A variety of winter activities and entertainment happening in and around Seattle Center.
http://seattlecenter.com
This exhibition brings one of art history’s greatest figures to Seattle for the first time. Drawn exclusively from the collection of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, the show explores Michelangelo’s complex personality and different aspects of his life and career. Seattle Art Museum (SAM)
From miniature maquettes, works on paper and jewelry to monumental sculptures and one of the artist’s largest mobiles, this exhibition offers viewers a sense of the range of Alexander Calder’s work from 1927 through the mid-1970s.
Featuring over 200 specimens consisting of whole-bodies and individual organs that have been meticulously dissected and preserved through an innovative process, Bodies ...The Exhibition will enlighten, empower, fascinate and inspire. www.bodiestheexhibition.com
What began as a small protest march through the Davie Village has blossomed into a world-class Pride Parade attracting not only supporters within the LGBT community in Vancouver but our friends worldwide.
http://www.vancouverpride.ca/index
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season in 2009, Bard on the Beach is one of Canada's largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare Festivals. Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront in Vancouver's Vanier Park, the Festival offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events in two performance tents from June through September.
Aisles of arts and crafts that showcase local artisans
http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/
As in previous years, the Portland International Piano Festival will feature something to please a variety of musical tastes. In addition to this year's exceptional performers, two of the most respected pedagogues in the nation will join us to explore the learning process with students of all ages. Expect great music, lecture, films, and wonderful young pianists performing in the master classes.
You don't have to travel far to experience Oregon's amazing bounty of Food, Wine, Craft Beer and Entertainment. It's all right here for you in one place at the 2009 Bite of Oregon. Benefiting Special Olympics Oregon, the state's Premier Culinary Festival.
If you're looking to get outfitted for the upcoming ski season, the Turkey Sale is Whistler Blackcomb's largest ski and snowboard sales event. Located at the base of Blackcomb, this annual event promises entertainment, activities and deals galore, including more than 20,000 square feet of ski and snowboard equipment at up to 70 per cent off. Shop for top name brands in ski and snowboard equipment and ski apparel - all under one roof and at huge pre-season savings.
If you're looking to get outfitted for the upcoming ski season, the Turkey Sale is Whistler Blackcomb's largest ski and snowboard sales event. Located at the base of Blackcomb, this annual event promises entertainment, activities and deals galore, including more than 20,000 square feet of ski and snowboard equipment at up to 70 per cent off. Shop for top name brands in ski and snowboard equipment and ski apparel - all under one roof and at huge pre-season savings.
Celebrate the good things in life at Whistler’s annual food and wine extravaganza, featuring gala wine tastings, seminars with industry professionals, renowned after-parties and so much more decadent fun. Visit www.whistlercornucopia.com for details on this popular event in Whistler.
This is it, the day skiers and boarders look forward to all summer Celebrate your very first tracks of the season!
Whistler’s original artisan market, offering enough goodies, treats and treasures to complete everyone’s holiday shopping list. Featuring 100 artisans from the Sea to Sky Corridor, Lower Mainland and beyond, the 19th annual holiday fair boasts an array of ceramics, clothing, fine art, wood, glass, metal, jewelry, candles and aromatherapy products as well as Christmas decorations. For more information go to www.whistlerartscouncil.com.
Be a part of world history and experience Whistler like never before. With exhilarating competitions and endless celebrations, dont miss the biggest party Whistler has ever thrown.
Treasures: The World's Cultures from The British Museum, brings together over 250 rare and unique objects from around the world.
JazzFest - events to be announced.
The art of Tibet is almost exclusively devoted to the service of Buddhism and is almost never practiced for art's sake. Tibetan art is representative of the existential character of Mahayana Buddhism known as Tantrayana or Vajrayana (the diamond path or vehicle), which considers its art to be very sacred. Although Tibetan art is religious in nature, it is also rich in artistic or aesthetic value.
Colin Graham, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's Founding Director, had remarkable insight in starting the Asian art collection, now one of the most important in Canada. Among the very first works of art accepted into the Gallery's collection in 1950 were two Japanese woodblock prints by the well-known artist, Utamaro (1753-1806).
The longest running beer festival in the country, the Great Canadian Beer Festival is a showcase of the brewer's craft and serves only all-natural varieties. Over 45 breweries from across British Columbia, Canada and the Pacific Northwest will be in attendance and most brewers are on hand to answer questions.
http://www.gcbf.com/
Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter has grown into the premier showcase of experimental cinema in the west. Encompassing screenings, installations, performances and media hybrids, Antimatter provides a noncompetitive festival setting in Victoria, British Columbia, free from commercial and industry agendas.
http://www.antimatter.ws/
4th Annual Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival will celebrate Vancouver Island wines, culinary excellence and original music and art in the Cowichan Valley, 45 minutes north of Victoria, BC .
