21 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Wednesday, May 20

Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 21 events happening in or around Vancouver on Wednesday, May 20.

CONCERTS

Oakland-based '70s rockers Y&T perform with local guests Aviator Shades at Venue.

English indie-rock band the Wombats (pictured above) tours in support of upcoming release Glitterbug, with guests Life in Film and Cheerleader, at the Imperial.

American country-fusion band the Mavericks tours in support of upcoming release MONO, with guests Whitney Rose, at the Commodore Ballroom.

British blues-rock quintet the Temperance Movement takes the stage with guests Eric Campbell & the Dirt at the Media Club.

Canadian indie-folk group Timber Timbre tours in support of latest release Hot Dreams, with guests Xiu Xiu, at the Biltmore Cabaret.

FOOD AND DRINK

You can learn to create no-bake desserts like pumpkin bites with cashew cream at the Eternal Abundance Cafe.

FORUMS

The Child and Family Research Institute hosts a workshop on supporting individuals with FASD.

The Art of Loving presents a women’s guide to self-pleasure that includes all the details from the basics of getting started to more advanced tips and techniques.

COMEDY

Improvised soap opera Sin Peaks presents latest comedic creation Singularity: A Space Opera at the Railway Club.

Kyle Bottom headlines a night of standup comedy with Brad Dorion, Ryan Williams, Frida Hallgren, Jon Cranny, Shawn Cottsworth, Amber Harper-Young, and host Elisha Tatiana. Held at Lux Lounge.

ARTS ET CETERA

Video Out hosts a screening of seven international works that are newly in distribution at VIVO Media Arts Centre.

Love Sounds, a 24-hour sound poem and montage, dematerializes cinema’s visual legacy and reconstitutes it as an all-tonal history of critical listening. Held at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Arts Centre.

LITERARY EVENTS

SFU Public Square presents Chelene Knight and Dina Del Bucchia at the Teck Gallery.

MUSIC

Gordon Gerrard conducts the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman in a concert of hits like "American Woman" and "Taking Care of Business". Held at the Orpheum Theatre.

The UBC School of Music presents an evening of music by graduating students. Held at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

THEATRE

The rEvolver Theatre Festival premieres new works from emerging theatre artists at the Cultch.

Drew Hayden Taylor's play God & the Indian sees a woman confront the priest who taught her at a residential school. Held at the Firehall Arts Centre.

Naked Goddess Productions presents the Western Canadian premiere of In a Forest, Dark and Deep at the Havana Theatre.

MOVIES

The Cinematheque hosts a screening of Post Partum, Delphine Noels's psychological thriller about a young mother who is distraught to discover that she feels no love for her newborn baby.

Film society Reel Causes screens locally produced film Northern Grease at SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

The Celluloid Social Club screens short films "Anxious Oswald Greene", "Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story", and "The Test of Time" at the ANZA Club.