2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens
HSBC Canada Sevens is back in Vancouver! Get ready for the two-day sevens tournament featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams at BC Place. The tournament is one of the most dynamic global sporting events on the market, featuring the dynamism of sevens rugby, paired with a spectacle of entertainment and fan […]
Apocalyptica – Cell-0 Tour
Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a Metallica classical tribute band, the band eventually adopted a neoclassical metal style without the use of conventional guitars. Truly fresh to the ears. Wednesday, April […]
Billie Jean King Cup: Team Canada vs. Team Latvia
Tennis Canada announced that the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver will host the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers tie between Canada and Latvia ahead of the 2022 Finals. Canada and Latvia will go head-to-head for the very first time. Canada is currently ranked No. 9 in Billie Jean King Cup competition, and […]
Lynda Fownes: Windfall
North Van Arts presents a showing of local artist Lynda Fownes. Lynda’s earlier work focused on soft sculpture and fibre art. In recent years she has returned to the idea of exploring patterns and textures—in both choice of subject and use of acrylic media. For this show, she takes her inspiration from tree bark. Lynda […]
ARThritis Soiree 2022
Celebrating its ninth year as Arthritis Research Canada’s signature fundraising event, the ARThritis Soirée is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 7 PM. Arthritis Research Canada is the largest arthritis research organization in North America with centres in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. With a dedicated team of more than 100 research scientists, assistants, […]
The Well-Made Object
What is a well-made object? The Bill Reid Gallery asks us to consider this question with the unveiling of its latest exhibition, The Well-Made Object. The exhibition reveals Bill Reid’s singular process – beyond the quality, he looked at the techniques, the history, the innovation and the passion in each work created. www.billreidgallery.ca
Cloud Album at The Polygon Gallery
A new exhibition that celebrates the breadth and beauty of clouds, a subject that has long captured the imagination of photographers, artists, and scientists. Cloud Album features more than 250 historically and culturally significant works drawn from the collection of the London-based Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC), an organization dedicated to the preservation of vernacular […]
GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono and The art of John and Yoko
GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono / The art of John and Yoko underscores the cornerstones of action, participation and imagination in the work of Yoko Ono (b. 1933) and examines the collaborative works she undertook with her late husband John Lennon (1940–1980). A visionary, pioneering artist with a career that now spans more […]
Pink Shirt Day ’22
Today our diversity is becoming more visible than ever as people continue to embrace their cultures, identities, and true selves in more open and direct ways; making the need to Lift Each Other Up and have greater acceptance, respect, and inclusion for everyone so important. This year we are asking you to join us in […]
Variety Show of Hearts Telethon 2022
Variety – the Children’s Charity is excited to announce that the Variety Show of Hearts is returning to Global BC as a 3-day event. The iconic fundraiser will kick off on Global News Morning on Thursday, February 24 where viewers will be introduced to some of the amazing kids they’ve helped in 2021. The stories […]
