The annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over 20 days each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts: theatre, dance, music and various hybrid forms of performance. It attracts acclaimed local, national and international artists and their work.

PuSh expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. Over 23,000 people attended the 2008 festival. Visiting presenters from across Canada and around the world were in attendance for the Assembly networking event to view performances, dialogue and do business.

PuSh is much more than an annual cultural feast for Vancouver: it is a broker of international partnerships, a meeting place for creative minds, a showcase of Canada’s best and an incubator of brilliant new work.

PuSh puts Vancouver on the world stage and brings the world to Vancouver.

An Italian inspired evening of creative food and wine pairings. We’ll be tasting a selection of Tuscan and Super Tuscan reds as well as a beautiful dessert wine to finish, all expertly paired by La Quercia. Special guests will be Chefs/owners Lucais Syme and Adam Pegg of Kitsilano’s newest Italian Trattoria, La Quercia and Winemaker/owner, Marco Bacci of Tuscany’s Castello di Bossi.

The Castello family estate is located in the small picturesque village of Bossi which is in the southernmost part of the Chianti Classico region. Their vineyards are dedicated to growing Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The Cab and Merlot varietals were planted as far back as 40 years ago, making them among the oldest plantings in all of Tuscany. Marco Bacci will take us on a tour of Tuscany, share with us his vineyard stories and history of the region. This will be Marco’s first time visiting Canada and his only public event in Vancouver.

La Quercia is one of Vancouver’s newest and most authentic regional Italian restaurants. Chefs Lucais Syme and Adam Pegg, formerly of La Buca and Parkside, share a wealth of talent and experience. Their focus is on Slow Food and regional Italian cuisine. Their pastas are made by hand, ingredients are sourced locally and are organic where possible. Their approach is to mix traditional and contemporary plates, prepared with precise technique. For this event, Lucais and Adam have created specific pairings that will explore the tradition and romance of Italian food and wine.

Brock House Wedding Show – Sunday Oct. 26th, Showtime is from 11:00am-7:00pm with Fashion Shows at 1:00pm and 4:00pm. 3875 Point Grey Road – Come experience something intimate, informative, and truly elegant in a wedding show. In an intimate and unrushed atmosphere you can wander around and speak with potential vendors one on one, enjoy some wonderful edible delights, and sit back and enjoy a fashion show that is sure to leave you wanting more…

Samsung ISU World Cup Short Track speed skating – Oct 24th-26th @ Pacific Coliseum – We haven’t been to a short track speed skating event before but we’ve got to gear-up for those Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics!

Also on this weekend (Oct 24th to 26th) is the West Coast Women’s Show @ Tradex in Abbottsford – They say it’s the Ultimate Girls Day Out.  That sounds like a challenge!

]]> http://bcxs.com/the-best-of-bc-whats-next/feed/ 0 http://bcxs.com/back-from-vacation-update/ http://bcxs.com/back-from-vacation-update/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:29:23 +0000 BCXS http://bcxs.com/?p=60 After two glamorous and relaxing weeks in Los Angeles, we have returned to an overflowing mail box.  Looks like we missed alot but here are some quick blurbs on what’s coming up around our favorite province:

Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention (VCon) – Author readings and autograph sessions, book launches, dance, masquerade, art auctions and shows, comics and animation, costuming, demos and workshops, music, gaming and literary events. – The Compass Point Inn, 9850 King George Hwy., Surrey – Today through Sunday – Website

Vancouver Home + Interior Design Show – BC Place Stadium, October 16-19, 2008 – Website – Fitness Town is pleased to announce its involvement at this year’s Vancouver Home & Design show. We’ll be showcasing simple, functional fitness equipment essential to starting your very own fitness room in your home, condo or apartment.

Expert fitness consultants will be on site at booth 938 for the 4 day show, taking into account all your fitness needs, and making professional recommendations perfectly fit to your exact health and fitness needs.

We look forward to meeting you at this year’s Vancouver Home and Design show!

PS – Visit our booth for amazing show specials and promotional fitness accessories.

Lolly Pop Fashion Show – Canvas Lounge – 99 Powell St, Vancouver – Website – Strawberry Nights invites you to an amazing night of entertainment, featuring Vancouver’s upcoming models. October 3rd’s show will see 10 girls modeling an array of clothing from high-end fashion, lingerie, and a further promotion of Vancouver’s talent by the incorporation of local designers.

5th Annual Vancouver Snow Show – Exhibitors from across the country will be on hand with the latest equipment and tips in styles, techniques and resort info. – B.C. Place – Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. – Tickets at the door, Website

Vancouver International Film Festival (viff) is still on until Oct. 10th and the Summer Night Market in Richmond is running until Sunday!

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Start your Canada Day with the scenic 10k HBC Run for Canada, beginning minutes away from Canada Place. Registration starts at 6:30am and the run starts at 8am.

With four indoor and outdoor entertainment stages and all Canadian bands (including one of our favorites 54-40), all day long, it’s bound to be an entertaining day.

This year’s high impact program includes aerial feats by our own Canadian Forces, jaw dropping tricks by West Coast Acrobatics and gravity defying stunts by the extreme Ski & Snowboard Show. Showcasing incredible musical entertainment are Canada’s own 54-40, Destino Tenors, BC’s Karen Lee Batton, Dal Richards, Kinship and more.

Fireworks start at 10:30pm and is a perfect way to end daytime Canada Day celebrations at Canada Place, in West Vancouver and North Vancouver and throughout the surrounding communities.

Granville Island also has Canada Day celebrations going on. They’ll have a parade, various activities and lots and lots of delicious food.

Speaking of parades, the North Shore Canada Day Parade is huge. The event begins with breakfast being served at 8:00am on Grand Boulevard Park at 14th Street with proceeds going to a local charity. The parade begins at 10:00 at 13th Street & Grand Boulevard and proceeds down 13th Street to Lonsdale, turning north on Lonsdale. This is the best viewing area as the reviewing stand is set up at 14th Street & Lonsdale. At 17th Street the parade again heads west where it will end at Mahon Park. There are more Canada Day celebrations in North Vancouver at Waterfront Park.

West Vancouver is also running a full gauntlet of Canada Day activities at Ambleside Park.

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Surrey Canada Day has grown to become the largest Canada Day event in Western Canada with attendance in 2007 reaching 90,000 people garnering near legendary status as one of the biggest outdoor shows ever staged in BC.

Surrey’s Canada Day will take place Tuesday July 1st at the Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre, located at 176 Street & 64th Avenue.  The concerts are free to the public, with gates opening at 11 am and the fireworks show slated for 11 pm.

The main stage will feature Loverboy, The Payola$, Five Alarm Funk, Wil, Elise Estrada, Rymes with Orange, Tracey Chamberlain and many more. The concert will be followed by the Fruiticana Fireworks Spectacular.

Special attractions include Shooting Star Amusement Rides featuring the Gravitron and the Zipper, plus a full range of family-oriented talent for the younger crowd, interactive games and bouncy castles for the kids.

Canada Day in Surrey

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There are two stages and a dance tent with more than 66 acts in all over the three day festival. Three-day festival tickets are $259.50. Pemberton, a two-hour drive from Vancouver, has long been a favorite winter vacation destination due to its close proximity to Whistler Resort. Complete with a festival village, camping facilities, an RV Park, tickets for the Pemberton Festival are still available through PembertonFestival.com.

With artists performing with majestic snow capped mountains as their backdrop, every effort is being made to produce the festival with as little impact on the environment as possible. Hydro-electric energy will be the main power source for the festival’s energy, and the festival will promote car pooling with the incentive that cars coming in with four or more people will be able to park for free. And local Pemberton Valley farm products, which the area is well known for, will be served throughout the 360 acre festival site. A farmer’s market – where local farmers can sell their goods directly to concert-goers - is even being planned for the site.

Concert-goers will be able to camp on site or sleep in accommodations ranging from motels to top notch luxury hotels in Whistler.

CONFIRMED LINEUP:

Coldplay
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Nine Inch Nails
Jay-Z
Flaming Lips
Interpol
Death Cab For Cutie
The Tragically Hip
Serj Tankian
My Morning Jacket
Metric
Sam Roberts Band
Vampire Weekend
Black Mountain
Minus The Bear
Wintersleep
Buck 65
Secret Machines
MGMT
Brazillian Girls
Shearwater
Fiery Furnaces
Mates of State
The Airborne Toxic Event
Carolina Liar
Grand Ole Party
Monte Negro
Low Vs Diamond
Annie Stela
The Crystal Method
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Junkie XL
David Seaman
Booka Shade
MSTRKRFT
M.A.N.D.Y.
Tommie Sunshine
Chromeo
Deadmau5
3 OH! 3
Kevin Shiu
Timeline
Tony Pantages
N.E.R.D
Matisyahu
Minus the Bear and Inward Eye

Pemperton video showing some sights…

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The City of Victoria has an exciting maritime history. Victoria’s Inner Harbour, on Thursday, June 26, is the venue for the spectacular Parade of Sail, which kicks off the Victoria Tall Ships Festival. There will be at least 24 Tall Ships with their sails billowing and according to estimates from the festival director they are aiming to attract 40,000 paid visitors.

Ships that have been used in movies, the ‘ Bounty’ (a 54-metre sailing vessel), the ‘Nina’ (a replica of the 15th century ship of Christopher Columbus) and ‘Lady Washington’ (112 ft. replica of the privateer sailed during the American Revolution, and used in the Pirates of the Caribbean) are three of the Tall Ships  seen on the big screen. The ships will be open for boarding at various times on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Visitors will be able to walk the decks, look up through the rigging and get a sense of what it must have been like to sail aboard these magnificent ships. As well, there will be interactive educational activities, live music, craft fairs, a kids zone and festive events.

For more information visit: tallshipsvictoria.ca