60 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, September 17

Looking for something to do on Saturday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 60 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, September 17.

 

CONCERTS

Canadian rapper Drake plays the first of two nights at Rogers Arena, with guests Future, Roy Woods, and DVSN.

Vancouver dance band Souled Out performs soul, R&B, Motown, and funk music at St. Helen's Anglican Church.

DJ Michael Laycock, DJ Hubbz, and percussionist Robin Layne present an evening of global grooves at Backstage Lounge.

The Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk trio Tri-Continental--composed of Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, and Madagascar Slim (above)--at St. James Hall.

Bowen Island jazz-pop vocalist Christie Grace performs at a release concert for her latest album Golden Thread at Pyatt Hall.

Australian hard-rock band Airbourne plays the Commodore, with guests the Wild! from Kelowna.

Reunion show for 90's animated pop duo Prozzåk at the Rickshaw, with guest Christa Belle (DJ set). SOLD OUT.

Vancouver folk-rock guitarist-vocalist Blue Morris plays the ANZA Club, performing tunes from his upcoming album Unlikely Rockstars.

Melo Productions presents an End of Summer Tropical Boat Cruise with music spun by Alibaba, Daddy Mikey, Earl Da Pearl, and DJ El-Nino.

Swedish black-metal band Marduk plays the Imperial, with guests Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Necronomicon, Kafirun, and Hissing.

 

BENEFITS

The Strides for Change Walk at Central Park features a health and safety fair, a kids' zone, and a tribute and survivor area, with proceeds to MADD Canada.

 

ETCETERA

The Lift Cannabis Expo at Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre Event showcases the expanding cannabis industry and the products and services it has to offer.

Portobello West at Creekside Community Rec Center features over 60 vendors, food trucks, and family fun.

Highlights of the Museum of Vancouver's Sci-Fi Collector Day include action figures, video-game consoles, science-fiction film props, galactic craft, and rarely screened short sci-fi films created by local and national video artists.

Dance to a Cuban band and eat traditional Cuban food at a cruise of Vancouver harbour on board M.V. Abitibi.

Heritage Vancouver tour of False Creek South explores the community vision, planning, urban design, development, and current issues shaping the future of this historic area.

 

FOOD & DRINK

The Cheese and Meat Festival at Terminal City Club allows participants to taste their way through international and local meats and cheeses while pairing them with wine and beer.

The Greek Food Festival at the Hellenic Community Centre celebrates Greek food and culture with performances by the Elkelam Dance Ensemble from Greece, a Hellenic heritage room, and tours of St. George's Orthodox Cathedral.

 

FORUMS

Discuss Vancouver real-estate topics, including affordability, the new tax on foreign buyers, and trends in real-estate activity, at the Fairmont Vancouver.

Learn simple meditation techniques based on the teachings of Sri Chinmoy at Vancouver Public Library.

Learn how changes in your lifestyle and diet can prevent cancer at a forum at Burnaby's Allan Emmott Centre that includes info booths, a silent auction, and two guest lectures.

 

KIDS' STUFF

Pirate Weekend at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery includes a pirate encampment, swashbuckling games, artifacts, and storytelling.

Family-friendly Inclusion Festival at Burnaby's Ernie Winch Park features arts and crafts, games, snacks, music, and dance.

Surrey Youth Fest at Guildford Rec Centre features local youth bands and performers, carnival games, dance battle, skatepark jams, climbing wall, and food trucks.

Playland's final weekend of the year features midway games, the Kids Playce, a haunted mansion, and rides such as Atmosfear, Corkscrew, Hellevator, Music Express, and Wooden Roller Coaster.

 

SPORTS

Vancouver's Terminal City Rollergirls present International Roller Derby Playoffs at Richmond Olympic Oval.

 

COMEDY

Standup comedian Glenn Wool performs the second of two nights at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

Abdul Aziz, Levi McCachen, and Mark Nesbitt deliver standup comedy about Vancouver at Hot Art Wet City Gallery.

Toronto-born, L.A.-based standup and sketch comedian Steph Tolev performs the third of three nights at the Comedy Mix.

Standup and improv comedians compete at Little Mountain Gallery's Bloodfeud: Standup vs. Improv.

Ivan Decker and other Vancouver comedians tell outrageous online-dating stories at the Emerald.

 

ARTS ETCETERA

ART/SEEN Vancouver presents a walking tour that explores the majority of mural sites created during the Vancouver Mural Festival (above).

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.

Pop-up art and fashion show at Makeshift Spaces marks the first solo exhibition of emerging artist Anthony Joseph.

Dan Jackson's eighth annual exhibit and cocktail party at Studio 730 features modern art, craft beer, a tiki bar, canapes, and music.

 

DANCE

The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival presents the local premiere of Mercedes Amaya Company ‘La Winy’ at the Vancouver Playhouse.

Co.ERASGA Dance presents a new creation that traces the body's relation to indigenous traditional arts at Scotiabank Dance Centre.

Learn to swing dance to the live music of the Fourth Avenue Five at Roundhouse Community Arts and Rec Centre.

The Leading From Beside Symposium, a celebration of community-engaged dance practice at Roundhouse Community Centre, includes an exhibition, panel discussions, workshops, presentations, and dialogue circles.

 

LITERARY

Get deals on thousands of books, DVDs, and CDs at the Vancouver Public Library's three-day Fall Used Book Sale, with proceeds to special library projects and programs.

 

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.

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

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

 

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

Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir, Vancouver Cantata Singers (above), and the Vancouver Children’s Choir perform at a fundraising concert for Ryerson United Church.

 

THEATRE

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

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

In A Taste of Empire at Gateway Theatre, Cantonese translator-performer Derek Chan takes the audience on a trip through history as he weaves stories of conquest, imperialistic desires, and colonialism.

 

ATTRACTIONS

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

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

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

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

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.

 

MOVIES

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Golden Kingdom, writer-director Brian Perkins's drama about four young monks left alone in their remote monastery in Myanmar.

Screening at the Cinematheque of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange as part of the series This Is Going to Hurt: A Cinema of Cruelty.

Sceening at Vancity Theatre of writer-director Yang Zhang's Paths of the Soul, which follows the journey of a group of Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lasa, the holy capital of Tibet.

All-ages, open-air screening at River District Drive-in of the recent kid-friendly flick The BFG.

Screening at Vancity Theatre of writer-director Gan Bi's drama Kaili Blues, about a country doctor's search for an abandoned child.

All-ages, open-air screening at River District Drive-in of the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters.

 

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