Archive for January, 2014

Win Tickets to Bruce McCulloch in Vancouver

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Comedian, writer, director and legendary Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch combines stand-up, live music and assorted autobiographical insights in his new solo Young Drunk Punk at the Firehall Arts Centre, from January 28th until February 1st, 2014. Showcasing his signature wit, the show chronicles McCulloch’s journey from his wild early days as a ‘young […]

Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon

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Join the CKNW Orphans’ Fund to celebrate Pink Shirt Day with a kick-off Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon on Friday, February 21st from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at the Award Winning Blue Water Cafe in Yaletown. Presented by Coast Capital Savings, Pink Shirt Day in BC is Wednesday, February 26th, 2014. On that day […]

Archive Photos of the Day: Vaudeville

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Vaudeville in Vancouver was huge given the age of the city and the era in which the theatrical genre thrived. From about the 1880s until the 1930s (when Vancouver was just growing up as a city) Vaudeville theatres around town — like the Pantages and the Orpheum — attracted popular traveling acts and kept locals […]

Game of Thrones at the PNE in Vancouver

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This morning HBO Canada announced that it will host the International Game of Thrones® Exhibition in Toronto and Vancouver this summer. Game of Thrones at the PNE in Vancouver The International Game of Thrones® Exhibition will be at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto from May 14th to 18th and then in Vancouver during the […]

Win Tickets to See Brent Butt in Vancouver

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Brent Butt — comedian, actor, writer, and Emmy Nominee — will be heading across Canada for a stand-up comedy tour ahead of the release of his movie No Clue. No Clue premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in December and it will be in theatres on March 7th. Brent Butt’s Hiccups and Corner Gas are […]