“Fun, Fat & Full of Facts.” That’s how author Chuck Davis described The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver (Harbour Publishing, $49.95), which the beloved journalist and broadcaster spent more than two decades writing, right up until his death in 2010. Other writers, historians and friends then came together to finish the mammoth, almost-600-page volume, [...]

January 25 – 26 Juno Award winner Dallas Green, best known under the moniker City and Colour, mesmerizes audiences with his soothing falsetto voice, lyrical storylines, and folklike sounds—a stunning departure from his former gig with post-hardcore group Alexisonfire. City and Colour’s latest album Little Hell—which explores the little “hells” and “heavens” that inevitably comprise [...]

Tennis Canada takes on France in the Davis Cup, at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre (Feb. 10 to 12). Soccer Goooaaalll! That’s what the eight teams are shooting for in CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Soccer, at BC Place Stadium (Jan. 19 to 29). Basketball An evening watching the Harlem Globetrotters perform? It’s a slam dunk, [...]

January 18 In its 33rd season, the Brian Webb Dance Company welcomes celebrated choreographer Édouard Lock and his acrobatic, ever-energetic troupe of talented dancers, La La La Human Steps. For this performance, the group showcases a masterpiece of emotion entitled New Work in which Lock weaves together a magnificent story about the ending of a [...]

Could duct tape fix a plane that has been mauled by a bear? If a car is dangling precariously over a cliff’s edge, could the force of a pigeon landing on its roof send it plunging down the cliff? These are the types of questions that Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have tackled in nine [...]

Vancouverites know the cure for a New Year’s Eve hangover is an icy dip in English Bay on New Year’s Day. A handful of hardy locals first took the plunge in 1920, and that number keeps growing, now topping 2,200 despite ocean temperatures as low as 3°C (38°F). Most of the swimmers show up in [...]

Rap Royalty With over 65 million albums sold worldwide and 27 Grammy Awards between them, there’s no doubt hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z and Kanye West are successful solo artists. So you can imagine that when these two rappers collaborated for their album Watch The Throne, it was a sure bet. The duo’s smart rhymes, unconventional samples [...]

December 15 A legendary name in pop culture, this mentalist has been mesmerizing audiences for over six decades with his knack for unexplainable mentalist powers and demonstrations. He has had his own television series, is the author of 16 books and has made hundreds of TV appearances over the years. Meet him at The Arden [...]

Ronnie Burkett, a professional puppeteer for four decades, launched his Theatre of Marionettes 25 years ago. That’s a quarter of a century spent satirizing everything from Punch and Judy to repressive societies to—in his current production, Penny Plain—the apocalypse. Penny sits at home, waiting for the world to end, as strangers burst in with stories [...]

How better to celebrate a 25-year solo career than a North American tour? Catch Sting’s Back to Bass Tour, filled with stripped-down versions of all his hit songs, Dec. 8 to 10 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.—Sheri Radford More information: 8 pm. $51-$151.50. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Hamilton St. at Dunsmuir. Tickets 1-855-985-5000.