Starting today until February 25, JFL NorthWest 2017 comedy festival returns to Vancouver stages for a second year. World renowned names in comedy like Sarah Silverman, Trevor Noah, Chris D’Elia and more share the stages with the the “Best of the West” local laughter makers. High-profile female comics bookend JFL NorthWest, with “Last Comic Standing” alum Iliza…
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Picks of the Week – February 1, 2017
How is it already February!? It was only just the Holidays! While the Lunar New Year is currently in full swing, there are many other events to keep us occupied in the picks of the week… Ride: There’s no horsing around as Odysseo by Cavalia rides its way into the White Big Top at Olympic…
Dine Out Vancouver Festival – Yaletown Brunch Crawl 2017
Another weekend of Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 means another pair of Brunch Crawls presented by Vancouver Foodster. This weekend, East Village and Yaletown neighbourhoods were explored. We participated in the Yaletown Brunch Crawl to take a look around our home ‘hood. Hoping the rain would hold off, we started off the morning at Rocanini…
5 Lunar / Chinese New Year 2017 Events in Vancouver
For millions of Chinese around the world, today is New Year’s Eve as tomorrow we begin the Year of the Rooster. Food and family are hugely important during the Chinese New Year celebrations, here are a few of the entertaining and indulgent activities to do while ringing in Year 4714. Fly Over Canada –…
Dine Out Vancouver Festival – Gastown Brunch Crawl 2017
This year’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival is underway, for the last few years neighbourhood Brunch Crawls, presented with Vancouver Foodster, have been a very popular series of events. This past weekend, Gastown Brunch Crawl got the season off and walking with a exploration of the neighbourhoods diversity. The early start made, registration at Milano Coffee…
Picks of the Week – January 18, 2017
Mid-January and the city is bustling with arts, entertainment and food for our picks of the week; Push: The 2017 PuSh Festival is underway, filling the city’s venues with cutting edge performing arts from around the globe Stage: The Nether, delves into the darkness of the internet at Firehall Arts Centre from January 18 –…
PuSh Festival Opening Night 2017
Last night, the 2017 PuSh Festival opened at the Vancouver Playhouse with Macbeth, a co-presentation with Vancouver Opera and Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre. As adapted by the Third World Bunfight, this edition of Macbeth brings Verdi’s opera to a daring new interpretation set in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bringing The Scottish Play into modern…