The Leap Year brings us an extra February day of fun and entertainment to add into these pick of the week Marionettes: Continuing until March 1, The Cultch presents the amazing puppeteer Ronnie Burkett is back with a new show; Forget Me Not, held at a secret location announced to ticket holders prior to showtime Dance:…
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Picks of the Week – February 12, 2020
Cupid is readying his bow and arrow for his annual day of work helping lovers find their Valentine’s. There’s plenty of picks to help everyone find activities to make the weekend fly by. Chocolate: Just days remain to sample the 10th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival before it wraps up on February 14th. Slurp: Postponed in January due to…
Picks of the Week – February 5, 2020
As the Groundhogs gave us a mixed bag of spring predictions this past weekend, the picks of the week deliver a mixed bag of great entertainment for the coming days. Arts: This is the last week to catch the great entertainment delivered by the annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival before it wraps February 9th. Chocolate: Until February 14th,…
Be Entertained By The Heart of the City Festival
The 16th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is now underway. Until November 10th, the neighbourhood is filled with music, stories, theatre, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, dance, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, mixed media, art talks, history talks and history walks. This year’s theme Holding the Light has emerged from the compelling need of DTES-involved…
Prepare to Explore 23rd Eastside Culture Crawl
The 23nd Annual Eastside Culture Crawl brings art lovers from all around Metro Vancouver to East Vancouver, November 14 to 17, 2019. For four days, more than 500 artists will open their studios, garages, and display their artwork for the public during Vancouver’s favourite celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts. Taking in the Vancouver…
Dance House opens the season with Spirit.
Next week, DanceHouse, opens its 2019/20 season with the Canadian Premier of Spirit, October 25 & 26, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Presented in partnership with Vancouver-based Indigenous dance company, Dancers of Damelahamid, Spirit is from Australia’s acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre, a leader in the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance. Choreographed by Bangarra’s Artistic Director Stephen Page and…
Transform: A Cabaret Festival Takes Over The Cultch
The Cultch 2019/2020 season will kick off next week with a revolutionary new festival co-curated by Corey Payette (Artistic Director of Urban Ink) and Heather Redfern (Executive Director of The Cultch). Transform: A Cabaret Festival will contain performance in a multitude of disciplines—dance, music, comedy, burlesque, theatre, etc.—and include a wide variety of Indigenous, local,…