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Opera about a Polish Jew rising from the dead opens Chutzpah!

As the curator of Chutzpah!, Mary-Louise Albert is always looking for works by artists she can program for the annual festival. Whether they’re dance, theatre, music or works that combine genres,...

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Get the beat: Spoken word + dance from Dutch company

A dance work performed by a Dutch company to the musical beat poetry of an American is one of the works on an international program of dance at the 12th Chutzpah! Festival. The main company from Noord...

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Vancouver’s Music Waste festival gears up for crazy weekend

If you’re a fan of underground music and arts, there won’t be a better place to be than the Music Waste festival taking place this weekend at various East Vancouver venues. The festival is banking on...

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Vancouver jazz festival’s downtown gamble a winning hand, but what should...

It was Saturday afternoon and by some kind of miracle, the sky had opened up, letting a few rays of sunshine through. The warmth of the big orange ball’s glow was a welcome feeling, and the crowd...

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Video: The Art of Seduction in Burlesque Dancing

Vancouver-based burlesque performer Melody Mangler has been dancing for more than 10 years.  Melody performs a number and gives the viewer a glimpse into the art of seduction. She will be performing at...

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Your chance to taste and buy the best heritage tomatoes

Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Nursery on No. 6 Road in Richmond will hold its third annual Heirloom Tomato Festival on Saturday September 7 from 10am-5pm. The festival will feature tasting...

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Photo journal: Pemberton Music Festival Day 1

The three-hour drive went without any hiccups except for our GoPro taking a fall on the highway.  As our producer Dean Broughton humourously coined it as “Go-Pro-blem” (we can laugh because the camera...

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Photo journal: Pemberton Music Festival Day 2 & 3

Filed under: COMMUNITY, Music Tagged: Deadmau5, dinosaur jr., festival, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Yuen, Music, Pemberton, Snoop Dogg, The Flaming Lips, violent femmes, zz ward ...

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Black Keys close out Friday festivities at Pemberton Music Festival

Filed under: Music Tagged: air sex, bands, Black Keys, decemeberists, festival, Mark Yuen, Music, passion pit, Pemberton, pemby, performance

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Pemberton Music Festival final day with Kendrick Lamar, Jack U and many more

Filed under: COMMUNITY, Music Tagged: dan mangan, festival, hundred waters, July Talk, Music, Pemberton, tobias jesso jr.

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Highlights from Powell Street Festival 2015 (with videos)

    The Powell Festival heated up after the Omikoshi performance by Vancouver Rakuichi in which the small shrine wad chased around Oppenheimer Park. A large group of photographers and videographers,...

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Video: Celebration of Light featuring Netherlands, Australia and United States

Vancouver’s spectacular fireworks festival is returning for a 26th year at English Bay. This year’s participants are July 23rd, Royal Fireworks representing Netherlands, July 27th, representing...

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Video: Revealing the art of Burlesque in Vancouver

Local headline performer of The Vancouver International Burlesque festival, Lola Frost reveals what Burlesque means to her in anticipation of the VIBF. The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival is...

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Video: A look at Nihon Fest 2016

If you’re skeptical about going to Nihon Fest, it’s probably normal. After all, Vancouver is home to at least half a dozen Japanese-themed festivals and events such as Anime Revolution, Sakura Days...

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Eight people transported to hospital at Pemberton Music Festival

Health officials say 104 people from the Pemberton Music Festival were treated at a medical clinic or hospital, including at least two who overdosed. Rockdoc, the contracted medical team at last...

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