Art Deco Chic at the Museum of Vancouver is about to unveil a gorgeous, historic collection of women’s international fashions from the 20’s and 30’s. This two room exhibit opens » Read More
Articles by Ariane Colenbrander
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March 6, 2012
North Vancouver’s Fishworks hosted New Zealand’s Konrad Wines last night, the final day of Vancouver Playhouse’s International Wine Festival. And despite the cold, dreary weather, the North Van restaurant was » Read More
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March 6, 2012
It’s 1987 on the Sunset Strip, where a small-town girl meets a big-city dreamer. In L.A.’s most legendary rock club, they fall in love to the biggest hits of the » Read More
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March 5, 2012
Another highlight of my Vancouver Playhouse Int’l Wine Festival was Friday afternoon’s The Next Star Grape – Syrah seminar. In just shy of two hours, we sampled 12 of Chile’s » Read More
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March 5, 2012
If you’ve seen John Patrick Shanley’s 2007 film, Doubt, starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, then this story will be familiar. Doubt, a Parable confronts » Read More
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March 2, 2012
Last night, I navigated my way through the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival’s International Festival Tasting, aka a flood of people on the hunt for new wine favourites. I’d attended » Read More
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March 1, 2012
I was on hand for two Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival events yesterday: the Canadian Wine Awards lunch and a social media symposium cleverly titled You’ll Tell Two Friends…. Both » Read More
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February 29, 2012
Founded in 1991, Dining Out for Life is an annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser that 55 North American cities actively participate in. To date, the event has raised over $3 million. In » Read More
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February 28, 2012
A chic hotel in Belgium is home to a variety of unsettling drama in director Kaat Beels’ film Hotel Swooni. The wealthy (and those who dream of its spoils) head » Read More
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February 28, 2012
W. Brett Wilson is best known for his three year stint on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, but learning what led to that part of his brilliant career formed the keynote lunch » Read More
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February 27, 2012
This three hour design workshop, part of the two day ProfitxDesign Conference at Emily Carr, shared some of ION Branding + Design founders David Coates and Rod Roodenburg’s design processes. » Read More
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February 27, 2012
Each month, Melanie Friesen invites a distinguished guest to Vancity Theatre’s Cinema Salon, in order to present his/her favourite film. After the screening, both audience and speaker have the opportunity » Read More
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February 24, 2012
The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Canada’s premier wine show, will run from February 27 to March 4. The Playhouse Wine Festival is one of the biggest and oldest wine » Read More
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February 24, 2012
I’d seen the 1939 film years back, but had yet to see a stage production of Hunchback. Although Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” has been re-adapted » Read More
