18 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Wednesday, May 25

Looking for something to do on Wednesday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 18 events happening in or around Vancouver on Wednesday, May 25.

CONCERTS

Seattle-based Grammy-winning hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performs tunes from new album This Unruly Mess I've Made at the PNE Forum.

Bluebird North features music by Canadian songwriters Scott Cook, Murray McLauchlan, Winona Wilde, and Shari Ulrich. Held at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 8 includes performances by Japanese indie bands Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Nengu, Dalijub Step Club, Gozen Sanji to Taikutsu, and Regal Lily. Held at the Biltmore Cabaret.

U.K.-based alt-rock band Nothing But Thieves tours in support of self-titled debut album, with guests the Wrecks, at the Imperial.

ET CETERA

On a Ghostly Vancouver Tour, you can learn about the history as well as the many alleged hauntings of Gastown. Held at the Angel of Victory Statue.

FORUMS

Join Heidi Nagtagaal to learn to pour aromatic and versatile beeswax tealights at the Homestead Junction.

Take control of your online identity by managing your online activities and content in a safe and responsible way. Held at the Vancouver Public Library Oakridge Branch.

Miranda Wiley speaks on the role of nutrients, functional foods, toxins, and the microbiome, and how their balance can optimize your child’s health. Held at the Canadian Centre for Peace.

Interior designer Amber Kingsnorth discusses her personal journey and the importance of community. Held at THRIVE Studio.

COMEDY

Vancouver comedians present an improv show based on the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Held at the Rio Theatre.

DANCE

The Dancers of Damelahamid present a dance piece that combines West Coast design with a unique scenographic hybrid of projected environments and live-action shadow dance. Held at the Cultch.

LITERARY EVENTS

SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts hosts a book launch and presentation on I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up.

The West Vancouver Memorial Library hosts an event with local author Cindy Graves.

MUSIC

Bramwell Tovey leads euphonium player David Childs, the Vancouver Bach Choir, and the VSO in a performance of Pomp & Circumstance, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, The Carnival of Venice, and Karl Jenkins's Euphonium Concerto. Held at the Orpheum Theatre.

THEATRE

Ruby Slippers Theatre and Zee Zee Theatre present the North American premiere of Brad Fraser's play 5 @ 50. Held at the PAL Studio Theatre.

The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Billy Elliot, the musical story of an 11-year-old boy who discovers he loves ballet dancing. Held at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

Pacific Theatre presents Wit, a poignant play about unwitting redemption. Held at Pacific Theatre.

MOVIES

The Vancity Theatre screens High-Rise, director Ben Wheatley's drama about an upwardly mobile surgeon who moves into a seemingly flawless apartment building.