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…
Category: Theatre
Picks of the Week – July 27, 2022
We wrap up July by heading into Vancouver Pride Week and the BC Day Long Weekend with a whole host of activities in these picks of the week that will keep everyone entertained. Pride: Vancouver Pride festivities are underway with a selection of patios, lounges and parties popping up around town, leading up to the Pride…
Gateway Theatre Songs of Summer return
The pandemic created many organizations to pivot and come up with creative ways to keep their people and audiences stimulated and interested. One successful pivot was Gateway Theatre’s Songs of Summer outdoor concerts. Following the success of last year’s sold-out shows, Gateway Theatre returns with Songs of Summer on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Taking place in the…
Firehall Arts Centre announces its 40th Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 2022-2023 season line up with Artistic & Executive Producer, Donna Spencer sharing highlights of the Centre’s 40th anniversary season. Recently honoured with a Lieutenant Governors Arts and Music Award, The Firehall is entering its fourth decade of diverse, innovative and interdisciplinary programming, with a notable history of championing…
Picks of the Week – July 20, 2022
Already into the second half of July, we continue to find plenty of entertainment picks Boots: If you haven’t had the chance to see The Arts Club production of Kinky Boots, there’s still sometime before the hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein closed July 31st at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre Outside: Presentation House…
7th Annual Monsoon Festival Returns in August
The South Asian Arts Society has announced the line-up for the seventh annual Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts, returning August 5-31. “Our upcoming festival marks a return to live events, after what feels like an eternity. We’re sticking to our roots and presenting the premiere of a locally developed theatre piece…a site-specific play called…
Children’s Theatre of Richmond presents CATS: Young Actors Edition
Ignoring the recent film version, the musical CATS has been enjoyed by millions worldwide since its debut in 1981. Adapted from T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running Broadway classic tells the story of the Jellicle tribe of cats, each of whom aspires to ascend after death to “the Heaviside…