Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band. At least the first two-thirds of the tagline on the promotional poster for musical slash drama Sing Street are relatable to many, as is the underlying theme of overcoming hardships at home and school. The film — set in 1980s Irish capital Dublin — is helmed by writer-director John Carney …
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Timber GastroPub Vancouver officially opens
If you've walked by sustainable eatery Forage on Robson Street lately, you may have noticed the modern art gallery that was once attached is no more. You're not imagining things, as it's been replaced by Timber, a new gastropub specializing in two of Canada's favourite things: beer and comfort food. The kitchen is helmed by executive chef Chris …
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Review: Jamie M. Dagg’s RIVER
In a classic no-good-deed-goes-unpunished scenario, River shows the trouble people can get into when they poke their nose where they shouldn't — even if it's for admirable reasons. In his directorial debut, Jamie M .Dagg takes audiences on an essentially hour-long chase scene starring Vancouver-born actor Rossif Sutherland (if his last name looks familiar, he is the son of Donald Sutherland …
Roll Up the Rim to win 2016 Honda Civic at Tim Hortons
After 30 years of the RRRoll Up the Rim to Win contest, entrants have a pretty good handle on some of the prizes to be won from drinking Tim Hortons drinks — most commonly, free coffee, donuts, TimCards. As usual, there are also a handful of grand prizes, and among them this year, a 2016 …
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Bellingham Festival of Music returns for 23rd year this summer
Like orchestra music? Then mark down the Bellingham Festival of Music in your calendar, playing its way into the Performing Arts Center in Western Washington University July 1 to 17. Highlighting this year's event, conducted by Maestro Palmer, will be performances of Requiem by Mozart and Symphony No. 4 by Mahler. Other scheduled classics include: July 1 …
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