MyVanCity Three-time Latin GRAMMY winner performs songs from Indestructible, forthcoming album celebrating the rich sounds of salsa The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) announces the hotly anticipated return of Diego El Cigala, charming vocalist and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 7pm in the … Read more
Reviving decades of classic glamour rock, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra delivered a powerful and respectful tribute to the Duke of Rock and Roll. David Bowie is a very well known name. Even if Ziggy Stardust doesn’t appear on your iTunes playlist, the odds are that you have heard one of his many great songs that … Read more
Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures – Identity and cultural expression are manifested in an exhibition drawn from Western Canada’s largest textile collection The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC is delighted to announce the unveiling of Western Canada’s largest textile collection in an expansive new exhibition, Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across … Read more
– Tickets Now Available for Araxi Restaurant’s Exclusive Wine Dinners – Araxi Restaurant and Oyster Bar’s award-winning leaders – Executive Chef James Walt, Restaurant Director Neil Henderson, and Wine Director Samantha Rahn – present a lineup of spectacular wine dinners in honour of the 20th anniversary of Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of food and drink. This … Read more
Tickets Now On Sale For Western Canada’s Largest Women’s Show The West Coast Women’s Show returns for it’s 16th year bringing the Ultimate Girl’s Weekend to the TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford October 21, 22, & 23 2016. Fraser Valley women will get a start on their holiday shopping finding exclusive products, … Read more
Iconic four-day visual arts festival marks momentous milestone by opening doors on Canada’s most densely populated artistic community Vancouver’s beloved four-day celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts, the Eastside Culture Crawl, invites art lovers to fete its landmark 20th anniversary from November 17 to 20, 2016. The aesthetic adventure opens studios, homes, and … Read more
Long Table Distillery’s Långbord Akvavit is Awarded First Place By Sip Northwest. The magazine’s 2016 “Best in the Northwest” issue is now hitting newsstands with the announcement of this year’s winners for the region’s top spirits. Long Table Distillery, Vancouver’s first micro-distillery and craft distillers of international award winning small batch gins and seasonal spirits, took first place … Read more
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is sponsoring a historic 75th Pearl Harbor Commemoration Flight. This exclusive roundtrip airbus charter from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawai‘i will depart at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016, and land at 12:30 p.m. local Hawai‘i time. The flight will host approximately 120 Pearl Harbor survivors, … Read more
Local wine writer and sommelier Rachel von Sturmer released her first book to assist wine beginners and lovers with creating the ultimate wine vacation called Winetripping: Your Guide to the Best Wineries of BC’s Okanagan & Similkameen
The Cascade Room is welcoming six BC-based cideries for a special “Cider Tap Takeover”, October 15-22. The following BC-produced ciders will be on-tap and available for guests to enjoy by the glass every day during the week-long promotion (which coincides with BC CiderWeek 2016, hosted by the Northwest Cider Association): •Wards Hard Cider (Kelowna): Ginger … Read more