15 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, June 23

by The Georgia Straight Staff on June 22nd, 2015 at 4:00 PM

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Looking for something to do on Tuesday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 15 events happening in or around Vancouver on Tuesday, June 23.

CONCERTS

Cuban-Canadian vocalist Adonis Puentes performs with the Voice of Cuba Orchestra as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Held at Performance Works.

American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Erykah Badu takes the stage at the Orpheum. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

Vancouver-based group Petunia and the Vipers blends swing, rockabilly, ragtime, country, and blues music. Held at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.

U.K. jazz-dance trio GoGo Penguin headlines at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

The Saxalamode Quartet performs the jazz music of Duke Ellington, Lennie Niehaus, and Herbie Hancock. Held at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch.

New York City a cappella group Naturally 7 performs with David Ward as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Held at the Vogue Theatre.

Montreal rock band SUUNS coheadlines with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh's live audio-visual project. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Held at the Fortune Sound Club.

FORUMS

Nerd Nite Vancouver V. 13 features lectures on fonts, bird biology, and pinball at the Fox Cabaret.

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

SPORTS

Women's-soccer teams from Japan and the Netherlands compete in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Vancouver (pictured above). Held at B.C. Place Stadium.

THEATRE

Broadway Across Canada presents Disney Presents the Lion King at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Annual Shakespeare festival Bard on the Beach presents The Comedy of Errors at Vanier Park.

MOVIES

The Vancouver Foreign Film Society presents a screening of The Tracker, about a man who is in pursuit of a woman accused of murder. Held at the Cinematheque.

The Vancity Theatre screens Iris, director Albert Maysles's documentary that chronicles the life of Iris Apfel, interior designer and New York City fashion icon.

The Rio Theatre screens Steven Spielberg's 1975 horror classic Jaws, about a killer shark that terrorizes a small island community.