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…
Category: Events
Winners: 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Sunday evening, the winners of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced with Tyra Banks hosting for the first time. Broadcast live from Stage 16 at the Warner Bros studios in Hollywood, on the Pop Network in the U.S., with a host of daytime tv’s who’s who in attendance. Talk Shows, Game Shows, Dramas, Food and…
Get sweet on DOXA 2015
In just over a week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival opens for another season of great non-fiction films and events. The 14th Annual DOXA Festival runs April 30 – May 10, this year’s program includes nearly 100 films, talks and special programs. A $3 membership to the non-profit Documentary Media Society, gains access to the global line up…
Earth Day 2015
While Earth Day is officially tomorrow, April 22nd, there are plenty of events through the week to help bring awareness to our planet. Earth Day began in 1970 at a time of increased awareness of global issues, the war in Vietnam was raging on, Americans who were consuming gas at record rates and about to hit…
Invisible Threads at Vancouver Maritime Museum
Last week, a very interesting and historic exhibit opened at Vancouver Maritime Museum, Invisible Threads: Life Saving Sugihara Visas and the Journey to Vancouver. The exhibit tells the history of thousands of Jewish refugees who fled Nazi occupied Europe and were able to escape to Japan as a result of Japanese vice-council to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara….
2015 MTV Movie Awards
Sunday night, the 2015 MTV Movie Awards were televised from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by the hilarious, and often very blue, comedian Amy Schumer, who mocked nearly every big movie and actor of the year to mostly big laughs. While the show celebrates the past year in movies it also promotes a lot of…
WXA100 at @thisopenspace
This weekend Vancouver-based design company WXA100, the brainchild of Emily Carr University graduates Artem K and Warren Cheng, launches their latest collection. Friday to Monday at @thisopenspace at 434 Columbia Street, Vancouver, the WXA100 duo of Warren Cheng and Artem K invite the public to celebrate the launch of their new collection of limited run…