Events and Entertainment

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of the Vancouver International Improv Festival ! Taking place at the Performance Works Theatre and Studio 1398 on Granville Island from October 6-11, 2014, in the weeks leading up we'll be sharing stories from

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

Featuring new work by Canadian artist Christian Nicolay and Taiwanese artist Ya-chu Kang , Upside Down Fire at Initial Gallery sets a tone that crackles with political activism, symbolic meanderings and aesthetic interventions.

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IT'S FITNESS FRIDAY presented by Barre Fitness ! Hopefully you'll join me once a month here on VIA and be motivated to get fit! I'll be sharing recipes, exercises, class and workshop plans, ideas and tips, and much much more.

One of the subjects in this historical Vancouver photo writes: "We all grew up in the West End and we were in our early 20's with time on our hands, We would go downtown on a Friday or Saturday in search of girls, not very successful and beer … very

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap".

1. featuring different working methods and uses of materials 2. showcasing makers 3. promoting prototype projects 4. exploring shops and workspaces Follow Maker Series on MakerSeries.

We received this from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival today and figured they probably wouldn't mind if we shared it with you...

Our Daily Photo #2085 is this view of downtown and Gastown from high above courtesy of Olivier .