It’s campy, it’s sexy, it’s hilarious – it’s Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, playing at the Arts Club’s Granville Island stage. Gordon Greenberg and Steven Rosen wrote this irreverent Gothic spoof of the Bram Stoker story, and local Jewish community…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival. More than 525 artists from Vancouver’s Eastside Arts District will open their studios to more than 40,000 visitors from Nov. 19 to 22.…
On Nov. 28, Or Shalom’s Light in Winter music series and the duo Green Pearl present El Tesoro de Sefarad, an evening of Ladino music and song, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Sephardic Jews. Green Pearl comprises two multi-talented…
“There’s something extraordinary about seeing the impossible happen right in front of your eyes. Even after nearly 50 years, I still love that feeling of wonder – and I get just as much pleasure from creating that feeling for someone…
Michael Seelig’s solo show, Intimate Horizons, which includes his photo collages and paintings, opened at the Zack Gallery on Oct 15. The exhibit comprises several distinct threads, outlining the artist’s multifaceted personality. The distant horizons, emphasized by the collage “Horizons,”…
Who would have thought that two Second City improv alumni could create a play about loss that is both humorous and poignant? Husband-and-wife team Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus have done just that with Big Stuff, which explores their own…
From Nov. 7 to 15, Victoria’s Bema Productions will present four performances of A Jewish Sing-A-Long Christmas, featuring famous Christmas classics written by Jewish composers. The play, which Bema mounted in 2024, is back by popular demand. It showcases the…
The panto Yankl and the Beanstalk had its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre in London, England, in 2025. This year’s Chutzpah! Festival shows will be its premiere not just in North America, but outside London. If the name sounds…
“My Jewish identity has gotten stronger in the past few years, as I believe it has for many other Jews my age. I’m incredibly proud of where I come from,” actor and playwright Ari’el Stachel told the Independent. “And, even…
What happens when Oceans 11 meets Mission Impossible meets Cirque du Soleil? The Arts Club Theatre Company’s season opener Heist, now playing at the Stanley, until Oct. 18. This is a glitzy, high-tech, stunt-filled, fast-paced, whodunit crime drama that fuses…
