Wednesday night saw the music industry media and insiders celebrating the grand reopening of the new and improved Rickshaw Theatre. Located near the corner of Main & Hastings Street, the 70’s era theatre was orginally built to show Chinese language kung-fu films but closed in the early 80’s and after sitting abandoned for over 2 decades it was brought…
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What’s on Weekend – Oct 20-22, 2011
Another week, another fun-filled weekend of festivities Thursday Oct 20 – enter a world of words, take part in one of the many readings, talks, interviews with 100 of the worlds top authors at the Vancouver International Writer’s Festival on until Sunday. – Canadian writer Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad opens at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley…
Enter a World Of Words at the 2011 Vancouver International Writers Festival
Coming up next week is the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Named Canada’s best large literary festival by the Canadian Tourism Commission in 2010, this year’s event runs October 18-23 in venues throughout Granville Island. For 24 years the festival has attracted the best and brightest of the literary world, like: Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Roddy…
What’s On Weekend – Oct 13 -16, 2011
Thursday Oct 13 – supporting his newest release “Sunset Sea”, David Suzuki “Playlist for the Planet” winner, Danny Michel is at the Biltmore Cabaret – The Waldorf welcomes SISKIYOU, Christopher Smith and The Beckon Call Friday Oct 14 – if you’ve got tweens you know how big Selena Gomez is, she brings her tour to…
What’s on weekend – Oct 6 – 10, 2011
Long weekend good times! Thursday Oct 6, 2011 – the lovely Lisa Hannigan brings her sweet vocals to the Media Club – Eco-Fashion Week continues through Friday – it’s Basic Thursday downtown at new Vinyl Retro Lounge Friday Oct 7, 2011 -rock icons Moody Blues perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Cut Copy perform a sold…
BC Lions Raise The Roof on BC Place
BC Lions vs Edmonton Eskimos – BC Place – Sept 30, 2011 A crowd of 50000+ packed into the new and improved BC Place to witness the Lions beat the Eskimos 33-24. It seemed many arrived early to get their first glimpse of the interior of the new Lion’s Den for the first time since…
What’s on Weekend – September 29 – October 02, 2011
Busy Busy Bizzay! Thursday Sept 29 – Ongoing until October 14th is the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival – head down to 455 Abbott St in Vancouver for Vinyl: retro lounge’s Grand Opening – International Design Show West brings together some of the best and brightest in interior design to the Vancouver Convention Centre until…