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28th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl November 14-17, 2024

21 Oct

The 28th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl returns November 14 – 17, 2024. This 4 day visual arts festival features over 500 artists located in some 55 buildings around Vancouver’s Eastside.  The event is an amazing opportunity to check out the amazing creative talent in this City. 

The Eastside Culture Crawl features a wide variety of artists including painters, furniture makers, jewellers, sculptors, potters, photographers, glassblowers and many more mediums. We encourage to take the opportunity to visit artists in their working studios. The Crawl, as it is affectionately known, is a great opportunity to meet the artists and discuss their work and creative process. If you are looking to be inspired, this is event to attend.  

The Eastside Culture Crawl runs from November 14 – 17, 2024. November 14th and 15th runs from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and November 16th and 17th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The Eastside Culture Crawl covers a wide geographical area on the Eastside of the City.  We find the Crawl Map to be a great resource in narrowing down artists and locations you may be interested in visiting.   The Eastside Culture Crawl is a free event and open to all ages.  For more information visit, the Eastside Culture Crawl.

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The Parade Of Lost Souls Is Back With Unplugged November 1st

6 Oct

The much loved Parade of Lost Souls is back for another with Unplugged.  If you live in East Van, you likely know about this grass-roots festival. Creative direction comes from the folks at The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret. The event itself encompasses dance, art, music, installations, acting, a parade procession and the much loved Thriller Flash Mob.  For loyal revelers of this event take note, The Parade of Lost Souls happens Friday, November 1st with the procession hitting the streets at 7:30 pm and again at 8:30 pm.  For those with wee ones that have an early bed time, there will be a family-friendly Parade of Little Souls that begins at 6:30 pm.  

Everyone is welcome to participate in the Parade of Lost Souls and costumes are encouraged. The location of the event is secret for now but will be announced the week before, but the Britannia Community Centre has been a hub in past years.  

As is tradition now with this event, there will be a Thriller Flash Mob in which you can dance alongside professionals. If interested in participating in the flash mob, The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret will be hosting Thriller Workshops. There is still time to sign up for drop in classes happening on October 13th and October 20th.

The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret also hosts an After Party which this year takes place at the Biltmore Cabaret. That fun gets underway at 10:30 pm and goes till 2:00 am with live music and other performances.  Tickets are $40 and available online. To learn more about the Parade of Lost Souls and workshops leading up to the event, visit The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret.

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9th Annual Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl Happens July 27th

1 Jul

The Eastside Arts Society is hosting their 9th Annual Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl on Saturday, July 29th. This event is part of the CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival and takes art lovers on a cycling and/or walking tour of 3 breweries. For the price of a ticket, you will tour 3 of 10 participating breweries, see some great art, receive 4 pints/tastings. The tours kick off at 1:00 pm and once your tour is completed, you will have access to the Create! Festival Art Zone in Strathcona Park. You will also have the opportunity to win some great raffle prizes.  Tickets are $55 + GST and processing fee. To purchase your ticket(s), visit Eventbrite. 

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Class of ’88 Re-Unites Vancouver’s Improv At Tightrope Theatre May 17 & June 8

5 May

There’s a high school reunion coming to Vancouver that you won’t need to wear a name tag for, but you will want a ticket. Reuniting a trio of comedians on stage for the first time in 20 years, Tightrope Theatre brings you the CLASS OF ’88 on May 17 and June 8. The show will time-warp audiences back to the rise of 80s music, 80s hair, and classic 80s improv. The shows promise hilarity and heartbreak and possibly the only class reunion you’ll actually enjoy.  The troupe features Rebecca Northan, Roman Danylo and Peter Oldring who all met in an improv class in 1988, and never looked back – well until now. Class of ’88 happens for 2 nights only May 17 and June 8 at the Tightrope Theatre, 2343 Main Street, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30 and available online at www.tightropetheatre.com.

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Sip & Paint Party At East Van Brewing January 21, 2024

26 Dec

You are invited to unleash your inner artist with the Sunshine Team Paint Nite Vancouver.   They will be hosting a 2 hour sip and paint party at East Van Brewing Co. 1675 Venables Street on Sunday, January 21, 2024.  You will be provided all the supplies along with instructions and guidance.   You will, of course, get to take your masterpiece home with you. Tickets are $39 and available through Eventbrite.

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Blind Date At The Tightrope Theatre December 5 – 23

5 Dec

When you go to the theatre, you don’t exactly expect to be the star of the show, but in this show you may be.

Tightrope Theatre invites you to the ultimate holiday treat a Blind Date with Mimi. Come experience the exhilaration and excitement as Mimi picks out a blind date from the audience. This is a fly by the seat of your pants show combining improv, theatre and is part social experiment. No two shows are the same which is half the fun. The show has had sold out runs in New York, London’s West End and Toronto and it’s first night in Vancouver is sold out. If you are looking for some laughs and a fun night out, check out Blind Date at the Tightrope Theatre, 2343 Main Street. Tickets are $34.93 and available through Eventbrite.

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Seasonal Ornament Making With Laura Vanderlinde November 30 to December 14

21 Nov

Looking to get crafty this holiday season? If you are interested in making your own Christmas ornaments, you may wish to check out this upcoming workshop led by Strathcona potter, Laura Vanderlinde.   You are invited to create your own designs with techniques that will be taught during the course of the workshops.   Bring only your imagination and clay which is purchased on the first day of your class.   This class runs during the day on Thursdays beginning November 30th at 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and going until December 14th.   Cost is $114 not including clay.   To register, visit www.vanrec.ca.

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Reflections On Crooked Walking At The Firehall Arts Centre December 2 – 24

19 Nov

The Firehall, along with The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund, presents Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking from Saturday, December 2 to Sunday, December 24, 2023.

Produced by the Firehall Arts Centre and directed by Donna Spencer, Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking is a JUNO Award-nominated family musical that tells the tale of four people who find themselves the only ones left awake surrounded by sleeping townspeople. Their journey in search of a cure for the mysterious sleeping sickness leads them down a surprising path of deeper self-awareness.  Tickets from $30 and available online at Firehall Arts Centre.

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East Van Panto: Beauty And The Beast At The York November 22 to January 7

10 Nov

The Cultch and Theatre Replacement are thrilled to present East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast, November 22, 2023 until January 7, 2024 at the York Theatre. For over a decade, Theatre Replacement and The Cultch have partnered to bring this holiday tradition like no other. It transforms well-known stories with an East Van twist along with pop song parodies, it really has something for all ages.

This year, East Van Panto’s Belle and Bento Buddies invite you on a fun adventure to escape the Beast’s clutches and break the curse on Venables Street.    Bright, business-minded Belle is separated from her free-spirited dad Maurice and becomes imprisoned in an enchanted specialty grocery store by a strangely familiar Beast who seems very set in his ways. Time is running out and Belle who must use her smarts alongside her new friends Miso Potts, little Tofu and their Bento Buds to flip the perspective of Belle’s captor and break the curse before the last cherry blossom falls.

Seeing the live performance of the East Van Panto is a treat with the whole audience involved, but for those that wish to watch it from the comfort of home, the East Van Panto will again be available online from December 18, 2023 to January 7, 2024. If you plan to attend in person, you also have the opportunity to be part of the filming magic as part of the studio audience for Panto Online on December 5th & 6th when tickets are $30.  Whether you attend in person or online, this is one show not to miss.   Be sure to grab your tickets early. Tickets start at $39 for in person shows, family packages are available, digital tickets from $25.  For more information, or to grab your tickets, visit The Cultch.

“Rowdy made-in-East-Van fun for the whole family”
Stir Vancouver

“It is the silliest, most wonderful of traditions.
And for me, it has become essential.” 
The Globe and Mail

“If the East Van Panto isn’t part of your holiday tradition yet,
what are you waiting for?”
Georgia Straight

“East Van Panto has earned its place as one of the best-loved holiday traditions in Vancouver…”
Colin Thomas

Image Credit: Cindy Mochizuki

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Eastside Culture Crawl Happens November 16-19, 2023

1 Nov

The Eastside Culture Crawl is back November 16 – 19, 2023. This 4 day visual arts festival now in its 27th year is an amazing opportunity to check out the work of over 500 local artists. As the name indicates, most of the studios are on Vancouver’s Eastside in bounded by Columbia Street, First Ave and Victoria Drive.

The Eastside Culture Crawl features a wide variety of artists including painters, furniture makers, jewellers, sculptors, potters, photographers, glassblowers and many more mediums. We invite you to take the opportunity to visit artists in their working studios. Not only is it a great opportunity to meet local artists, it’s a great opportunity to learn more about each craft.  Artists are generally available to discuss their work and creative process, but keep in the mind the weekend of the crawl is the busiest. If you wish to have a chat with an artist, maybe try one of the evenings they are open on November 16th and 17th.  

The Eastside Culture Crawl runs from November 16-19 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and November 18 and 19 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The Eastside Culture Crawl covers a wide geographical area.  We find the Crawl Map to be a great resource in narrowing down artists we are interested in visiting. Although sometimes we narrow down an area of East Van we wish to scout around in and combine with a great spot for coffee or lunch.  Either way, it’s a great way to get to know your City and maybe light your own creative spark.     This is a free event and open to all ages.  For more information visit, the Eastside Culture Crawl.

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