Early Music Vancouver Brings Holiday Warmth with Beloved Annual Festive Cantatas: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat

Monica Huggett Leads All-Female Ensemble of Baroque Specialists, Giving Audiences the Chance to Hear These Works As They Were Originally Conceived Early Music Vancouver (EMV) is proud to present Festive Cantatas: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat on December 23, 2017 at 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. For this year’s edition of the … Read more

Bring On Tomorrow Co. and Kay Meek Centre Warm Up the Winter Season with Little Women

   Louisa May Alcott’s Heartfelt Tale of Four Sisters Inspires Anew  in Beloved Musical Adaption for Families of All Ages   Bring On Tomorrow Co. (BOTCo) and Kay Meek Centre offer a performance as cozy as a hearth fire for the holidays: Little Women, the musical adaption of Louisa May Alcott’s tale of four sisters, running … Read more

Award-winning Canadian Jazz Bassist Jodi Proznick to Release New Album: Sun Songs

  Anticipated Follow-up Release to JUNO-Nominated Debut Record Rejoices in Resiliency and the Pendulum of Life   JUNO-nominated jazz bassist Jodi Proznick will release her self-produced album, Sun Songs, a project eight years in the making paying tribute to life’s bittersweet rises and falls on December 8, 2017. Proznick’s decidedly personal album is the first … Read more

2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival Line Up Announced in Time for Gift Giving Season

  Special Holiday Offer available Nov. 27 to Dec. 22, 2017: Enjoy 20% off all VIDF shows   The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) proudly announces its sweeping 2018 festival season: a diverse and dynamic roster of internationally celebrated artists and local favourites, presenting three weeks of endlessly enriching performances, workshops, and a host of … Read more

Vancouver Christmas Market!

  Vancouver Christmas Market   Not even the torrential November rains in Vancouver could “dampen” the spirits of the attendees at the preview opening of the Vancouver Christmas Market last week. All of the features that visitors have grown to love are present again this year in an extended space which features Canada’s first walk-in … Read more

World Renowned Chinese Cultural Festival

   Chinese Lantern Festival making its Canadian debut at the PNE Grounds December 15, 2017 – January 21, 2018 Beginning on December 15th, the largest festival of its kind in Canada will feature 35 illuminated displays transforming over 14 acres of Hastings Park into an explosion of light and colours. The event runs daily from … Read more

Pacific Theatre presents “Almost, Maine” a Review

    What is the nature of love?   How do people deal with the possibility of love, and the probability of its loss? Why do they risk breaking their hearts, again and again, hoping against hope for a happy ending?   During the Pacific Theatre’s production of “Almost Maine”, by John Cariani, five talented actors … Read more

Ballet BC Gives Back This Giving Tuesday

  Ballet BC presents Alberta Ballet in THE NUTCRACKER with live music by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra December 28 – 30, 2017   Ballet BC is proud to present the return of Alberta Ballet in their exquisite production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with performances from Thursday to Saturday, December 28 … Read more

CHRISTMAS REPRISE XV

​ Vancouver Cantata Singers’ 15th annual holiday tradition     The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is British Columbia’s leading arts information aggregator and a resource to the arts, culture and heritage community. Since 1986 we have advocated for our sector by monitoring public policy, synthesizing issues for the public, supporting and developing research, … Read more

“The Fabric of Our Land: Salish Weaving”

  The Fabric of our Land: Salish Weaving – Museum of Anthropology     Visitors entering the new Salish weaving exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology are instantly aware that they have arrived at a sacred place. The lighting in the large, airy room highlights the beauty of each woven piece and invites guests to … Read more