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Is it still too soon to laugh about 9/11?

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:01:34 +0000

Is it still too soon to laugh about 9/11? With the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks only days away, Vancouver theatre goers will have an opportunity to find out when New York Monologues opens at the J Lounge in Vancouver’s West End on September 9th.

69 seconds with ... writer, comedian, and spoken word performer Katherine Glover

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:49:49 +0000

Spend 69 seconds with writer, comedian, and spoken word performer Katherine Glover who brings her one-woman show A Cynic Tells Love Stories to the 2010 Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

Win a Travellers Deck

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:50:00 +0000

GayVancouver.Net (Gay Vancouver Online) and Travellers Deck are giving you a chance to win one of six Vancouver Travellers Decks - your independent go-to guide for eating and shopping in Vancouver.

Review: Brighton Beach Memoirs - a sophisticated balance of humour and drama

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:13:01 +0000

Metro Theatre opens its 2010/2011 season with a warm and charming Brighton Beach Memoirs led by some great performances from the younger members of this cast.

Win Tickets to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:33 +0000

GayVancouver.Net (Gay Vancouver Online) and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra are giving you a chance to win one of twelve pairs of tickets to various VSO concerts during their 2010/2011 season.

Javier Vilalta and Maple Salsa trust their audience's intelligence

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:50:13 +0000

Gay writer and director Javier Vilalta, from Calgary's Maple Salsa Theatre, brings his show The Dali Hours to the 2010 Vancouver International Fringe Festival. We ask Vilalta about the show, Dali and pushing boundaries in this q&a.

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Abbey of the Long Cedar Canoe

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:24 +0000

It’s Official. After a 25-year hiatus the most famous drag nuns in history have returned to Canada. With the recent unanimous endorsement of their North American Sisters, Vancouver’s homegrown Abbey of the Long Cedar Canoe now becomes the newest official Mission of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Back to School

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:28:32 +0000

Don't call me ... oh wait ...

Moon Festival is no longer a secret

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:12:46 +0000

Have you heard of the Renfrew Ravine? If not, you are not alone. Running along Atlin Street from 29th to 22nd Avenue, it is one of the only remaining ravines in Vancouver. Called a "jewel in the city" this relatively unknown part of Our City is home to the annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.

Katherine Glover wants to tell love stories with wisdom and humour

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:08:31 +0000

Minneapolis writer, comedian, and spoken word performer Katherine Glover makes her first foray into the Canadian Fringe circuit including a stop at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival with her one-woman show A Cynic Tells Love Stories. We posed a number of questions to Katherine about her show in this q&a.

Valerie Mason-John: the Queen is indeed amus(ing)

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:43:49 +0000

We all know that the British tabloids can be a treasure trove of Royal secrets, but the Vancouver Fringe Festival? It will if Valerie Mason-John has her way as she brings her show Brown Girl in the Ring to Vancouver in September.

Artists for Life take to the stage in September

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:59:16 +0000

Terry Costa, the man behind Vancouver's Next Gay Top Model and Hot Gay DJ, presents his latest project Artists for Life, a fundraising showcase of actors, dancers and singers in support of AIDS Vancouver and Friends for Life.

Rob Salerno’s got Sarah Silverman beat: he’s F#%@ing Stephen Harper

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:01:09 +0000

Little did actor/writer/journalist Rob Salerno know that what started out as a joke back in 2008 to see who could come up with the most outrageous title for a show would actually come to be. Based on his experience covering the snap federal election that year, the self-described "shocking" title took root and thus Salerno's Fucking Stephen Harper was born. Making his way through Canada's Fringe circuit, Salerno brings his play to Vancouver as part of the 2010 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Win Vancouver Playhouse tickets

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:54:30 +0000

GayVancouver.Net (Gay Vancouver Online) and the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company are giving you a chance to win tickets to its theatre 2010/2011 season.

Gui Fontanezzi gets a second chance

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:27:06 +0000

While we would certainly love to see more LGBTQ content at the Vancouver Fringe, part of the fun, besides the queer shows themselves, is in discovering the diverse talent that permeates through the Festival. Gui Fontanezzi is one of those discoveries: a local gay actor who reprises his role in the Hardline Productions presentation of Heptademic Redux.

Morgan Brayton has finally gotten off her fat ass

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:31:58 +0000

Funny lady Morgan Brayton tells us she has finally "gotten off her fat ass" and created a new solo show, Raccoonery!, just in time for the 2010 Vancouver Fringe, and while she insists you can “expect the unexpected”, in reality it is an hour of her and a whole new bunch of quirky characters, including at least one that identifies as queer.

BOLDFest is not only getting older, it is getting bolder

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:16:19 +0000

Local promoters Pat Hogan and Claire Robson return with the sixth edition of BOLDFest in September, bringing together lesbians and dykes from across North America for a weekend of fun and learning.

Passions celebrates 20 years of Dr Peter

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:59:59 +0000

Twenty years ago, Dr Peter Jepson-Young began what became known as The Dr Peter Diaries on CBC Television. For many this was their first introduction to someone with AIDS. Over the next year, up until two weeks before his death, Dr Peter continued to chronicle his fight with this disease. In celebration of this 20th anniversary, on September 19th twenty-one of Vancouver’s top restaurants join forces for an unforgettable evening of food and wine to benefit the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, one of the many legacies left behind by this courageous man.

Our (gay) guide to the Fringe

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:43:07 +0000

With over 600 performances from 83 shows, the 2010 Vancouver International Fringe Festival is bound to have something for everyone, including Vancouver's LGBTQ community. Here is our (gay) guide to what's happening at this year's Fringe.

The new theatre season begins

contactus@gayvancouver.net (Mark Robins) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:07:04 +0000

Let the new season begin! The 2010/2011 theatre season is upon us, here is the line-up of some of the shows, including those with an LGBTQ! connection, set to play local stages in September and October 2010.