(photos courtesy VCAD and Neha Prehar) The models are primped, the runway is set, and it’s showtime for 11 exhilarated designer — Olivia Bing, Zoe Collins, Evan Ducharme, Tira Hummelle, Huong Le, Tennille Oppen, Joshua Shin, Shaunique Simpson, Olivia Stewart, Darius Tuliso and Ross Victoriano — most of whom are unveiling their work in public…
Holiday entertainment isn’t just about the Hollywood blockbusters and Love Actually commandeering cable television. For those looking for fresh entertainment ideas this season, ArtsClub Theatre currently has two shows on the go and both productions take a different spin on the classic Christmas stories. It’s Snowing in Saltspring (Now playing until December 28 on the Granville…
The heat of school deadlines is on full blast this month – it’s getting hotter by the minute. Rushing seems to be routine: from sleeping in after a late night of studying, to running to class after completing final touches on an overdue project. Time is a luxury for every BCIT student, and we cannot always…
“The Walton Casino” is a serial story told in parts. This is one of them… Dayton, Ohio “The Gem City” 1974. The time was 11:48. The atmosphere at the Walton Casino was beginning to deflate. As the night wore on, the “Gem City,” as it was called, was losing its lustre. Gone home were the energetic…
Museum of Vancouver’s hip, Vancouver-focused exhibits aim to create provocative conversations about the city. This aim makes it the perfect space for a rare retrospective of the work of one of Vancouver’s most remarkable architects, who had a significant impact on the city’s urban landscape. “Play House: The Architecture of Daniel Evan White”, the museum’s…
BC Craft Beer month is about recognizing just how far our province’s brewing and beer culture have come, according to co-founder Lundy Dale. With several new craft breweries opening every year and more choice than ever at bars and liquor stores, autumn celebrations offer a chance to get the word about BC beer out. “It is…
As the semester carries on and work keeps piling up, our beauty routines tend to fall by the wayside. Getting a manicure no longer takes precedence as that economics midterm looms ahead; plus, regular salon manicures get expensive for a student on a budget. Here are a few at-home tips for having beautiful nails. File…
Spencer West sits himself on a chair four feet off the ground in preparation for a press conference. This ordinary task is made remarkable by the fact that Spencer West has no legs. West swings himself onto chairs, and moves around using his only arms. West is a Me to We inspirational speaker, and a Free…
The first-ever Vancouver Tea Festival took place within the Olympic Village on November 2. The event was an overwhelming success: tickets sold out just an hour and a half after the doors opened. Del Tamborini, co-founder of the festival, says that the festival was the idea of several of his former colleagues from the Tea…
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life,” Pablo Picasso once said. Residents of the Lower Mainland are surrounded by local art in their daily routines: on SkyTrain platforms, downtown street corners, and on the walls of numerous coffee shops. Burnaby Art Gallery found a new way to share art in…
In the wake of their 25th anniversary, the Vancouver Writers Festival crushed their previous attendance records by hosting more events, selling more tickets, and filling more venues than ever before. Financially, these figures are a festival organizers’ dream. The ultimate goal, however, is a little more poignant. Hal Wake, artistic director of the festival, says…
“We are water.” If there was a concise way to summarize Watermark, this quote from Oscar Dennis comes pretty close. Words do a poor job of describing a film of such overwhelming visual beauty, but the Tahltan linguist captured the simple and yet loudest message of the film. Watermark is the second cinematic collaboration between…