Halloween has come and gone, and this weekend Daylight Saving Time ends giving us that precious extra hour of sleep or time for the picks of the week Learn: Tonight at Vancouver Aquarium, celebrate Ocean Wise Month learning about the Sustainable Food Chain at Food Talks: From Boat to Table Laughs: Tonight, Irish comedian-actor Dylan…
Category: Music
2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Albums
The eight winning albums for the 2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize have been announced. The winners were chosen from four Short Lists, each representing a different musical era (1960-75, 1976-85, 1986-95, 1996-2005), and were curated by juries of music historians and music media. Two winners for each era were chosen from the 10 album…
Picks of the Week – October 26, 2016
This week we scare up a graveyard full of Halloween fun in the picks of the week Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of The Flick closes on Sunday at The Granville Island Stage while Bakersfield Mist continues until November 20th at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Glow: A new edition to the Halloween line-up, VanDusen Glow In The Gardens is a…
Picks of the Week – October 19, 2016
Days are getting shorter and darkness is overtaking us as we’re scaring up some fun in the picks of the week as Halloween sneaks up on us; Plates: Tonight, take a culinary trip around Yaletown with Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates – Yaletown edition. Icon: Tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, rock icon Alice Cooper brings…
Picks of the Week – October 12, 2016
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now for some fall and Halloween fun in the picks of the week… Flicks: There’s still a couple days left to catch a film at the 35th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival before it closes Oct 14th. Folk: Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat brings her folk sounds to The Vogue Theatre tonight Halloween: The…
Picks of the Week – October 5, 2016
Turkey time is upon us, while we spend the Thanksgiving long weekend with or thinking of our friends and family, we’ll keep ourselves entertained with these picks of the week; Films: The 35th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival continues to bring cinema from around the world to theatres around the city. Improv: You never what you’re going…
Light Organ Record’s Railtown Sessions – Oct 7
This week marks the third edition of Light Organ Record’s Railtown Sessions. The October 7th session features Vancouver singer / songwriter John Sponarski’s solo project Johnny 99. The veteran musician has most recently been on the road with Aaron Pritchett and the co-frontman for country-rock act Portage and Main. The Railtown Sessions allow Sponarski to…