Monthly Archives: August 2011

LOVE YOUR LEXICON

Words.  Even in a moment when we think none will suffice, we are searching for them.  The world of words is subject to the same buffeting and jostling as every other person, place or thing in the public realm:  some words stick around forever and some disappear, tossed away like the ‘cassette player’  to keep [...]

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EXTREME DINOSAURS

THUD! CRASH! RRRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!!!! Dinosaurs… What’s not to love? Look at our fabulous list and take a trip back in time to see terrifyingly life-like dinosaurs.  Deep within the outer mayhem of Science World lies a world where the Extreme Dinosaurs exhibit roams realistically (and loudly) in one of their new exhibition spaces.  A life-size animatronic [...]

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FINE ART

Art galleries plan for the summer. Blockbuster shows, designed to draw huge crowds and inspire visitors, are on the gallery’s mind long before the doors to an exhibition open. This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery has opened its doors to an extraordinary exhibition. The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution and Art, with works [...]

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