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30 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, September 13

by Steve Newton on September 12th, 2016 at 2:20 PM
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      Looking for something to do on Tuesday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 30 events happening in or around Vancouver on Tuesday, September 13.

       

      CONCERTS

      Shari Ulrich celebrates Bluebird North's 100th show with music by Helen Austin, Stephen Fearing, and Shaun Verreault at Roundhouse Community Centre.

       

      BENEFITS

      Rappel down the side of a 20-storey office building in downtown Vancouver and help raise money for Easter Seals House and Camps.

       

      ETCETERA

      April O'Peel, Sweet Munish and Sparkle Plenty are featured in an evening of belly dancers, drag performers, comedy, live stunts, contortionists, and burlesque at Guilt & Co's Gastown Cabaret.

       

      FORUMS

      Talk at SFU Harbour Centre gives an overview of the Ideaz Institute Vienna and the project it is currently developing under the leadership of the Civitas Institute Gaza together with organizations in Sweden, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.

      Panelists explore the importance of non-partisan environmental action in Canada’s highly polarized political climate and share their experiences as environmental leaders in the public sphere. Forum takes place at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Arts Centre.

      Gain insights into the daily professional life of an SEO specialist in both small and big businesses at Brainstation Vancouver.

      Free talk at SFU on university sexual violence policies by Tracy Porteous (above) from the Ending Violence Association of B.C.

      Free lecture at SFU Harbour Centre analyses the battle of ideas on the role of the state in society between the neoliberals of the so-called Austrian school of Economics and the Austro-Marxists in Vienna of the 1920s and 1930s.

      Learn from the physicians, researchers, and dieticians on the latest kidney stones treatment, prevention tips, and diet choices at VGH's Paetzold Auditorium.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      As part of the Vancouver Fringe Festival, ecccentric guides walk audience members through a 40-minute encampment of several mini-exhibitions of select artists on Granville Island.

      Learn about the interplay of song, dance, and music as flamenco guitarist Victor Kolstee accompanies the Flamenco Rosario dancers (above) at VPL's Alice MacKay Room.

       

      DANCE

      The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival runs until Sept. 20 at various Vancouver venues.

      Shakespeare Unchained presents a performance by dance artist Kara Nolte (above) at False Creek Community Centre which investigates the idea of intimacy and how we show ourselves to others. Part of the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

       

      LITERARY

      In a collaborative peer workshop at the Vancouver Public Library you can critique the works of writers who will then share their thoughts on your writing.

      Storytellers Al Tee, Alexis Sugden, Angel Strange, Carmy Stubbs, Jo Dworschak (above), Johnny Scoop, Mark Bondyra, Patricia Morrison, Richard Veto, and Shlomo McPeake share original tales at Cottage Bistro.

       

      GALLERIES

      At the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, Meghann O'Brien takes materials from the natural world and transforms them into human expression.

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

      Landscapes and scenic paintings by Bob Araki are on display in Beautiful Canada, to Sept. 18 at the Silk Purse Arts Centre.

       

      MUSEUMS

      The Museum of Anthropology at UBC hosts an exhibition that features the carvings of Papua New Guinea's Iatmul people.

      At the Museum of Vancouver, you can explore the cultural power and significance of collecting through wall-to-wall displays of unconventional objects.

       

      MUSIC

      Lions Gate Chorus presents free a cappella singing lessons at Southmount Citadel Church.

      Sing classic and contemporary rock, pop, and indie songs with a community choir at the WISE Hall.

       

      THEATRE

      The annualVancouver Fringe Festivalruns to September 18, featuring more than 800 performances by over 90 artists at various Vancouver venues.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

      The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is an authentic representation of an age-old garden tradition that reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty.

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

      The Vancouver Aquarium (above) features almost 800 animal species in galleries ranging from Canada's Arctic to the Amazon rainforest.

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

      The Capilano Suspension Bridge features seven suspended footbridges offering views 110 feet above the forest floor.

       

      MOVIES

      Screening at the Vancity Theatre of Spanish director Jose Luis Guerin's The Academy of Muses.

      Screening of the documentary Hieronymous Bosch, Touched By the Devil at Vancity Theatre.

       

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