Summer is moving swiftly onward and finally the heat is on, the temperatures are soaring this week and with it a hot batch of picks of the week…
Fest: The city’s second largest film festival the Vancouver Queer Film Festival continues to bring over 80 films to the screen starting tomorrow until August 20th
Movie: Wednesday movie night blast off for another world when you watch The Martian at Lansdowne Centre Starlight Cinema, park your car for an old-fashioned drive-in style evening or bring a lawn chair to watch the film under the stars
Ivories: Drink, Sing, Laugh at XYYVR with Keys Piano Bar & Live Showtunes on Wednesday night
Fair: Saturday, the summertime tradition for over a century, The Fair at The PNE kicks off for another year, running until September 5th.
Roar: Let your Lions pride show when the BC Lions take on Calgary Stampeders on Saturday evening.
Rock: Join Seattle’s Band of Horses when they take the stage at The Orpheum on Saturday night.
Improv: The Vancouver TheatreSports League summer line-up includes their tribute to blockbusters The Big Picture – An Improvised Movie, and starting this week the all-female cast of Firecracker! Dynamite Ladies, Explosive Comedy joins the roster
Bard: The 2016 season of Bard on the Beach is well underway in Vanier Park with Romeo & Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor running in the BMO Main Stage with Pericles and Othello on the Howard Family Stage.
Stars: Now held over until August 27th, Theatre Under The Stars presents West Side Story and Beauty and The Beast at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.