Scare up some spooktacular entertainment starting this Friday! Fright Nights takes over Playland starting Friday October 7th. Serve up some chilled with 7 haunted houses; Asylum, Darkness, Fear, Car-N-Evil, Haunted Mansion, Hollywood Horrors and Keepers Doll Factory. Live thrills are provided by the returning Monsters of Schlock comedy-stunt show, Radiant Heat Fire Troupe and 90 monsters…
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Light Organ Record’s Railtown Sessions – Oct 7
This week marks the third edition of Light Organ Record’s Railtown Sessions. The October 7th session features Vancouver singer / songwriter John Sponarski’s solo project Johnny 99. The veteran musician has most recently been on the road with Aaron Pritchett and the co-frontman for country-rock act Portage and Main. The Railtown Sessions allow Sponarski to…
VIFF 2016 – Vancouver International Film Festival
It’s time to get studying and make your picks for the flicks you want to catch during the Vancouver Film Festival (VIFF), running September 29 – October 14, 2016. VIFF 2016 debuts a restructured format for the 35th annual festival. The new format “expands the frame” turning VIFF from just a series of screenings into a multi-experiential stream…
Kaytranada wins 2016 Polaris Music Prize
This week the 2016 Polaris Music Prize was presented to Kaytranada for his debut album, 99.9%. Last year’s winner, Buffy Sainte-Marie made the announcement at the Polaris Music Prize Gala at the Carlu in Toronto. “For me, it’s crazy to get this award,” said Kaytranada. “It’s really, truly, a big honour. It’s amazing. Ceci est pour…
Interior Design Show Vancouver opens this week
Since 2004, Interior Design Show Vancouver (formerly IDS West) has grown to become Western North America’s premier residential interior design showcase. Last year, over 35,000 visited the public showcase at Vancouver Convention Centre to view 275 exhibitors from the design world. This year’s show is open to the public this Thursday evening for the Party on Opening…
2016 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist Revealed.
Last week, the 2016 Polaris Music Prize shortlist was announced. The top 10 artists vying for the title of the best Canadian album of the year are Andy Shauf, Basia Bulat, Black Mountain, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grimes, Jessy Lanza, Kaytranada, Pup, U.S. Girls and White Lung. This year marks the highest number of female/female-fronted acts…
Canada Sevens Vancouver 2017 – Early Bird Tickets
The inaugural HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver in Spring 2016 was met with great response. Vancouverites and visitors turned out in droves for the two days of world class rugby sevens. The action returns to BC Place in 2017 with the HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver taking place March 11 & 12, 2017. Ticket prices have been…