The 18thAnnual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is bring over 100 events to the neighbourhood from October 27 to November 7, 2021. As the Downtown Eastside community starts to emerge from the pandemic, the Festival is excited to reconnect with its many dozens of community partners, including UBC Learning Exchange, Firehall Arts Centre,…
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Picks of the Week – October 6, 2021
As we hit another Thanksgiving weekend, I’m sure we can be thankful for the line-up of entertainment to pick from this week. If you haven’t already, it’s not too late to order your Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go from some local spots. Canoe: In the Vancouver Maritime Museum’s featured exhibition, on until July 3, 2022, Canoe Cultures ::…
Gateway Theatre welcomes audiences to the theatre & beyond for its 2021-22 Season
Richmond’s Gateway Theatre is the latest local company to reveal its upcoming season. Even before the pandemic, Gateway Theatre was developing plans for a different, and experimental, way of working. This work has helped the 38-year-old organization weather the COVID-19 era of uncertainty and adaptation. “This adaptive way of working instilled in us the ability…
Scotiabank Dance Centre Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Scotiabank Dance Centre, at its annual Open House on October 2nd. One of Canada’s flagship dance facilities, The Dance Centre is presenting a special edition of its popular Open House, featuring a performance on the outside wall of the building by Vancouver’s spectacular aerial dance company Aeriosa, and a…
Picks of the Week – September 22, 2021
Autumn is upon us, bringing a new slate of picks of the week to boost the summer’s entertainment Extended: Bard on the Beach has extended the run of its world premiere feature film, Done/Undone, now available on demand until October 31st Movie: Spiderman: Far From Home on the big screen at šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly the Queen…
VIFF Lights Up Cinemas this October
In just over a week, Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) gets underway with its 40th edition running October 1 – 11, 2021, featuring a festival program that includes more than 110 feature films, 77 shorts, and 20 events. All films will be presented in-cinema, in strict compliance with provincial COVID-19 health and safety protocols, and…
Urban Ink Unveils a Hybrid 21st Season of Stories That Transform Us.
As the TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival, co-presented by Urban Ink and The Cultch, prepares to get underway next week, Urban Ink is announcing its upcoming hybrid season. For its 21st season, Urban Ink continues to adapt to the ever-changing world with a season of digital and in-person performances. In the current cultural and political climate, Urban…