90sharesVancouver Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, the opening production of the company’s exciting 2017–2018 season. Vancouver Opera Presents Puccini’s Turandot Life, Death & Love: Puccini’s Final Opera When: October 13, 19, 21 @ 7:30pm & Sunday, October 15 @ 2:00pm Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton St) Tickets: Tickets ranging in price from $49 to […]

14sharesThe Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) shines a spotlight on BC films in the Sea to Sky stream this season. They have lined up 12 titles that will leave audiences inspired by the talent being developed right here in British Columbia. BC Films at VIFF in the Sea to Sky Stream c’əsnaʔəm: the city before […]

82sharesI walked through the wrought iron gate off Matthews Avenue in Shaughnessy and the sweet smell of late summer blossoms filled the air. Immaculate gardens and ambient water features circle around an accessible playground, and the west entrance to a very important home. Glen Brae Manor was built in 1910 by Scottish lumber baron William […]

218sharesVancouver is getting a new café inspired by delicious morsels of chocolate that get baked into ooey gooey cookies and treats. At the Nestlé Toll House Café you’ll be able to build your own ice cream sandwich or pick up cupcakes, enjoy a smoothie, macaroons, brownies, and of course some of their signature chocolate chip […]

156sharesTo celebrate National Coffee Day on September 29th, 7-Eleven® Canada will host its first ever Bring Your Own Mug Day. Coffee lovers are invited to bring their favourite mug and fill it for FREE at any 7-Eleven Coffee Bar across Canada. 7-Eleven Bring Your Own Mug Day Where: All 7-Eleven stores across Canada When: Friday, […]

Urban Ink Presents Freedom Singer on stage at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre from October 7 to October 18, 2017. Enter to win tickets.

89sharesThe Metro Vancouver October event list is full of theatrical productions, markets, shows, festivals, and culture. It’s going to be a fun month of apple picking and pumpkin patches, paired with the The Granville Island Turkey Trot, Culture Days, the Vancouver International Film Festival and Halloween haunts like the Stanley Park Ghost Train and Fright […]

22sharesInspiring greater public participation in arts, culture and heritage, Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam will host over 25 free events during Culture Days, September 29th to October 1st. Culture Days in Port Coquitlam Here’s what will be happening in Port Coquitlam: Canada 150 Mural Unveiling When: Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 12:15pm to 12:45pm […]

G Day For Girls is a new global social movement anchored by day-long events that celebrate and empower tween girls ages 10-12. The next one in the Vancouver area is coming up October 20th.

Contributor Jen Jen Murtagh writes about her life-changing journey to Africa with One Girl Can, a Vancouver-based non-profit that works with schools and communities in Kenya and Uganda.