West Vancouver Herirage Club Games
Join 3 North Shore sports club heritage gems and have fun trying your hand at lawn bowling, tennis and dry-land sailing skills with Hollyburn Sailing Club crew! Breakfast on the lawn bowling lanes to start the day and a BBQ at the tennis club to finish off this fun-packed event! Costumes, prizes and a ton […]
Make Believe: All-Ages Family Art Opening and Concert
Saturday July 20, 2019 from 11am-1pm Exhibition Area and Montalbano Family Theatre, Level 8 Central Branch VPL, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1 Join curators Heather Jessup and Claire Battershill (with their own children and families!) for a hands-on exploration of the latest art exhibit in the new 8th floor gallery space at […]
See for Yourself: Walk and Workshop with Artist and Accessibility Advocate, Carmen Papalia
Thursday July 25, 2019 from 6:30pm-8pm Exhibition Area and Creative Residency Offices, Level 8 Central Branch VPL, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC See for Yourself is a one-on-one tour experience where participants take turns subjectively describing art objects, architectural details, and other museum visitors to a participant who is shutting their eyes. The practice […]
Make Believe: Creative Writing Workshop – History, Forgery, and Fiction
Make Believe: Creative Writing Workshop – History, Forgery, and Fiction Wednesday August 14, 2019 from 6:45pm – 8:30pm Meeting Room, Britannia Branch, Napier Street, Vancouver, BC As a writer how do you create historical fiction or poetry that feels authentic? Writing together we will create lively and unusual characters and settings from other times, and […]
Indian Summer Festival 2019
The 9th annual Indian Summer Festival returns to Vancouver, bringing locally and internationally renowned artists to venues across the city from July 4 to 14. With the provocative theme of ‘Tricksters, Magicians, and Oracles,’ the 2019 festival lineup features futurists, novelists, stand-up comedians, musicians and storytellers both locally and from around the world.
Make Believe: The Secret Library Of M. Prud’homme
Explore a remarkable collection of fakes and forgeries in this display from the recently-discovered Prud’homme Library, ranging from rare vases to space exploration logs, false obituaries to oil paintings. Be prepared to immerse yourself in the creativity of the ages – and question what you know – during this temporary exhibition of a new national […]
Audition Notice: Comedy of Errors
Directed by: KAYT ROTH Show Run Dates: Thursday to Saturday, October 03 to October 19, 2019 Sunday matinees are October 06 and October 13 When: Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 at 7:00pm Where: Metro Theatre, 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver Characters Needed: 3-female; 5-male HENRY SAUNDERS – (45-55) – Concert Producer. Former mayor […]
World Oceans Day at the Vancouver Aquarium
World Oceans Day is Saturday, June 8 and there’s no better place to celebrate than the Vancouver Aquarium. It’s set to be an exciting day with plenty to see and do: • Get to know the Ocean Wise initiatives and programs, and learn how you can get involved in ocean conservation. • Discover the newest […]
Kids Help Phone Homes for the Holidays
Kids Help Phone Homes for the Holidays is a local fundraising event aimed to improve the mental well-being of children and youth. Funds raised help to ensure that Kids Help Phone can continue to be there for the 6.5 million young people in Canada who may be in need of anonymous and confidential counselling services. […]
The Vancouver Writers Fest’s Book Sale Spectacular
We’re selling thousands of books from the Vancouver Writers Fest’s archives, including paperback and hardcover titles from the past 30 years. Pick up your favourite bestsellers, local favourites and award-winners across fiction, nonfiction and YA/youth categories. Books: $5 each or 5 for $20 Plus: Beer, Wine & Refreshments — Scrabble — Face Painting — Pop-Up […]
