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B-Movie Night at Collingwood Cinema

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Neil O’Brien, host of “Neil With The B-Movie Reel” on CKNW Newstalk 980 forwarded me event information about his B-Movie Night event at the Collingwood Cinema (formerly the Raja Theatre) on Kingsway. Neil is organizing a double feature on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 with Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and The Blob (1958) in […]

Vancouver Icons: Hotel Europe

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver has a few triangle-shaped buildings but none are as prominent and photographed as the Hotel Europe across from Maple Tree Square in Gastown making it today’s Vancouver Icon photo feature. (Left) 1908 – Completed Hotel Europe. Archives #HotP17. (Right) 1910s – Archives #M-11-32. 1960s – Archives #CVA 1135-57. 1970s – Arhives #CVA 780-508. Our […]

Dress for Success Vancouver IMPACT 2013

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Dress for Success Vancouver will be hosting IMPACT: An Event for Change on March 7th, 2013. This annual fundraiser mixes philanthropy with entertainment, wines and hor d’oeuvres, along with inspirational stories from the women of Dress for Success Vancouver. When Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 6:00pm Where Spanish Ballroom at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia Tickets […]

Fan Expo Vancouver 2013: Stan Lee, Sean Astin, Jonathan Frakes, Tom Felton, and More

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You may have seen the teaser images already announcing a few of the special guests at this year’s Fan Expo Vancouver but organizers still have a few surprises up their sleeves for Comicon Hollywood North that’s coming in April. Over 17,000 people visited Fan Expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre last year (including my 8 […]

Tango Meets Jazz at the Chan Centre

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The Chan Centre will be hosting legendary tango pianist Pablo Ziegler with violinist Regina Carter on February 16, 2013. The Latin Grammy Award-winning pianist is coming to Vancouver for the first time in decades to perform an intoxicating fusion of tango and jazz, originally performed in New York’s legendary Jazz Standard club. There is no […]