Calendar of Events

Vive les voyageurs Winter Festival January 28-29 Historic Boot Camp & Historic Half Marathon February 18-19 Spring Break March 10-25 Easter Egg Hunt April 8; Easter Egg Hunt 1 pm Victoria Day May 21 Learn to Camp Weekend June 16 (pre-registration required) Aboriginal Day at Fort Langley June 23 Canada Day July 1 Parks Day July 21 The 2012 Prospera Valley Granfondo July 22 Ride into History Jul...

The winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for best play, this biting contemporary satire skewers the conventions of political correctness in shockingly entertaining fashion. In Chicago, 1959, an African-American family moves into a house in Clybourne Park, to the mortification of its all-white residents. Fast-forward 50 years, and now the neighbourhood is predominately black. When young white newlywed...

Inspired by the legendary Maria Callas, this Tony Award-winning play opens in a master class at Juilliard, where the world's greatest soprano is more interested in teaching life lessons than opera. The tempestuous yet vulnerable diva muses on her past-her transformation from stocky to sleek, triumphs at La Scala, feuds with rival singers, and a doomed affair with billionaire Aristotle Onassis. Not...

Culture Days weekend Vancouver, BC September 28-30, 2012 Join Canadians in hundreds of cities and towns across the country during the third annual Culture Days weekend! On September 28, 29 & 30, 2012, participate in activities that celebrate the creative expression of your community. Culture Days features free, hands-on, interactive activities and "behind the scenes" ...

Mozart à Milano Michael Maniaci in Performance A stunning season opener, with two performances featuring international vocal sensation Michael Maniaci in concert with Vancouver's own Pacific Baroque Orchestra. A programme of virtuoso opera arias from Mozart's early opera "Lucio Silla", two youthful symphonies, and the joyous motet "Exsultate Jubilate". Michael Mani...

Leonard Cohen's powerful and inspirational music and lyrics are the heartbeat for Chelsea Hotel, an illusory world full of enchantment, desire, passion and love. Haunted by memories of his tumultuous love life, a Writer checks into New York's infamous Chelsea Hotel desperate to find the words and inspiration for his next song. Wading through past relationships, he reluctantly comes face to face ...

The Interior Design Show West (IDSwest) is Western Canada's annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media. Launched in 2004 by Jason Heard under the original name of Design Vancouver, Jason recognized a gap in the West Coast Design market and created ...

Sans Brush Sept 28 - Oct 20, 2012 Opening reception: Thursday September 27th @ 7:00PM-9:00PM This group exhibit ignites a technical curiosity by exploring the unconventional process of painting without a brush and how alternative tools and methods affect the various elements, such as texture, depth and shape. Twenty-five artists are highlighted, displaying diverse styles. Their paint applicati...

A young woman leaves prison, only to learn that a second chance isn't easy to come by. From the beloved film, an uplifting and inspiring story of personal redemption and the reawakening of a small Wisconsin town.  

Get ready for another season full of fun as Playland opens for the 2012 season! This year you'll get a full season of ATMOSFEAR as well as all your favourite rides like the classic wooden roller coaster, the Corkscrew, Revelation, Hellevator and Drop Zone. And don't miss all the midway games and your favourite foods like cotton candy and mini-donuts. If you don't have your season pass yet, visit ...

For 15 years, Rogers Arena has been thrilling and entertaining fans. For 15 years, our Vancouver Canucks have battled on the ice in the race to capture the title of Stanley Cup Champions. For 15 years, we have staged the best entertainment the music industry has to offer. We have opened our doors and welcomed over 21 million people. We have even reveled in Olympic gold when the Canadian women's a...

Sense of Place, a new exhibition at the ArtStarts Gallery, showcases artwork made by young people from schools across British Columbia in collaboration with professional artists. The students’ work explores themes of identity, land, community and home, fostering their sense of individuality as well as their sense of belonging. The gallery is free and open to the public from Tuesdays to Frid...

Where: Semlin Gardens When: 12:00PM - 3:00PM In collaboration with the YWCA, Snaptech Marketing will be hosting "Garden Optimization", an event where we invite the community to help in improving Semlin Gardens. These gardens play an integral role in the community as they also serve as the home of the YWCA. The YWCA works to build better futures for women and their families through advo...

Truffles Café at VanDusen Botanical Garden is now serving a ‘proper' Afternoon Tea complete with three-tier tray of goodies, ceramic tea pots and cups, organic and private label teas. Afternoon Tea in the Garden is offered for $35.00 for 2 OR $60.00 for 4 and includes: Choice of daily sandwich Freshly made scone Large croissant Coconut macaroons and shortbread cookies ...

One of the most daring and exhilarating undertakings in the scope of contemporary theatre. There's nothing like the thrill of a first date...anything can happen! In Blind Date, you'll experience all the excitement and awkwardness of love as Mimi, a Parisian temptress, goes on a blind date with a different man every night - plucked right out of the audience.

30-year-old Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's arresting and allegorical work dissects the experience of a whole generation in this wild, original play. Each night an acclaimed Canadian actor, who has never before seen or read this play, is handed a sealed envelope. They open it and begin. Neither actor nor audience knows what lies ahead on this metaphorical journey into extreme experience.

An exhibition of drawings - Chinatown & East Hastings Cafes, by artist Keith McKellar Opening Reception with artist in attendance Saturday, September 8, 2 - 4 pm at Hall of One Hundred Rivers Keith McKellar (Laughing Hand) has survived as an itinerant artist composing, showing, and selling his famous drawings in the street from Vancouver to California, Taiwan and Japan for thirty years. His...

The Duchess: a.k.a. Wallis Simpson By Linda Griffiths, director Sarah Rodgers Telus Studio Theatre An extravagant and inspired epic, The Duchess takes us into a wonderland where Kings and Queens dance the Black Bottom, Faerie creatures demand blood, and Empires are given up for love. The play tells the story of the woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated his throne, Wallis Simpson. It travels i...

The ancient Chinese traditional “Mid-Autumn Festival” (中秋節), commonly known as the “Moon Cake Festival”, is one of the most celebrated annual Chinese festivals and is on Sunday September 30th 2012. To celebrate, check out the Vancouver Chinese Culture Festival!  Experience the artistry of the 2nd Annual Lantern Festival, check out the mooncake bonfire party, tas...

What other street in Vancouver can you walk on to witness the epitome of numerous exciting architectural styles, from a French château to a Canadian Art Deco masterpiece, from an English country cathedral to prize-winning '50s Bauhaus and International Style structures, and even from a '50s retro motel to a Victorian French-Canadian-inspired hospital?  Why, Burrard street, of course. ...

Galactic Showdown "An Epic Improv Tournament"     Get ready for the biggest improv fight in the known universe! Vancouver TheatreSports League's annual GALACTIC SHOWDOWN runs September 6th through October 6th, 2012 at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Don't miss these galactic competitors every Thursday at 7:30pm and 9:15pm, and Fridays & Satu...

The World Cerebral Palsy Challenge is an exciting 4 week team activity that will get you active and improve your health and wellbeing. It's also a fun way to raise much needed funds to support the Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia's vital work. Perfect for co-workers, school classes, and family friends. It's something everyone can enjoy! For more info on the challenge, visit http://w...