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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

by Inside Vancouver in Events on January 22, 2013

photo: Dirk Bleicker

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is Vancouver’s mid-winter festival presenting acclaimed local, national and international artists. The 9th annual PuSh Festival takes place January 15 – February 3, 2013 at venues in and around Vancouver and offers work from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Japan, Scotland, Taiwan and the United States.

The PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts with theatre, dance, music, and various forms of multimedia and hybrid performance. The 2013 Festival features more than 160 performances and events over 20 days with 18 Main Series shows, three full weeks of Club PuSh, the PuSh Assembly networking event, an Opening Gala, a Free Film Series, shows paired with Dine Out Vancouver restaurants and a number of artist talks and other ancillary events.
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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

A Scintillating Celebration of Arts & Ideas: Indian Summer Festival

by Inside Vancouver in Events on July 6, 2012

The following article was contributed by Tourism Vancouver Staffer, Krista Edwardson.

East meets west at the second annual Indian Summer Festival, kicking off July 5 for a 10-day celebration of South Asian wellness, music, film, literature and of course cuisine. During this deliciously rich festival of arts and ideas, the SFU Woodward’s Complex and Goldcorp Centre for the Arts will invite the city to visit, experience and explore the culture of India.

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A Scintillating Celebration of Arts & Ideas: Indian Summer Festival

First Nations Dance Festival Returns to Museum of Anthropology, March 8-11

by Remy Scalza in Events on February 29, 2012

Photo credit: Dancers of Damelahamid

If you’ve been to the UBC Museum of Anthropology, then you’ve probably stopped to admire the Great Hall. Glass walls rise several stories high, flooding the enormous hall with light. Inside are towering totem poles from Haida and other first nations villages along the British Columbia coast. It’s a breathtaking way to glimpse the area’s rich aboriginal history.

Now imagine the Great Hall filled with with some of the best aboriginal dancers from throughout the province and around the world. From March 8-March 11, the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival returns to the Museum of Anthropology for four days of world-class performances in the shadow of the totem poles in the Great Hall. Celebrating its fifth year, the festival brings together acclaimed dancers from British Columbia, Manitoba, the Yukon, Alaska and as far away as Australia.

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First Nations Dance Festival Returns to Museum of Anthropology, March 8-11

Get Access To Vancouver’s Spectacular Private Parts

by Inside Vancouver in Events on November 9, 2011

It’s not all that surprising that people think of mountains, ocean, and rainforest, when our fair city is mentioned. Unfortunately, this sometimes overshadows the incredible arts and culture we have to offer. To help remedy this, we’re giving Culture in Vancouver a little extra love this fall. First up, is a comprehensive Events Calendar that lists dozens of great events happening here every day. Continue reading:
Get Access To Vancouver’s Spectacular Private Parts

Vancouver Gets Progressive with Affordable Condos Downtown

by Remy Scalza in Town on November 25, 2010

OK. We all know Vancouver’s a fantastic city. We also know that it’s not an especially cheap one. It’s not that food, transit or entertainment costs any more than in comparable cities. Instead, it’s the cost of buying an apartment or home in Vancouver – and especially downtown – that has become a bit of an issue lately.

Which is why I wanted to highlight a really unique new residential project that’s in development on the edge of the Gastown neighbourhood, right in the heart of the Downtown Eastside. This is a bit of a departure from my posts on restaurants and events around town, but I think that having a diverse mix of people is just as important to the city’s rich culture.

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Vancouver Gets Progressive with Affordable Condos Downtown

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

A Scintillating Celebration of Arts & Ideas: Indian Summer Festival

First Nations Dance Festival Returns to Museum of Anthropology, March 8-11

Get Access To Vancouver’s Spectacular Private Parts

Vancouver Gets Progressive with Affordable Condos Downtown

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