The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC opens its season by welcoming Grammy Award-winning Mexican superstar Aida Cuevas along with the band Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán on September 22, 2018, at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Hailed as ‘The Queen of Mariachi’ and renowned for her elegance, charisma, and stunning vocal range,…
Marion Bridge coming to Kay Meek Arts Centre
This week, West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Arts Centre celebrates the 20th anniversary of Daniel MacIvor’s renowned play Marion Bridge. When three estranged sisters (Agnes, Theresa and Louise) make the trip home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother, their shared past resurfaces in all of its tangled intricacy. Eldest sister Agnes, battling addiction and…
CONTEST: Win a night at #DasOriginal Oktoberfest Vancouver
The clock is counting down for the start of Oktoberfest. If you can’t make it to Munich volkfest with thousands of visitors, you can make it to Vancouver Alpen Club, THE place to celebrate Oktoberfest right here in Vancouver. #DasOriginal, Vancouver Alpen Club has been the city’s main Oktoberfest celebration for over 30 years. Starting…
Early Bird Gets The Tasting Plates Vegetarian Edition
To welcome in autumn, Vancouver Foodster is hosting the first Tasting Plates Vegetarian Edition, coming up September 26, 2018. Harvest season is the perfect time for a tour of the city’s abundance of plant-based eateries. Like all Tasting Place events, guests will check-in at their starting location, this time Living Produce Aisle in Yaletown, collect…
Picks of the Week – August 29, 2018
Where did summer go?! While there’s still officially a month left, the Labour Day is the unofficial wrap of the season so let’s make sure the picks of the week are filled with things to do. Bard: Catch them while you can, there’s just days left for some of the shows at Bard on the Beach 2018. Make…
All My Friends Are Animals connects to your wild side
Take a walk on the wild side as Babelle Theatre and Axis Theatre join forces to present, All My Friends Are Animals, a family-friendly romp from the city and into the wild. . About connecting with our inner wild selves, the two theatre companies, known for creative, experimental, physical theatre that appeals to young and…
Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House 2018
At the corner of Davie & Granville Street, behind the facade of the unassuming former bank building lies a thriving hub of Vancouver’s dance scene, the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Since 1986 The Dance Centre has been as a resource centre for professional dance companies and the public, providing a range of activities to the dance…