Events and Entertainment

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

“Comedy is tragedy plus time.” It’s been said many times by many comedians. I believe the original usage dates back to the great Carol Burnett.

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Despite the fact that it's one of the best days this Fall, I'm going down memory road with Bev Davies this morning.

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 Timmy, Frank B's pup. Here's what he had to say about him...

Thanks to our good friends at Discorder Magazine , V.I.A.

Our good friends at the Rain City Chronicles have announced the lineup for their next night of storytelling that we're co-sponsoring! Here is an image of the Wise Hall in it's pre-Rain-City state.

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

Remixology 3 - Throwing a Party in a Glass House: Tales of Risktaking, Change and Transformation at CBC Radio 3 Fresh Media ReMixology is a series bringing people together to sample and share ideas in discussions lead by some of Vancouver's best and

A certain thrill of DIY is giving new life to objects that otherwise would be thrown away. In this wee series, VIA Giveaways editor Rachel Fox takes a table she found in an alley and makes it worthy of her living room.

The White Rabbit Quarterly , a new local literary magazine, will be celebrating the launch of it's second issue Saturday, November 13 at the Balcone Gallery (2233 Granville St).