17 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, July 24

Looking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 17 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, July 24.

 

CONCERTS

Canadian guitar-rock greats the Tragically Hip play the first of two nights at Rogers Arena on their final tour ever.

Vancouver electro-acoustic pioneer sylvi macCormac launches a career-retrospective CD and book at the Backstage Lounge, with guests the Jeff Standfield Band.

 

ETCETERA

Day-long bicycle ride in Stanley Park raises awareness and shines a light on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Jog for the Bog at Delta Nature Reserve features live entertainment and pancakes while helping raise awareness of the importance of peatlands and the threats they face.

Discover the unique wetlands and bog around Beaver Lake on an International Bog Day walk presented by the Stanley Park Ecology Society

 

KIDS' STUFF

Playland features midway games, the Kids Playce, an arcade, a haunted mansion, and rides such as Atmosfear, Corkscrew, Hellevator, Music Express, and Wooden Roller Coaster.

 

COMEDY

Two teams battle it out for your laughs and votes at Havana Theatre's Streetfight Improv!

 

THEATRE

Bard on the Beach presents Othello and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Vanier Park.

The Ensemble Theatre Festival presents The Romans in Britain at Jericho Arts Centre.

Theatre Under the Stars presents Beauty & the Beast at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.

 

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.

 

MUSEUMS

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC presents the works of celebrated Vancouver-based artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun in Unceded Territories.

 

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.

 

MOVIES

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Memories of Underdevelopment, director Tomas Gutierrez Alea's 1968 portrait of an alienated intellectual in the early days of Castro’s Cuba.

An evening of anime at the Rio Theatre, including the Vancouver premiere of Robert Valley‘s latest short film, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, followed by Takeshi Koike‘s Redline.

Screening at the Rio Theatre of Daniel Cross's music documentary, I Am the Blues.

 

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