In spite of a recent wintery blast, Spring approaches and entertaining activities bloom in these picks Improv: The Improv Centre welcomes improv-legend Colin Mochrie for 5 show starting tonight, while they are all sold out there’s plenty of improv theatre sports comedy still available on the weekend. Italy: Music, Food, Family are all on the table…
Category: Music
Festival du Bois Celebrates its 35th Anniversary
Come and say “bonjour!” as Festival du Bois, returns to Maillardville at Coquitlam’s Mackin Park, March 8-10. As the festival celebrates its 35th Anniversary in the heart of BC’s francophone culture, visitors can expect a weekend of richly diverse music and dance, fabulous food, fun on-site activities and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Festival du…
Picks of the Week – February 28, 2024
A leap year gives us an extra day to find plenty of entertaining picks of the week! Dates: It’s the last chance to turn Wednesday into Date Night with the performers celebrating dating, relationships, and everything between in a night full of laughs about love at The Improv Centre tonight. Things: Until March 3rd, find the joy in everything…
City Opera Vancouver Presents the Canadian Premiere of Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt
Leap into the leap year with City Opera Vancouver’s presentation of the Canadian premiere of Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt, at the York Theatre from February 29th to March 3rd. Directed by the acclaimed Ann Hodges, under the baton of City Opera Vancouver Artistic Director Gordon Gerrard, composer Missy…
Catch the new comedy musical Sigma Acapella on Granville Island, opening March 18
A witty new musical is opening March 18, Rushed Productions presents the world premiere of Annahis Basmadjian’s Sigma Acapella. The new original musical production, with a brand-new score, and a one-of-a-kind script arguably never before seen on stage. Theatre and musical fans of all ages will enjoy an evening of song, laughs, a relatable cast…
Chemainus Theatre Festival Celebrates 30th Anniversary Season
Vancouver Island’s Chemainus Theatre Festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary with the announcement of its 2024 Season. For thirty seasons, the iconic domed theatre has welcomed audiences from near and far to the seaside village for fine dining at the Playbill Dining Room and presentations of rousing musicals, raucous comedies, heartfelt dramas and great Canadiana. 2024…
Vancouver Opera Reveals Its 65th Anniversary Season
As Vancouver Opera recent presentation of Don Pasquale marks the midway of the current season the Company prepares to celebrate its 65th anniversary with the announcement of its 2024–2025 season. In October, Strauss’ eternally-charming Die Fledermaus opens the season, followed by Jonathan Dove’s compassionate contemporary classic Flight in February 2025. Puccini’s sublime masterpiece Madama Butterfly…