The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of the award-winning The Elephant Wrestler for a short run, only until Saturday, November 5 at The Historic Theatre. New Zealand’s Indian Ink Theatre Company takes the audience on a trip to the mayhem, and magic of India. Inspired by a traditional Indian…
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Picks of the Week – November 2, 2016
Halloween has come and gone, and this weekend Daylight Saving Time ends giving us that precious extra hour of sleep or time for the picks of the week Learn: Tonight at Vancouver Aquarium, celebrate Ocean Wise Month learning about the Sustainable Food Chain at Food Talks: From Boat to Table Laughs: Tonight, Irish comedian-actor Dylan…
Bakersfield Mist at The Arts Club Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Bakersfield Mist, now playing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, reminds the audience just how subjective the art world really is, and who decides what makes a masterpiece. Award-winning playwright Stephen Sachs based Bakersfield Mist on a true event. Detailed in the documentary “Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock” tells the…
2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Albums
The eight winning albums for the 2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize have been announced. The winners were chosen from four Short Lists, each representing a different musical era (1960-75, 1976-85, 1986-95, 1996-2005), and were curated by juries of music historians and music media. Two winners for each era were chosen from the 10 album…
Picks of the Week – October 26, 2016
This week we scare up a graveyard full of Halloween fun in the picks of the week Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of The Flick closes on Sunday at The Granville Island Stage while Bakersfield Mist continues until November 20th at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Glow: A new edition to the Halloween line-up, VanDusen Glow In The Gardens is a…
Picks of the Week – October 19, 2016
Days are getting shorter and darkness is overtaking us as we’re scaring up some fun in the picks of the week as Halloween sneaks up on us; Plates: Tonight, take a culinary trip around Yaletown with Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates – Yaletown edition. Icon: Tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, rock icon Alice Cooper brings…
King of the Yees at Gateway Theatre
The Gateway Theatre’s 2016-17 season has opened with the Canadian Premier of “King of the Yees”. Award-winning playwright Lauren Yee’s semi-autobiographical play may be set in San Francisco’s Chinatown but it is transferable to our own Chinatown and Chinese heritage. Told as a play within a play, King of the Yees, breaks the fourth wall…