Even though we are still in the thick of COVID-19 restrictions, we still find plenty of July entertainment and activities with a slightly new look for some of the picks of summer 2020 Play: It wouldn’t be summer in Vancouver without Playland, this year you will find different procedures but the fun begins July 19th….
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The Polygon Magic Hour Kicks Off Its Summer Season
A jewel on the North Vancouver Lonsdale Waterfront, The Polygon is open and the Gallery recently announced its summer exhibition line-up. Kicking off the season this Friday evening by inviting the public to Magic Hour, a physically distanced community gathering taking place from 5-9pm. Cates Deck is one of North Vancouver’s newly designated outdoor drinking…
Picks of the Week: Canada Day 2020
Happy Canada Day! Celebrating Canada Day is taking on a very different format in this COVID era of physical distancing and group gathering restrictions. Most of the annual celebrations have moved online for the health and safety of citizens. Here’s a look at a few of the local celebrations that you can tune into for…
Queer Arts Festival makes a ‘Wicked’ reimagining
The 12th annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF), Vancouver’s artist-run, professional, multi-disciplinary roister of queer arts, culture and history, takes place July 16 – 26, 2020 with this year’s theme: Wicked. Art keeps us connected, especially during the age of physical distancing. The QAF and SUM Gallery are committed to artists amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
Picks of the Week – June 24, 2020
Another month is coming to a close, but not before there’s another selection of entertaining summer picks BBQ: Due to popular demand, the Pacific National Exhibition has added another weekend to its drive-thru event, A Taste of the PNE – Car-B-Q – June 27 -28, 2020. Docs: Curl up with a good documentary as DOXA Documentary Film Festival, returns…
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival moves in a new direction
The show must go on! Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge, is gearing up its 32nd year. For 2020, a reimagined Dancing on the Edge is coming to stage and screens, July 2nd to 11th. In this COVID-era, the festival has had to adapt to the new reality of physical distancing, health…
Picks of the Week – June 17, 2020
Summer begins! Somehow it feels like we lost a whole season but we are slowing emerging from our Covid-19 spring to kick off the season with Father’s Day weekend and much more entertainment in these picks Solstice: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Celebrates the Solstice with renowned indigenous storytellers Dallas Yellowfly and Alysha Collie presenting “How the…