Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF), the city’s second largest film fest gets under way in one week. Running August 10 to 20, 2017, VQFF brings 11 days of award winning films, talkbacks, performances and parties. The Festival opens at the Vancouver Playhouse with the 2017 Sundance Award-winning film, I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en Otro…
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Vancouver Bach Festival welcomes Cinquecento
The Vancouver Bach Festival presented by Early Music Vancouver is now underway with shows at Christ Church Cathedral and The Chan Centre. Wednesday night’s program, Songs of Religious Upheaval featured the European quintet Cinquecento. For their first performance in Vancouver the group performed a selection of music from Reformation England by composers Thomas Tallis, Christopher…
Picks of the Week – Aug 2, 2017
The August long weekend in Vancouver is always packed with so much entertainment; Pride, Fireworks, Festivals, Concerts and more make it hard to choose the picks of the week… Lights: Look up, way up and witness the explosive entertainment of Celebration of Lights as United Kingdom lights the night tonight and Canada wows the crowds…
Harmony Arts Festival kicks off Friday
As other festivals come and go, Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver is still going strong after more than a quarter century. Centred on the Ambleside Waterfront from Ambleside Pier to John Lawson Park, the festival packs August 4th to 13th with music, arts, film and food, much of it free! Highlights of the…
Unique views of Honda Celebration of Light
The 27th Honda Celebration of Light is expected to bring one million plus spectators to the shores of English Bay July 29th, August 2nd and 5th. If standing amongst the masses to witness the fireworks spectacular isn’t your cup of tea there are a number of options for a more exclusive viewpoint of the event….
Picks of the Week – July 12
Mid-July and hopefully your summer is as hot as the weather. If not, the picks of the week have lots of finds for your week’s entertainment value. Food: Tonight, join other food lovers for Tasting Plates – Stadium District, experience the tastes of the eateries around BC Place and Rogers Arena Broadway: Give into the…
The Merchant of Venice at Bard on the Beach
The Merchant of Venice is now open on the Howard Family Stage at Bard on the Beach 2017. The thought provoking play, at first glance, seems dated in it’s views on Jews, Christian, marriage, women. However, when you break it down prejudice, revenge, distrust are themes that are timeless. While Shakespeare wrote the play over 4…