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 [...]
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 [...]
I just made my own moccasins.
Totally average weekend activity, right?
You get together with your girlfriends, you drink mimosas on a sunny patio…
And you make your own shoes.
Whatever.
It was all part of a workshop taught by the very patient, very talented Dan of Rickard Guy (who’s moving to New York soon, mes amis, so if you [...]
Fighting juvenile diabetes? Well, what d’ya know, so am I!
This Sunday I’ll be at the Walk to Cure Diabetes with nine-year-old wunderkind Jack Stuart, who has been battling the disease since he was five.
But that’s not all I’ll be doing.
There’s also a Rickard Guy moccasin workshop (photo by Michelle Ford).
An old roommate’s art show, dinner with friends, [...]
Oh my! There are so many new goodies up on The Anthology Boutique (which is now super fancy and super Etsy-ed out).
Shop your hearts out, friends! And send me your feedback at theanthology@live.com
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And it’s not 100 degrees in Vancouver, either. Shocking, I know.
But in my mind The Temper Trap’s set (at the Commodore the other night) kept bringing me back to sunnier, sweatier times.
Because the last time I saw the Australian supergroup we were in the middle of the California desert at Coachella.
In other words, a far [...]
What a way to end the season. Vancouver Opera’s take on Puccini’s classic Madama Butterfly is beautiful and brilliant, not to mention, brightly coloured. And I was there to blog all about it (nerd alert!).
Before taking our seats, opera bloggers John, Gus, Stacey and I had a backstage tour. We weren’t allowed to touch (or twirl) these [...]
