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Bruce Lee is still kicking

God, I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to write about Bruce Lee. Why? Because who else has torn out Chuck Norris’ chest hair in the middle of an epic fight, set in none other than the Colisseum, and proceeded to blow the nastiness of that man-scruff off his palm?
No one, that’s who. Only Bruce Lee.
And [...]

Jeff Dunham

Whether it be Walter, the grumpy retiree with a disdain for today’s world, or my personal favourite of Achmed the dead suicide bomber, Dunham is always good for a laugh. Lucky for us, he’s coming to Vancouver on June 11, bringing his diverse concoction of dolls with him.
What’s interesting about Dunham is the style of [...]

Yo, Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, ‘n’ all…

Counting down 22 dayz… Altar Boyz are crushing in Vancouver to “Raise the Praise”! Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham will free your soul of morbid sins and mayhem. They praise the Lord with funky tunes and sparkly movez. Watch out ‘N Sync, these dawgs bring higher power into groovez!
If you are a [...]

3rd Annual Women’s Housing March

Saturday, June 13, the third annual women’s housing march kicks off, with men and women from all around Vancouver gathering in protest.
The Power of Women Group is marching for social housing, childcare and healthcare. They want to stop evictions and condos being built in the Downtown Eastside. And lastly, they are aiming to stop police [...]

32nd Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Remember that jolly song your Oma used to sing while making your favourite Apfelstrudel? Or that sweet tune your nani was humming while making you spicy vegetable samosas? Or that bourree your grandpa used to play on a French accordion? Well here is a chance to relive those sweet days all over, for [...]

FUSE at the Vancouver Art Gallery

The Vancouver Art Gallery’s (VAG) FUSE event is back and it’s going to be smacking us in the face this Friday. Aside from the beautiful Vermeer and Rembrandt pieces on display, this year the VAG promises a “non-stop line-up of music, performance, and artistic encounters throughout the Gallery.”
So if you decide to go, expect live [...]

Vancouver, lo and behold: Zidane!

Big event not only for soccer fans but also for any sports dilettante, for who doesn’t know Zinedine Zidane! French soccer legend with a team of famous European soccer players will be touring Canada this summer, arriving in Vancouver for a wrap up match in July. The $1 million dollar project is expected to pay [...]

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation — The Sam Smith review
7.5/10. Good special effects, great action, predictable story.
The sure-to-be blockbuster, Terminator Salvation, from Charlie’s Angels director McG hits theatres all around Vancouver this weekend.
The film stars Christian Bale as the prophecized leader of the human resistance against Skynet, a machine-run race dedicated to killing off every last person on [...]

Open for business… The World will never be the same. Etc. etc. etc.

Welcome to ComingUp.in/Vancouver
Vancouver’s bestest and coolest event billboard now has a blogOur event detectors will be updating you with events that are coming up in Vancouver. Feel free to comment on events, and send us tips for events that are happening around Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Port Moody, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Downtown, Point Grey, [...]