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BREAKING: Team Behind Savio Volpe Opening New Restaurant in Cambie Village This Winter
Burdock and Co Is Celebrating a Decade in Business with a 10-Course Tasting Menu
The Frozen Pizza Chronicles Vol. 3: Big Grocery Gets in on the Game
Recipe: This Blackberry Bourbon Sour From Nightshade Is Made With Chickpea Water
The Author of the Greatest Wine Book of the Last Decade Is Coming to Town
Wine Collab of the Week: A Cool-Kid Fizz on Main Street
10 Black or African Films to Catch at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival
8 Indigenous-Owned Businesses to Support in Vancouver
5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (September 25- October 1)
Dark Skies in Utah: Chasing Cosmic Connection on the Road
Fall Wedges and Water in Kamloops
Glamping Utah: Adventure Has Never Felt So Good
Attention Designers: 5 Reasons to Enter the WL Design 25
On the Rise: Meet Vancouver Jewellery Designer Jamie Carlson
At Home With Photographer Evaan Kheraj and Fashion Stylist Luisa Rino
This virtual show is a mashup of original scenes, rap, spoken word and choral pieces that are all rooted in the disability experience. It stars 14 artists with disabilities, who are presenting this show twice to accommodate different needs: this week’s performance has ASL description, and next week’s provides audio description and captioning.
Darya Akay’s exhibit brings art to life—literally. Meydan comes from the Turkish word for marketplace, and Akay has created a dynamic presentation of marketplace items that will evolve over three months (flowers will dry out, seasonal fruit displays will be added, and some of the good will start fermenting). Visit now and come back in August to see how it grows.
The city’s favourite documentary film festival is turning 20 this year, and they’re celebrating with a venture that’s both old-timey and perfect for pandemic living: a drive-in. All the films are available online starting this week, and the drive-in opens next Thursday. The awesome lineup of films includes The Gig Is Up (pictured above), a film that examines the gig economy and is directed by Vancouverite Shannon Walsh.
This livestreamed show is based on the memoir by Canadian journalist Ian Brown. It tells the story of Ian and Johanna Schneller’s son, Walker, who was born with a rare genetic disorder called Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) syndrome. It’s an intimate narrative detailing the complex issues the family must navigate through, and it doesn’t shy away from challenges.
YVR Screen Scene for India is a panel-like event spotlighting local TV and film artists; it’s an online fundraiser benefitting COVID-19 relief efforts in India. The event is hosted by YVR Screen Scene Podcast host Sabrina Rani Furminger and features Agam Darshi (Funny Boy), Dhirendra (Lego Jurassic Park: The Legend of Isla Nublar), Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew), Rekha Sharma (Battlestar Galactica), Sachin Sahel (The 100), and Sandy Sidhu (Nurses).