Arts Umbrella has revealed the line up for the 2018 Expressions Theatre Festival. Running May 17 – 26, 2018 at the Waterfront Theatre, the festival showcases the talented young artists in Arts Umbrella’s Intensive, Pre-Professional and Theatre Conservatory Programs. This annual festival boasts a bevy of captivating productions, from the whimsical family fun of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to…
Vancouver Folk Music Festival Debuts 2018 Line Up
From July 13 to 15, 2018, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival will once again take over Jericho Beach Park. The 42nd Annual Festival brings folk fans, friends and families, another line-up of the best of traditional and contemporary folk and roots music from around the world. Legends, up and comers, deliver global rhythms, from the likes of…
Vancouver Foodster Best Taco Challenge is at hand
Taco Tuesdays take on new meaning this month as the Vancouver Foodster Best Taco Challenge gets under way, today May 3rd until May 27th. Chefs near and far around the region have been challenged to create a taco that best exemplifies their restaurant. Vancouver Foodster has given the chefs free reign on their creations to…
Picks of the Week – May 2, 2018
It’s finally here, April showers have been left behind and brought flowers plus more entertainment for our first picks of week in May. Colour: This is your last chance to celebrate the colours of spring with a visit to the Abbotsford Tulip Festival 10 acres covered in millions of blooms until Thursday May 3rd. R&B: Start the…
Australia’s Circa Left Chan Centre Audiences Breathless
Last weekend, Circa, contemporary circus troupe thrilled the house in the Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC with their touring show, OPUS. The bold, Brisbane-based performers were accompanied onstage by the Debussy String Quartet, blending the live music and thrilling acrobatics into a one of a kind show….
The Fratellis kicked off North American Tour
The Fratellis – Commodore Ballroom – April 26, 2018 Scottish act, The Fratellis flew into Vancouver to kick off their North American tour supporting their latest release, In Your Own Sweet Time. The fifth full length album by the Fratelli trio, brings an alt-country sound to the stage with a relaxed twang mixed with a…
22nd Annual Where to Dine Awards Announced
Earlier this week, Where Vancouver Magazine presented their 22nd annual Where to Dine Awards at D/6 Bar and Lounge in the Douglas Hotel. Attendees mixed and mingled with the finalist over delicious bites from the Parq Vancouver restaurants; D6, Honey Salt, BC Kitchen, 1886, Mrkt East and The Victor. Then as man-about-town Fred Lee hosted…