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Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… 2020 fast approaching! A Very Happy New Year. Hope it is  an excellent year for each and every one of you.  This will be the 10th year I have been compiling a list of picks each week (formerly it was an only an email with no supporting website). Thanks to all of you who have subscribed and use the list to support local events.  Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule ch ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… happy, merry, joyous holidays everyone.  Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes. They do happen!  WISE Hall – Petunia & The Vipers This event runs from December 23, 2019 until February 10, 2020. Petunia and the Vipers are back for another season on Monday nights in the Lounge! Live in the Lounge presents Petunia and the Vipers Monday Night Resid ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… the season is heating up (in every way but the weather!).  Three very popular movies are showing on various days this week at Vancity Theatre and the Rio – The Two Popes, Marriage Story, and The Irishman. They are also on Netflix but are appreciably better on the big screen. Check the venues here for dates/times.   Vancity Theatre and Rio Theatre Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with ven ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… the season is already very busy.  Difficult choices have to be made , especially towards the end of this week.  Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes. They do happen! Vancity Theatre – Cinema Salon: The Motorcycle Diaries December 10, 2019 7:00 pm In 1952, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, left medical school a semester before graduating and at 23 years old, wen ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People…  Link here to a holiday guide of performing arts events in Vancouver. Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes. They happen! Vancity Theatre – Marriage Story December 3, 2019 3:00 pm The greatest divorce drama since Kramer vs Kramer, Noah Baumbach’s very funny, very painful movie attempts to do justice to both parties – actress Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People…  December already!! Link here to a holiday guide of performing arts events in Vancouver. Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes. They happen! Firehall Arts Theatre – Fado The Saddest Music in the World Nov 26 – Dec 14, 2019 November 26, 2019 Acclaimed Portuguese-Canadian playwright Elaine Ávila’s new play, FADO, is a tale of love and ghosts set in ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… heads up.. if you are interested seeing the Fleabag or The Irishman, advance tickets are a must. Showings of both films are selling out fast! Please check my website for additions/updates during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes. They happen! Vancity Theatre – The Irishman November 19, 2019 4:20 pm Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa… The Irishman is an epic tapestry of Am ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… here comes that rainy day… apparently a week of them!! Grab an umbrella and attend an event.  Please check the website for additions during the week. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes.  Fort Langley Jazz Festival 2020 .. now accepting applications from musicians November 12, 2019 The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival is accepting applications from professional, emerging and young jazz musicians interested ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People… thought I had pressed “send” before I went to the memorial for Keith Bennett. Another stalwart of the Vancouver music community lost this year.  He will be greatly missed. RIP Keith. Apparently I messed up so here is the list a bit late.    Please check the website for additions. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes.  Talking Art Nov 4 -Nov 9, 2019 November 4, 2019 Talking Art is a curated series of 14 ...Continue Reading

Jeni’s Picks for the week ahead Dear Picks People…  Happy Halloween!  If you are a horror movie fan here is a list of where to scare yourself.   Several November calendars are not yet published so please check the website for additions. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes.  Modulus Festival Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2019 October 29, 2019 From October 29 – November 3, 2019, the Modulus Festival returns to Vancouver. This is your chance to connect with leading mu ...Continue Reading