Events and Entertainment

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

"Music changes lives.

I join Mike Eckford every week on his CKNW show The Shift to chat about all things awesome and travel related in BC. This week we chatted about the Vancouver International Boat Show happening now at BC Place and Granville Island, and ending tomorrow.

When Norma, the Vancouver-based arts collective, perform their last performance as a group, they do it cat-style.

I popped in to the Vancouver International Boat Show yesterday afternoon looking for Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island (who is appearing there all week), and instead found a few things that I wasn't looking for. The first was contrast.

Our Daily Photo #1030 comes from Alex who appropriately captioned this, "Vancouver, city of clouds." Seems to look that way lately.

THE OPENING is all about delving into the fascinating, quirky and wonderful visual arts in Vancouver.

The folks at Transcontinental dropped off a copy of their latest issue of Vancouver Magazine today - their tenth annual wine awards issue.

THE PROOF is a weekly roundup showcasing local creatives. A column for creatives to share their story and work, in a unique, concise format: each creative shows 8 pictures and answers 8 questions.

John Lehmann of The Globe and Mail has been over in Russia for the past two weeks, gearing up to shoot photos of the Sochi Olympics and offering his followers on personal Instagram a look inside modern day Russia.