Halloween is the official season of scary and, this October, SmartyPantz is working with the experts at vrCAVE to bring players a chillingly spooky Halloween virtual reality experience. After putting on their VR headset and backpack, players will be transported to the Hospital of Horror, where they will be able to explore the abandoned … Read more
Speakers share Vancouver’s stories and history at the Vancouver Lookout To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, The Vancouver Lookout has partnered with Vancouver Heritage Foundation to present Perspectives: Talks & Discussions. This series will explore stories – surprising, thought provoking, and thrilling – that have shaped Vancouver over time. Inspired by the rich history … Read more
Halloween’s most anticipated event runs from October 6th to October 31st at Playland GIVEAWAY (head over to our Instagram account @myvancityca to enter Fright Nights at Playland is set to unveil an all-new haunted house, raising the total number of houses onsite to eight, giving attendees, even more, ways to get scared, as … Read more
Vancouver’s premier Northern European harvest festival celebrates the fourth year Wet Ape Productions and The Social Concierge proudly announce the fourth annual Harvest Haus, running October 5 – 7 and October 13 – 14, 2017. Over the course of two weekends, Sole Food Street Farms (88 Pacific Blvd) will be transformed into the … Read more
Treat yourself to a delicious 2-course dinner for only $19! This is the best time of the year for Vancouver film fans as the Vancouver International Film Festival returns for another memorable edition on September 28th. Over the course of 16 days, it will feature 342 short and feature-length films from 69 countries, … Read more
2012 Carmenere Primus Vallee de Colchagua, Chile $22.49 Garnet red/purple with deep intensity. The nose shows aromas of green pepper, earth, cinnamon, chocolate and dark fruit. Good balance with just a very slight sweet entry. The flavours echo the nose followed by a medium finish. 2015 Chardonnay Black Hills Oliver, BC $34.49 Lemon … Read more
There are still at least a few weeks of great Okanagan travel time left this season so I wanted to share my experience visiting Kelowna. This is an overview and just a sampling of the wonderful possibilities waiting for you in Kelowna. Kelowna became a city in 1905 and during the 50’s through 70’s was … Read more
The results are in! Canada’s largest mixology competition was in Vancouver at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver yesterday to find the two best barchefs in the area! The judges and the public have been wowed by the talent of the local bartenders that competed for a spot in the finale of MADE WITH LOVE. The … Read more
Vancouver concert marks first Canadian stop in Italian pianist and composer’s Essential Einaudi North American Tour Cross Current Music presents one of the globe’s most prodigious and prolific musicians – Ludovico Einaudi – on Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm at The Orpheum Theatre. As part of his ‘Essential Einaudi’ North American Tour, the Italian … Read more
Renowned Japanese Artists & Virtuosic Canadian Musicians Join Forces in Re-Imagined Tale of Two Lovers’ Anguish and Enlightenment TomoeArts presents the world premiere of a provocative and heartrending new work, Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited, a noh chamber opera, October 26 – 28, 2017 at The Cultch. Master Japanese practitioners of noh – Japan’s 14th … Read more