Canada Day 2019 is here to wrap up the first long weekend of summer, with plenty of great fun to help celebrate your Canadian Pride. Here’s a selection of celebrations from around Metro Vancouver: Canada Day at Canada Place : The hub of Metro Vancouver’s celebrations starts with a citizenship ceremony at 10am then entertainment and…
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Indian Summer Festival brings local & international arts together
The 9th annual Indian Summer Festival returns to Vancouver, from July 4 to 14, bringing locally and internationally renowned artists to venues around the city. With the provocative theme of ‘Tricksters, Magicians, and Oracles,’ the 2019 festival lineup features futurists, novelists, stand-up comedians, musicians and storytellers from around the world. “What we need more than…
Get Jazzed for Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Get ready for another spectacular 10 days of world class music as TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival – turns 34 tomorrow! The Festival is British Columbia’s largest music and arts event, with 1,800 artists, 300 performances, 35 venues, and 150+ free shows, taking place June 21 to July 1, 2019. This year’s Festival lineup includes: Wu-Tang Clan, The…
Discover New Releases From Shari Ulrich & Mike Bryden
This week finds a pair of artists with record release events, veteran singer/songwriter Shari Ulrich launches her 9th studio album while children’s entertainer Mike Bryden makes his debut. First up, Shari Ulrich celebrates 45 years as a touring recording artist and player (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer and harmonica) with the Borealis Records release of…
Celebrate the Solstice at HR MacMillan Space Centre & MOV
The recent weather makes it hard to believe, but we still have one more week of spring. The Summer Solstice, next Friday, is a significant day for many cultures worldwide, and the Museum of Vancouver and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre welcome you to celebrate and learn about solstice with a 19+ summer kick-off party; Perspectives…
Queer Arts Festival celebrate rEvolution
The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF) opens June 17th, celebrating Vancouver’s queer arts, culture and history. Themed rEvolution, QAF 2019 closes on June 28th, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots which fittingly brought together the queer artists in New York’s Greenwich Village to push back against oppression. As it’s done for the…
Vancouver Foodster Best Taco Challenge 2019 Results
The results are in! People have tasted and voted for their favourites in the 6th Vancouver Foodster Taco Challenge . Over the past weeks, public and a panel of media judges, including myself, have been tasting and voting for our favourite tacos from a selection of participating eateries around Metro Vancouver. As with other Vancouver…