Entertainment in North America
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Vancouver Island Brewery
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Vancouver Chopin Society
One of the city's smaller musical societies, this dedicated group is a must for fans of the French-born Polish piano composer. It usually stages five or six signature piano recitals from famed national and international soloists (they often add the works of other composers to their performances). Lectures are sometimes also offered to satisfy the hunger of slavering Chopin musos (you know who you are).
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Vancouver Chamber Choir
Vancouver's top professional choir is an award-winning ensemble of 20 singers recognized around the world for its diverse repertoire, interpretive skills and performing excellence. In addition to busy touring and recording commitments, the choir performs a hotly anticipated season at venues around the city. The concerts are rarely less than outstanding, the styles range from chant to folk song, traditional to avant-garde, a cappella to orchestra or jazz trio.
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Vancouver Cantata Singers
Renowned as the city's leading semi- professional exponent of baroque choral pieces – receiving critical acclaim from across the country – the Vancouver Cantata crew also keeps things current by commissioning and performing works by new composers. Clearing its collective throat at churches and auditoria across the city, its concert series usually runs late October to early May.
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Tribe Hyperclub
Celebrity guests like P-Diddy and Paris Hilton, house, trance and techno DJs, and sexy patrons make this very hyper nightclub the go-to spot of thousands. Don’t forget the monstrous 100,000-watt sound system. If you’re ready for bottle service, book a table in advance.
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Tree Brewing
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Tickets Tonight
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Ticketmaster
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Theatre BC
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Storm Brewing
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See Seven
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Sealed With a Kiss
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Russell Brewing
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Ronatron
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Rogue Folk Club
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Red Truck Beer
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R&B Brewing
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Playwrights Theatre Centre
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Philosophers' Café
This is a popular series of engaging philosophical discussions staged at restaurants, cafes and galleries in Vancouver and across the Lower Mainland. You can listen to the theories being espoused or wade in with your own crackpot ideas. Each night has a different theme, which might include 'freedom and jazz' or 'painting is dead,' for example. The moderated discussions are often brain-fizzingly lively – consider dressing up as Marx and sitting at the back chuckling to yourself. Check website for dates, themes and locations.
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Phillips Brewing
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Pandora's Collective
Promoting self-expression through literature, this busy group stages events throughout Vancouver, including open-mike readings, poetry nights and 'word whips,' where you're given 15 minutes to write some engaging prose on a given cue. Locations are usually coffeehouses around the city. Check the collective's website for upcoming events and consider its annual Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival, a day of readings and bookish shenanigans in Stanley Park.
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Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Dedicated to baroque music from the 17th and 18th centuries, this thrilling Vancouver orchestra is highly regarded across North America. Its mandate is to perform the music the way it was originally written, which means using antique or authentic replica instruments and researching the prevalent techniques and styles of the period. Expect to hear plenty of violins and violas, accompanied by visiting harps and harpsichords, as you listen to fresh versions of works by composers such as Bach, Handel and Mozart.
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Old Yale Brewing
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Old Auditorium
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Live Nation
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