Events and Entertainment

The Siminovitch Prize is given to recognize achievement in Canadian theatre; specifically, professional directors, playwrights and designers. This year's prize was awarded to Vancouver-based artistic director, playwright and author, Marcus Youssef.

Our Daily Photo #2652 is from erikandersen who took shot of our first sprinkling of snow in the city. Some think of skiing, while others think of...doughnuts ? . . .

file photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News Somewhere in North Vancouver, a renter is in hot water with their landlord. RCMP say a Good Samaritan found and turned in an envelope labeled “rent money” and stuffed with cash Nov. 1.

Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is a significant retrospective showcasing the artist's paintings, and it will be in Vancouver next year.

Downtown Vancouver's only outdoor ice rink will once again offer free skating this winter.

They've done it: Montreal's Cirque du Soleil has finally come up with a show on ice, and it's going to be in Metro Vancouver this spring.

"It rained for 40 days, it was the only time I googled life jackets + cats" - Scott Jones. With humor, Scott Jones shares his perspectives of Vancouver and his personal story of recovery after a stroke in 2014. https://www.youtube.

Lights at Lafarge will once again shine bright with tens of thousands of lights installed at this free family-friendly event.

Promising to "break hearts, not bones," we can't wait for the one-two punch of Scott Helmen & Ria Mae to play Vancouver! They're Number 6 in our favourite 11 shows this week! Check 'em out, y'all! Selections by Vancouver's #KnowFun crew at Do604

Vancouver may appear to be in peak fall mode, but winter is waiting for us just around the corner. The local mountains have received their first dusting of snow and even Metro Vancouver welcomed a healthy amount of flurries last Friday.