The 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival presented by Dancers of Damelahamid honours Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world. On stage from March 4th to 6th, at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC in Vancouver and from March 7th to 9th, at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster. Audiences…
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Picks of the Week – February 19, 2025
The plethora of great activities in the picks of the week help make time fly as we move into the last half of February! Rugby: The biggest party in town, Vancouver SVNS celebrates its 10th year as the three day Rugby Sevens tournament returns to BC Place February 21-23 Trust: Until March 2, The Arts…
Vancouver Opera Announces a Blockbuster 2025-26 Season
On the heals of the opening of Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Vancouver Opera has announced it’s 2025–2026 Blockbuster Season with three classic opera productions. The 2025-2026 season begins in October with Verdi’s eternally thrilling Rigoletto, followed by Mozart’s light-hearted Così fan tutte in February 2026. La Bohème, Puccini’s enduring love story, closes the season in blockbuster…
Picks of the Week – February 12, 2025
A big weekend is looming with many making plans for St Valentine’s Day and Family Day, good thing there’s plenty to do in these picks of the week Chocolate: Wrapping up Friday, the 15th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival brings the warmth of a flavourful cup of cocoa from 80+ vendors from White Rock to Whistler Farce: Until…
O.Dela Arts and The Dance Centre Present The 7th Matriarchs Uprising Festival
The seventh edition of Matriarchs Uprising presented by O.Dela Arts, in partnership with The Dance Centre returns February 19-22. Presented at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Morrow, and online, the celebration of contemporary dance by Indigenous women artists, offers 4 unique programs of live performance, along with artist-lead conversations, masterclasses, community workshops and the Indigi-Dance on-demand film…
Vancouver Opera Takes Off with Jonathan Dove’s FLIGHT
Vancouver Opera takes off it to 2025 with its production of Jonathan Dove’s acclaimed contemporary opera, Flight, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two more shows February 13 & 16. Directed by Morris Panych with Conductor Leslie Dala, Flight was composed by Dove with a Libretto by April de Angelis and is loosely inspired by…
Picks of the Week – February 5, 2025
This week’s burst of cold weather reminds us that Winter is still with us but we have plenty to entertaining activities to warm us through the week. Dine: Wrapping up February 9th, there’s still time to book a table for one of Dine Out Vancouver Festival 350 restaurants from all across the lower mainland offering fix…