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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In a case of reality being stranger than fiction, the documentary Kung Fu Elliot is the true story about a Canadian named Elliot "White Lightning" Scott and his quest to become the nation's first action movie star. The boundaries of friendship with his loved ones and supporters are tested as Scott becomes more engrossed in his …
Got a sweet tooth? Then you would have loved the Tasting Plates Vancouver food tour earlier this week that highlighted one of the Lower Mainland’s trendiest neighbourhoods: Yaletown. For those not familiar with the event, which visits a different area of town each time, participating establishments provide special tasting menus for patrons who are part …
If you were a patron of the old V Lounge upstairs in Earls Yaletown, you’ll be amazed at what they’ve done with the space now simply called “The Loft.” Open for about a month now, the rebranded space now sports a classy and casual atmosphere with plenty of wood and brick furnishings, neat decorations and …
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Once you watch the movie Higher, featuring backcountry snowboarder Jeremy Jones, you may never look at the sport same way again. A sold-out crowd packed into East Broadway’s liquor-friendly Rio Theatre on Wednesday night to watch the Vancouver premiere of the film, documenting Jones’ adventures that ultimately take him to the Himalayan Mountains for one …
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