This month, summer comes to (formerly Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza) at 630 Hamilton Street. Sunset cinema and dance enliven the square outside the theatre while comedy, music and art take hold inside. Dance Dance Dance! This Friday, August 12 dust off your dancing shoes and join Dance in Transit for an outdoor FREE Latin dance…
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music, concerts, theatre, arts and performance
Bard on the Beach Welcomes Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, the third production of the Bard on the Beach 2022 season has taken the stage at Vanier Park. The Howard Family Stage has been stunningly transformed into fair Verona, where we lay our scene by Set Designer Pam Johnson. Director Anita Rochon begins this performance at the end with Juliet waking from…
Picks of the Week – August 10, 2022
The summer clock is ticking faster along, we’d better make the most of these last weeks! Good thing there’s still plenty to do in these picks of the week Sundaes: The Vancouver Foodster Best Sundae Challenge continues until Sunday August 28th with chilled challengers around town presenting their best sweet Sundae treats for voting by the public…
VQFF is back, in-person, for its 34th Festival
This week, Out On Screen brings back the 34th Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). Running August 11-21, online and in person, the festival has a theme of “Make It Yours” inviting audiences to return to the political grassroots. VQFF expands video-on-demand selections provincewide with 2-3 theatre screenings per-day in Vancouver. 97 films from 20 countries,…
People Come Together for Nchem?u?s Day at Presentation House Theatre
Presentation House Theatre (PHT) is opening its doors and grounds to the public on August 25th for Nchem?u?s Day, a day of sharing with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, Elders, artists, storytellers and friends. The free annual event welcomes the community to celebrate “people coming together”. The day features artwork unveilings, a carving demonstration, traditional and untraditional storytelling,…
Picks of the Week – August 3, 2023
As summer turns to August, we feel that it’s moving along far too swiftly so we’d best make the most of the picks of the week. Sundaes: Vancouver Foodster has just the thing to beat the heat of August, the Vancouver Foodster Best Sundae Challenge starts today August 3rd, running until Sunday August 28th with…
Guide My Way: A Celebration of the Music from Sedna comes to York Theatre
For one night only, Friday August 12th at the York Theatre, Urban Ink presents Guide My Way: A Celebration of the Music from Sedna. Guide My Way premieres the music from Sedna and shines a spotlight on Vancouver musical performers; Corey Payette, Chelsea Rose, Merewyn Comeau, with a feature performance by the JUNO nominated singer-songwriter…