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VanDusen Festival of Lights

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The VanDusen Festival of Lights opened this week adding even more beauty to Vancouver’s stunning botanical gardens. Photo credit: TOTORORO.RORO on Flickr VanDusen Festival of Lights Until January 4, 2014 enjoy this magical experience with the whole family as you explore over a million twinkling lights between 4:30pm and 9:00pm daily (closed Christmas Day, December […]

Nutcracker New Year’s Eve in Vancouver

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Ballet BC is proud to announce the return to Vancouver of Alberta Ballet’s The Nutcracker, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from December 28th until December 31st, 2013 with three evening performances and two matinees. Photo courtesy of the Alberta Ballet. Credit: Darren Makowichuk Choreographed by Edmund Stripe, with sets and costumes designed by Emmy Award-winning […]

Blue Man Group in Vancouver Pre-Sale Code

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Broadway Across Canada presents Blue Man Group at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre coming up in March, 2014. Known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment, the New York Times heralds the show as “One of the most delightful performance pieces […]

Jon and Roy Holiday Special

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The holidays are upon us and that means it’s time for the 5th annual Jon and Roy’s Holiday Special! This year’s lineup features CBC Radio 2 Drive’s Rich Terfry (aka Buck 65), Horse Feathers, Mother Mother’s Ryan Guldemond with guests, and Scott Stanson and David Lang of Current Swell. The event will be a revue, […]

Moist at the Commodore in Vancouver

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Moist was a Discman staple of most good Canadian kids who grew up in Vancouver in the 1990s. Silver, Creature, and Mercedes 5 and Dime heavily rotated on CFOX while kids like me from Surrey would take the SkyTrain, then a bus, to all-ages shows at the Pacific Coliseum. We’d catch triple bills of our […]