At this time of year, some of us remember a uniquely West Coast yuletide tradition – Yulin’ with the Page – the Sports Page year-end wrap up episodes. Even if you weren’t a sports fan, the episodes were well worth watching. To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the beloved show, Sports Page – The Exhibit…
Getaway for Christmas at The Empress
Many of the Christmas traditions we know and love were established in Victorian England, and that Christmas charm lives on in the city of Victoria. Central to Victoria’s Yuletide spirit is the famed Fairmont Empress. The grand Castle on the Coast is making spirits bright with Christmas at the Empress, the first festive season following its…
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast roars into Arts Club
Who doesn’t start humming the tune and lyrics … ‘tale as old as time’ when they think about Disney’s Beauty and the Beast? The Arts Club Theatre brings the beloved tale back to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage for the holiday season for the first time since 2008. Bill Millerd direct his final holiday show…
Picks of the Week – December 13, 2017
It’s day two of Hanukkah for our Jewish friends. As well, just two more weeks until Santa takes off on his flight. What will we do while we wait? Let’s find out in the picks of the week… Talk: find out What Happened when Hillary Clinton comes to Vancouver to discuss life, elections and more…
Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival illuminates PNE
This Friday, December 15, 2017, the PNE debuts the Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival, the largest of its kind in Canada. One of the most beautiful and culturally significant festivals will light up the skies of Vancouver with dozens of spectacular gossamer lanterns, some reaching nearly 200 feet in length. Bin Zhu, Director of Sichuan Tianyu Culture…
A Christmas Carol at Gateway Theatre
This year, the Gateway Theatre holiday season takes a slightly darker tone as A Christmas Carol finds the Christmas spirit, or in this case four spirits. It’s hard to tinker with a tale as familiar as Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, but this adaptation by Michael Shamata, directed by Rachel Peake, trims the play into…
Vancouver Foodster Holiday Market Recap
This week, Vancouver Foodster presented the first edition of Holiday Market, a great evening of browsing, shopping and tasting. The event brought together two dozen vendors at 4 locations around South Granville, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. The evening’s vendors included a mix of food products, artisans, and gift ideas just in time for Holiday shopping. …