Most patrons of Bard On The Beach, have a love for Shakespeare but for the 30th Anniversary season, the Festival has flipped the script to present Shakespeare In Love. Directed by Daryl Cloran, (director of The Beatles themed As You Like It from Bard’s 2018 season), this adaptation of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film of…
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Indian Summer Festival brings local & international arts together
The 9th annual Indian Summer Festival returns to Vancouver, from July 4 to 14, bringing locally and internationally renowned artists to venues around the city. With the provocative theme of ‘Tricksters, Magicians, and Oracles,’ the 2019 festival lineup features futurists, novelists, stand-up comedians, musicians and storytellers from around the world. “What we need more than…
Get Jazzed for Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Get ready for another spectacular 10 days of world class music as TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival – turns 34 tomorrow! The Festival is British Columbia’s largest music and arts event, with 1,800 artists, 300 performances, 35 venues, and 150+ free shows, taking place June 21 to July 1, 2019. This year’s Festival lineup includes: Wu-Tang Clan, The…
Picks of the Week : June 19, 2019
The first official weekend of summer kicks the season off with a bounty of entertaining picks Eat: Tonight, take a bite out of central Richmond as Tasting Plates; Richmond Edition, visits 75 West Coast Grill, Cavu Kitchen Bar, Harold’s Bistro & Bar & 38 Sampal Korean BBQ. Arts: The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival continues…
Bard On The Beach : Taming Of The Shrew
The 30th Season of Bard on the Beach is underway, with Taming of the Shrew starting the season under the tents at Vanier Park. There are few spots in Vancouver nicer to spend a summer evening, add in a new adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies by a brilliant company and it’s a near…
Discover New Releases From Shari Ulrich & Mike Bryden
This week finds a pair of artists with record release events, veteran singer/songwriter Shari Ulrich launches her 9th studio album while children’s entertainer Mike Bryden makes his debut. First up, Shari Ulrich celebrates 45 years as a touring recording artist and player (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer and harmonica) with the Borealis Records release of…
Picks of the Week – June 12, 2019
We’re into the start of another hot spell, and the weather is pretty good too! Let’s see what hot picks are on this week! Musical: Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel about the precocious, pint-sized, imaginative student, Matilda the Musical is running at Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 14th. Global: The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s (VICO) 2019 Global…