The 15th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival is one of Canada’s most anticipated premium world-class culinary festival in support of Project CHEF. This year’s event features collaborations from award-winning chefs across Canada and the USA. It’s a culinary experience like no other, happening around Vancouver November 6 to 11, 2017. EAT! Vancouver Signature […]

Tourism New Westminster is kicking off its 3rd annual Feast on the Fraser in style with “Piva on the Pier” this evening. Guests will be the first to get a taste of Piva, the much-anticipated modern Italian restaurant opening this fall in downtown New Westminster, and they’ll enjoy local craft beer and wine on the […]

Kokoro Dance, one of Canada’s pre-eminent butoh dance companies, unveils its provocative, new work Embryotrophic Cavatina at the end of this month at the Roundhouse. Kokoro Dance’s Embryotrophic Cavatina When: September 20 to 23 and 26 to 29, 2017 at 8:00pm Where: Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver) Tickets: Available now online or by calling (604) […]

Visit the Copper & Fire Arts at Britannia Mine Museum this weekend for a community arts event that will showcase unique metal and earthen crafts mined from Mother Earth. Copper & Fire Arts at Britannia Mine Museum Where: On the Sea to Sky Highway, 45 minutes north of Vancouver When: Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:00am […]

Have you done the Crunch? No, not the ab exercise, but the fitness trail in Coquitlam that involves climbing 473 stairs followed by an uphill hike that gains 250 metres in 2.2 kilometres. It’s a physical challenge that you just might want to add to your September bucket list! Climb the Coquitlam Crunch While the […]

Art of the Cocktail, the cocktail event of the year, returns to one of Canada’s mixology capitals for sampling and sipping, masterclasses, and one very grand tasting. Art of the Cocktail When: Saturday, October 14th 2017 Where: Crystal Garden (713 Douglas St, Victoria) Tickets: Available online for individual events or VIP passes. Tickets this year […]

Shop over 80 Independent brands, sit in on DIY workshops, enjoy food truck fare, music, and more at Fall for Local this weekend. Created by Kelly Turner, Fall for Local prides itself on not just being “another craft fair”. Focusing on small independent businesses, promoting a circle economy and connecting local with local is the […]

Flamenco Rosario presents the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists, free workshops and ticketed performances at various Vancouver venues this September. Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Tickets: Available online now » When: September 11 – 24, 2017 Where: Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver Public Library, […]

I have some work tools that I’ve used for over a decade; my trusty 21-inch upright roller-board suitcase that has been on 3 continents, my backup battery pack to keep my devices charged, and my old Nikon that has covered the Olympics, the Women’s World Cup, and followed me up mountains and across seas. It’s […]

Shopping at Metropolis at Metrotown is about to get a whole lot sweeter! From August 11th to 20th, Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting Metropolis Tasty Treats, a mouth-watering and whimsical exhibit featuring larger-than-life food art displays, sampling from sweet and salty snack retailers, and daily contest giveaways. Metropolis Tasty Treats When: Friday, August 11 to […]