VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL – 2011
CELEBRATING 27 YEARS OF THEATRE FOR EVERYONE! ABOUT THE FRINGE The Vancouver International Fringe Festival, produced annually by the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society, is BC’s largest theatre festival and North America’s most international Fringe Fest. This year’s Fringe Festival will feature over 600 performances by more than 80 groups over 11 days, and is expected [...]
ILLUMINARES LANTERN FESTIVAL 2011 – VANCOUVER
GLOWING STARS HAND IN DARKENED TREES; A HYPNOTIC DRUM BEAT LEADS A ROCESSION OF DANCING FIGURES HOLDING FIERY TORCHES; STILT WALKERS STALK THROUGH THOUSANDS OF COSTUMED REVELERS, TOGETHER ANIMATING A WORLD OF THEIR OWN CREATION …… Illuminares started as an intimate community get-together and has grown into one of the most beloved and well attended [...]
BARD ON THE BEACH – VANCOUVER 2011
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Celebrating its 22nd Season in 2011, Bard on the Beach is one of Canada’s largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare Festivals. Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Vanier Park, the Festival offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events in two performance tents from June 2nd to September 24th. A new, [...]
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2011 – GRANVILLE ISLAND
JAM PACKED WITH MUSIC, THEATRE, DANCE, ACROBATICS, PUPPETRY AND MORE, THIS YEAR’S KIDS FEST WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF!!! About the Festival A world-renowned festival of performing arts for young audiences, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival has been educating, entertaining and inspiring young audiences since 1978. After 33 years at Vanier Park, the Vancouver International [...]
OUR PHOTOS FROM LUNAR FEST – 2011 – VANCOUVER
LANTERN AQUARIUM AT VANCOUVER ART GALLERY PLAZA Using the elements of lanterns to present the contemporary expression of the traditional Lunar New Year that also reflect the diversity of Canada, LunarFest is a festival that brings together Soul, Art and Life on one stage. LunarFest was a wonderful and magical display that I’m sure all [...]
TIGHTER MORTGAGE RULES WILL HIT B.C. THE HARDEST
SHORTER AMORTIZATION, HOME EQUITY LIMITS PUT DAMPER ON WEST COAST HOUSE PARTY Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is cracking down on Canadians’ ability to qualify for a mortgage, in the government’s latest attempt to rein in consumer debt. VANCOUVER – Tighter mortgage rules announced Monday by the federal government will have a disproportionate effect on the [...]
VANCOUVER’S MOUNTAIN VIEWS AND EXTREME TALL BUILDINGS
PUBLIC FORUM JAN 11th AT VPL: THREATS TO VANCOUVER FROM EXTREME TALL BUILDING POLICIES IN DOWNTOWN, WEST END, CHINATOWN, DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE City council is on the verge of making what may be among Vancouver’s most important decisions in a generation on January 20th. On that day, Council is prepared to adopt two key policies to [...]
BC PLACE – $458 MILLION NEW RETRACTABLE ROOF – COMING 2011 – VIDEO
THE $458 MILLION RETRACTABLE ROOF – SLOWLY TAKING SHAPE, PIECE BY PIECE. The $563-million construction at BC Place Stadium is more than halfway through. Revealing over 7500 square metres of clear blue sky, the new $458-million retractable roof will turn BC Place into a year-round, open-air facility and a new architectural signature for our province. [...]
