Bard on the Beach being one of them.
Saw Falstaff with my most theatrical friend Katie, instead of my non-synopsis-reading husband. And had the best night ever.
Her favourite things about the play? Dean Paul Gibson, who played Falstaff, for one. “He was so on point with his comedy but also drew us in so well with his [...]
Montreal is easily the most vibrant city in Canada, non?
We arrived last week when Just for Laughs was in full swing (which, for the record, follows closely on the heels of the city’s outrageously huge Jazz Festival).
Out of more than 200 English performances, we caught only two. (We would have attended more had we figured out earlier that we actually like [...]
I knew Quebec City would be beautiful. But I never knew it would be that beautiful.
Cobblestone streets, acres and acres of parks, the dramatic Saint Lawrence River. It felt like another world and yet, my loonies and toonies were taken at par.
Attended the Festival d’Ete de Quebec, the 11-day showcase of Anglophone and Francophone artists. [...]
Kind of. Lawn bowling is more about socializing, costuming and leisuring than it is about athleticizing. At least when you play it like we do.
The second annual Vancouver Leisure Society lawn bowling extravaganza kicked off this week at the Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club (the world’s most beautiful venue).
In honour of Eva Markvoort, the month-long tournament benefits the Canadian [...]
Rihanna opened her “North American and Canadian” tour in Vancouver. And as part of their N97 Mini Tour, Nokia was there. Guess who they brought with them…
Heather of Urban Cowgirl, Sherry Lu and Michael Fashionista. And the Anthology!
Ke$ha opened. And I hate to admit it, but I love her. I mean, Tik Tok? It’s a classic.
Sherry wore the perfect shoes [...]
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is in full swing.
Went with my ladyfriends to see Vancouver’s Brasstronaut at the Commodore.
Which was like a reunion of sorts.
Because Laura, Ashley and I have known lead singer Edo Van Breemen since elementary school. We’ve been good friends with his sister since the first time scrunchies and spandex were cool. [...]
And I’ve been to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. But I had never been to Bard on the Beach in my very own city. Until now.
Went to their production of Antony and Cleopatra this weekend (loved it!) and learned a few things from the experience:
1. Date night at Bard on the Beach > date [...]
Bard on the Beach has brought the epic Antony and Cleopatra to the shores of English Bay. And I’ll be there this weekend through the battles and the betrayals, the wigs and the eyeliner.
And I am pretty darned excited about it.
The story of the Queen of Egypt falling in love with the first Emperor of Rome [...]
Take, for example, the story of an IRA asassin.
Not really something you would expect to inspire wardrobe choices.
But I’m reading A Star Called Henry (the first book in Roddy Doyle’s Last Roundup series) and I find myself wearing Irish-inspired tweed.
Like this vest. (And if it weren’t summer, I’d probably be wearing my tweed hat with it.)
Funny how that can happen, isn’t it?
So [...]
You gotta love a good “before” shot.
Some of them are so terrible, you would think I made them look bad on purpose.
But I don’t. I just put on whatever unmodified vintage piece I find and let it speak for itself.
This one says “Hem me.” (Stay tuned for the “after” shot!)
P.S. It also says “Follow the [...]
