The Lunar New Year begins on February 5, 2019, but Lunarfest Vancouver begins during the last week of January with events in Richmond and Vancouver. From mandarin musicals, to lion dances and lantern making workshops, there’s plenty for culture-seekers to experience.
Lunarfest Vancouver
Brand new for this year is the Coastal Lunar Lanterns installation at Jack Poole Plaza presented by the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association. Eight gigantic lanterns designed by Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh artists and a guest indigenous artist from the Taiwanese Zihing tribe will be illuminated nightly beginning January 30th.
Rendering of Coastal Lunar Lanterns at Jack Poole Plaza
Discover a touch of Asian culture through an inspired musical performance. An Accident of Love, a musical adaptation of the 1983 Taiwanese film, “Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing” is playing at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts.
Timber is abandoning the idea of an intimate dinner by having a fondue and karaoke party! Our favourite neighbourhood gastropub is serving up cheesy karaoke on February 14th, where you can belt out your best power ballads and duets with a sweetheart or a group of friends.
Valentine’s Day Cheesy Karaoke
Where: Timber (1300 Robson St, Vancouver) When: February 14, 2019 8:00pm to 12:00am. No cover.
Prix Fixe at Forage
In case you are looking for an intimate dinner, next door at Forage you can enjoy a deluxe three course prix fixe menu. Enjoy the 100% BC wine list, and dishes made from local ingredients, from local farmers, fishers, and foragers. Look for tasty nibbles throughout the deluxe menu such as: bison shortrib, marrow pomme puree, wild mushrooms, Dungeness crab, fresh oysters, and Northern Divine caviar as well as even more. The menu price is $85 per person plus taxes, beverages and gratuities. Call (604) 661-1400 to reserve.
The Vancouver Alpen Club presents a night of live music and dancing, with an upbeat party in one of the city’s most legendary ballrooms.
Alpen Club Valentine’s Dance
Where: Vancouver Alpen Club (4875 Victoria Dr) When: February 9, 2019 at 7:00pm Tickets: Door $20, online in advance $15
Peter Juric & The Continentals’ – well known from the Alpen Club’s annual Oktoberfest – will lead the live music for the evening as you dance the night away with your sweetheart.
I have a prize package to give away that includes: 2 tickets to the Valentine’s Dance and 2 food and drink vouchers! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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The business of yoga gets turned upside down in the Canadian premiere of Dipika Guha’s new comedy—Yoga Play—a hilarious satire that asks what it takes to find authenticity in a world determined to sell enlightenment.
Yoga Play
Christine Quintana, ChiragNaik. Photo by David Cooper
Where: Gateway Theatre (6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond) When: February 7-16, 2019 Tickets: From $29 online or call the box office (604) 270-1812
When newly-hired Joan is brought on board to stabilize Jojomon, a yoga apparel giant, she has her work cut out for her. The company’s founder has been ousted after a fat-shaming scandal, sales are plunging, and panic has set in. Jojomon needs an image makeover—and fast. But as Joan struggles to balance the needs of her new position with the reality of the bottom line, more trouble surfaces. Risking everything on a wild plan, Joan makes a move that just might save the day or split her pants.
Guha, who grew up in India, Russian, the UK, and Southern California takes apart the new gold rush that is the yoga industry with humour and insight, examining the languages of displacement through the lens of comedy. As ancient spiritual practices run headlong into contemporary consumerism, the desire for truth, meaning, and the right kind of yoga pants turns cultural identity on its head.
Win Tickets to Opening Night
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night, Friday, February 8th at 8:00pm. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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6 stages, 12 hours of music, 200 volunteers, 1,000 musicians, 100 years of VSO! The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has unveiled the details of its 100th Anniversary Day of Music on January 26, 2019. Everyone is invited to participate in the biggest birthday party of the year!
VSO Day of Music
Admission: Free!
Where: Orpheum Theatre, VSO School of Music, the Annex Theatre, and Tom Lee Music Experience Centre
When: Doors open at 9:30AM on January 26th with the day culminating in a side-by-side performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra on the Orpheum Stage at 8:00pm.
The VSO Day of Music occurs on the exact 100th anniversary of the very first performance of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! Founded in 1919, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is one of Canada’s most active and successful performing arts institutions; the largest performing arts organization west of Ontario and the third largest symphony orchestra in the country.
The VSO performs to an annual audience of over 250,000 people and features more than 50 celebrated guest artists each season. Over 170 concerts are performed annually by the VSO in the historic Orpheum Theatre and numerous additional venues throughout the Lower Mainland. 2018/2019 marks the organization’s 100th season.
