#FridayFavourites – what’s happening October 28 – November 4

  SPARKLE AND SHINE: L’ABATTOIR BRIGHTENS UP WEEKENDS THIS FALL BY INTRODUCING BUBBLES AT BRUNCH   PROVENCE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL ENDS ERA WITH SPECIAL MEMORIES MENUS   Come in for a spell at VanDusen Garden this Halloween!   Rocky’s Halloween Party   “Frankenstein 1945” and WW2 – Studio 1398   We’ll put a spell on you…  … Read more

We’ll put a spell on you… 

  Vancouver TheatreSports™ League (VTSL) celebrates the season of goblins and Jack-O-Lanterns with its own SPOOKtacular event – Halloween Monster Match, Saturday October 29 starting at 7:30 pm at The Improv Centre on Granville Island. For this one night, the Improv Centre is transformed with HAUNTing décor into an eerie sepulchre worthy of any Demon … Read more

“Dining Etiquette For Holiday Parties” 

  Champagne & Etiquette will be held at the Shangri La Hotel in downtown Vancouver BC on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. An interactive social event where you can brush up on etiquette for events, gatherings and work parties during the upcoming holiday season. We have selected a custom multi course meal … Read more

Hot Glass Cold Beer Pairs Beer Tasting with Glassblowing for Halloween Fun

  A Hot, Haunted and Hoppy Halloween Await As Hot Glass Cold Beer Brings Craft Beer Tasting To The Next Level! On Saturday, October 29 Terminal City Glass Co-op (TCGC) will present the third annual Hot Glass Cold Beer event, pairing craft beer tasting with glassblowing demonstrations, a carved pumpkin contest, a costume contest, and … Read more

Turning Point Ensemble presents  UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

  Sat. Nov. 5 @ 3pm & Sun. Nov. 6 @8pm Roundhouse Community Centre   Turning Point Ensemble in collaboration with Music on Main’s Modulus Festival is presenting Under the Microscope, Nov. 5 & 6th at the Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews in Yaletown.  Under the Microscope is a special opportunity to meet and hear the members of TPE’s exceptional ensemble close-up and personal in solo, duo, … Read more

Stone’s Throw Productions is presenting The Most Massive Woman Wins

  November 9-12 after Suitcase Stories (approx. 10pm) at Pacific Theatre   THE MOST MASSIVE WOMAN WINS by Madeleine George “I’m about to have my body surgically removed” November  9 – 12 IN SHORT: Stone’s Throw Productions presents The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George. Four woman sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body … Read more

Spinal Chord Gala – ICORD with Vancouver Cantata Singers

  The eight annual Spinal Chord Gala, a fundraiser in support of spinal chord research and the arts took place on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The joint venture, in support of ICORD  and the Vancouver Cantata Singers, was held in the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre’s three-story glass atrium which once again, was a fantastic backdrop … Read more

ITSAZOO Announces Hold Over  of Site-Specific Horror Event: – Hidden –

    Eight performances added to the run of slasher-inspired event of the Halloween season    Due to overwhelming demand, ITSAZOO will extend the run of the bone-chilling, site-specific horror event Hidden by one week. Eight newly added performances will see the show run at UBC Botanical Garden through to November 19, 2016. “We are deeply appreciative of the outpouring … Read more

Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra with Goh Ballet Presents the Children’s Symphonic Classic 

  -Peter and the Wolf-   Theatre Luminary Christopher Gaze joins ranks of Alec Guinness, Sean Connery and David Attenborough Narrating Prokofiev’s Musical Fairytale   The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (VAMSO) presents Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless symphonic tale, Peter and the Wolf, November 27, 2016, 2pm at the Orpheum Theatre. This enchanting story of a boy … Read more

The Kettle Society Presents  ART AGAINST STIGMA Art Show & Sale

  WHAT: The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl. Art Against Stigma will feature more than a thousand pieces of art created by local artists living with a mental health disability. All works are available for purchase with 100% of … Read more