January 24th, 2012
Tenugui Towels Exhibit at Nikkei Centre
by Lima Al-Azzeh
In true form, the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre brings another exhibit illuminating a beautiful aspect of Japanese culture. The latest exhibit displays an eye- catching array of Tenugui Towels, Tenugui meaning a piece of dyed cotton cloth. At once pragmatic and beautiful, it’s amazing to learn how much these seemingly simple towels say about Japanese culture, and as the brochure attests this exhibit seeks to showcase “design excellence in Japanese daily life”. Continue reading →
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January 19th, 2012
Dine Out Vancouver – in Burnaby… Part II
by Lima Al-Azzeh
Dine Out Vancouver 2012 – Horizons Restaurant and Reflect Social + Dining Lounge
The 10th anniversary of the Dine Out Vancouver festival is set to roll our on January 20th, 2012 and the reservations are rolling in at mach speed, not surprising considering the great value of these three course dinners as well as the diverse selection of participating restaurants. Among them will be two of Burnaby’s finest eateries: Horizons Restaurant and Reflect Social and Dining lounge. The event ends on February 5th, 2012 so be sure to start booking. Continue reading →
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January 18th, 2012
Dine Out Vancouver – in Burnaby…Part I
by Lima Al-Azzeh
It’s a banner year for Dine Out Vancouver as it celebrates its 10th year of culinary exploration and discovery. The event has expanded considerably since its inception and we are only too happy to learn that once again, an impressive array of Burnaby’s finest dining establishments will also be taking part this year. Dine Out officially begins on January 20th and runs until February 5th, 2012. In this short series, we’ll be featuring some of the best restaurants Burnaby has to offer.
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January 17th, 2012
Lawrence Weiner: A Selection from the Vancouver Art Gallery Archive of Lawrence Weiner Posters
by Fanny
We are surrounded in our everyday lives by words and images. These two things are often put together, but how often do we actually stop and consider the relationship between the two?
The current exhibit at the SFU Art Gallery explores this concept through a selection of Lawrence Weiner posters collected from various shows and installations throughout the span of his almost five-decade career that began in the late 1960’s, and is still going. Upon entering the exhibit, there was a sense of minimalism as the posters sparsely covered two of the walls, while the third wall was covered by what initially appeared to be fragmented lines of Weiner’s words, which included the definitive statement: “Posters are in fact the writings on the wall”. Continue reading →
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January 10th, 2012
Chinese New Year – Year of the Dragon
by Tourism Burnaby Staff
Chinese New Year events return to Burnaby later this month. Stop by the usual events, grab some Chinese food, or try something new!
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January 10th, 2012
The Shop-a-thon for Moms: A Mother of a Day
by Sheliza Mitha
This weekend, I had a chance to visit the Shop-a-thon for Moms at the Vancouver Firefighters’ Convention Hall next to Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby – and believe me when I say that it was nothing less than a shopping Mecca for moms everywhere. Not to mention, everything was up to 80% off, so that means deals, deals and more deals.
Catered to and created for moms, it was one of the most relaxing and stress-free shopping experiences I’ve had in a long while.
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January 5th, 2012
Bring on the Shop-a-thon for Moms
by Sheliza Mitha
We all know that Christmas is all about gifting and giving – sourcing those perfect presents for your family, friends, co-workers and so on. It’s also true that the post-Christmas sales are more about the getting – finding those perfect items that you now realize that you (or your family and friends, but mostly you) couldn’t and shouldn’t be without.
Enter the Shop-a-thon for Moms in Burnaby: your chance to do the getting for you (just in case Santa missed some items on your Christmas list). Continue reading →
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December 15th, 2011
Check Yourself into the Hotel Bethlehem (It’s really not an “Inn”)
by Sheliza Mitha
For the next few nights, Hotel Bethlehem takes the stage at the Shadbolt Centre. And while the play bills itself as a Christmas farce – which, of course, makes it an extremely timely play for the holiday season – it’s so much more than that. I would go so far as to say it’s more of a Christmas force to be seriously reckoned with. Not that it’s serious; by and large, it’s not. It’s silly and extremely smart, with a fair amount of contemplation, depth and soul. All of which makes Hotel Bethlehem… well, kind of genius really. Continue reading →
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December 8th, 2011
Hotel Bethlehem – Interview with Director Diane Brown
by Sheliza Mitha
In about a week’s time, the highly anticipated Hotel Bethlehem will open at the Shadbolt Centre. Produced by Ruby Slippers Theatre, this entertaining Christmas farce is set 2,000 years ago – and offers its share of unexpected twists and turns of some unusual events that transpired on a certain fateful night at The Inn thousands of years ago.
Multi-award winning actor and director Diane Brown directs Hotel Bethlehem – which opens on Dec. 14th at the Shadbolt Centre. Diane is also a co-founder and artistic director at Ruby Slippers Theatre, which – over the past six years alone – has garnered some 31 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations, including two for “Outstanding Direction” and “Outstanding Production,” along with 12 awards. Continue reading →
