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Win Tickets to Up Close and Personal with Colin Mochrie and Guests

Comments 64 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canada’s best-known improvisor, Colin Mochrie, will team up with Vancouver TheatreSports League (“VTSL”) next month for two delightfully side-splitting shows: Up Close and Personal with Colin Mochrie and Guests. Each show will feature improvised sketches and TheatreSports games based on audience suggestions to spur the comedic action. What: Up Close and Personal with Colin Mochrie […]

Win a $50 Doolin’s Gift Certificate

Comments 87 by Rebecca Bollwitt
Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. While this dinner date was courtesy of Doolin's, we are there many times a month on our own dime. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Doolin’s Irish Pub on the corner of Granville and Nelson has become our second home on Whitecaps match days (due to it being the official base of the Southsiders supporter club) but John and I recently enjoyed a different Doolin’s experience when we stopped by after work for a flight of local brews and some […]

Gods of the Grill with Chef Francis Mallmann at CinCin

Comments 61 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Chef Andrew Richardson of CinCin Ristorante will welcome South America’s most famous chef Franci Mallmann next week for two extraordinary culinary experiences in downtown Vancouver. On September 10th and September 11th, Chefs Richardson and Mallmann will host “Gods of the Grill” dinners that will see the pair offering special street-side demonstrations of their craft right […]

Oktoberfest in Vancouver: Steam Whistle Brewing

Comments 52 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s time to dust off your lederhosen as Steam Whistle Brewing brings their own Oktoberfest celebrations to the Imperial in Vancouver on September 20th. Enjoy music from The Rheinlander Oom-pah Band, entertainment by the AVC Edelweiss Dancers from the Austria Vancouver Club in Richmond, food by Bestie, and plenty of beer. What Steam Whistle Brewing’s […]

Playland Open Extended Days in September

Comments 76 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 104th annual Fair at the PNE closed out the season with an 8% increase in visitors this year and now Playland will welcome even more guests with extended days this month. Playland’s decision comes after an overwhelming response from parents who are looking for ways to keep kids entertained while the BC Teachers’ Strike […]