Romance, drama and intrigue galore in this gripping murder mystery from the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie! An intriguing play by the incomparable Agatha Christie, Towards Zero begins when the frail and elderly Lady Tressilian invites several guests into her seaside home at Gull’s Point. The house party turns sour when tennis star, Neville Strange, … Read more
When it launched in 2011, The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival was the first city-wide festival of its kind in the world. This Thursday, January 19th, it returns for its 7th season, bigger and better than ever, with Vancouver’s best chocolatiers, pastry shops, bakeries, cafes, gelato and ice cream parlours joining forces to make the … Read more
What if Shakespeare had written The Godfather? Feb 3-25, 2017 What if Shakespeare wrote The Godfather? Pacific Theatre is proud to present Classic Chic’s production of Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather by David Mann. The Corleone family is on the top of the New York crime food chain, with Vito Corleone at the head of … Read more
Celebrating Black History Month, EMV rediscovers work by Chevalier de Saint-Georges: The first star classical composer of African ancestry Early Music Vancouver (EMV), embarks on another Northwest Baroque Masterworks project in collaboration with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO), the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the Early Music Society of the Islands to present Le … Read more
– dirtsong – PuSh Festival headliner will see acclaimed Aboriginal artists combine intoxicating music with stunning documentary film The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh Festival) and Coastal Jazz present the sweeping, visually-stunning multimedia experience, dirtsong, February 4, 8pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Australia’s Black Arm Band, an ensemble of acclaimed Indigenous artists, will … Read more
See Flight of the Dragon and FlyOver Canada back-to-back! FlyOver Canada is proud to bring back Flight of the Dragon. For a limited time, guests will get to experience Flight of the Dragon and FlyOver Canada back-to-back for the regular FlyOver admission price! First, follow a mythical dragon as you soar over some … Read more
The Cascade Room is celebrating the life and poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns on Wednesday, January 25, with a delicious Scottish-inspired evening featuring bagpipes, whisky, haggis and other treats (including deep fried Mars bars!). This is the eighth year The Cascade Room has hosted a Robert Burns’ Night event. The celebration will kick … Read more
Food trucks and carts taking good eats to the streets January 23 – 29, 2017 There are no reservations available or required – so Vancouverites will want to keep their umbrellas close at hand in order to take spontaneous advantage of the most informal component of the Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Street Food City. … Read more
Late last week I had the opportunity to attend a media preview for #dovf Dine Out Vancouver Festival at WildTale Coastal Grill. I’ve been to WildTale before so I was pretty excited to go. I was not disappointed, dinner was up to the WildTale discriminating standards. The suggested wine pairings provided by Quail’s Gate … Read more
DENIM TO DIAMONDS: TAKING A STAND AGAINST HOMELESSNESS—TRANSFORMING ONE LIFE AT A TIME Benefiting Mary’s Place on February 4, 2017, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel The Seattle Hotel Association (SHA) is pulling out all the stops for their 20th annual fundraiser “Evening of Hope Gala” presented by Delta Air Lines, which will take guests … Read more