30 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, July 30

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      Looking for something to do on Saturday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 30 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, July 30.

      CONCERTS

      American hardcore band Misery Signals plays the Biltmore, with guests Neck of the Woods and World View.

      The third and final night of SHOREFEST at English Bay features performances by Trooper, Lovecoast, Dutch Robinson, Reid Jamieson, Krystal Dos Santos, Good for Grapes, and the River and the Road.

      Quantum Council, Mozzy Lane, and Klimbatize perform in North Van as part of the Cates Park Concert Series.

      Vancouver band Ardent Tribe performs classic soul, Motown, and world-beat music at the Fairview Pub.

       

      ETCETERA

      Celebrate the LGBT community at the Astoria Pub with a queer-burlesque showcase featuring Dezi Desire, Lace Cadet, Ruth Slickeur, and Audrey Hipturn.

      Community block party/night market at River Market at Westminster Quay features live music, food, kids' crafts, games, and local vendors.

      Final night of the annual Celebration of Light fireworks festival at English Bay features a pyrotechnics team from the United States.

       

      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.

      Digital media artist Carolyn Sullivan leads an interactive family workshop all about colour at Artstarts.

      Help artist Brigitte Potter-Mael make a giant scroll at a family art workshop at Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

       

      SPORTS

      The Vancouver Canadians take on the Tri-City Dust Devils in Minor League Baseball action at Nat Bailey Stadium.

       

      COMEDY

      Standup comedian James Kennedy performs two shows at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      The Harmony Arts Festival showcases visual, performing, literary, and culinary arts at various locations on the West Vancouver Waterfront.

      The Sculptors' Society of B.C. show at VanDusen Botanical Garden features a wide range of modern sculpture.

      The 40th annual Powell Street Festival kicks off, celebrating Japanese-Canadian arts and culture with live performances, martial arts, crafts, and food at various Vancouver venues.

       

      LITERARY EVENTS

      Serge Alternês, author of Live Souls—Citizens and Volunteers of Civil War Spain, signs copies of his book and discuss Vancouver’s connections to the war at Indigo Chapters Pinetree.

       

      MUSIC

      International Handbell Symposium 2016 final massed performance takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

      Cellist Marina Hasselberg presents music on modern and baroque cellos, electronics, voice, and small instruments at the Gold Saucer Studios.

       

      THEATRE

      The Ensemble Theatre Festival presents The Country Wife at Jericho Arts Centre.

      Theatre Under the Stars presents Beauty & the Beast at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park. Note: fireworks night, show starts at 7 pm.

      Plan Z Theatre Company presents the classic Canadian play Salt-Water Moon, at Pacific Theatre.

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

      The Arts Club Theatre presents the final performance of the retro-rock musical Rock of Ages at Granville Island Stage.

       

      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.

      The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts the first major retrospective in North America of New Delhi based artist Bharti Kher.

      Masters of applied art low residence graduate exhibition, 7, at Charles H. Scott Gallery.

       

      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 the Rio Theatre of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 comedy-drama Boogie Nights.

       

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