THIS CHRISTMAS VISIT THE CHRISTMAS SHOW WITH THE LARGEST GATHERING OF ARTISANS 

OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING OVER 140 SELECT ARTISANS WILL BE OFFERING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE HAND MADE PRODUCTS FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOPPING LIMITED TIME TICKET SALE – 2 FOR 1 TICKETS OCTOBER 20-27 ONLY Click here to buy your tickets online! Enter code: HALFPRICE to get sale pricing What You’ll Find at the Show: … Read more

Friday Favourites – what’s happening this week October 21 – 28

  Last of the summer markets – Vancouver Farmers Markets   Holy Guacamole! Avocados from Mexico partners with the Canucks   Cider Tap Takeover happening at The Cascade Room   Spinal Chord! A partnership fundraiser between Vancouver Cantata Singers & ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries)   ChopStick Festival 2016   Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria cures … Read more

Spinal Chord! A partnership fundraiser between Vancouver Cantata Singers & ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries)

  Saturday, October 22nd, 2016 @ 7pm Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver $110 (with a tax receipt for $80 issued) Tickets and Info: www.spinalchordgala.com Now in its 8th year, the Spinal Chord! Gala is an elegant and fun event bringing together Vancouver’s Arts & Science communities. This interdisciplinary event celebrates the … Read more

Chan Centre Welcomes Back Spellbinding Spanish Singer Diego El Cigala

  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

VSO presents The Music of David Bowie – a review by Hayden Clewes

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

Museum of Anthropology Envelops Visitors in an Immersive Exhibition of Globally-Infused Textiles

    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

20th Anniversary Eastside Culture Crawl Celebrate Illustrious Legacy of Revelatory Exploration & Artistic Creation

  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

#FridayFavourites – what’s on this blustery week ahead Oct 14 – 21

    Taste of Yaletown event brings a fresh approach with Sharing & Pairing menu    Make a SPLASH at Arts Umbrella’s 34th Art Auction   FARMERS MARKETS FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN VANCOUVER   CHAMPAGNE WISHES, CAVIAR DREAMS: BOULEVARD KITCHEN & OYSTER BAR HOSTS EXCLUSIVE TAITTINGER DINNER OCT. 18   Getting Ready For ChopStick … Read more

Trumpet playing saves musician’s life at gun point in Mexico

     “New Futures” is a new jazz and electronic infused CD, created and produced by trumpeter/composer Malcolm Aiken. Malcolm and his band have been playing together for three years at Guilt and Company, a musical hub in Gastown, and the songs are a natural fruition of the collaboration. Malcolm, a modern day musical Indiana … Read more

Sam Sullivan’s Oct 13th Public Salon: Secrets behind double careered professionals

  Vancouver will have its 25th Public Salon on Thursday October 13th.  The Public Salon is a made in Vancouver phenomenon that contributes to the unique civic culture of our city. 10,000+ people have come to be entertained, stay informed and get inspired at Vancouver’s Playhouse theatre. (600 Hamilton St) Holman Wang is among the nine … Read more