From Venice to Vancouver, the Polygon Gallery is the first stop on a nationwide tour of Stan Douglas’s Venice Biennale exhibition, 2011 ~ 1848. Local patrons will get to view the exhibition from Sept. 9 to Nov. 6, 2022 before heading on a tour that includes the Remai Modern and National Gallery of Canada. This Canadian…
Picks of the Week – August 17, 2022
Mid-August means we get to look forward to the opening of the PNE and all its associated entertainment, activities and food! Plus there’s plenty more in the Picks of the Week, let’s see what’s on. Balls: Tonight, Whitecaps FC are looking for all 3 points when they play host to Colorado Rapids at BC Place…
Flamenco Rosario presents 34th Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival is back with another entertaining line-up of national and international flamenco artists for its 32nd edition, from September 3– 25. The 2022 Festival features ticketed and free live performances, events and classes at Norman Rothstein Theatre, Waterfront Theatre, the Picnic Pavilion at Granville Island, and Scotiabank Dance Centre. The Festival…
The Sounds of Summer start at PNE this weekend
An end-of-summer tradition for over a century, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) opens its gates this coming weekend signalling the start of two weeks of entertainment and excitement. When the gates open on the Saturday August 20th, the entertainment begins with much of it included in the price of admission. Playland, the amusement park, provides…
Summer in the Square
This month, summer comes to (formerly Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza) at 630 Hamilton Street. Sunset cinema and dance enliven the square outside the theatre while comedy, music and art take hold inside. Dance Dance Dance! This Friday, August 12 dust off your dancing shoes and join Dance in Transit for an outdoor FREE Latin dance…
Bard on the Beach Welcomes Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, the third production of the Bard on the Beach 2022 season has taken the stage at Vanier Park. The Howard Family Stage has been stunningly transformed into fair Verona, where we lay our scene by Set Designer Pam Johnson. Director Anita Rochon begins this performance at the end with Juliet waking from…
Picks of the Week – August 10, 2022
The summer clock is ticking faster along, we’d better make the most of these last weeks! Good thing there’s still plenty to do in these picks of the week Sundaes: The Vancouver Foodster Best Sundae Challenge continues until Sunday August 28th with chilled challengers around town presenting their best sweet Sundae treats for voting by the public…