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 also the two highest-rated Canadian shows in the history of the Comedy Network. Dates for his national tour are:
January 30 Ottawa, Centrepointe Theatre
February 6 Vancouver, Vogue Theatre
February 13 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
February 14 Kingston, The Grand Theatre
February 15 Toronto, Winter Garden Theatre
February 16 Sudbury, Theatre Cambrian
February 17 Halifax, Rebecca Cohn Aud., Dalhousie Arts Centre
February 19 Kelowna, Kelowna Community Theatre
February 21 Victoria, McPherson Playhouse
February 22 Nanaimo, The Port Theatre
February 25 Calgary, EPCOR CENTRE’s Jack Singer Concert Hall
February 26 Red Deer, Memorial Arts Centre
February 27 Yorkton, Anne Portnuff Theatre
February 28 Winnipeg, Burton Cummings Theatre
March 1 Edmonton, Winspear Centre
March 3 Saskatoon, TCU Place
March 4 Lethbridge, Yates Memorial Theatre
Tickets are available at each venue’s box office and also via Brent Butt’s website. I also have a pair to give away thanks to Paul Mercs Concerts. Here’s how you can enter to win tickets to see Brent Butt in Vancouver on February 6th at the Vogue Theatre:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Monday, January 27, 2014. Follow Paul Mercs Concerts on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about upcoming shows and artist events in your area.
The popular hosts of Punjabi Hockey Night in Canada will make a public appearance in Langley on January 26th. Hosted by Preston Chevrolet, announcers Harnarayan Singh, Bhola Chauhan and Inderpreet Cumo will participate in hockey-themed activities and you can bring the whole family to join the fun.
When: Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Where: Preston Chevrolet, 19990 Langley Bypass, Langley Cost: Free to attend
Harnarayan Singh became the first Canadian broadcaster to provide live analysis in Punjabi on Hockey Night In Canada when he covered each game of the Stanley Cup final in 2008. Bhola Singh Chauhan brings vast broadcast experience to the CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi broadcasts in his second season as an analyst and is co-hosting Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi’s first ever weekly podcast. Inderpreet Cumo got his start with CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada when he was selected, along with fellow Punjabi analyst Bhola Chauhan, following a rigorous interview process. Cumo counts calling the 2012 Stanley Cup Final alongside Singh and Chauhan as the highlight of his broadcast career so far.
This event is part of the Chevrolet “Meet and Greet” series with the trio that will also take place March 9th at Barnes Wheaton Chevrolet in Surrey, and then April 12th at CMP Automotive Dealership in Calgary. Follow the Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi Blog for more updates.
Broadway Across Canada has announced their line-up of touring musicals that they’ll be bringing to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2014 and 2015.
Season Special: Wicked
May 28th to June 29th, 2014 Back by “popular” demand. Variety calls Wicked “a cultural phenomenon,” and when it last played Vancouver in 2011, it broke box office records. Winner of over 50 major award, including a Grammy® and three Tony Awards®, Wicked is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times).
Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One – born with emerald green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete – and completely satisfying – musical in a long time.” (USA Today). *Wicked is a season special and an optional ticket purchase for Season Subscribers.
Flashdance to Musical
November 11th to 16th, 2014 Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the pop culture phenomenon of Flashdance is now live on stage. With electrifying dance at its core, Flashdance- The Musical tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream.
Flashdance- The Musical features a score that includes the biggest hit songs from the movie, including the Academy Award®-winning title song “Flashdance – What a Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt,” and “I Love Rock & Roll.” In addition to these hits, 16 brand new songs have been written for the musical with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth.
The Book of Mormon
April 7th to 12th, 2015 Winner of 9 Tony Awards® including Best Musical! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q comes The Book of Mormon, a new Broadway musical that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show describes as, “a crowning achievement, so good it makes me angry” and by Entertainment Weekly as “the funniest musical of all time.” Don’t miss your chance to see what Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls “the best musical of this century. Content: Contains explicit language.
BAC Tickets and Subscriptions
Season ticket packages for the Broadway Across Canada 2014-2015 season vary in price depending on performance, seat location, and date of purchase. Season packages will be available for renewing subscribers beginning January 20, 2014 and on-sale to the general public on February 3, 2014 at 10:00 am; online and charge by phone at 1-855-542-7469.
Season Subscribers receive priority ticket opportunities to all shows! A Season Subscription is the best way to guarantee seats to all of these fabulous theatrical productions and subscribers receive exclusive benefits including:
Prime Seating locations: maintain your same chosen locations for all season shows.
No fee ticket exchanges: exchange seats within the same engagements.
Priority ticket purchases: skip the line for season specials or additional tickets.
Free ticket replacement service: don’t worry about your lost tickets.
Membership to our BAC network: Purchasing access in over 40+ cities within the US & Canada.
Follow Broadway Across Canada on Twitter and Facebook for more information about their shows coming to Vancouver in 2014-2015.
Take 50 Vancouver chefs, invite them to an event, ask them each to bring an ingredient, and toss all of the items into a collective pot and create a symphony of local flavour and flare.
The Chef Soup Experiment is taking place on Friday, January 17th on Granville Island as student chefs at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts chop, season, stir and cook the ingredients to perfection. They will then serve samples free of charge to the public before it all runs out.
Where: Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, 1050 West 2nd, Granville Island When: Friday, January 17, 2014 soup is served at 12:30pm
Michelle Kim will be there to capture the morning’s activities, leading up to the soup’s creation, and I’ll have updates and photos of her to share later on in the day. In the meantime, head down to Granville Island for lunch. Everyone is welcome but get there early, since the kitchen shuts down when the soup runs out.
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.
This enduring tale of love, longing and loss is choreographed by Rudi van Dantzig and set to Prokofiev’s masterful score. The impeccable classical artistry of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet will bring to life Shakespeare’s beloved star-crossed romance on stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.
Performances will be January 30th, January 31st, and February 1st, 2014 at 8:00pm plus a 2:00pm matinee on February 1st. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster.
I have a pair of opening night tickets to give away as well, here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The winner will receive tickets for the opening night performance on January 30th. Follow the Royal Winnipeg Ballet on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
January 30 Ottawa, Centrepointe Theatre
