This week I’ll be participating in the Nokia Xplore Challenge that will see me trade places with a suburban blogger for a day while she comes downtown and we both complete tasks that we planned for each other. Using a Nokia X7 handset, we’ll navigate and document our separate adventures. You’ll see me tweeting throughout […]

Centre of Gravity, Kelowna’s ultimate summer beach festival and concert series, returns to the shores of Lake Okanagan July 29th to July 31st. The festival has several key components of music and sport. 150 athletes will compete in five sports: pro beach volleyball, freestyle mountain biking, FMX, wakeboarding, and basketball. As for concerts in City […]

The Harmony Arts Festival is West Vancouver’s annual 10-day summer celebration of all things food, performing arts, and visual arts happening July 29th to August 7th, 2011. Concerts Jeremy Fisher, The Dustin Bentall Outfit, Jim Byrnes, and more will have late evening performances on the Garden Stage at dusk (8:45 pm). We Are the City, […]

Tori Amos is returning to Vancouver to play the Orpheum on December 13th. Performing most of her life and touring relentlessly since 1991, Rolling Stone has voted her one of the best live performers of all time. Tori Amos’s latest release and debut on Deutsche Grammophon Night of Hunters is a 21st century song-cycle, inspired […]

Kokanee Crankworx starts today in Whistler and will run clear through next weekend. It’s the nation’s ultimate mountain biking event with the Whistler Mountain Bike Park taking centre stage for all the action. Be on the lookout for the Kokanee-stealing sasquatch Kokanee Crankworx has become the authoritative free ride festival, a supercharged magnet for the […]

It’s the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada this year and to celebrate, they’re hosting events around the country. Kluane National Park. Photo credit: Anthony DeLorenzo on Flickr This weekend you can check out Parks Canada Day in Stanley Park at Brockton Oval with activities for the whole family and concert stage headliner, K’Naan. A highlight […]

MusicFest Vancouver returns August 5th to 14th as over 40 classical, jazz, and world music concerts will be held around town. Each year for 10 days in August, concert venues throughout Vancouver play host to unforgettable musical experiences that bring enthusiastic and adventurous music lovers together with some of the most talented artists in the […]

I Love Transit Week is back July 11 to July 15, 2011 as The Buzzer Blog and Translink will celebrate what people love about transit in Metro Vancouver. Throughout the week The Buzzer Blog will feature essays, stories, and submitted photos that all feature SkyTrain, buses, SeaBus and West Coast Express from the riders’ perspective. […]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is not only one of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters it’s also the long-awaited cinematic finale to the entire Harry Potter saga. The film will be premiering in Vancouver next week and I have 5 double passes to give away to the biggest Potter fans I can […]

When the Celebration of Light fireworks schedule collides with Bard on the Beach there’s no reason to miss one or the other. Two of the most-loved summertime activities in Vancouver combine at Vanier Park as Bard on the Beach presents its special “Bard-B-Q” event. On July 30th, August 3rd, and August 6th you can enjoy […]