It’s closing time for the 2013 Fall Okanagan Wine Festival. Purple-lipped, and for some purple-toed, wine enthusiasts move into the “wait till next year” zone. Next year they’ll plan earlier for events they didn’t sign up in time for this season and perhaps sample an Okanagan wine region they haven’t explored yet.That’s just a sign […]

The 2013 British Columbia Beer Awards were held at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver on Saturday, October 19. In addition to presenting trophies in 17 categories, the event also featured a festival where attendees could sample beers by some of BC’s best breweries. This was the fourth annual BC Beer Awards—the first two were […]

The abundance of fruits and vegetables available locally may be drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean your visits to farmers’ markets needs to end. While berries, watermelons, and stone fruits are no longer in season we’re transitioning into fall, which means stocking up on rich and hearty ingredients for soups and stews. 

It has been many years since we attended a live theatre performance, but this autumn’s dearth of fine weather found us looking for indoor activities earlier in the year than usual. What to do, and where to go? For many years we had been hearing about the wonderful theatre experiences enjoyed by friends in the tiny […]

Every September the streets of Victoria take on an electric feel, thanks to Rifflandia Music Festival, a multi-day music festival in its sixth year. By day, throngs of people head for the outdoor stages at Royal Athletic Park, home of the HarbourCats, the local baseball team, and at night the sidewalks are busy with people moving from […]

Stepping away from my usual high energy adventure weekends, I decided to cruise down to Nelson to check out the annual Road Kings festival early this September. Not necessarily a car-buff, I wasn’t sure what to expect of the event and never being in Nelson before, I was excited to finally see this funky Kootenay […]