Last month, I wrote about the first Railtown Sessions at Light Organ Records featuring Sarah Jane Scouten. After the success of the first edition, the second Railtown Session brings Rob Butterfield to the Light Organ Records studio, next week, August 12th, The Railtown Sessions are a project by Vancouver songwriter/producer Andy Bishop aimed to bring attention…
Picks of the Week – August 3, 2016
BC Day has come and gone with the Dog Days of Summer upon us, and a plethora of post-pride picks of the week Movie: Walk-in or Drive-in for Wednesday movie night at Lansdowne Centre Starlight Cinema, park your car for an old-fashioned drive-in style evening or bring a lawn chair to watch The Fifth Element under the elements…
5 Vancouver Camping sites
The summer weather has finally arrived and the past long weekend drew a lot of people out to the wilderness for camping trips. If you long to pitch a tent for a night under the stars, but don’t have time to get away to a far-flung rugged campground or can’t get a reservation at a…
Mixology Night On The Pier
West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival is now underway, one of the signature events this year is Mixology Night On The Pier. In celebration of the rebirth of cocktail culture, Mixology Night On The Pier brings together some of the city’s top bartenders for an evening of competitive cocktail creations. Ticketed guests are invited to the pop-up…
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market
The recently opened Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market on Cambie Street, in downtown Vancouver gives me a bit of hometown pride. Growing up in the Comox Valley, it’s great to see a new locale from one of my local hometown companies. One of the best things, for me who does not eat oysters,…
Eric McCormack – 2 Nights Only Concert
Next weekend, Eric McCormack brings two nights of music and storytelling to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, in support of Prostate Cancer Canada. “The Concert I Never Gave… (except for, like 2000 times in my bedroom)” is the Emmy-winning star of “Will & Grace” and “Perception”, charity tribute to the memory of his parents, who both died…
Pride Picks of the Week – July 27, 2016
The peak of summer is upon us and with the BC Day Long Weekend means a packed line-up of pride picks of the week, here’s just a few of the events this weekend Bingo: Join Carlotta Gurl and Mina Mercury when they host Pride Bingo For Life supporting Vancouver Friends For Life followed by Pride…