Looking for a great way to extend your weekend? Music on Main is presenting five days of great music and conversation through its Listening. Together. online festival, running May 14-18. Music on Main’s mission has always been music that brings us together. Over the past year, shared music experiences have been a beacon of light…
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Bard on the Beach welcomes Conversations with…
While the pandemic has resulted in the continued closure of live performances, Bard on the Beach is taking the opportunity to delve deeper into the topics and conversations that audiences and artists want to hear. Conversations With… invites audiences and artists to join a digital space to participate in the great conversation that usually…
36th Jewish Book Festival comes to your home
The 36th Annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival is coming to the comfort of your home February 20 – 25th. The Festival is planning virtual events and conversations with an exciting roster of writers from across Canada, the US, Israel, Great Britain and Chile. It is hoped that local public health restrictions will allow…
5th Annual Capture Photography Festival captures April
This week, the 5th Annual Capture Photography Festival opens another month-long celebration of photography and lens-based art forms. Until April 30th, a hundred-plus free and ticketed exhibits cover the city like the spring blossoms, bringing colour, and sometimes black & white, images to public spaces and galleries. Capture Photography Festival is devoted to exhibiting challenging…
30th Annual Vancouver International Writer’s Festival
The Vancouver International Writer’s Festival (VIWF) opened this week for the 30th edition of the renowned festival of the written word. In this age of quick and instant media the full house at Performance Works on opening night proved that readers and writers are still going strong. While the Writer’s Festival holds events all year…
Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre Gains Perspectives
As The Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre reaches middle age, the landmark has partnered with Vancouver Heritage Foundation for a collaboration series; Perspectives. In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, Perspectives, is a series of talks that explores Vancouver’s thought-provoking history that has shaped the city’s present. Inspired by the rich history surrounding the Vancouver Lookout,…
PuSh Festival 2017 opens January 16
January 16th, the 2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival gets underway delivering three weeks of groundbreaking performing arts. The 13th edition of PuSh Festival, January 16 – February 5, 2017, brings cutting edge and creative performances to venues all around the city. Opening with Macbeth by Third World Bunfight, from South Africa, at Vancouver Playhouse and…