It’s already mid-April, when will the April showers start to wane to make way for the May flowers? Here’s the picks of the week to brighten your day. Games: The big focus for the week will be on Vancouver Canucks as they host Calgary Flames for Game 1 & 2 of the NHL Playoffs on Wednesday…
Category: Theatre
Farewell, My Lovely at The Arts Club Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company has brought the cinema to the stage with the opening of Farewell, My Lovely at the Granville Island Stage. While the Raymond Chandler classic detective novel has been put to film three times and performed as radio plays, this is the first stage adaptation. The new play was developed as a Silver Commission Project,…
Picks of the Week – April 8, 2015
As the long weekend is behind us, we look forward to more spring events in the picks of the week; Kicks: The top ranked Whitecaps FC try to continue their upward trajectory against Columbus Crew tonight at BC Place Musical: Broadway across Canada brings the multiple Tony award winning musical The Book Of Mormon to…
Picks of the Week – April 1, 2015
No Foolin’ it’s the start of April already and Easter Long Weekend is upon us. Let’s see what’s hopping in the picks of the week. Benefit: Tonight at The Imperial, Matt Mays, Dustin Bentall, Adam Baldwin, and guests pay tribute to musician Jay Smith benefiting the Unison Benevolent Fund. Festival: Vancouver’s biggest dance music festival is…
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike @ Stanley
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award winning comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, is playing until April 19th at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. In spite of its references to the works of Chekov, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a ridiculously topical comedy. The mash-up of…
Picks of the Week – March 25, 2015
The first week of spring finds a lot of fun in the picks of the week; Cars: the 9th Annual Vancouver International Auto Show, is underway bringing the best and brightest cars & trucks for the coming years to Vancouver Convention Centre until Sunday. GoGo: Tonight, OK GO bring their pop style & sound to…
Picks of the Week – March 18, 2015
While it feels like it’s been around for a while already, Spring officially starts this weekend let’s see what spring fun we find in the picks of the week: Doll: Tonight at The Vogue Theatre, former Dresden Doll, Amanda Palmer performs her solo work. Iced: Vancouver Canucks play host to Columbus Blue Jackets at Rogers…