Events and Entertainment

Welcome to The Playground, a place for Vancouver families. Every week I post a roundup of upcoming family-friendly events and activities.

55+ Breweries, 70+ Venues, 9 Days of Beer!... ...and luckily I got to be a part of it.

It's a new dog twice a week! Click here to find out how to get your dog posted if you haven't sent in your photos yet! Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Bukowski, Claire B's pup. Here's what she had to say about him... NAME: Bukowski.

This past Sunday was International Fluevog Day (John's Birthday) and this homegrown company celebrated with sales! On top of that, both I and the lovely Leigh Eldridge set up photo booths at the stores on Granville and in Gastown here in Vancouver.

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). I was thoroughly blown away by a photograph that was submitted to the pool recently.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

55+ Breweries, 70+ Venues, 9 Days of Beer!... ...and luckily I got to be a part of it.

DiYVR is a weekly spotlight on all things handmade, done-by-oneself, crafted and hacked around Vancouver, featuring profiles of makers, event announcements, exhibits and general DIY fun.

Ex-island boy Josh Mepham moved to Vancouver from Victoria in 1995. Once here he traded his baggy knit sweaters and Birkenstocks for better fitting sweaters and Blundstones, then dove head first into the booming animation community.

Emily Carr's Degree Exhibition 2011 is an exhibit of works from this year's 306 graduates being shown from May 7-22 at 1399 Johnston Street on Granville Island.