10 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, July 18

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      Looking for something to do on Monday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 10 events happening in or around Vancouver on Monday, July 18.

       

      CONCERTS

      American alt-country band the Jayhawks plays the Imperial, with guests Fernando Viciconte.

       

      FORUMS

      Panel discussion on Canadian connections to the Spanish Civil War at People's Co-Op Bookstore features authors Serge Alternês, David Yorke, and Larry Hannant. 

      Workshop at Bob Prittie Metrotown Library encourages participants to actively engage in protecting and maintaining their brain.

       

      COMEDY

      Comedian Simon King performs at Yagger's Restaurant & Sports Bar, with guests Colin Sharp, Amber Harper-Young, Randee Neumeyer, Ross Dauk, Alain Williams, Mark O'Keefe, Yumi Nagashima, and San Aung.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      Vancouver theatre professionals reveal how they take the page to the stage at the Salon Series at Bard on the Beach.

       

      LITERARY EVENTS

      Book launch at SFU Harbour Centre for Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics includes a talk by Jules Boykoff.

       

      MUSIC

      The VSO at Bard on the Beach features excerpts from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, and Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C Major, Jupiter.

       

      GALLERIES

      The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts an exhibition that examines the significance of the six women who were inspirational to the artistic development of Picasso.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

      The VanDusen Botanical Garden features over 255,000 plants from around the world and almost two dozen sculptures.

      At the Bloedel Conservatory you can take in more than 200 free-flying exotic birds and 500 exotic plants and flowers.

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