The Vancouver Traveler

Hey calling all parents….and Grandparents, this is the event for you!! Come with the children and celebrate! The side street of 27th Avenue will be blocked off and filled with Free entertainment. So bring the family and check out this fantastic community event. There will be live entertainment with Will Stroet and Bobs and Lolo, Children’s Play area and Crafts, Face Painting, Sidewalk Sale, and so much more!!
Details: 11:00am – 6:00pm, 27th Avenue, and Main Street, Vancouver. 604.871.9782 or visit www.beansprouts.ca
Photo Credit: sxc.hu

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Vancouverites should be ready, tickets for the long awaited Madonna concert, with her only Canadian tour stops planned for Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, hit the market today, May 24!
This will be Madonna first ever concert stop in Vancouver.
Madonna will be in Vancouver on October 30, and I don’t think tickets will be on the market very long!
Tickets are also available for:
Tom Jones – June 01
George Micheal – July 4
Billy Idol – July 4
Chris Isaak – July 25
Radiohead – August 19
Gipsy Kings – August 24
Stone Temple Pilots – August 30
Black Crows – September 4
Neil Diamond – September 20
Celine Dion – October …read more

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Along with Madame Butterfly, La Boheme is another of Puccini’s masterpieces.
This beautiful opera is sure to sweep you off your feet!
Performance take place at the Queen Elizabeth Theater, located at 649 Cambie Street, home to the Vancouver Opera and Ballet British Columbia.
The 70 ft wide proscenium arch stage is the perfect multi-purpose venue for everything from Broadway shows, Opera, Ballet and pop and rock concerts.
Performance take place April 26 & 29 and May 1, 3, 6 & 8th.
Click HERE for more information and to purchase tickets

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An annual Festival of New Music Composers will be held over 4 nights from (10 – 13 April). The works of 41 different composers will be featured, at the Western Front in Vancouver (303 East 8th Avenue).
The Festival is in it’s 21st year, and this festival is widely thought of as one of Canada’s most important showcases for new work, which includes both mature and emerging composers.
For of this years composers are;

Leslis Yyeda
Mark Armanini
Jin Zhang
Alexander Pecheyuk

and many many more….for more information concerning the composers be sure to visit Vancouver Pro Music web site.
Sonic Boom 2008
A Festival of New …read more

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Spring is upon us and with it brings a long list of concerts to look forward to in the upcoming months!
Here are just some of the ones I am looking forward to:
The Foo Fights will hit the Vancouver Coliseum on March 30 and will be playing music off of their current CD “Echo, Silence, Patience and Grace.
Bruce Spingsteen and his E Street Band will be at GM Place on March 31, which will surely be one of the most anticipated concerts of the spring.
Eddie Vedder, the frontman of Pearl Jam, will be at the Vancouver Center for the Performing Arts …read more

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Vancouver has one of the most sophisticated, diverse and accessible jazz scenes in the world!
The Cellar is one of Vancouver’s best jazz clubs where you can hear both new and established jazz performers.
The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club owner, Corey Weeds, promotes local Vancouver talent as well as talent from across Canada. They also bring in an increasing amount of international talent, making this a definite must for anyone who wants to see what the jazz community in Vancouver has to offer!
They are also been rated One of the Top 100 Jazz Clubs Worldwide by Downbeat International Jazz Club …read more

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The 4th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival will take place in Vancouver from January 16 to February 3, 2008.
The PuSh festival features a line-up of theater, dance and music from some of Vancouver’s most exciting companies and an array of artist from around the world.
There are a total of 23 shows, taking place at 15 different venues.
For more information on the shows, venues and ticket information, check out http://pushfestival.ca/index.php

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