Things To Do: 7 can't-miss Vancouver arts events this week, July 6 to 12

by The Georgia Straight Staff on July 6th, 2016 at 1:28 PM

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Editor’s choice

Newsies

First and foremost, it’s a direly needed celebration of the printed word—complete with a printing press at centre stage and an appearance by a good old-fashioned typesetter. But aside from that, the Broadway hit Newsies—a story about the 1899 New York newsboys’ strike—is a hyperenergized dance extravaganza. And even if the underdog trope feels familiar, you won’t be able to help yourself from cheering for the plucky kids who hawk newspapers as they stand up against the Man. The towering, three-level set is pretty cool, too. Enjoy—and leave with a new appreciation for the humble newspaper.

Newsies is at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Sunday (July 10).

Guest pick

Bard and the Beats

Our guest this week is hard-working NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert, who gives a shout-out to his Vancouver–West End constituency while suggesting three arts options that are far from pedestrian:

“In the West End we have more arts and entertainment options to choose from than we have nights in the week, and they are all walkable! For an adventurous Tuesday night out I walk to Stanley Park’s Third Beach for some participatory culture at Brahm’s Tams Drum Circle, which brings out hundreds of folks dancing, singing, and, well, yes, drumming. Not your scene? Okay, then try a little heartbreak set to music with Theatre Under the Stars’ production of West Side Story at Malkin Bowl [in rep with Beauty & the Beast through August 20], or catch its inspiration by heading over the Burrard Bridge to see the classic Romeo and Juliet at Bard on the Beach [on the BMO Mainstage through September 23].”