Ocean lovers, movers, shakers, and bons vivants will be equally enchanted by the finned, furred, and whiskered guests of honour at Toast to the Coast, the 11th annual fundraising gala that supports Ocean Wise® and Vancouver Aquarium, presented by CIBC. On Friday, Oct. 20, Toast to the Coast guests will be immersed … Read more
Concert Bridges Jazz and Indian Music’s Shared Influences & Intersections The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents Crosscurrents, a collaboration by virtuoso musicians Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland on October 28 at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Hussain, the world’s foremost tabla … Read more
Vancouver Floral Studio Warms Up Autumn with a Series of Events that Allow Participants to Create Personalized Arrangements, Centerpieces and Wreaths Floral enthusiasts can celebrate and design seasonal flowers and foliage when The Wild Bunch hosts a series of Thursday evening workshops at their design studio in Vancouver at 7 East 7th Avenue on October 5, November 2, December … Read more
Sunday, October 8 Thanksgiving Dinner at The Cascade Room: $35 pp Three seatings: 5, 7 and 9 pm Welcome Cocktail $6 Sage and Berry Tom Collins Bombay gin, sage, soda, citrus, cranberry Three-course menu $35 (available a la carte as well): > First Course Creamy Fire Roasted Tomato Soup crème fraiche, brioche crouton or … Read more
Halloween is the official season of scary and, this October, SmartyPantz is working with the experts at vrCAVE to bring players a chillingly spooky Halloween virtual reality experience. After putting on their VR headset and backpack, players will be transported to the Hospital of Horror, where they will be able to explore the abandoned … Read more
Speakers share Vancouver’s stories and history at the Vancouver Lookout To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, The Vancouver Lookout has partnered with Vancouver Heritage Foundation to present Perspectives: Talks & Discussions. This series will explore stories – surprising, thought provoking, and thrilling – that have shaped Vancouver over time. Inspired by the rich history … Read more
Halloween’s most anticipated event runs from October 6th to October 31st at Playland GIVEAWAY (head over to our Instagram account @myvancityca to enter Fright Nights at Playland is set to unveil an all-new haunted house, raising the total number of houses onsite to eight, giving attendees, even more, ways to get scared, as … Read more
Vancouver’s premier Northern European harvest festival celebrates the fourth year Wet Ape Productions and The Social Concierge proudly announce the fourth annual Harvest Haus, running October 5 – 7 and October 13 – 14, 2017. Over the course of two weekends, Sole Food Street Farms (88 Pacific Blvd) will be transformed into the … Read more
Treat yourself to a delicious 2-course dinner for only $19! This is the best time of the year for Vancouver film fans as the Vancouver International Film Festival returns for another memorable edition on September 28th. Over the course of 16 days, it will feature 342 short and feature-length films from 69 countries, … Read more
Vancouver concert marks first Canadian stop in Italian pianist and composer’s Essential Einaudi North American Tour Cross Current Music presents one of the globe’s most prodigious and prolific musicians – Ludovico Einaudi – on Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm at The Orpheum Theatre. As part of his ‘Essential Einaudi’ North American Tour, the Italian … Read more