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August 2018
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Out On Screen presents the 30th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) this summer. “The value of queer film as a transformational art medium is just as critical today as it was 30 years ago,” says executive director, Stephanie Goodwin. “The Festival is a place for the LGBT2Q+ community to call home as well as an important platform for films that queer the narrative, that illuminate and celebrate LGBT2Q+ lives in all their dimensions and complexity.” Celebrating the best in independent…
Find out more »Vines Art Festival
Vines Art Festival, Vancouver’s unique multidisciplinary eco-arts festival, features over 70 performing and visual artists at parks throughout Vancouver: Trout Lake Park, Kitsilano Beach, CRAB Park, Granville Island, Roundhouse Community Centre, and Strathcona Park. In its fourth year, this 100% free, all-ages, event joins activism with the arts, not to mention it’s fun, interactive and celebratory. A community-driven event featuring visual and performing artists, eco-conscious community leaders, herbalists, urban farmers, and woodcarvers, Vines celebrates our stunning Coast Salish land through earth-inspired art and…
Find out more »All Over the Map 2018
Celebrate dance and music traditions from around the world at All Over the Map, New Works' signature summer series, presented in partnership with CMHC Granville Island. This year's event features local favourites Calle Verde and Kunda African Culture, alongside Fin de Fiesta Flamenco, directly from Europe, as part of their 2018 cross-Canada tour. August 12: Calle Verde August 19: Fin de Fiesta Flamenco August 26: Kunda Culture Two performances each day at 1:00pm and 3:00pm at the Performance Works Outdoor…
Find out more »Guys & Dolls
Fighting Chance Productions closes its 11th season with the Tony-winning musical Guys & Doll. “Guys & Dolls is one of the greatest musicals ever written,” says artistic director Ryan Mooney, “and our production featuring graduates and current students from some of the finest theatre training grounds in North America should do justice to this historic show.”. He's a gambler, she's a missionary worker. Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown are an unlikely match made in musical comedy heaven. Toss in a hypchondriac in Miss…
Find out more »Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel
ViVace returns for a 10th summer to offer Humperdinck's familiar fairytale presented in semi-staged version in its entirety, sung in German with English subtitles projected. The casts blend local talent with young professionals visiting from Oregon, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Texas, California, Utah, and New Jersey. Join us to savor the delightful melodies and watch a tantalizing, terrifying baker hunt for her proper organic “ingredients!” Free will donation at the door.
Find out more »Locals Lounge presents: Patrick Spencer
Locals Lounge is a live interview and music series featuring Vancouver's best talent, letting audiences discover the people behind the music. Join host Ian Cromwell and get a peek behind the music scene, and discover the human beings behind the microphone. This month it is our pleasure to host the thoughtful folk sound of Patrick Spencer. Patrick is a longtime veteran of Vancouver's indie folk scene, and is the lead singer and principle songwriter of Coldwater Road. Patrick regularly shares…
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