Events and Entertainment

UBC Botanical Garden is Canada's oldest continuously operating university botanical garden. The original mission of the garden was research into the native flora of British Columbia.

We've just signed on as the "Official Online Media Sponsor" for this year's Vancouver International Improv Festival ! We'll be bringing you some previews of the performers in this year's festival and more in the coming weeks before the festival launc

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!).

A new, weekly, afternoon lecture series is about to launch at the Rio. Bright New Lights' first lecture happens this Friday and there are three speakers who will be talking about Magic and the Lying Brain.

Win a "Cherry Tomato" Farmers Market Membership and an official Farmers Market tote bag! Vancouver is Awesome has THREE of each to give away! Did you know that when you help support the Vancouver Farmers Market you get a membership that entitles you

We love our sisters over at Calgary Is Awesome , especially when they feature wonderful Vancouver talent. This time it's The Zolas and their song "Guest" on CIA's feature Shot At The Dark.

BC Day long weekend is a pretty busy one. Fireworks, Pride, long weekend parties, trying to keep up with homies from out of town coming in for a long weekend rampage and there was also the 34 annual Powell Street Festival .

“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.

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

During VIA's ' A night at the MOV with Conor Holler ', we were so lucky to have Dan Mangan perform his chart crashing ballad, 'Tina's Glorious Comeback'.