It’s a long weekend! For your TO-do list: a circus festival comes to town, Rob Ford gets his own tour, find out why Pluto’s planetary status had to go, prepare to get messy with a street-wide paint fight, and more.

CIRCUS: If you’ve ever wanted to run away and join the circus, your chances of being able to do so are about to increase tenfold. The Toronto International Circus Festival brings performers, acrobatics, and comedy together for a weekend of mayhem and wonder. Brought to you by the Zero Gravity Circus, this event features circus [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Hats Off Day will take over Hastings Street in Burnaby on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This ultimate street festival kicks off with a parade, features a vintage car [...]

Happening tonight: A Great and Fabulous Display of Realness, the Toronto Underground Cinema turns two years old; and multiple late-night dance parties.

QUEER PARTY: The Royal Ontario Museum’s ROM Friday Night Live series is just a few weeks old, but already phenomenally buzzed about, attracting a diverse crowd of people who want to see and be seen, and people who just like getting into the museum for cheap. Tonight’s crowd will be even more diverse than the [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Vancouver Craft Beer Week officially kicks off in just over 24 hours as over 60 BC breweries participate in this hop-filled celebration. One very popular event is Sisters of the Tap as [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Vancouver Draw Down coming up June 9, 2012 and will celebrate drawing with activities all day long. With 27 free workshops at 18 locations, there is a full schedule of events [...]

In today’s Urban Planner: the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival kicks off; a discussion reflects on the legacy of legendary Canadian author, Mordecai Richler; a photo exhibit opens with a new round of artists; and an art exhibition celebrates Toronto architecture.

FILM FESTIVAL: With Pride Month just on the horizon, the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival—a festival that promotes LGBT film and culture—returns with another stellar line-up that includes a gala, gallery shows—and, of course, tons of films. Hope to see you there, Mayor Ford! Runs tonight to May 27, locations, times, and ticket prices [...]

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
7pm – 8pm
Location TBA
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

Thursday, May 24, 2012
7pm – 8pm
Location TBA
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

Monday, May 28, 2012
7pm – 8pm
Liberal Party Office – Suite 205, Beothuck Building
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Imagine an entire stadium filled with chefs, restaurants, vendors, and foodies. Throw in Food Network stars, demonstations, seminars, and cooking competitions and you have EAT Vancouver. Happening June 1-3, 2012 the 10th [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. There’s nothing like a summer road trip in Canada and for those who have the time, getting across the country is a goal many would like to accomplish. Over the Rockies, through [...]

Capturing the smell of the city in images.

The CONTACT Photography Festival runs from May 1 to May 31. We’ll be profiling selected artists and shows throughout the month. Street View Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (952 Queen Street West) Runs to June 3; Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Bruce Gilden, one of seven photographers whose work is currently on display at [...]

In today’s Urban Planner: catch an evening of shorts with a Mission Impossible theme, support a great cause at the Transforming Faces fundraiser, celebrate the life and work of June Callwood at “It’s All About Kindness Day,” and rock out to Maps & Atlases’ latest release.

FILM: It’s Wednesday and you’re already getting excited for the long weekend, so it’s understandable that you can’t keep your focus for long. That’s no problem, because NFB Mediatheque has a line-up of short films that are just long enough that you won’t lose interest. Today’s theme is Mission Impossible, meaning the films’ subjects will [...]

Each year, the WordPress core development team meets in person for a week to work together and discuss the vision for WordPress in the coming year. As annual events go, it’s easily my favorite. Don’t get me wrong, I love attending WordCamps and local WordPress meetups (which are awesome and you should try to attend [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Vancouver Craft Beer Week is just days away and tickets to the multitude of events are going fast. One such event is the Biercraft Belgian Showcase, at the Biercraft location of your [...]

Did you hear? Designer siblings Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte will be in Toronto on May 23rd for a private party at The Bay’s The Room to celebrate their Fall 2012 collection. But if you’re not lucky enough to be on the super exclusive invite list…

The Canadian poet, novelist, and musician was honoured with the Glenn Gould Prize.

Leonard Cohen must have felt a sense of time’s great circle, Monday night. Honoured at Massey Hall as the Ninth Laureate of the Glenn Gould Prize, the iconic Montrealer doffed his fedora to the applauding crowd, cracking jokes and dryly sharing stories from early in his career. In that booming, legendary baritone, he recalled meeting [...]

Today in Toronto: grab your kids and head to a children’s reading extravaganza, catch some modern-day chamber music with PROJECT Trio, and celebrate Latin culture at a theatre festival.

LITERATURE: Canada’s biggest reading festival for children is back with a little something for kids of all ages. Forest of Reading Festival of Trees takes place over a two-day period and more than 8,000 readers will be checking out the action. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the festival’s Blue Spruce Award, Harbourfront Centre [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. I have a new addition to my collection of Vancouver books filled with historical photographs, stories, and information. Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years by Michael Kluckner has just arrived in stores [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Lindt Chocolates boutique at Queensborough landing in New Westminster is hosting an exclusive VIP event this week. Olympic Gold Medalists and World Champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will be in [...]