Events and Entertainment

Don't forget, Saturday night !

HOW DID THIS PHOTO OP COME ABOUT? I was at some sort of movie wrap party with some friends, and we were hanging in the same general area as the lovely Ms. Alba.

Tomorrow, thousands will converge upon the friendly neighbourhood of Point Grey for Chip's Not Dead Yet , a part-race, part-party benefiting the BC Children's Hospital.... and SO SHOULD YOU .

I stumbled upon a gem of an old school arcade recently and was reminded of all the Awesome arcades Vancouver used to have! The PS3 and X-Box have basically killed the arcade in North America, but there was a time when the local video game place was T

Here is PART 1 in case you missed it, and PART 2 ...

Please welcome 2 new V.I.A.ers to the contributor fold! Murray Siple (left) is the director of Carts Of Darkness , friend to many in the Vancouver skate and snow scenes.

Despite what all the photos (below) show, there was much more than just one game going on during the weekend at Play On!, there were in fact literally hundreds.

So apparently you're not technically supposed to have dogs at Spanish Banks like I told you that you should/could last week.

There are a few cultural heritage days coming up in Vancouver... Here are a few of my picks: 2009 FRANCOPHONE SUMMER FESTIVAL OF VANCOUVER: June 18 - 24 This is the 20th edition of this summer festival dedicated to Francophone music.

I caught up with Powell AM and San Diego resident, Derek Elmendorf at the Port Coquitlam skatepark a couple months back to pick the Canadian side of his brain. The results? Well, see for yourself .