Summer is here! If the forecast is to be believed we may finally be seeing our first run of warm weather to heat up these picks of the week
Boots: You’re in for a good time, at The Arts Club production of Kinky Boots. the hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein is on stage at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre until July 31
Musical: Catch Renegade Productions Theatre Company production of the award-winning stage musical ONCE, adapted from the Oscar winning film, at The Shop Theatre in Marpole, until Saturday June 25th.
Greek: The Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC’s Greek Heritage Month, continues with the highlight Greek Day on Broadway taking place this Sunday June 26
Bard: Bard on the Beach is back, live at Vanier Park with A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the Mainstage, with Harlem Duet on at Howard Family Stage.
Comedy: Western Gold Theatre presents The Triumph of Love a splendid translation of a classic Marivaux comedy about love, adapted by Stephen Wadsworth at PAL Studio Theatre June 24 – 26, 2022
Balls: Vancouver Whitecaps FC will host York United FC in the semifinals of the Canadian Championship on Wednesday, June 22 at BC Place
Roar: Get out your orange as the BC Lions play host to Toronto Argonauts on Saturday evening at BC Place
Kicks: Sunday, Whitecaps FC return to MLS play at BC Place when they host New England Revolution.
Etc: Until July 2nd, Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) is welcoming audiences back to the theatre as its Summer Repertory Festival returns at a new home stage at Waterfront Theatre (Granville Island) with two pointed and powerful plays: Marjorie Prime and Pass Over, anchoring the festival’s lineup.
Choir: Saturday spend an evening with Chor Leoni POPCAPPELLA II brings their impeccable harmonies to a collection of pop favourites, backed by a band of Vancouver’s best at St Andew’s Wesley Church at 5pm & 8pm
Stick: The 21st Talking Stick Festival continues until July 3rd, celebrating National Indigenous History Month by showcasing a line up of talented Indigenous performers and artists.
Poet: Wrapping up June 26th, the second Poetry Project Exhibition and Book Launch, a collaborative project between Beedie Luminaries and ParkerArtSalon, brings Art and Poetry together again at the at the new GALLERY GEORGE .
Dance: DanceHouse brings its season to a close presenting the West Coast premiere of winter guests’ evocative work, Story, story, die., choreographed by Artistic Director Alan Lucien Øyen, on stage June 22 and 23 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Curated: Until March 19, 2023 the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel. A group exhibition, curated by artist and muralist Xémontalót Carrielynn Victor (Stó:l?), examining the artistic practice of 10 Northwest Coast Indigenous artists
Tower: The Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) latest exhibition A Minaret for the General’s Wife by award winning Toronto-based Turkish-Canadian artist Erdem Tasdelen is on display until July 31, 2022.
Sweet: What’s better with summer than something sweet, take part in the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge and explore and vote for your favourite Cheesecake creations around the city until July 3
Art: MOA presents its newest exhibition this week: Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores + creadores del cambio features artworks by 33 Mexican-American artists from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, New York and Texas, most exhibiting in Canada for the first time, on exhibit from May 12, 2022 to January 1, 2023
Trio: The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) has a host of new exhibitions now open and running through the summer: Kids Take Over, RESTLESS: Recent Acquisitions, and Everything Under The Sun: In Memory of Andrew Gruft are a trio of new exhibitions giving visitors to VAG plenty to view through to September 11th
Collection: Now held over until August 23rd, Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection at Griffin Art Projects, takes an intimate look at one of Vancouver’s most quietly influential collectors.
Ghosts: North Vancouver’s The Polygon Gallery opens its latest exhibition in one week, running until August 14, 2022, Ghosts of the Machine is a new group exhibition by curator Elliott Ramsey that looks at the relationships between humans, technology, and ecology.
Canoe: Vancouver Maritime Museum recognizes National Indigenous History Month with two new exhibitions opening, We Were So Far Away and Tapestry of Change – both exploring Inuit stories and communities. As well, the ongoing exhibition Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh has been extended until August 15.