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Win a Vancouver Theatre Date Night to See The Rivals

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Blackbird Theatre presents the 10th anniversary performance of The Rivals with an all-star cast of Vancouver talent. On now until January 23rd at The Cultch, this is a wickedly witty, joyfully irreverent production. Martin Happer, Emma Slipp and Scott Bellis. Photo credit: Tim Matheson Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals is directed by Jessie-Award winning Johnna […]

No Pants SkyTrain Ride

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The annual No Pants SkyTrain Ride is coming up on January 10th presented by Vancouver Improv Everywhere. No Pants SkyTrain Ride January 2016 Since the first event in New York in 2002, the No Pants SkyTrain Ride coincides with an annual, global stunt that will see pants drop on mass transit in about 60 cities […]

The Most Photographed Islet in Vancouver

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I’m going to go ahead and declare Whyte Islet, off of Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, the most photographed little island in the region. Surrounded by water at high tide, and within walking distance from the pebbly beach when waters retreat, its position in front of glowing sunsets make it such a photogenic outcropping of […]

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

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You might be partied out from ringing in 2016 but if you’re looking for some low-key fun – or to simply chip your Christmas tree for a good cause – here’s what you can get up to this weekend: Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events that run for longer than three days in […]

Legendary Vancouver Big Band Leader Dal Richards Passes Away; 1918-2015

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Dal Richards, legendary band leader and Vancouver’s King of Swing, has passed away just ahead of what would have been his 98th birthday on January 5th. Richards played 79 consecutive New Year’s Eve gigs and was a part of the PNE for 76 years. He was a radio host, performer, lyricist, and much more to […]