Mika – Venue – March 22, 2013 Kicking off his ‘Origins Of Love’ tour, Mika took to the stage at Venue in Vancouver for a stripped down set. Starting the show singing a solo piano version of “Grace Kelly” before being joined by two bandmates, who were also the opening DJs, for the remainder of…
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Picks Of The Week – March 20, 2013
It’s the last week of winter, time to dust off the cobwebs and spring clean! Spring Break: Play Dome, Canada’s largest indoor carnival continues bringing Spring Break fun for the whole family until Sunday March 24th at BC Place. Sounds: This Friday, March 22nd Mika brings his effervescent pop sounds to the Venue stage in…
Picks of the Week – March 13, 2013
Scanning the city and web, here’s what my picks of the weeks in the following categories. Sounds : At the Orpheum Theatre on March 15 & 16 at 8pm, the Vancouver Symphony’s A Celtic Celebration featuring guest performers Leahy will surely be a highlight for many people’s Saint Patrick’s Day. Sport : The Canucks vs…
Celebrities Re-opens After Renovations
Vancouver’s legendary Celebrities Nightclub reopened this week after a months long closure to renovate and recreate the old venue. Management Blueprint Events has taken care to recreate all the things people loved about the club and at first glace it seems quite the same but after examination it is different; newer, cleaner, brighter and flashier….
CelticFest Vancouver 2013
Can you hear the pipes? Starting this weekend you should be hearing a lot of pipes and Irish jigs around Vancouver as Celtic Fest gets under way. The celebration of Celtic heritage kicks off this Saturday March 9th with free entertainment and family fun at The Village at False Creek (Olympic Village) from noon until…
Squamish Valley Music Festival unveils 2013 line-up
Last Friday night at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver brandLIVE and Livenation Canada debuted the line-up for the 2013 Squamish Valley Music Festival. The evening featured performances by Yukon Blonde and Diamond Rings, both Canadian artists are in the line-up for the August 8-10 multi-stage event. Headlining the festival, which is fast becoming one of…
Inaugural Canadian Screen Awards 2013
Sunday night saw the debut of the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by Martin Short from Sony Centre in Toronto and broadcast on CBC. Replacing the formerly seperate Gemini – Television Awards and Genie – Film Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards celebrated the best in Canadian film, English language television (French tv has its own ceremony)…