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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
A gentle Spring Breeze and live music flows through the Vancouver Chinese Garden where we will be celebrating Asian Heritage Month and Mother's Day in a concert of beginnings and resurgence. With the new season, brings new life and innovative music. We will be premiering music for all ages on
Join us for an uplifting afternoon of reiki and guided information to help you step into your power after heartbreak. Do you feel empty, unfulfilled, numb, and hopeless since your last breakup or heartbreak? Is your mind ruminating these questions: -How can I move on without closure? -What if I
Mount Pleasant’s Spring Splash is a week-long event bringing together local B.C. wineries and our business area’s vast array of restaurants, all the while kicking off patio season! The week-long event will take place from Monday, May 15 to Sunday, May 21, 2023, at various locations along Broadway, Main St.
ConnecTra Society's flagship event, the Abilities Expo, brings together exhibitors, vendors, resources, guest speakers, and more to enrich the well-being and connectedness of the disability community. Date: May 18, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Location: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC Come connect and create adventures with your
LiterASIAN returns with established and emerging literary voices coming together for a month of commemoration, celebration, and conversation showcasing the resilience and growth of Asian Canadian voices in CanLit. Packed with events including book readings, writing workshops, panel discussions, and an afternoon dim sum with authors. This year’s featured authors
The Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair officially returns to the Cloverdale Fairgrounds from May 19 to 22, 2023. After a three-year hiatus, the Rodeo and Country Fair will be in full swing with live entertainment, food trucks, Midway rides & games and featured attractions for the whole family.
"Dazzling virtuosic technique, nimble bowing, eloquent vibrato" (Winnipeg Free Press) Well known for his soulful artistry and luscious tone, cellist Colin Carr has appeared throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artists, and teacher. His impeccable skills won him numbers awards including the First Prize in the Naumburg
We are bringing ScotlandShop to Vancouver this May. Our Pop-Up Store and measuring service will be available on May 24 & 25 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. You can book an appointment to be measured using our online system. We also offer a Tartan Consultation service if you would like
The Firehall closes its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of rice & beans theatre’s Happy Valley from Thursday, May 25 to Sunday, June 4. Conceived and performed by Sydney Risk Award-winning playwright Derek Chan 陳嘉昊, Happy Valley is a solo, interdisciplinary performance. Through text, song, multimedia and music, Happy
The Vancouver Chamber Music Society presents Canada's distinguished Jane Coop and a string quartet made up of the Seattle Symphony's finest musicians on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the Anvil Theatre. The Seattle Symphony is one of the most reputable symphonies in North America, attracting the continent’s
TechExit Vancouver aims to connect business leaders and entrepreneurs with the resources and knowledge needed to prepare for long-term growth. Being the only conference of its kind in Canada, the event provides a one-stop shop for anyone looking to learn about mergers and acquisitions, as well as network with like-minded
Escape to the 1920s silent movie era at the Orpheum theatre! Vancouver Civic Theatres is thrilled to present Silent Movie Mondays, an immersive experience that screens popular silent films accompanied dramatic music played live on the historic Wurlitzer organ – the last theatre organ in Canada still performing in its