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Win Tickets to See Brent Butt in Vancouver

Comments 48 by Rebecca Bollwitt

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 […]

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet in Vancouver

Comments 69 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is bringing the exquisite classical ballet, Romeo and Juliet, to a handful of Western Canadian cities this month including a stop in Vancouver. Photo: Amanda Green, Liang Xiang. Credit: Réjean Brandt Photography. Romeo and Juliet in Vancouver This enduring tale of love, longing and loss is choreographed by Rudi van Dantzig […]

Women’s Drinking Club: Wines of Spain

Comments 47 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Doolin’s presents the Women’s Drinking Club this month featuring the Wines of Spain. On January 29th, Sommelier Lesley Saito will host an interactive wine tasting seminar giving local women the chance to sip and savour interesting wines from around the county. Women’s Drinking Club: Wines of Spain Where: Doolin’s, 654 Nelson St at Granville in […]

Book Week: Vancouver Was Awesome

Comments 43 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Book Week continues as I offer up another pictorial history of Vancouver, courtesy of Lani Russwurm and my friendly competition over at Vancover Is Awesome (“V.I.A.”). Lani runs the local history blog Past Tense Vancouver and contributes the Vancouver Was Awesome posts to V.I.A. — check out his 10 Intoxicating Events in Vancouver History on […]

Book Week: Seize the Time: Vancouver Photographed

Comments 48 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I love the pictorial history of Vancouver and Seize the Time: Van­cou­ver Pho­tographed, 1967–1974 is one of the most unique reads of its kind. While even my collages of photos from the City of Vancouver Archives often reach back a century, Vladimir Keremidschieff’s images highlight a very unique time in Vancouver’s not-so-distant past. New Star […]