Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Ensemble prepares to welcome special guests, the Ding Yi Music Company from Singapore for its upcoming concert, Rising Dragon, Soaring Merlion, on May 26 at The Annex. The groups will perform a program of music written for the combination of Chinese and Western instruments by Canadian, Singaporean, and Chinese composers. This…
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Bard On The Beach : Taming Of The Shrew
The 30th Season of Bard on the Beach is underway, with Taming of the Shrew starting the season under the tents at Vanier Park. There are few spots in Vancouver nicer to spend a summer evening, add in a new adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies by a brilliant company and it’s a near…
Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express 2015 Tour
Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express are hitting the road for another year of great shows! The name has changed but the legacy of the last 9 years of Barney Bentall & The Grand Cariboo Opry shows lives on. As the word and reputation of the past shows grew, it gained notice of the Grand Ole Opry,…
2015 Western Canadian Music Awards – Winners
This past weekend, for the first time Rifflandia Festival and Breakout West Conference combined for a weekend of music in Victoria. Part of the Breakout West Conference was the Western Canadian Music Awards, hosted by CBC’s Grant Lawrence from the McPherson Playhouse on Sunday, September 20th. Presented to music artists from the 4 Western…
Dine Out 2015 – Taboo Kitchen
The kick off to Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2015 brought throngs of diners out to fill the city’s restaurants on Friday night. Venturing out without a reservation we were lucky to get the last two seats at Taboo Kitchen. The recently opened Yaletown restaurant is a modern, stylish room is featuring a $28 Dine Out Vancouver Festival…
Whitecaps FC & MLS Announce 2012 Season Schedule
MLS soccer unveiled its 2012 schedule this week, with 323 matches spread over 267 days it is the longest MLS regular season in league history and promises to be action packed. Aimed at reducing the heavy travel burden for the geographically largest league on the planet, local rivalries will heat up as teams within the…