August moves past the half-way mark with a break in the heatwave, but the city’s activities keep heating up in this week’s picks.
Music: The Firehall Arts Centre’s Music In The Courtyard series is back for the summer, with more music this week including performances by; woodwind quartet Ad Mare with guest artist Julia Nolan, blues-inspired The History of Gunpowder, and salsa, jazz Afro-Cuban stars Rumba Calzada
Tiara: Streaming today, the Kay Meek Arts Centre presents A Something Extra Productions’ Pageant: A Musical Comedy Beauty Contest. A parody of 80s American beauty contests, with a cross-gender casting twist, this online presentation sees the female contestants portrayed by male-identifying actors, all in pursuit of the tiara and the title.
Bard: Book tickets to screen the world premiere of the creative and through-provoking Done/Undone, feature film commissioned by Bard on the Beach, available on demand until September 30th
Stage: The Arts Club Theatre summer series of plays has Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story running at Granville Island Stage until August 29th.
Pop-up: Music on Main’s summer pop up concerts in Mount Pleasant park welcomes: cellist Rebecca Wenham performing Thursday, and Mark Takeshi McGregor, flute, and Adrian Verdejo, guitarist on Friday.
Monsoon: The South Asian Arts Society’s sixth annual Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, comes online until August 31 with a host of digital events, performances, talks and music
Music: On August 14th, Music on Main welcomes audiences back to live in-person performances with the seventh consecutive year of The Kessler Academy.
Hawaii: Held over until September 26th, is your chance to take a trip to the tropics as Fly Over Canada presents Hawaii from Above, a soaring, sense-awakening journey over islands.
Film: Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Vancouver’s second largest film festival and the largest queer arts event in Western Canada, goes on-demand this summer from Thursday, August 12 to Sunday, August 22, 2021.
Art: The Burrard Arts Foundation (BAF) is coming Together Again, presenting an exhibition and fundraising auction, running until August 24th, in support of BAF alumni artists who have participated in the foundations programming since its inception in 2013.
Digital: The Cultch shares its latest series – East Van to Edinburgh – with the globe bringing five dynamic digital shows from Vancouver to audiences in the UK, Canada, and all around the world until August 28, 2021.
Field: BC Place reopens its doors for audiences to catch BC Lions on Thursday and on Saturday Vancouver Whitecaps return to their home field, with new Covid restrictions in place.
Masterpiece: The success of the stunning Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition at Vancouver Convention Centre, has meant it has now been extended to September 7, 2021 giving you even more time to see this amazing spectacle of Van Gogh’s masterpieces
Markets: For your farm fresh produce and supplies Vancouver Farmers Markets at Riley Park, Trout Lake, Kitsilano, West End and Mount Pleasant are now open until the autumn with Downtown opening this week and False Creek market opening soon.
Foodster: Celebrate Vancouver Foodster’s 12th anniversary with a Downtown Tasting Tour, this Saturday afternoon as well as pair of tasty summer food challenges running until August 29; Best Sundae Challenge, and Best Margarita Challenge
Magic: There’s one more week August 22 at Presentation House Theatre, The Magic Hour is an immersive, walk-through, theatrical experience; a light-charged story of finding beauty in small moments and possibility within domestic isolation.
Gallery: Interior Infinite, The Polygon Gallery’s first feature exhibition curated by Assistant Curator Justin Ramsey, the group show exploring is on view from until September 5, 2021.
Rides: Playland is open Thursdays to Sundays to provide plenty of thrills and fun for the whole family.