Mid-August and it’s that time of the season when we start to pack in all the fun we possibly can in the picks of the week
Dine: Tonight, Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents their annual dining event Summerdine, 22 separate dinner parties, (plus a special one-off dinner August 15th) from Vancouver to the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley to Vancouver Island.
Cinema: Vancouver Civic Theatres are presenting free outdoor Wednesday evening cinema at šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza) outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, tonight everyone’s favourite nanny, Mary Poppins Returns, starting at dusk.
Movie: Downtown Vancouver presents free movies Wednesday nights throughout the summer, tonight explore your emotions as Inside Out is on at at šx????n?q Xwtl’e7én? Square (formerly, Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza)
Waterfront: Thursday evenings, head to the North Point at Canada Place for Waterfront Cinema, this week watch How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World starting around 9pm
Poe: Until August 25th, Third Wheel Productions takes over The Cultch with a completely immersive theatre experience “Deep Into Darkness”, all 3 floors, 20 rooms, and 30,000 square feet of The Cultch will be transformed into a 19th-century Victorian world inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, until August 25th.
Pride: Head to the Royal City on Saturday to help celebrate the 10th Annual New West Pride Festival from 3pm to 8pm on Columbia Street.
Stars: Catch the extended run of the 2019 season of Theatre Under The Stars presents the entertaining musicals Mamma Mia! and Disney’s Newsies on alternating nights
Films: The 31st Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) opens tomorrow, August 15th at the Vancouver Playhouse with the Canadian Premiere of Leon Le’s Song Lang (Vietnam/U.S.A.), kicking off 10 days of LGBTQ cinema.
Repertory: There’s just a couple more days to watch The Ensemble Theatre Company’s 7th Annual Repertory Festival at the Jericho Art Centre
Puppets: Museum of Anthropology’s Shadows, Strings and Other Things features a broad array of puppets, old and new, from 15 countries across Asia, Europe, and the Americas until October 14
Art: The Vancouver Art Gallery dives into its permanent collection to present Robert Rauschenberg 1965–1980, an exhibition of important but rarely seen works by the prolific twentieth-century American artist, until October
FlipFlops: Opening tomorrow, August 8th, The Waste to Wonderexhibit at the Grand Court of Metropolis at Metrotown, until September 8th, consists of five life-size sculptures of Canadian at-risk wildlife (the narwhal, orca, bison, grizzly, and caribou), each made from more than 6,500 recycled flip flops by Ocean Sole Africa.
Pitch: The Vancouver Canadians host Boise for a 3 game home stand this weekend, including a fireworks extravaganza on Saturday
Balls: Returning home from a road trip, Whitecaps FC hope to earn some points when they host DC United, with fans hoping to witness Wayne Rooney in his only visit to BC Place on Saturday
Blooms: The second Chilliwack Sunflower Festival runs until September 15th, with a total of 20 acres of flowers, bringing colour to the Fraser Valley community
Bard: The 30th season of Bard on the Beach is underway at Vanier Park with Taming of the Shrew and Shakespeare in Love playing in repertoire through the summer on the Mainstage.
Parks: The Vines Art Festival, opening tonight at Jericho Beach Park, is a free, all-ages, multidisciplinary eco-arts festival, featuring over 80 performing and visual and performing artists at parks throughout Vancouver, until August 18th.
Fair: Summer’s biggest party, The Fair at The PNE opens this weekend bringing amusement, entertainment and fun for the whole family until September 2nd.