Colin Mochrie, Vancouver TheatreSports™ (“VTSL”) alumnus, and star of Whose Line Is It Anyway, returns this May to Vancouver TheatreSports for three laugh-packed performances. We love enjoying a great night of improv comedy in Vancouver and this is an amazing opportunity to see a Canadian comedy icon live on stage!
VTSL Presents Colin Mochrie in Vancouver
COLIN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
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Thursday, May 24,2018 at 7:30pm
The Improv Centre (1502 Duranleau St, Granville Island, Vancouver)
The first performance takes place at VTSL’s home theatre on Granville Island – The Improv Centre. This is your chance to see Colin up close and catch every expressive comedic nuance in an intimate space. This very special evening includes two improv sets starring Colin, along with members of the VTSL ensemble, followed by a Q&A session where audience members ask the questions. There are also a very limited number of tickets (only 40) for an exclusive, post-performance reception where guests will personally meet, and socialize with Colin at The Improv Centre’s Neil Macrae Bar & Lounge.
That evening the Bar will be introducing ‘The Colin’ – a cocktail specially designed in Colin’s honour based on his favourite alcoholic beverage – red wine.
THE COLIN MOCHRIE EXPERIENCE
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Friday, May 25, 2018 at 7:30pm
The Vogue Theatre (918 Granville St, Vancouver)
Friday night sees Colin take the stage at The Vogue Theatre, located in the heart of Vancouver’s Entertainment District. This performance once again features the improv master with some of your favourite VTSL players in a free-wheeling improv laugh-fest.
COLIN AND FRIENDS
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
The Improv Centre (1502 Duranleau St, Granville Island, Vancouver)
On Saturday, Colin returns to The Improv Centre, VTSL’s home on Granville Island. Seating only 186 people in a mixture of cabaret and theatre seats, The Improv Centre is a very welcoming experience where every seat is a great seat. Colin will be joined on stage by improvisers from the Vancouver TheatreSports ensemble for an evening that is sure to tickle your funny bone. The Improv Centre is fully-licensed and guests are welcome to take their beverages with them into the theatre to enjoy during the show.
Also of note – it is rumoured that another VTSL alum and Whose Line Is It Anyway star (whose initials are R.S.) may join Colin on stage in a surprise appearance for one or two of these performances. While we can’t guarantee it, it has happened before, most recently this past January at VTSL’s Throwdown Festival.
All performances benefit the Colin Mochrie Scholarship Fund at VTSL’s theatre school, The Improv Comedy Institute. Established in 2014, the scholarship provides assistance to those wishing to study improv but are unable to do so because of financial barriers.
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With just a few days of sunshine recently, the tulips are ready to pop! This weekend there are markets, parades, Earth Day celebrations, theatre shows, and much more all happening across the region.
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Friday, April 20, 2018
True or Fish? After Hours at the Vancouver Aquarium
Make It! Vancouver
Illumination Series with Dillon Francis
Good Noise Gala – Soul Edition!
Spring Pottery Sale
Pacific Theatre Presents Love/Sick
Vagabond Players Presents: 4000 Miles
The Arts Club Presents: Misery
Gateway Theatre Presents: Nine Dragons
Collected Traces and Still Here
Art! Vancouver
Vancouver Web Fest
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents Cabaret
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The circus in general is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year but it sure has come a long way. No longer featuring animals, the circus today is about acrobatics, gymnastics, aerial displays and athleticism – especially when it comes to Circa. Australia’s answer to Cirque du Soleil, Circa is coming to Vancouver, bringing its brand of performance art to The Chan Centre on April 28th.
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Chan Centre Presents Circa: Opus
When: Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:00pm
Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC, 6265 Crescent Road)
Tickets: Fro $46. Available by calling 604-822-2697, going online, or visiting the Chan Centre ticket office.
Since forming in Brisbane, Australia in 2004, Circa has become an international sensation, being called to perform in more than 35 countries. In Opus, 14 acrobats—some of whom will be suspended from the Chan Centre ceiling—will perform gravity-defying feats as they interact with the four musicians of France’s esteemed Debussy String Quartet. This genre-defying work pushes the boundaries of ‘nouveau cirque’ to the stirring music of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Described by The Guardian as “truly virtuosic,” Circa is led by Australia-based contemporary circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz. Featuring an ensemble of exceptional, multi-skilled performing artists from Australia and beyond, Circa’s award-winning works have been praised by critics for stretching the perceptions of traditional circus.
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The Chan Centre has offered up a pair of tickets for a lucky Miss604 reader to see Circa: Opus. 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 Monday, April 23, 2018. Follow The Chan Centre on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information about upcoming shows.
Update The winner is Alex!
The evolution of 1410 on your AM dial continues in Metro Vancouver as it was announced this morning that it will become BNN Bloomberg Radio, Canada’s first business news radio station, launching in conjunction with the new brand on Monday, April 30.
1410 BNN Bloomberg Radio
From this morning’s press release:
“Featuring a simulcast of BNN Bloomberg’s linear television broadcast and in-depth, live, long-form, specialty programming from Bloomberg’s radio service, BNN Bloomberg Radio keeps listeners across the country up-to-date on breaking business news as it happens. The station is powered by BNN Bloomberg’s team of trusted journalists as well as contributions from Bloomberg’s 2,700 business journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries.
As TSN Radio 1410 Vancouver becomes the all-new BNN Bloomberg Radio, Vancouver sports fans can continue to tune in to TSN Radio 1040 Vancouver, which retains its fan-favourite all-sports format. TSN 1040 expands its live radio broadcast schedule to feature content previously delivered by TSN 1410.
BNN Bloomberg Radio will be available for live streaming across the country through the iHeartRadio Canada app, and locally in Metro Vancouver on HD Radio at 103.5 HD3 and on 1410 AM.
Additionally, Bell Media Radio will integrate a broad array of short- and long-form radio reports from BNN Bloomberg Radio into its news/talk stations across Canada, led by The Takeaway with Amanda Lang, a daily radio update from the BNN Bloomberg host featuring updates on the most significant business news of the day.
BNN Bloomberg Radio also delivers voice-activated business news updates via the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa on phones as well as smart speakers such as Google Home and Amazon Echo Spot.”
Also this week in local radio news, it was also announced that Vancouver’s Roundhouse Radio 98.3 will be shutting down as of April 30.
If you’re looking for the best restaurants in Vancouver, and have combined searches on review sites with word-of-mouth referrals, add the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards to your reference list. Over the last 29 years the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards have crowned the top restaurants, chefs, bartenders and suppliers, becoming the go-to list for what’s hot (and delicious) in the city.
Best Restaurants in Vancouver
Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
Restaurant of the Year: St. Lawrence
This year, Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards newcomer St. Lawrence (269 Powell Street) made a bold entrance into the city’s food scene – winning both Best New Restaurant and Restaurant of the Year. The awards show recognized winners in 41 different categories as Vancouver’s top culinary talent came together to celebrate the industry’s best.
Chef of the Year honours went to Alex Chen. The award recognizes the Herculean effort that that Chen has put forward since opening Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar (845 Burrard St) in 2014. The judges lauded how he “moved a very traditional hotel kitchen forward into fresh, exciting cooking” as well as how he “effortlessly brings Asian sensibility, lightness and nuance to his menu”. His talents contributed to Boulevard’s breakout win of both Best Upscale and Best Seafood this year.
“The common thread among this year’s best restaurants are head chefs who are hands-on in the kitchen. Whether it’s JC Poirier at St. Lawrence or Alex Chen at Boulevard, restaurants where the chef is actively involved in the nitty-gritty of food preparation are reaping the benefits,” said Neal McLennan, Food Editor, Vancouver Magazine. “We are thrilled to celebrate St. Lawrence and Boulevard as well as all the other talented teams who took home Restaurant Awards this year.”
Yaletown institution Cioppino’s (1133 Hamilton St) regained its top spot in the Best Italian category while shake-ups occurred in categories like Best Japanese (Masayoshi, 4376 Fraser St) and Best Dim Sum (Golden Paramount, 8071 Park Rd, Richmond). This year’s show saw a number of categories put back into the rotation, including Best Steakhouse (Hy’s Encore, 637 Hornby St), Best Pizza (Via Tevere, 1190 Victoria Drive) and Best Ramen (Marutama).
A surprise upset occurred when The Grill Room at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler was awarded Best Whistler. Meanwhile, perennial winners Dynasty Seafood (108-777 West Broadway), Le Crocodile (909 Burrard St) and Maenam (1938 W 4th Ave) successfully defended their titles as Best Chinese, Best French and Best Thai, respectively.
The Sunday brunch crowd has a new place of pilgrimage with Burdock & Co. (2702 Main St) being awarded Best Brunch. Outside of the Lower Mainland, Agrius (732 Yates, Victoria) repeated its win of Best Victoria while Waterfront Wines (1180 Sunset Dr, Kelowna) continued its streak as Best Okanagan.
Grapes and Soda (1541 W 6th Ave) won the newly resurrected Best Bar category while their bar manager, Satoshi Yonemori, took home Bartender of the Year; Fairmont Hotel’s wine director, Jill Spoor, was named Sommelier of the Year; and Kelowna’s Stoney Paradise won the Producer/Supplier award.
Anthony von Mandl of Mission Hill Winery was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Restaurant Awards were judged by a panel of 14 leading food and wine experts and were handed out at a formal awards show at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver on Monday, April 16th.
Read the full list of winners on the Vancouver Magazine website here »
