This week, Zee Zee Theatre, in partnership with a consortium of Canadian theatre companies, announced the establishment of Canada’s first-ever National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit. From April 27, 2SLGBTQ+ emerging and mid-career theatre makers from across Canada are invited to submit applications by July 5, 2022 for consideration in the new mentorship and play…
Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates Celebrates 10 Years!
Last evening, Tasting Plates Vancouver celebrated 10 years of helping food lovers discover amazing food finds across the City. Vancouver Foodster curated another superb selection of savoury and sweet sensations for patrons to enjoy. From funky Filipino inspired food at Shameless Buns, peppery flame grilled chicken at The Peri Peri Shack, sneak peaks at new…
Picks of the Week – April 27, 2022
After a wet and cooler April will May heat up? The entertainment is firing up with plenty for the whole family to do in these picks of the week. Taste: Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates, tonight with a celebratory tasting tour to experience the flavours of Vancouver Screening: The Cold Tea…
Bard on the Beach brings Shakespeare back to the summer stage.
The tents will rise again on Vancouver’s waterfront as Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival’s 33rd Season returns after two years of dark pandemic-related stages. Tickets are on sale now for three plays and special events in this year’s Festival, running June 8 to September 24, 2022. Bard’s single BMO Mainstage production is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy, filled…
Chor Leoni to debut professional group @ A Sound Like This: Chor Leoni & The Leonids
Chor Leoni is preparing for the debut performance of its new professional ensemble; A Sound Like This: Chor Leoni & The Leonids, May 12 & 13 at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United. Bringing together nine acclaimed male singers from across North America, The Leonids’ inaugural performance marks a new chapter in Chor Leoni’s history and coincides with Chor Leoni’s VanMan Choral Summit,…
Free Events Celebrate International Dance Day at The Dance Centre
In celebration of International Dance Day, Friday April 29th, The Dance Centre presents a day of free events, both live and online, celebrating the art of dance. Highlights include Shot of Scotch Vancouver, students from Gladstone Secondary School’s dance program, VDCM Dance Collective, Liat & Friends, and an immersive audio/dance walk by Alana Gerecke. Short…
A Minaret for the General’s Wife towers at Richmond Art Gallery
The Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) is preparing to open its summer exhibition A Minaret for the General’s Wife by award winning Toronto-based Turkish-Canadian artist Erdem Tasdelen from April 22 to July 31, 2022. The exhibition weaves together fact with fiction to tell the origin stories of an unusual minaret in Kèdainiai, Lithuania. The artist’s re-construction…