The first weekend of Autumn is upon us, let’s see what’s happening in the season of pumpkin spice picks of the week
Locked: American Singer-Songwriter Sam Hunt brings his Locked Up Tour to Rogers Arena tonight with support from Russell Dickerson and Dalton Dover
Shakespeare: These are the final days to catch our Summer staple, Bard on the Beach before it closes the dramatic Hamlet and Measure for Measure coming to a close on September 20th while the hilarious Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors close on September 21st.
Four Seasons: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s season is underway with director Julie Tomaino’s knock out production of Jersey Boys – the musical true story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until October 20th
Writers: Vancouver Writer’s Fest teases its upcoming Fall festival with a special event with Liane Moriarty in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan at Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Queer: The 36th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival will wrap up September 22nd having featured 97 films from 25 countries, including 28 feature films, 5 series debuts, 64 short films, 8 world premieres, 3 international premieres, 6 North American premieres, and 28 Canadian Premieres.
Dance: September 20 & 21, the Dance Centre opens its 2024/25 Global Dance Connections Series with the West Coast premiere of Agrimony, from Vancouver-based choreographer Sophie Dow and UK-based composer/multi-instrumentalist Laura Reznek.
Fluffy: Stand-up comedian, actor and TV personality Gabriel Iglesias’ Don’t Worry Be Fluffy comedy tour brings laughter to Rogers Arena on September 21
Short: Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre presents vActory, September 20-21 at What Lab, 202-1814 Pandora Street, an evening of short-form, cabaret-style presentations featuring 3 Asian Canadian artists; Grantwriting l0l facilitated by Gloria Fukomachi by June Fukumura, Written in Water by Mermaid Li and Rainbow Glaze Tile by Shervin Zarkalam
Wrong: Until October 5, Metro Theatre’s 2024/25 season gets underway with The Play That Goes Wrong, the long running West-End farce find The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society battling against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call for Murder at Haversham Manor with hilarious consequences
Angst: Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre opens its Fall Season on Saturday September 21s with Teen Angst, an evening of cringe-worthy comedy created and hosted by Sara Bynoe that looks back at our teenage years.
Storytelling: September 21, Touchstone Theatre kicks-off its season with a special one-night presentation at The Cultch in honour of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Indigenous storyteller Dallas Yellowfly weaves the tale of Qwalena: The Wild Women Who Steals Children , a live multi-media performance and spine-chilling allegory exploring the history and far-reaching effects of the residential school system
Country: September 19th Kasey Musgraves’ Deeper Well World Tour makes a stop at Rogers Arena with support from Father John Misty and Nickel Creek
Singer: Friday at The Commodore Ballroom, English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist Billy Bragg brings his The Roaring Forty Tour 2024
Culture: Between September 20 and October 13, celebrate arts, culture, and heritage in your community through free and interactive events with Culture Days 2024.
Art: Until September 29th, The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver, features the exhibition ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS by transdisciplinary artist Martine Gutierrez. Opening September 21st Tales from the Crypt is an exhibition over forty photographs representing the treasures of The Polygon’s vault.
Mod: Friday September 20th, The Modfather, Paul Weller brings his decades-long catalogue to The Vogue Theatre, with support by George Houston.
Songwriter: Canadian JUNO Award and Grammy winning singer-songwriter and musician Chantal Kreviazuk comes to the Vancouver Playhouse stage on Friday evening
Flamenco: Continuing until September 22nd, the 34th Vancouver International Flamenco Festival presented by Flamenco Rosario features a line up of some of the finest Canadian and International Flamenco artists in both ticketed and free live performances, celebrating local, national and international connections and performers from Spain, Taiwan, Cuba, Mexico, India and Canada
Containers: Junction Public Market, open 11am – 7pm Tuesday – Sunday & Holidays at Granville Square – 200 Granville St., between Waterfront Station and Canada Place offers a unique, free marketplace created with customized shipping containers featuring rotating pop-ups, local artisans, food vendors, a bar and a live entertainment space – watch for special Oktoberfest activities later this month
Exhibition: Closing September 29th, the Richmond Art Gallery exhibition It begins with knowing and not knowing is a compelling group exhibition focusing on material practices and showcases recent and site-specific work from seven artists: Rebecca Bair, Xinwei Che, Patrick Cruz, Zoë Kreye, Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, Michelle Sound, and Ximena Velázquez.