Sports Kiteboarders push for designated zone at Spanish Banks Simon Kent wants his fellow kiteboarders to feel welcome when they visit the beach in Vancouver.
Arts Notes In Tune Conference puts Canadian musicals in spotlight Granville Island will be the stage for a conference that focuses on the development of original Canadian works of musical theatre.
Arts Notes B.C. government provides support for arts grant program The B.C. government says it will provide $300,000 to support artsVest, a program designed to help smaller-sized arts groups with fundraising.
Arts Notes Goh Ballet reaches deal to use Centre in Vancouver for Nutcracker Goh Ballet's booking was cancelled in May amid reports an evangelical church was looking to purchase the Centre.
Geek Speak Geek Speak: Duncan McHugh, Northern Voice conference organizer Northern Voice, an annual blogging and social-media conference, takes place in Vancouver June 14 and 15.
Arts Notes Green Thumb Theatre moves into historic Vancouver schoolhouse Vancouver’s Green Thumb Theatre has officially opened its new rehearsal space in the city’s oldest school building.
Straight Talk Christy Clark to run for MLA seat in Kelowna byelection Ben Stewart, who was reelected as the Liberal MLA for Westside-Kelowna, has said he will step aside so Clark can run.
Arts Notes Ensemble Theatre Company unveils summer play lineup The lineup includes Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Thomas Middleton’s Women Beward Women, and Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve.
Arts Notes UBC researchers study success of opera students with learning disabilities A new UBC study is delving into what drives students with learning disabilities to succeed during intensive training in opera.
Arts Notes José Verstappen retires as Early Music Vancouver’s artistic director José Verstappen is stepping down as artistic director of Early Music Vancouver, a nonprofit group known for its annual summer concert festival.