EMV Presents J.S Bach’s Masterpieces at the Chan Centre – Cantata 146 (Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal) & Cantata 198 (Trauer Ode) –

The 2018 Vancouver Bach Festival Comes to a Stirring Finale with Performance of  Two of Bach’s Greatest Cantatas Early Music Vancouver (EMV) is proud to present the culmination of the 2018 Vancouver Bach Festival with Bach – Trauer Ode (BWV 198) and Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal (BWV 146) on August 10, 2018, at 7:30pm … Read more

CULMINA FAMILY ESTATE WINERY TOASTS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WITH WEEKEND OF FESTIVITIES SEPTEMBER 14, 15, 16

Triggs Family Welcomes Guests for Series of Celebrations Including Collaborative Chefs’ Dinner Featuring Library Wines and Exclusive ‘Anniversary Rosé’, Donates Tasting Fees to Local Charity   A pioneering family that helped blaze the trail for BC’s flourishing wine industry will raise a glass to five fruitful years for Culmina Family Estate Winery when Don, Elaine … Read more

Hot & Sizzling: The Artisan Market in conjunction with The Columbia strEAT Food Truck Festival

The Artisan Market at The Anvil Centre – Saturday, July 28th from 4pm – 10 pm Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC www.bcartisanmarketingsociety.ca   As if all the food trucks at The Columbia strEAT Food Truck Festival are not enough to grab your attention,  The BC Artisan Society is pleased to welcome local Artists to The … Read more

Chefs’ Table Society of BC Takes a Stand Against Farmed Atlantic Salmon

Chefs ‘walk the talk’ with a wild salmon event August 25 While you likely have heard of their signature events in Vancouver, (the Spot Prawn Festival, the Curry Cup and more) the Chefs’ Table Society (CTS) is the organization in the background making these events and other things happen.   A non-profit organization since 2004, … Read more

Celebrate the Best of Arts, Crafts and Music from across Canada August 3-6, 2018 at the Filberg Festival

The Filberg Festival has always been known for featuring exceptional Canadian talent when it comes to entertainment. Headliners over the long weekend include: Michael Kaeshammer, The Paperboys, Dustin Bentall, Roy Forbes, R&B Allstars and The Boom Booms.  Visit http://filbergfestival.com/the-festival/entertainment/  for the full line up.  Performances take place on the Comox Rotary Stage and Peninsula Co-op … Read more

Bard on the Beach Timon of Athens – review by Anita Neufeld

Timon of Athens is one of the lesser known and later (thought to be written in 1608) of Shakespeare’s plays, it reflects on the fragile nature of high society and our human connection to it.  What happens when you are dealt a bitter blow and all you believe to be true falls away? Well, insanity … Read more

Mamie Taylor’s and Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks will put a summer spell on you

Tickets now on sale for the Mamie’s x Fuggles Pig Roast Beer Dinner on Wednesday, July 18 Mamie Taylor’s has teamed up with the guys at Richmond’s Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks for an old-time pig roast and beer dinner on Wednesday, July 18 beginning at 6:30pm. Mamie’s perennially popular three-course suckling pig roast with all … Read more

THIS ISN’T GOODBYE Merchant’s Workshop to host Last Suppers Series at 1590 Commercial Drive

Merchant’s Workshop, a neighbourhood fixture for years on The Drive, is celebrating its final days at 1590 Commercial Drive by hosting a Last Suppers Series until Thursday, August 16, 2018. With culinary ambitions that have simply outgrown their current location, chefs-owners Doug Stephen and Lindsey Mann are actively seeking a new space to reopen their … Read more

Get Your Drink On! The Mixology Competition

The moment has arrived! The much anticipated Cocktail Jockey Competition returns in just a few weeks for a very special 6th anniversary edition. Expanded from onsite at Hastings Racecourse and reveling in downtown Vancouver, join us from 11:30am – 4pm at Prohibition in The Hotel Georgia the day before Deighton Cup on Friday, July 20th. … Read more

VALLEA LUMINA TRANSFORMS WHISTLER INTO A MULTIMEDIA WONDERLAND

The Adventure Group and Moment Factory partner  on a multimedia night walk experience   This summer, magical nights await visitors to Whistler at Vallea Lumina, a groundbreaking experience that will bring Cougar Mountain’s old-growth forest to life. Created by Montreal-based Moment Factory, and brought to Whistler by The Adventure Group, this multimedia experience invites guests into an enchanting universe, … Read more