Vancouver International Vertical Dance Summit (VIVDS) takes dance to new heights and dimensions from June 9 – 15th. Vertical dance is an emerging form of dance that uses rock climbing equipment to suspend dancers off the ground on a range of vertical surfaces. The ability to incorporate vertical as well as horizontal paths, allows for…
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Picks of the Week – June 5, 2019
June begins, bringing us ever closer to the start of summer. The last official week’s of spring bring us plenty of entertainment and attractions in our picks of the week. Tacos: It’s the last days to taste and vote for the entries in Vancouver Foodster’s Taco Challenge. Try them all, like I have, and choose…
Here We Go Again, Cher!
Cher – Rogers Arena – May 30, 2019 The Goddess of Pop, Cher, brought her “Here We Go Again” tour to Vancouver. Rogers Arena was abuzz with excitement as Nile Rogers and Chic, legends in their own right, took the stage in support. With a songbook covering a wide range of genres, decades and artists,…
Picks of the Week – May 29, 2019
As expected from Gemini season, it seems there’s double the entertainment on offer as we move into June’s first picks of the week Rain: Seven Tyrants closes their first season at Tyrant Studios with the remount from last season’s award-winning “A Steady Rain” from May 23rd – 31st. Musical: Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel about the precocious, pint-sized, imaginative…
Outdoor Music Festivals 2019
This week, Victoria’s Rifflandia Festival announced that it was unfortunately not returning for 2019, joining a number of other festivals taking a break due until 2020. However, there are still lots more acts coming to music festival stages around the Pacific Northwest to fill our summer with great music. Here’s a list of some of the…
Matilda The Musical, Mesmerizes
“Children Are Maggots”, that is the motto of the Crunchem Hall Primary School, run by grim headmistress Miss Trunchbull, in Matilda The Musical. Now playing at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Matilda the Musical is based on Roald Dahl’s children’s fantasy novel, adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin….
2019 PNE Summer Night Concerts
The line-up has only just been announced, but already the 2019 PNE Summer Night Concert Series is building anticipation. Once again, each summer night at 8:30pm the Pacific National Exhibition will come alive with the sounds of music, and this morning is your chance to get tickets to the PNE Summer Night Concerts, the summer’s…