Wrapping up the month and moving into June, let’s see what’s entertaining picks are on the list.
Piano: May 28th at Christ Church Cathedral, Music On Main presents Vicky Chow Plays Philip Glass Piano Etudes Book 2, a follow up to Chow’s sold-out performance last spring.
Improv: With a special opening night tomorrow, The Improv Centre on Granville Island takes audiences to Camp What’s-It-Called for its feature summer show on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Paddle: Telling the story of trailblazing Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson, The Firehall Arts Centre brings its season to a close with Cheri Maracle’s Paddle Song, until Sunday, June 2
Fest: Until June 2, Up In The Air Theatre presents rEvolver Festival with 4 presentations; Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera, Multi – Vs, A Life Sentence & The African Dream at The Cultch Historic Theatre
Music: the VSO’s annual Day of Music brings 12 hours of FREE music – 10am to 10pm – featuring 100 performances on multiple stages, including the Orpheum, VSO School of Music, Christ Church Cathedral, and various stages in Yaletown, TELUS Garden, Deloitte, and YVR
Jeeves: Across the Salish Sea, until June 2nd the Chemainus Theatre Festival presents Jeeves At Sea adapted by Margaret Raether from the farcical Jeeves & Wooster works of P.G. Wodehouse
Gangsters: Do not miss out on seeing the spectacular “Musical Fable of Broadway” Guys and Dolls running until June 30th, at The Arts Club Theatre Company Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.
Roar: The CFL preseason is upon us, with the BC Lions welcoming Edmonton Elks to BC Place Friday May 31st
Balls: Coming off a record breaking attendance for the last match, Saturday June 1, Whitecaps FC welcomes Colorado Rapids to BC Place
Play: A true sign of the pending Summer season, Playland opens this weekend and select days in May and June to join in the thrills and excitement
Pop: Vancouver’s own, singer-songwriter Luca Fogale takes to the Commodore Ballroom stage on Friday May 31st.
Country: Friday night at The Vogue Theatre, the 2nd annual Elliot C. Way’s Hot Country Night Out celebrates local country talent featuring Elliot C Way & the Band of Beauties with Pony Gold, Etienne Tremblay, Ian Badger, Spank Williams.
Dancing: Friday and Saturday at Vancouver Playhouse Goh Ballet presents the world premiere of its spectacular showcase, “Dancing Through Alice’s Wonderland” bringing Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories to life.
Penguin: It’s the last weekend to catch Carousel Theatre for Young People, Vancouver International Children’s Festival, and Zee Zee Theatre’s world premiere presentation of Vancouver playwright Dave Deveau’s The Papa Penguin Play at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre
Residency: Thursday May 30th, rice & beans theatre is showcasing two new works from its 2024 Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency artists: Carolyn Nakagawa and Yulissa Campos.
Market: The 2024 Richmond Night Market, North America’s Largest Night Market, themed ‘Summer Sweet Dragon’ join hundreds of vendors, just one block from Bridgeport SkyTrain Station is open each weekend at until October 14
Riot: Part of Capture Festival, Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia, a survey exhibition of the feminist art collective, at The Polygon Gallery running until June 2, 2024.
Rescue: If you’re staying in, check out Knowledge Network’s hit 5-part docu-series, Search and Rescue: North Shore, for a look at the North Shore heroes and volunteer-run organization, North Shore Rescue, streaming online anytime or airing weekly
