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Cirque Du Soleil is back!

Vancouver is set to be dazzled yet again as Cirque du Soleil returns with the touring production of Corteo. The show will premiere on June 12, 2008 at Concord Pacific Place...right under the trademark blue & yellow Grand Chapiteau.

If you'd like more information about the show, or to purchase tickets, click here.

Throwing a last minute N.Y.E. party?

 

 

Ok, so you waited til the LAST MINUTE and decided to host your own New Years Eve party tonight...but what do you need to get things in order?  Well...first of all, call your friends.  Secondly, check off the list by checking out ehow.com.

Ringing in 2008 - Polar Bear style!

 

 

Brrrrrr.....This is CRAZY, but it is a tradition & a lot of you do it each & every new year.  It's the Polar Bear Swim & this year marks the 88th birthday of the annual swim on the shores of Vancouver's English Bay.  Dip time is 2:30 p.m., January 1st.

2010 Olympic schedule

 

 

If you're chomping at the bit wondering what the schedule of events is going to be for the 2010 Winter Olympics...wait no further!

VANOC released the full schedule today, so you can mark up your calendar with where you want to be.  Wait a second...do they even make calendars that far in advance?

5 more Retro's till Christmas Eve!

 

 

Monday's playlist for Retro in the Metro: 

Londonbeat - I've been thinking about you
Whitney Houston - How will I know?
Jane Child - Don't want to fall in Love
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/O My Lord
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Bon Jovi - You give Love a Bad Name
Bee Gees - You should be Dancing
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Bananarama - Venus
Allanah Miles - Love Is
Loverboy - Workin' for the Weekend

Fun times in the land of retro....

 

 

Here's today's playlist for Retro in the Metro!

Whigfield - Saturday Night
Corey Hart - Never Surrender
Love Inc. - Here Comes the Sunshine
O.M.D. - So in Love
George Michael - Freedom
The Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
Klf - 3 A.M. Eternal
Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf
John Waite - Missing You
Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good

Retro in the Metro

 

 

Retro in the Metro for December 5th:

Madonna - Borderline
Doctor & the Medics - Spirit in the Sky
Shania Twain - Don't be Stupid
Michael Jackson - The way you make me Feel
Katrina & the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Freak Nasty - Da'Dip
Loverboy - Workin' for the Weekend
Ricky Martin - Shake your Bon Bon
Love Inc - Broken Bones
Naked Eyes - (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Platinum Blonde - Standing in the Dark
Wilson Phillips - Hold On

The world of retro....

 

 

Here's today's playlist for Retro in the Metro:

Def Leppard - Hysteria
Rick James - Super Freak
Bran Van 3000/Curtis Mayfield - Astounded
MARRS - Pump up the Volume
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Madonna - Who's that Girl?
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/O My Lord
Groove Club - Upside Down
NKOTB - Hangin' Tough
Gino Vanelli - Wild Horses
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Dininyls - I Touch Myself

Monday's Retro Playlist:

 

 

Thanks for joining me today for Retro in the Metro!
Here's the playlist:

Aerosmith - Angel
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistable
Alanis Morissette - All I Really Want
Crowded House - Don't Dream it's Over
Berlin - Take my Breath Away (Remix)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Maxi Priest - That Girl
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Kws - Please Don't Go

Welcome to the weekend! Here's today's Retro playlist:

 

 

Retro in the Metro for Friday, November 30th.

Tina Turner - What's Love got to do with it
ESPN Presents - The Jock Jam
Alanis Morissette - Head over Feet
Human League - Human
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
Eddie Murphy - Party all the Time
Technotronic - Pump up the Jam
Stars of 54 - If you could Read my Mind
Bon Jovi - Lay your Hands on Me
Glass Tiger - Someday
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise