Make Mine A Double: Deighton Cup Cocktail Jockey Mixology Competition Spills Over Into Second Day and New Venue

  The city’s top bartenders will compete for the Boothby Julep Trophy and $1,000 cash prize at Reflections atop The Hotel Georgia on Friday, July 21   After four years as the anchor to one of Vancouver’s premier summer events, the 5th Annual Cocktail Jockey Mixology Competition has outgrown its traditional venue at the Grandstand … Read more

FIRST ANNUAL ART & WINE IN THE VINES INVITES GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF THE OKANAGAN VALLEY

  Weekend festival offers painting tutorials, wine tastings,  new brunch menus and more   Wine tastings, plein air painting sessions, and a fresh summer brunch menu await guests attending Art & Wine in the Vines, a collaborative affair hosted by Liquidity Wines, Noble Ridge Winery and The Federation of Canadian Artists. The weekend-long festival, taking … Read more

Dine beneath the stars in an urban oasis at Four Season Hotel Vancouver this summer

  Al fresco long table dinner will be public debut for private pool deck   Visitors and locals are invited to gather friends, dress up and celebrate summer with a gorgeous long table dinner with Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. A limited number of seats are available for the Hotel’s first ever public event on the … Read more

Theatre Under the Stars presents Storytime with Mary Poppins

  Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents the utterly enchanting family event, Storytime with Mary Poppins, July 29, 2017, 11am – 12pm at Indigo Broadway & Granville. In celebration of the much-anticipated TUTS production of Mary Poppins, July 7 – August 18 at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl, Ranae Miller –  in the role of Mary Poppins … Read more

Bard on the Beach – A Winter’s Tale review

  Shakespeare wrote tragedies and comedies and frequently added romantic relationships to both. In The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare writes a tragedy in which jealousy and love become the catalyst to the romantic plot. Today, in court, lawyers would plead temporary insanity or a moment of unexplainable jealousy. But this brief episode brought about such untold … Read more

SOMM LIKES IT HOT: CIBO TRATTORIA UNCORKS SERIES OF MONTHLY SUMMER WINE DINNERS

  Trio of Italian Dinners Pair Sparkling, Piemonte, Southern Italian Wines with Multi-Course Menus   As the warm weather arrives, so too does an ongoing series of monthly Summer Wine Dinners at Cibo Trattoria, where GM and Wine Director Mark Taylor will shine a spotlight on an array of notable wines on July 26, August 23 and … Read more

Drake White & The Big Fire will headline Truck Stop Concert Series #2 on July 15th

  Country and roots show will be a highlight of summer at Red Truck Beer   A cloudy day couldn’t dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm during June’s sold-out first show in the Red Truck Beer Truck Stop Concert Series. The long-awaited arrival of hot summer sunshine has been timed perfectly for the next show in the … Read more

Blue Grouse Estate Winery has a handful of fun ways to spend your summer days

Summer is in full swing at Blue Grouse Estate Winery News, events and vintage releases Sip your way in to the most exciting season of the year at Blue Grouse Estate Winery. Here’s the latest on upcoming summer celebrations at the winery: Back and tastier than ever: Thank you for patiently waiting on Blue Grouse’s new … Read more

H2 Rotisserie & Bar Launches Long Table Dinner Series

  Monthly al fresco long table wine dinners kick off July 5 at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver   Summer time is for lounging outdoors, meeting new people, and catching up with friends and loved ones over inspired food and great beverages. That’s why the Westin Bayshore’s newly minted H2 Rotisserie & Bar is re-launching the hotel’s … Read more

Vancouver Bach Festival Returns and Grows with Dazzling Lineup of World-Class Artists

  Early Music Vancouver Marks 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by Celebrating Music’s Power to Transform  Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents the return of the Vancouver Bach Festival, August 1 – 11, 2017 at the Christ Church Cathedral in the heart of downtown, and at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Following the … Read more