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Whistler Film Festival 2016
Posted: January 19, 2017
If you've never attended the Whistler Film Festival you are missing out. Missing out on the opportunity to see the Canadian premiere of soon-to-be-nominated Oscar films. Missing out on meeting A-List actors, directors and screenwriters - and missing out on some of the most enjoyable seminars, workshops and parties around. Proudly sponsored in part by Turner Media Canada, we are already anxiously awaiting next year's exciting event. Join ...more
Vancouver Leo Awards – BC’s Oscars and Emmys
Posted: August 24, 2016
Leo Awards Vancouver - I've always said they're like our own version of the Oscars and Emmys. The Leo Awards, now in their 17th year, celebrated the best in BC with all the red carpet glam that goes with Hollywood North. Held at the Hyatt hotel - actors, directors, writers and producers strutted their stuff for the cameras and for the right to hold a coveted Leo Award. Three star-studded nights ...more
Kay Meek Centre Gala in West Vancouver
Posted: July 21, 2016
Kay Meek Gala
West Vancouver's most elegant theatre of art, culture and music - the Kay Meek Centre - welcomed dignitaries and guests to its annual fundraising gala. A beautiful garden reception with food by Mangia E Bevi was followed by a rollicking performance by The Second City. MC Vicki Gabereau introduced new incoming executive director Rob Gloor and the evening was capped off with a dessert reception and meet and greet with the ...more
Rick Mercer Headlines Kay Meek Centre Gala
Posted: June 17, 2014
The Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver is a community gem. Loved for its plays and performances, it has become a place that supports the professional arts and the people in a small community known for its close-knit nature. Last week, it was time for the annual gala fundraiser. This year superstar Canadian comic Rick Mercer headlined the event with his one-man show and lots of laughs. The evening also ...more
Quinn Lemley New York’s Burlesque Beauty
Posted: April 4, 2013
Burlesque performer Quinn Lemley knows that sometimes you “gotta get a gimmick”. But look beyond the tricks and kicks and you’ll find that her stage salute to the classics is full of both substance, and show.
Leading lady Lemley is bringing her Burlesque to Broadway stage extravaganza to Vancouver’s River Rock Theatre this coming weekend (April 6). Her ensemble includes two talented sidekicks (dancers Amanda Brantley and Sarah Brophy) and a ...more
It’s a Wonderful Life and Dean Paul Gibson in Vancouver
Posted: December 10, 2012
Dean Paul Gibson - I love you. And let me tell you why.
As director of the Arts Club Theatre Company’s It’s a Wonderful Life, you have taken on a classic and won. You have, quite simply, shown us the magic of a movie we all know and love and, as The Beatles said, . . . let it be.
As a director you are fearless. This I know from watching you ...more
Cirque du Soleil’s Amazing Amaluna in Vancouver
Posted: November 28, 2012
Look closer. Did you see it?
Probably not. Because despite everything that’s going on during a Cirque du Soleil performance, it’s the subtle, almost unnoticeable details that truly make it one of the greatest shows on earth.
I always come away impressed, but not for the reasons you may think.
Doesn’t matter if I like the performances (I do). All of them are both weird and wonderful in a fascinating hypnotic way. In ...more
CSI Actor William Petersen Headlines Opening of Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film at Capilano University in North Vancouver
Posted: February 20, 2012
It was lights, camera, action last week at North Vancouver's Capilano University as TV and film celebrities, dignitaries and VIPs celebrated the opening of the new Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film and Animation. Open for business, and classes, this past January, the new 69,000 sq. ft. building cost over $34 million dollars and was designed by Vancouver architectural firm Cannon Design. Students here have access to the ...more
Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Vancouver Auto Show and More
Posted: April 14, 2011
A wrap-up of spring events this week means a look back at several great nights and a few famous North Shore faces. First, the Vancouver Auto Show had its most successful year ever and kicked off their week long event with a first-of-its kind introductory evening gala. Hanging in the VIP room here was a lot of fun and so was the stroll through super car lane which featured cars ...more
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