Top three places to watch Oscars in Vancouver

Looking for a red carpet experience to watch the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday but can't justify a plane ticket to California? Fortunately Vancouverites have another option to go out and enjoy a Hollywood-like experience without leaving the Lower Mainland. • Put on your fancy threads and head down to Donnelly Group's Cinema Public House on …

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Vincent Mantsoe demonstrates graceful precision in NTU/Skwatta

It may have been 10 years since South African performer and choreographer Vincent Mantsoe last graced Canadian shores, but if his opening night show was any indication, he hasn't missed a beat. In celebration of Black History Month, Mantsoe returned to the Firehall Arts Centre where he last performed in 2001 to bring audiences NTU/// …

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Chelsea Hotel at Firehall Arts Centre spectacle for senses

The Firehall Arts Centre came alive Wednesday evening with the sound of famed singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen’s music during the opening of the Chelsea Hotel. The show began with actor Kayvon Kelly standing alone, playing a character clearly suffering from severe writer’s block and possibly alcoholism. This is evidenced by the literal mountain of crumpled paper …

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Pacific Northwest welcomes Star Trek Convention Seattle 2014

  From Dec. 11 to 13, beam down south to Bellevue, WA to experience Creation Entertainment's official Star Trek Convention 2014 extravaganza. Headlined by Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine from Star Trek Voyager) and Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov from Star Trek The Original Series), the three-day event takes place at the Meydenbauer Center at 11100 NE …

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Art For Life auction raises money and awareness in Yaletown

From Freddie Mercury to Lady Gaga, celebrities were out and about last night at the 21st annual Art For Life fundraiser — in painted form, at least. A converted ballroom at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre was full of people listening to live jazz music, enjoying hors d'oeuvres and admiring works of art donated …

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