The ghosts and ghouls of Halloween have come and gone but perhaps some candy lingers on, but burn it off with some November entertainment in the Picks of the Week… Rock: Danish rockers New Politics play the Rio Theatre tonight along with Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Saint Joan continues…
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Broken Sex Doll at The Cultch
The Virtual Stage’s Broken Sex Doll returns to The Cultch, York Theatre, this November, bringing sci-fi musical comedy fun to break up the dreary, dark days. After a sold out run last year, the 2014 tour of Broken Sex Doll is now bigger and better, filled with singing, sex and robots. Director Andy Thompson says, “Putting this…
Saint Joan storms The Arts Club
Who would have thought that a play written nearly a century ago, about a martyr born six centuries ago would be so topical today. George Bernard Shaw’s 1924 play, Saint Joan, has many parallels to today’s geo-political/religious landscape. The protagonists leads troops into battle in the name of her god, her followers went blindly after…
Picks of the Week – October 29, 2014
The spooks are upon us, Halloween events will be everywhere but there’s plenty of non-Halloween happenings too. The picks of the week include: Indie: Australia’s Boy and Bear bring their engaging stage rapport and lively indie folk/rock to the Commodore Ballroom tonight. YouTube: Down Under YouTube jokesters, The Janoskians, bring their pranks and laughs to…
Music Creates Opportunity at The Cultch
Swagger: Pronunciation: \?swa-g?r\ Function: verb: . marked by elegance or showiness . how one presents him or her self to the world. There was plenty of swagger in last night’s opening performance of Music Creates Opportunity at The Cultch. The Bboyizm Dance Company show is a tour de force of dance, mainly hip hop, with elements of…
Picks of the Week – October 22, 2014
Halloween is sneaking up on us, it’s lurking just around the corner but there’s still a lot of other activities and fun to see and do in the city without putting on a costume or trick-or-treating. The Picks of the Week include: Writers: the Vancouver International Writer’s Festival is underway with hundreds of events centered…
Access To Music Foundation AGM & Celebration
Access to Music Foundation is a local foundation dedicated to providing BC’s children and youth with the tools to develop critical and analytical skills, self- esteem, and academic achievement through music education. Tomorrow, Access to Music Foundation (AtoM) is hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at CBC Vancouver’s Studio 700. Keynote speaker Canadian musician &…