It’s that time of the year again, when the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival opens 30,000 bottles of wine. I helped by attending the media launch this afternoon at Earls Restaurant in Vancouver and doing my duty to taste some of the wine on offer. It’s the least I can do. The theme this year [...]
Arts & Culture
Canadian First Nations Dance in Vancouver
Aboriginal culture came alive last weekend at the We Yah Hani Nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival. MOA (The Museum of Anthropology) at UBC (University of British Columbia) hosted the second annual First Nations cultural festival as part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. I watched the opening gala performance on Thursday evening of “The [...]
Arts & Culture
Samoan Tattoos at MOA with photos by Mark Adams
I was at the newly renovated UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA) today at the University of British Columbia. The temporary exhibit on display is Tatau: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture. Tattooing is the traditional rite of passage for males in Samoan culture. Tatau is more of a contemporary response to the Samoan diaspora in New [...]
Hockey
Vancouver Giants, Calgary Hitmen and Kamloops Blazers
Vancouver is a hockey city. Most of us who live here are loyal fans of the Vancouver Canucks, but for those of us who can’t afford the high price of tickets, we head to the Pacific Coliseum to watch the Vancouver Giants (our junior team in the Western Hockey League). This weekend I went to [...]
British Columbia
Spa Scandinave and Blossom Winery
Last night I headed to the wonderful Bill Reid Art Gallery in Vancouver. The PR agency Spectacular Ink hosted an evening for media and industry to become enamoured with their clients. Their events always seem to be well attended and this was no different. I mixed and mingled while grazing on the delectable canapés from [...]
Jamaica
Jamaica Travel: Hotels and Attractions
On my trip to Jamaica this winter, I was able to scout out a variety of hotels and attractions. I compiled my findings into two articles for Suite101.com Media: Jamaica Vacations at All Inclusive Resorts Jamaica Attractions on the Caribbean Island (winner of the Editor’s Choice Award) Happy reading!
