The 37th Annual Harrison Festival Of The Arts is set to get underway in just over a week away. If you haven’t already, make your plans and get your tickets to the world class music festival with small town roots. For nine days, July 11 – 19, 2015, the hamlet of Harrison Hot Springs is…
Picks of the Week – July 1, 2014
Happy Canada Day! I hope your day is filled with fun and patriotism with your friends and family! Let’s see what fun we have to start July with in these picks of the week… MapleLeaf: Metro Vancouver’s largest Canada Day event takes place at Canada Place, free family fun throughout the day wraps up with hundreds of thousands…
Tasting Plates North Vancouver July 22
There’s just a few more days left to get your early bird tickets for Tasting Plates North Vancouver. Coming up July 22nd, Tasting Plates makes it’s annual venture to explore the Lower Lonsdale area of North Vancouver. The last two North Vancouver Tasting Plates excursions still rank as our favourite Tasting Plates, so this edition…
Grill and Vine Summer Series Longtable Dinners
Grill and Vine Restaurant in The Westin Resort and Spa Whistler has one of the best patios in the Village. This summer, treat yourself to one of its new alfresco suppers, served on a communal 32 seat patio long-table the Summer Series dinners take place July 3, July 31 and September 9, 2015. Executive Chef…
Godspell sings the gospel
The final show of the season at The Arts Club Granville Island Stage, Godspell, is now playing, until August 1st. The award winning musical, based on the gospel according to St Matthew, is a thoughtful, fun and eclectic telling of a series of familiar biblical parables. The Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) penned show debuted over…
Friday Find : Miyabi Santoku Knife
One of my favourite parts of cooking is the preparation, there’s something satisfying about slicing, dicing and chopping. For years, I thought I had good knives for preparing meat and vegetables but I’ve not discovered they were merely, decent. Since being introduced to the Miyabi Santoku knife at the Cook Culture booth at Eat! Vancouver…
Polaris Music Prize 2015 Long List
Last week, the Polaris Music Prize announced the 2015 long list at an event at The Carleton club in Halifax. The non-profit Polaris Music Prize organization annually celebrates and rewards the creativity and diversity of all recorded Canadian music regardless of sales or genre. From this years 197 eligible titles, the Polaris jury of 196…