Events

  Leading Taiwanese puppetry troupes make Vancouver debut in multi-day festival

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Lauded Taiwanese Puppet Festival Returns to MOA for Enriching Second Installment of Cultural Exploration  The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC is pleased to present the return of the playful and insightful Taiwanese Puppet Festival, November 3-8, 2016. This year MOA has invited two award-winning puppetry ensembles The Happy Puppetry Company and Puppet & Its Double Theater who will share their unique traditional and contemporary … Read more

Vancouver’s top style influencers lend a hand to DIY Runway upcycling challenge at the Vancouver Home + Design Show

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  Eleven of Vancouver’s top tastemakers raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver, October 27-30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre – West  Calling all Vancouverites: bring Vancouver’s best style into your home décor this fall! DIY Runway presented by Rust-Oleum Consumer Brands Canada returns to the Vancouver Home + Design Show this … Read more

GIVEAWAY – Two tickets to Homes for the Holidays

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  a Rafflecopter giveaway   12th annual Kids Help Phone Homes for the Holidays taking place Saturday, November 26th and Sunday, November 27th, is a popular local fundraising event where Vancouver’s top professional designers team up with home décor retailers and florists. Together they adorn five beautiful Vancouver Westside homes with unique displays of holiday … Read more

Smash+Tess launches second collection of premium dreamwear for Fall 2016

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  Vancouver-based company brings a new vibe to sleepwear with fresh, fun-loving pieces  Fall in love with Smash+Tess all over again! The Vancouver-based premium dreamwear company is taking sleepwear to another level with the launch of its Fall 2016 collection, which introduces five brand-new pieces with a fun-loving vibe. Available exclusively at smashtess.com, the line is designed and ethically … Read more

Vancouver Foodster presents the 1st Spaghetti Challenge

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  Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Spaghetti Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Spaghetti creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their spaghetti creations on their menu from October 5-30, 2016. This challenge pushes the boundaries of what … Read more

VIIF not be be confused with VIFF – The Vancouver International Improv Festival

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With improv, you never know what you’re going to get, and I suppose that’s the point. But to provide some insight on the Vancouver International Improv Festival currently underway on Granville Island, the acting is top notch and the laughs are many, making for a great night of live theatre. I attended two shows on … Read more

#FridayFavourites – what’s happening October 7 – 14

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  Dames Wine – Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter   Celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Dockside Restaurant   GLOWBAL’S Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet   WESTERN CANADA’S MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN EVENT RETURNS   LEGENDS OF THE FALL: THOMAS HAAS UNVEILS SIGNATURE CREATIONS TO USHER IN AUTUMN   Reminder: EAT! Vancouver Is Back!   #MarketMonday vendor PASTICHE … Read more

SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION SELECTS THE BARTELL FAMILY AS 2017 “EVENING OF HOPE” GALA HONOREES

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The 20th Annual Evening of Hope Gala will be held on February 4, 2017, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Benefiting Mary’s Place  Seattle Hotel Association has selected the Bartell family as the honorees for their 2017 “Evening of Hope” Gala. The Association grants this honor to families and individuals who take a leadership role in the communities … Read more

Shark Club scores with NHL Kick-Off Party

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Vancouver location to host Canucks meet-the-players event Shark Club Vancouver will host the final stop of The Fourth Period’s Season Opening Tour on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7pm. Following hugely successful events in Winnipeg and Calgary, Vancouver’s NHL Kick-Off Party is the last of three meet-the-players events in Western Canada hosted by the Shark Club sports … Read more

Harvest Haus to experience Oktoberfest

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Harvest Haus returns for its third year to bring Munich to Vancouver. If you have always wanted to experience Oktoberfest in Germany but never had the chance to, then this is the right event for you. From the moment you walk in, Harvest Haus celebrates everything around this old European festival. The evening starts off … Read more