Events and Entertainment

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We post weekly guest playlists comprised of Vancouver artists and ‘Last Week in Music’ highlights some of the best concerts happening around the city...

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud media partner of the 2013 PuSh Festival ! Throughout the festival the folks who run things will be bringing you intimate features from behind the scenes to the front lines.

Here's something awesome: an initiative wherein we are all encouraged to wear name tags on February 8th in order that we become a little more friendly and say hello to each other! The full details are below but there's not much more to it than that.

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

The intersection of local business and cool, innovative cultural stuff helps to keep communities vibrant and engaged.

It has begun! Dine Out Vancouver is off and running and it started bright and early this morning on Granville Island with a LOT of chefs and a sausage cutting...

Fantastic news coming out of East Van today from our partners at the Rio Theatre : their owner and operator Corinne Lea will be receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in an award ceremony taking place this coming Wednesday, January 23

Here's an interview I did with Timothy Leary! Doot doola doot doo ... Doot doo! Nardwuar vs. Timothy Leary http://youtu.be/o9xVPWhZkUE Stay tuned for another interview next week and if you can't wait then head over to NARDWUAR.COM , FACEBOOK.

Dine Out Vancouver has begun! Starting today (Jan 18th), and running until Feb 3rd you can dine at over 200 Vancouver restaurants, eating meals at $18, $28, and $38 price points, check out some amazing and mouth-watering events, and maybe experience

Here's something heartwarming: Since 1985 The Quick Cobbler (now located on 2nd Avenue in Southeast False Creek) has collected 25,000 pairs of shoes and donated them to folks in need.