A damp week can’t dampen our spirit, or the spirits of Halloween that are drawing nearer this week. Black: BC Lions wrap up their CFL Regular Season hosting Calgary for a special Halloween Theme Blackout Night Halftime Show on Friday at BC Place White: Saturday is MLS Decision Day! Whitecaps FC have already clinched a…
Applause! Brings Down the Curtain on its 49th Musical, Curtains
Applause! Musicals in Concert has wrapped up the run of its 49th production, Kander & Ebb’s Curtains. The award-winning musical-comedy may be lesser known than Kander & Ebb’s Broadway hits like Cabaret, Zorba, Chicago, Woman of the Year or Kiss of the Spider Woman but has no less of a spectacular score and characters. As…
Peace Country brings the North to Firehall Arts Centre
The World Premiere of rice & beans theatre’s Peace Country is now playing at Firehall Arts Centre until October 22nd. Kicking off Firehall’s 41st season, this excellent new play by Pedro Chamale brings home the realities of what life is like growing up in our Northern communities and how it might look in the near…
See The Pandemic Through Canine Eyes in Michelle Leone Huisman’s CMYK9 Exhibition
Next week, fine art photographer Michelle Leone Huisman presents the Vancouver premiere of her new solo show CMYK9. On display October 19-November 29 at Janaki Larsen Studios, the exhibition features hand-painted photographs and imagines how dogs may have experienced the pandemic — including how their worldviews, similar to humans, may have changed during that tumultuous…
Head Over The Rainbow when CTORA Theatre Presents the Wizard of Oz
CTORA Theatre follows the Yellow Brick Road as it prepares to bring The Wizard of Oz (RSC Version) to the Granville Island Stage, November 3rd to 12th. Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this rendition faithfully recreates the beloved songs and iconic moments from the acclaimed 1939 film. Presented by arrangement with…
Picks of the Week – October 11, 2023
Moving into Mid-October, the weather and month turns more further towards autumnal and Halloween season activities. Ice: The Vancouver Canucks return to Rogers Arena as the 2023-2024 Season gets underway with a Home Opener against Edmonton Oilers, tonight October 11th Outside: Presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, the 7th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival comes…
Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own is on View All Year at Vancouver Art Gallery
The Vancouver Art Gallery is now showing a yearlong exhibition featuring highlights from its permanent collection of Emily Carr paintings. Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own explores the intersection between celebrated Canadian artist Emily Carr and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own gives visitors the opportunity to explore key…