Theatre review: C'mon, Angie! a provocative #MeToo play for our time
C'mon, Angie!, Touchstone Theatre's new play by Amy Lee Lavoie, thrusts its audience right into the middle of a private #MeToo moment.
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Seven things to do in Metro Vancouver this week
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Concert announcement: Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D to perform in Vancouver
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Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan on whitewashing, Hollywood, and seeing his words get 'supercharged'
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UK dancer/model/video-blogger dons fairy wings in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Structure gives way to simplicity in toddler-appealing We Three
Local theatregoers may know Meghan Gardiner from her roles in the Arts Club’s recent production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (she played Madame de la Grand Bouche) and the adult comedy I Lost My Husband, which ran at the Gateway this past March.
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Books International: 20 bestselling books of the week of May 26
The best international books this week. -
Local Arts 5 Things to know about Theatre Conspiracy's Victim Impact
: : : In 2016, was found guilty on 14 counts of fraud relating to a Ponzi scheme that ran between 2003 and 2012.
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Staff Blogs Artist Kerry James Marshall says people miss main point of record auction sale of his ...
Artist Kerry James Marshall says that most people miss the main point of the recent auction sale of one of his paintings for $21. -
Local News Symphony lovers bid farewell to celebrated conductor Bramwell Tovey
After 18 years of leading the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on a remarkable journey, 64-year-old conductor Bramwell Tovey stood at the podium saying thank you and goodbye. For two inspirational hours, the celebrated VSO music director kept his audience enraptured with an intimate night of performance (and some nostalgia) at a special gala. -
Local Arts Movie Review: Movie Minute talks First Reformed
Postmedia movie critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris take a look at First Reformed the new film starring Ethan Hawke and written and directed by legendary screenwriter (Taxi Driver, American Gigolo) Paul Schrader. -
Local Arts Theatre review: Human and heartbreaking, Anne Frank's diary still potent
Fighting Chance Productions presents The Diary of Anne Frank at Havana Theatre until June 23. -
Local Arts Vancouver's Westward Music Festival adds to lineup
Vancouver’s Westward Music Festival, set to take over a host of downtown venues in mid-September, announced several more artists on Wednesday. -
Books Book review: Give Out Creek by J.G. Toews
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Local Arts The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, May 31
Metro You may know Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz from their work in the Hollywood comedy scene. -
Local Arts Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland: June 1-7: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lightning ...
: : : This enigmatic Montreal outfit has won the Polaris Prize and shaped the musical landscape of Canada.
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Local Arts C'mon, Angie!'s one-night stand leads to complications in the #metoo era
June 1 to 9 Firehall Arts Centre $27 ($23 seniors/students, $20 under 30) In what is becoming an all-too-common part of the public discourse, a sexual encounter leads to questions of consent in C’Mon Angie. -
Local Arts Five reasons to check out Adults Are So Last Year
Western Front June 2,12-4 p.m. free 1. Kids play free. Now in its third year, Adults Are So Last Year is an opportunity for kids of all ages to learn about art and create their own. -
Local Arts Q&A: Famed choreographer works with local students to create a new Cinderella
June 1 & 2 The Centre $28-82 at For its 40th anniversary, Goh Ballet Academy is presenting a new version of Cinderella. -
Local Arts 2018 Jessie Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 36th edition of the Jessie Awards, which recognize the best of Vancouver’s theatre scene, are out and the Arts Club is leading the way. -
Local Arts The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver this weekend
Bon Iver’s last studio album was 2016’s 22, A Million, and the band has toured intermittently in support of the album since its release. -
Television Vancouver dancers take to the floor for season two of NBC hit World of Dance
Two Vancouver dance groups will be putting their best feet forward and back and up and down when NBC’s World of Dance competition show returns for season two on May 29. -
Local Arts Town Talk: Rolls-Royce enters the ubiquitous SUV market with a biggie
TRUCKIN’ TIME: In the Gotham steak house recently, Brian Jessel auto-dealership partner Jim Murray handed a $200,000 cheque to Pancreatic Cancer Canada Foundation executive director Michelle Capobianco. -
Local Arts The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, May 25
Metro Vancouver Craft Beer Week returns for its ninth year on Friday, running through the week before closing with its festival at the PNE Fairgrounds next weekend. -
Music Music Minute: The '90s are taking over Vancouver
Fancy a little Salt n Pepa this summer? How about a blast from the past with the British band Bush? -
Local Arts Pot business a growing concern on new TV series
June 5, 10 p.m. Bob Kay says now is the time for the cannabis industry to shake off its suspicious stigma and show the public that selling weed is legitimate work.