In just a few days, the sporting world will turn its eye to Canada as the FIFA Women’s World Cup begins on June 6th. The seventh time the Women’s World Cup has been contested, the 2015 edition sees Canada’s first hosting duties of a senior World Cup, having previously hosted the 1987 FIFA U-16 World…
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Polaris Panels kick off in Vancouver
Wednesday night, the 2015 Polaris Music Prize campaign starts off with the first in a nationwide series of Polaris Panels. Last week, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, Steve Jordan, announced plans for a series of Polaris Panels in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. Replacing the former Salons, Polaris Panels…
Across The Top Of The World exhibit opens
This newest exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Across The Top Of The World: The Quest For The Northwest Passage is now open. If you’re a history fan of any kind this exhibition covers it all, from British Maritime and Naval History, to Canada’s birth of a nation, and Inuit History to the discovery of the…
Picks of the Week – May 13, 2015
Victoria Day long weekend is upon is, the pseudo start to the Summer Entertainment Season. Let’s see what the Picks of the Week includes; Taste: New Westminster gets a visit from the hungry explorers as Tasting Plates visits New West tonight. Cups: After being snowed-out last week, Whitecaps FC gets their Voyageurs Cup campaign underway…
DOXA Closing Night
The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday with closing night film “Iris” preceded by the 2015 festival awards. The 2015 Jurors choose the following films in the four categories; Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming: Victoria Lean for “After The Last River” DOXA Short Documentary Award: Dan Popa for “Island & Flight”…
Vancouver Farmers Markets turn 20!
In 1995, a few hundred people descended upon the Croatian Cultural Centre where 8 brave farmers had set up the first Vancouver Farmers Market. Now 20 years later, Farmers Markets are firmly entrenched in the city’s landscape and are a welcome shopping destination for hundreds of locals. The first of this Summer’s weekly markets, in Yaletown,…
Picks of the Week – April 29, 2015
Closing out the month, we’ll soon see if our April Showers do indeed bring May Flowers. In the meantime, here’s my picks of the week; Laughs: Comedy couple Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally bring their Summer of 69: No apostrophe tour to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight. Docs: The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival gets underway…