Events and Entertainment

Have you entered Vancouver is Awesome 's giveaway for one copy of every album shortlisted for the Polaris Prize ? Go HERE to find out more and enter. Read about Tegan and Sara 's album Sainthood HERE .

The final Peak Performance Showcase was held last Thursday at the Red Room and featured Greg Sczebel, YUCA, Kuba Oms and Kyprios. Having now see all the bands perform I do not envy the judges their jobs.

At Vancouver Foundation we know that one community solution can ripple through many aspects of our community. For example, a ball seems like such a simple thing. But for some children in our city, buying a ball is simply not affordable.

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

Andrea Pinheiro is an artist, educator and curator. She helps other artists realize projects at Malaspina Printmakers an artist run centre (gallery and studio) for print media. Some of her work is included in the upcoming group exhibition Sea Change.

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). I've liked this shot for a long time and now I finally have a chance to publish it.

Monotonix are going to rock the Biltmore Cabaret tonight with one of their notoriously raucous stage shows. And if you've seen them during any of the several stops they have made in Vancity, then you know what I'm talking about.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. With 22,376 artists, boasting 99,212 tracks, the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.

A couple days back I SHARED the kid's book, Foggy , with you, and one of the authors (Robin Mitchell-Cranfield) made a comment about how they were at Chirp magazine's booth at Word On The Street doing a workshop on Pom-Pom characters so I thought I'd

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