BMO Vancouver Marathon & Expo and 5 Other Health & Wellness Events to Attend in May 2018

BMO Vancouver Marathon | Credit: Chris Morris

Whether you’re coming to Vancouver to kick off marathon season at the BMO Vancouver Marathon on May 6 or just wanting to find more ways to stay healthy and active while visiting the city, Vancouver has many healthy lifestyle events happening throughout the month of May!

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BMO Vancouver Marathon & Expo and 5 Other Health & Wellness Events to Attend in May 2018

China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra Relive Movie Magic in Vancouver Debut (Free Tickets!)

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Music lovers and film fans alike won’t want to miss an evening of Hollywood’s greatest soundtracks performed by China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra (CBFSO) at Cinema in Concert, presented by the Canada-China Culture Development Association on January 12, 2018 at The Orpheum.

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China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra Relive Movie Magic in Vancouver Debut (Free Tickets!)

Red Truck Beer Presents Their 2017 Truck Stop Concert Series (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

With two years on the clock, the Truck Stop Concert Series at Red Truck Beer is already a can’t-miss Vancouver summer highlight, and it’s returning for a third year with three great shows in East Vancouver’s historic Brewery Creek neighbourhood. Once again, Red Truck will load up the all-day excitement of a music festival and drop it in the heart of Downtown Vancouver.

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Red Truck Beer Presents Their 2017 Truck Stop Concert Series (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

Vancouver Men’s Chorus Rings in the Holidays for Family and for Charity

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Every family has its traditions, some old and traditional while others are new and unconventional, but each one is centred around the special feeling of being together. This December celebrate the holidays with the Vancouver Men’s Chorus in Making Spirits Bright 2016: Family!

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Vancouver Men’s Chorus Rings in the Holidays for Family and for Charity

Free Tragically Hip Viewing Party at the Vancouver Playhouse, Aug 20

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Join Vancouver Civic Theatres as they celebrate the Tragically Hip!

If you didn’t manage to get tickets to one of the shows this summer – or if you just want to relive it – you’re invited to come rock out at the live broadcast screening of the CBC and the Tragically Hip’s ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ at the Playhouse on Saturday, August 20 at 5:30 p.m.

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Free Tragically Hip Viewing Party at the Vancouver Playhouse, Aug 20

Truck Stop Concert Series #2 at Vancouver’s Red Truck Brewing

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Truck Stop Concert Series #2 at Vancouver’s Red Truck Brewing

30+ Vancouver Blues Acts Coming Together for 1 Blowout Benefit Concert

Image sourced from www.dalannahandowen.com

Image sourced from www.dalannahandowen.com

If you’ve heard Dalannah Gail Bowen sing once, you probably remember her voice. The soulful, gritty blues singer has been crooning to audiences throughout the Lower Mainland for more than three decades. During that time, her reputation spread far and wide. In fact, she was elected to the Blues Hall of Fame last year.

But several months ago, Bowen suffered a stroke after performing at a Christmas benefit concert. She remains hospitalized, with an extensive rehabilitation period ahead. Now, music lovers from throughout the province are banding together for an all-star benefit concert for one of the city’s blues legends. For fans of Bowen, and blues aficionados everywhere, it promises to be the blowout of the year.  Continue reading:
30+ Vancouver Blues Acts Coming Together for 1 Blowout Benefit Concert