18 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Wednesday, April 29

Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 18 events happening in or around Vancouver on Wednesday, April 29.

CONCERTS

Bronx-based Latino rapper Fat Joe (pictured above) performs with guests Billionaire B, Juvi Dizzle, Dkay, and Ghost at Venue.

Paris deep-house artist Darius plays with guests Killing Time and Thomas Maxey at the Fortune Sound Club.

Monthly music showcase features in-the-round performances by Marq DeSouza, Harriet Frost, and Enrico Renz at the Grind & Gallery.

FOOD AND DRINK

The EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival features dinners, a pastry tasting, and a hospitality symposium at various Vancouver venues.

FORUMS

A discussion at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue explores the truth about oil recovery and the long-term effects on ecosystems.

A class at the Art of Loving begins with the touch and communication skills that everyone needs for giving and receiving a sensual massage.

COMEDY

The Georgia Straight presents American actors and comedians Nick Offerman and Megan Mullalley at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Improvised soap opera Sin Peaks presents new show Singularity: A Space Opera at the Railway Club.

The Fictionals present improv comedy based on cult-hit card game Cards Against Humanity at the Vogue Theatre.

DANCE

The Scotiabank Dace Centre hosts a series of free events celebrating International Dance Day.

LITERARY EVENTS

Novelist and screenwriter Pauline Le Bel talks about her new book at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.

Roleplaying-game designer and fiction author Lisa Smedman and fiction author and editor Colleen Anderson read from their works at the Cottage Bistro.

MUSIC

The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and Laudate Singers perform at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch.

The Oratorio Singers and Oratorio Strings present Pucccini's Messa di Gloria at the St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church.

THEATRE

The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre hosts the first night of of Some Assembly Theatre Company's Webs We Weave.

Patrick Street Productions's Out of a Dream premieres at the Anvil Centre.

Awkward Stage Productions presents the Vancouver premiere of Dogfight the Musical at CBC Studio 700.

MOVIES

For National Canadian Film Day, the Vancity Theatre hosts screenings of Canadian films Mommy, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, The Valley Below, Ben's at Home, Being Canadian, and Violent.