With success in theatre, film, television and most definitely as Grammy Award-winning musician, Harry Connick Jr will be taking to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage this August in Vancouver. Courtesy of Live Nation His love of music and performing dates back to his childhood in New Orleans, where he studied piano with such luminaries as […]

Emerging Canadian short filmmakers will have the chance to showcase their work on Air Canada flights around the world from August 1st to December 31st as a part of the enRoute Film Festival. 16 selected shorts will be announced at a public screening in Vancouver at the end of July. What: enRoute Film Festival public […]

The Honda Celebration of Light is the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition and in Vancouver there’s plenty of action onshore to get crowds pumped for the spectacular displays in the sky. SHOREfest is returning to English Bay and Sunset Beach, presenting talented homegrown artists in a free concert series on each night of the fireworks. […]

The world’s largest offshore fireworks competition will draw thousands to English Bay’s shoreline at the end of this month as the Honda Celebration of Light returns for another season. While you could join tens of thousands of spectators on the beach, Cactus Club Cafe is offering a one-of-a-kind dining experience that will give you one […]

Surrey’s annual Fusion Festival is coming up on Saturday and Sunday in Holland Park and I wanted to promote one of our favourite elements of this free multicultural celebration: Food! With dozens of pavilions, each representing a country, the selection of fried, boiled, charcoal-grilled, and slow-roasted goodies is seemingly endless. Photo credit: John Bollwitt for […]

The Tony Award-winning War Horse will premiere in Vancouver this September with a short one-week run at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The National Theatre of Great Britain’s epic War Horse is the winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play and the film of the same name (based on the book by Michael Morpurgo) […]

The 25th anniversary of the Illuminares Lantern Festival is happening this Saturday at Trout Lake and it will also be the last. Since 1988, the non-profit Public Dreams Society has hosted the festival (along with other events like the Parade of Lost Souls) but according to artistic director Matthew Bissett, it’s just no longer feasible. […]

This summer an exciting Bollywood Wedding is coming to town and everyone is invited! This interactive outdoor theatre experience is presented by South Asian Arts in partnership with the PNE from July 17th until July 28th at the Italian Gardens at Hastings Park. Bollywood Wedding cast members. Photo courtesy of South Asian Arts/ Written by […]

Five Hole For Food is wrapping up its 4th annual cross-Canada road hockey campaign that raises food and funds for charities in the communities that host their games. From St. John’s to Halifax, Ottawa to Calgary and in between, the concept is pretty simple: Show up with a donation for your local food bank and […]

The Vancouver Art Gallery‘s popular adults-only Friday night FUSE event, which takes place only three times annually, is coming up again on July 19th. The theme is Grand Ballroom FUSE, inspired by the current Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life exhibit. This summer edition of the event series will feature a multi-room party with performers, installations, […]