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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Madama Butterfly tells the poignant story of Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese woman who marries American naval officer B.F. Pinkerton, only to face heartbreak and tragedy. Puccini's lush and emotive score guides the audience through themes of love, betrayal, and hope, making it one of the most enduring works in the
DanceHouse presents the BC premiere of Peeping Tom’s intriguing theatrical dream world Diptych: The missing door and The lost room, on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse April 24-26, 2025. The multiple-award-winning Belgian dance theatre company takes on a surreal and highly cinematic storytelling approach, featuring extraordinary physicality and pushing the
Get tickets for the MAESTROS OF AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ concert series and catch for the 1st time in Vancouver and direct from Cuba, the ALAIN PEREZ TRIO. Join us for an evening of island-flavoured jazz with one of the greatest Cuban musicians of our time. Singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, arranger, orchestra
Some Assembly Theatre Company is thrilled to launch its 25th season with Our Last Tree from Wednesday, April 30 to Saturday, May 3 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre in Vancouver. A raging storm has taken the lives of many, including three at a climate protest. Observed by a ghostly figure,
Zahida Rahemtulla (The Wrong Bashir) returns to the Firehall to bring another comedic drama to its stage. Directed by vAct’s Derek Chan, The Frontliners takes audiences to an East Vancouver hotel in early 2016, where three beleaguered employees find homes for new families from Syria in the midst of a
Heather Ferguson brings her latest album, Found, to Vancouver. Found is the newest peak in her artistic journey with original compositions, many co-written with the brilliant pianist Attila Fias, along with reimagined jazz standards in her ongoing collaboration with Dr. Tony Genge, each among Canada’s best jazz artists. Rooted in
With spring in full bloom, the Got Craft Spring Market returns on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 from 10-5pm at the Croatian Cultural Centre in East Vancouver featuring 100 Canadian makers and small shops a mini makers area with kidpreneuers aged 16 years and under, swag bags, and
Prepare to be dazzled at Arthritis Society Canada’s annual Vancouver Arthritis Fire Ball as we present an evening of glamour and inspiration. This year’s event focus is on creating a pain-free future and empowering a healthier workforce by funding innovative research projects based in Western Canada. Highlights of the evening
Join us at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) for The Show from May 7-21! Step into a world of creativity and inspiration at The Show, ECU’s annual exhibition of our graduating students' work. This year’s Show features works by over 400 graduates from all five-degree programs and
The Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration is a two-week series of events from May 9-25 aimed at celebrating the diverse bird species in Greater Vancouver. Inspired by World Migratory Bird Day, this celebration highlights a love of birds and their significance as indicators of environmental health. The celebration features workshops, walks,
I Fear Love (Winner of the Artistic Risk Award, Vancouver Fringe 2024) is a game show, live comedy, memoir medley written and performed by Katie Voravong. “The show where I wear my heart on my sleeve. Watch me take it, eat it and break it on stage. It might even
Returning for a second year in a row is Metropolis at Metrotown’s beloved “We Love Moms & Mother Nature” event! On May 10th from 12 - 2pm, BC’s largest shopping centre encourages moms to let loose at a party in their honour. Mothers work hard every day of the year