The tasting room at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Christine McAvoy photo. Tickets are on sale now for the 41st annual Vancouver International Wine Festival. This year’s feature region is California, with 53 wineries representing the state. All told, 160 wineries from 15 countries will...
A scene from Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin. What’s new in Canadian cinema? Find out this week as the Cinematheque (1181 Howe St.) presents New (Canadian) Cinema, including two Vancouver premieres. From Jan. 9-15, the downtown Vancouver arthouse theatre presents four movies released...
Tristan Risk (pictured here in Frankenstein Created Bikers) is one of the storytellers at Story Story Lie Jan 9. What better way to kick of the New Year than some outlandish sex stories? This Wednesday, local performers take part in the storytelling game show Story...
We’re giving away 2 tickets to attend Dine Out Vancouver Festival’s Grand Tasting on January 17th, a gala pre-opening event to kick off the 17th season of DOVF. To be eligible, simply post a comment below and be automatically entered to win. We’ll select the lucky...
Guo Pei, One Thousand and Two Nights, 2010, silk cloak embroidered with metal thread and silk- and 24-karat-gold-spun thread and adorned with silk bows and fox fur, Photo: Courtesy of SCAD The final dates for two ground-breaking exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery are fast...
Jason Momoa is shooting the sci-fi TV series See in Vancouver. New year’s greetings to you all, dear readers! A big thanks to those of you who have spent time reading this blog over the past year and a hearty welcome to all new visitors to these...
Image courtesy of Chasing Sunrise We’ve all got the same ol’ New Year’s resolutions each year that typically fall under losing weight, eating better, exercising, earning money, etc… etc… Not only are those resolutions not fun they are not easy to keep. So, instead of making the kind of resolutions...
The animated classic Allegro non troppo screens as part of the 2019 Italian Film Festival. North American premieres, tributes to classic films and filmmakers, and even a Vancouver-set documentary are among the many reasons to check out this year’s edition of the Italian Film Festival. A co-presentation...
Image courtesy of NYE Vancouver Now that Christmas is officially over, the question on everyone’s mind is “what are you doing for New Years Eve?” For many, a relaxing evening in with Netflix is good enough, for some – a raging party at a night club....
Plunge into 2019 by taking an invigorating dip in English Bay at Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim on January 1st! One of Vancouver’s most beloved holiday season traditions, the Polar Bear Swim Club is in its 99th year, and is a fun (and free!) way to ring...