Deeply Discounted Local Designs – All Items Priced $50 or Less Over 30 local designers are offering deep discounts at the 11th annual one-day Nifty for Fifty sale — www.niftyforfiftysale.com — on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 11am-7pm at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver where all items are priced at $50 or less. … Read more
The historic Railway Stage & Beer Café will celebrate its 85th Anniversary from April 6th-8th with three days of special events including shows by local heroes Said The Whale and Hey Ocean!, and a four-band showcase night headlined by Friction Project. It’s rare for bars and clubs to make it to their 10th anniversaries, … Read more
49th Season Features Rare Visits from Luminary Artists & Ensembles, Including Bach Collegium Japan, The King’s Singers, Angela Hewitt, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & More Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announces its 2018 Vancouver Bach Festival and 2018/19 Main Season, bringing a staggering list of events to venues in and around Vancouver. At the precipice of … Read more
Havana’s Finest Solo Artists Perform a Double-Bill of Dynamic Afro-Cuban Fusion The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents Afro-Cuban neo-soul singer Daymé Arocena and Havana-born piano virtuoso Roberto Fonseca in an exhilarating co-bill on April 15, 2018 at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. These … Read more
The new exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver, “Haida Now”, is an extensive collection of more than 450 exquisite works of art and artifacts which trace the history of British Columbia’s Haida nation. Curated by guest Haida curator Kwiaahwah Jones and Viviane Gosselin, Co-curator at the Museum, and in collaboration with Nika Collison, director of … Read more
“The gentle breeze floats the delicate pink petals of cherry blossoms like a soft snow in the sunlight, sending traces of sweet and subtle floral fragrance in the air. Sakura; a symbol of renewal and hope; marks the grand arrival of Spring and new beginnings with a remarkably beautiful spectacle.” When the cherry tree blooms, … Read more
Two dazzling new opera productions are at the core of the second annual Vancouver Opera Festival, April 28 to May 6, 2018. Under the banner of the Russian White Nights, the second annual Vancouver Opera Festival celebrates Russia’s luminous midsummer “white nights” with Eugene Onegin – a beloved Russian lyric opera, and the much-anticipated … Read more
A world-class theatre experience, Spirit Horse is a play about two youth who are caught between two worlds—the traditional ways of their Stoney Nation heritage and the modern ways of the city. Angelina and Jesse’s lives are changed forever when their grandfather brings them a horse that has mysteriously appeared to him. Can this majestic … Read more
Attend this unique night of nostalgia and great music – one visit and we know you’ll be hooked! Dance to the feel good sounds of music from Motown to Memphis, New York and beyond and be part of an amazing concert/dance party that has been filling the Commodore for 15 fantastic years. If you like … Read more
Bar Mitzvah Boy The world premiere of “Bar Mitzvah Boy” written by local playwright Mark Leiren-Young, opened to a sold out audience at the Pacific Theatre last weekend. Joey, played by Richard Newman, is a successful Jewish lawyer who wants to have the Bar Mitzvah ceremony most Jewish boys celebrate as a symbol of … Read more