Contributor Jen Murtagh provides a recap of the Osoyoos Oyster Festival and previews a hot summer lineup of events and festivals in Osoyoos so you can start your trip planning now!

Bid on Rare Wines to Support Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland! Ahead of the GrapeJuice Wine Auction event on April 26th, you can bid online for some of the rare wines in the silent auction.

Art in the City is the premier fine arts market in Vancouver’s historic West End, taking place May 4-6, 2018 at the West End Community Centre. Come support more than 50 local artists and unleash your creativity!

The 28th annual Jeans Day is coming up! Join over 200,000 participants across the province and sport your very best Canadian tuxedo all for a great cause. There are many ways to get involved, all in support of BC Children’s Hospital, and one of the highlights is the Jeans Day BBQ on May 3rd.

Trees Organic Coffee: Win a Cheesecake for Mother’s Day: Vancouver-based Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House has been serving in-house roasted organic coffee and freshly baked treats in the city for over 22 years. Enter to win a cheesecake from Miss604.

The 2018 DOXA Documentary Film Festival program offers 93 films (shorts and features) that offer radical and transformative ideas through music, art, and the power of people working together to create and share solutions. May 3-13, 2018. Enter to win tickets via Miss604!

Enter to win tickets! The Anvil Centre Theatre is thrilled to present the exclusive engagement of comedy legend, Ed Asner in the hit comedy A Man and His Prostate by Ed Weinberger for ONLY TWO SHOWS at the Anvil Centre Theatre on April 27 & 28th.

5 Ways to Enjoy Abbotsford Staycation: !One of the top hotels in Canada, wineries, farms, and festivals can all be found in Abbotsford, just a hop, skip and a jump down the highway from the bustling city scenes of Metro Vancouver.

The SKOOKUM Festival single day lineup has just been released! SKOOKUM is a new festival experience that will take to Stanley Park September 7-9, 2018 featuring daily headliners The Killers, Florence + The Machine, and Arkells.

Colin Mochrie, Vancouver TheatreSport alumnus, and star of Whose Line Is It Anyway, returns this May to Vancouver TheatreSport for three laugh-packed performances – Thursday, May 24 and Saturday, May 26 at The Improv Centre at 7:30pm; and Friday, May 25 at The Vogue Theatre also at 7:30pm.