, 2013
It’s time to celebrate our Mom’s! Remember Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 12th. Show: Take Mom out for some fun and step back a few decades with The Music Of Abba featuring Arrival a cover band from Sweden when they bring the music to River Rock Show Theatre on Sunday May 12th Stage: Dreamgirls…
Picks Of The Week: May 1, 2013
Happy May Day! As April showers bring May flowers for other parts here in Vancouver we’re already well into spring bloom and activities. Show: Stop by The Biltmore Cabaret Thursday May 2nd for a multi-act show (pictured) with folk, rock songstress T. Nile leading the night of music. Also featuring Fields of Green, Dirty Spells,…
Picks Of The Week: April 24, 2013
Hard to believe April is already coming to a close. Have we seen enough April showers to bring May flowers? Scene: Celebrities Nightclub and TFD Presents Liberace Thursday‘s welcome RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 Roxxxy Andrews performing along with DJ Zack Shore and Liberace’s GoGo Boys Stage: Vancouver East Side Cultural Centre, The Cultch looks…