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The 2009 Juno Awards: Interview with Matthew Barber

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesAfter releasing his latest album Ghost Notes last year Matthew Barber has been nominated for a 2009 Juno Awards for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year (solo). “I was pleasantly surprised and happy about the Juno nomination – it always feels good to be recognized in that way,” noted Barber during our chat this afternoon. The […]

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Sport BC's Athlete of the Year Awards Recap by Richard Loat

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2sharesUnfortunately, John and I were unable to use my passes last night so I asked someone to go in our place and write a recap post for my site. As a result Richard Loat (Canucks blogger, fellow Fan Zone blogger, and avid users of Twitter) attended the Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards and […]

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Happy 9th Birthday Alexis

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesIt was nine years ago today that Alexis was born and I became an auntie for the first time. Over the years I’ve been blessed several times over with the joys of having the most caring and thoughtful niece and nephews anyone could dream of calling their own. Things have changed a lot in nine […]

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Examined Life at Pacific Cinematheque

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesThanks to the people at FilmsWeLike I was able to screen Examined Life, a documentary film by Astra Taylor that walks and talks with philosophers in various cities. Discussions range from meaning in life to Truth (with a capital “T”), romanticism, ecology, gender, capabilities, and ideology. “Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and […]

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Big Rock Brewery Public Event to Kickoff Juno Weekend

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesI’m all for events that are a) for the public b) free so I thought I would quickly highlight this Big Rock Brewing meet and greet session that will take place at the BC Liquor Store at 39th & Cambie (5555 Cambie Street). From 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday March 26th Ryan McMahon will be […]

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The 2009 Juno Awards: The Trews at Terry Fox Secondary

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

2sharesThis Thursday, March 26th, The Trews will make an appearance at Terry Fox Secondary as the school is awarded a 2009 Band Aid grant from MusiCounts. Photo credit: Jim Wallace on Flickr MusiCounts‘ mission is to ensure that children in Canada have access to a comprehensive music program through their school. MusiCounts includes Band Aid […]

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Most Influential British Columbians in History

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

8sharesLast night on the Vancouver Sun’s site I came across a list of “British Columbia’s Best: A quest to determine the most influential person in BC’s history.” In November 2008 a poll including hundreds of names was setup and the results were then revealed in early January 2009 (while we were away in Iowa). Photo […]

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Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding Ends its Run in Vancouver

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7sharesThe interactive comedy production Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding has been running downtown for 14 years and at the end of May the Vitale and Nunzio family will be joined in holy and hilarious matrimony for the last time. Photo by: Mischa Bartkow “Tony and Tina’s Wedding is a Vancouver institution,” said publicist and theatre blogger […]

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Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad Winding Down

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

1shareOver the last month or so hundreds of events across the region have been presented as a part of the Cultural Olympiad — from Rigoletto at the Vancouver Opera, to art installations, films, Munsch Alley, and countless concerts. Photo credit: joannaforever on FlickrFrom Beyond Robson’s post about ContainR During the final days of the Olympiad […]

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Juno Fest, WestJet Street Party, and Whistler Brewing SUMOs

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

12sharesI’m pretty sure I didn’t fully grasp the scale of the upcoming Juno Awards and its satellite events until I started downloading PDFs and thumbing through the pages upon pages of schedules, venue maps and artist listings. The actual Awards broadcast will be Sunday March 29th and on top of the Juno Cup, you can […]

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