The May Long Weekend marks the unofficial start of Summer, the kick off to the entertainment season begins with these picks of the week…
Eat: Tonight, get a taste of the East Village on Tasting Plates – East Village
Festival: The week is the last chance to head to The Cultch for the final shows of rEvolver Festival 2016, a Festival of Independent Theatre
Duel: On Wednesdays at XY it’s a Showtunes showdown singalong at Keys – Piano Bar & Live Showtunes
Queens: Wednesdays, The Queen of East Van, Isolde N Barron joins Davie Village legend Carlotta Gurl at The Junction for The Barron Gurl Show
Pack: Thursdays The Bratpack; Valynne Vile, Jane Smoker, Shanda Leer, Jem and Gia Metric bring their naughtiness to XY with DJ Nick Bertossi
Stage: At The Arts Club, Elton John’s multiple Tony Award winning musical, Billy Elliot brings ballet, pop and emotion to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
Laugh: Comedian Ron White brings stand-up to the Orpheum Theatre on Friday night
Classic: Friday night, The Piano Guys bring their own piano and cello arrangements of pop and classical songs to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Hello: Local superstars Hedley say Hello to the audience at Rogers Arena on Friday night
Rev: Get your engines running on Friday at Rev-E-Rie at XYYVR with Gia Metric and Maxwell Maxwell
Rides: Playland is open for weekends until June 16 then daily until August 19, when the PNE begins.
Rock: Climb the steps to Commodore Ballroom to find the Black Mountaintops on Saturday night
Strings: The multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Andrew Bird takes to the Orpheum Theatre stage on Saturday evening
Play: Saturday night, Playboy with Jane Smoker& DJ DomTop keep the night going until 4am at XYYVR
Groove: Sundays get soul at XY YVR when Toronto’s DJ Deko-Ze joins local faves DJ G-Luve and Mr Cox for a Victoria Day edition of Ensoul
Grrr: Get ready to get RUFF on Sunday at The Pint with DJs NARK, Nick Bertossi and Colin, Mr Ruff 2016
Late: Afterhours on Sunday night, rolls into Monday morning at Gorg-O-Mish on Big Rogers Events’ United – Victoria Day with DJ Phil B
Massacre: Wrap up your long weekend with a Brian Jonestown Massacre show at the Commodore Ballroom