Wrapping up the month and moving into June, let’s see what’s entertaining picks are on the list. Piano: May 28th at Christ Church Cathedral, Music On Main presents Vicky Chow Plays Philip Glass Piano Etudes Book 2, a follow up to Chow’s sold-out performance last spring. Improv: With a special opening night tomorrow, The Improv Centre on Granville Island…
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Global Soundscapes Festival Returns June 6-9
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s Global Soundscapes Festival returns for four days of classical and world music. From June 6-9 audiences will experience a rich line-up of sounds and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. Festival concerts showcase outstanding local musicians alongside acclaimed national and international guest ensembles. Featured acts include Taiwan’s Little Giant Chinese Chamber…
Arts Club’s Guys & Dolls Shines Bright With Dazzling Star Power
Until June 30th at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Guys & Dolls welcomes audiences with thousands of dazzling lights. Then, as the live score rises, the ensemble brings the energy of New York City streets to life, and the audience can feel they’re about to watch something special. The Tony Award-winning…
OUROFEST Kicks Off This Weekend
OURO Collective kicks off its inaugural biennial OUROFEST this weekend, May 25–28, 2024 at venues around downtown. Celebrating 10 years of the eclectic OURO Collective, the four-day festival will feature dance battles and performances by local, national, and youth artists at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Robson Square, and Q7 Studios. Workshops will also…
6th Annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival Offers Free & Tickets Concerts
Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Society brings the 6th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival to The Annex and Roundhouse Exhibition Hall from May 23rd to 26th. The festival redefines Chinese music with ground-breaking cross-cultural collaboration through three concerts and free community events. “This is the 6th annual Sound of Dragon Festival in Vancouver where we…
Picks of the Week – May 15, 2024
Mid-May with a long weekend ahead, and summer is just a month away, with the picks of the week heating up too Pucks: Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs returns to Rogers Arena as Vancouver Canucks play host to Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 tomorrow evening. Heritage: Odd Meridian Arts’ 2nd ahmm (Asian Heritage Month at Morrow) festival, running until May…
Firehall Arts Centre Wraps The Season With Paddle Song
The Firehall Arts Centre 2023-2024 season comes to a close with Cheri Maracle’s Paddle Song, from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, June 2. Last performed at Firehall in 2021, Paddle Song is an energetic and humorous one-woman musical reflecting on the proud life and legacy of trailblazing Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson. Paddle Song captures…