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Dancing On the Edge Festival 2013

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This summer Vancouver will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival that has brought over 400 different dance artists and choreographers to our stages. Talented members of the dance industry have traveled from across Canada, Japan, Germany, Venezuela, Mexico, Wales, the United States, Poland and China to join local artists each […]

25th Annual Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival

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The 25th Annual Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival returns to the waters of False Creek in Vancouver this week as over 200 teams competing. From Thursday, June 20th until Sunday, June 23rd everyone can enjoy the free festival and a few new events this year. Photo credit: WinstonWong* on Flickr 25th Anniversary Gala Fundraising […]

Nicli Pizzeria Winemaker’s Dinner with LaStella

Comments 106 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Earlier this spring I discovered the beauty of an oven-fresh pizza paired with Okanagan wines and I’m pretty excited that an event all about that same marriage of flavours and textures will be taking place in Vancouver this month. Photos courtesy of LaStella/Nicli Nicli Pizzeria Antica is hosting the Nicli Pizzeria Winemaker’s Dinner on Tuesday, […]

Date Night in the City: St. Regis Hotel and Les Misérables

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. We paid for our own meals/drinks. I was provided media tickets to Les Mis (for review purposes). Our night at the St. Regis was complimentary. Views are my own. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

We’re a pair of 30-somethings in the city with no kids but that doesn’t mean that every time we go out that it’s a “date night”. Running to the grocery store or market, grabbing some take-out, and covering events (when John‘s got a camera in his face the whole time) aren’t the most romantic escapades. […]

VIVA Vancouver 2013

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VIVA Vancouver, a summer program that transform city streets into art and performance spaces in collaboration with local businesses, returns at the end of this month. 800 Robson Street Summertime Plaza Each weekend from June 21st and June 22nd until the weekend of August 31st and September 1st, the 800 block of Robson will be […]