The Firehall Arts Centre launches its 2017/2018 season with the world premiere of Shay Kuebler’s Feasting on Famine, from September 27th to September 30th. Through the lens of the health and fitness culture, Feasting on Famine examines obsession and addiction, and an industry that feeds off weakness and insecurity while monopolizing on one’s ability to […]

Kokoro Dance, one of Canada’s pre-eminent butoh dance companies, unveils its provocative, new work Embryotrophic Cavatina at the end of this month at the Roundhouse. Kokoro Dance’s Embryotrophic Cavatina When: September 20 to 23 and 26 to 29, 2017 at 8:00pm Where: Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver) Tickets: Available now online or by calling (604) […]

Flamenco Rosario presents the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists, free workshops and ticketed performances at various Vancouver venues this September. Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Tickets: Available online now » When: September 11 – 24, 2017 Where: Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver Public Library, […]

Vancouver Façade Festival at the Vancouver Art Gallery: A large-scale & immersive projection mapping experience September 4-10, 2017 on the Georgia St side

There’s a free, family-friendly festival in Coquitlam on Saturday, August 12th that features live music, an artisan market, food trucks, craft beer, and much more. Since the festival is new, and you may not know what to expect, I’ve put together the top 5 reasons I’m looking forward to attending Kaleidoscope Arts Festival. Kaleidoscope Arts […]

Artists Steve and Sandy Pell were tasked with creating a large mural, designed to be an interactive public art piece that inspires values like connectedness, positivity and freedom. The result is #kitswings, now at Burrard and West 4th. A post shared by casey-jo loos (@caseyjoloos) on Jul 24, 2017 at 10:01pm PDT #KitsWings Mural in […]

Theatre Under the Stars (“TUTS”) has been bringing soaring works of song and dance to the crown jewel of the city, Stanley Park, for over 75 years! This season TUTS presents a pair of Broadway blockbusters at Malkin Bowl: Mary Poppins and The Drowsy Chaperone. I have the opportunity to give away an awesome date […]

Early Music Vancouver (“EMV”) proudly presents the return of the Vancouver Bach Festival, in the heart of downtown, and at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Following the success of last summer’s inaugural festival, EMV is offering 14 remarkable concerts, ranging from intimate chamber music programmes to a full Passion Oratorio, featuring over 60 […]

Broadway Across Canada presents the Vancouver premier of a brand new production of The Sound of Music, September 12-17, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Produced by NETworks Presentations, the beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winning Best Score, […]

Every time I hop on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale ferry I forget 1) how quick the trip is to the Sunshine Coast and 2) just how gorgeous the entire area is. Mountains dipping straight down into the sea, evergreen-covered islands, white sailboats, blue skies, and an abundance of arts, culture, and festivals. Now the Sunshine Coast […]