53 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, May 28

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      Looking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 53 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, May 28.

       

      CONCERTS

      The second annual Modified Ghost Festival at the Rickshaw features metal music by Cro-Mags, with guests Comeback Kid, Homewrecker, Armed for the Apocalypse, and World View.

       

      The Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History takes place at VanDusen Botanical Garden, with proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Canada.

      The Scotiabank MS Walk at Plaza of Nations features routes of varying lengths, start/finish line activities, awards ceremonies and speeches, with proceeds to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

      Access in Motion charity walk at Langara Park aims to empower access through literacy by raising funds to build to classrooms in rural Uganda this summer.

      The Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live is a two-hour motorcycle ride that also includes a bbq lunch, classic car show and shine, and live music, with proceeds to prostate-cancer research and education in British Columbia.

      The World Partnership Walk at Lumberman's Arch raises awareness and funds to alleviate global poverty, with proceeds to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada.

       

      ETCETERA

      The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall features vendors selling vinyl albums, rock 'n' roll memorabilia, tunes by Mac, and door prizes.

      East Van Show and Shine at the The Whip Restaurant Gallery features vintage cars and bikes, live music, a street party, bbq, a cask ale feature, and prizes.

      Join a two-hour walking exploration at Lost Lagoon Nature House to learn about bird identification and behaviour.

      Take in a curated group of local makers, creators, and doers in New Westminster at Queensborough Landing's Pop-Up Shop.

       

      FOOD & DRINK

      Vancouver Craft Beer Week continues to June 4, featuring events at various venues showcasing beers from Andina Brewing Company, Backcountry Brewing, Category 12 Brewing, Deep Cove Brewers, Fernie Brewing Company, Hearthstone Brewery, Icicle Brewing, KPU Brew Program, Lighthouse Brewing, Merridale Cidery and Distillery, Parallel 49 Brewing, Red Collar Brewing, Steamworks Brewing Co., Tofino Brewing Company, and Vancouver Island Brewing.

      Chef David Robertson and his team present a six-course meal featuring food and cocktail pairings from around the world at the Dirty Apron Cooking School & Delicatessen.

      Learn about chocolate history, chocolate production, and how to taste chocolate at Burnaby's Mon Paris Patisserie.

      Artisan pasta maker and actor Peter Ciuffa teaches you how to make his family's recipe for gnocchi at Kitsilano Community Centre.

       

      KIDS' STUFF

      William Rowson leads the Vancouver Symphony in a kid-friendly concert at the Orpheum Theatre that tells the story of Tchaikovsky's time in New York City.

      Playland features midway games, fair food, an arcade, a shooting gallery, a climbing wall, a haunted mansion, family rides like Teacups and Merry-Go-Round, and extreme rides like Corkscrew, The Beast, Hell's Gate, Revelation, and Wooden Roller Coaster.

      ArtStarts presents a bilingual French/English performance by kids' entertainers CréaSon at New Westminster's Upstairs River Market.

       

      Art! Vancouver International art fair at the Vancouver Convention Centre features work by over 120 artists.

      The Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival features the Turtle Island shorts program, a screening of All Our Father's Relations, new-media presentations, youth and international programs, an indigenous-justice program, and music by Kelly Fraser, DJ Kookum, Mourning Coup, and Snotty Nose Rez Kids.

      More than 50 artists share their works in garden studios, cafés, shops, and community centres at the West of Main Art Walk.

      Subscura presents Ripple Effect, an evening of performance art, dance, and music by Subscura, the Lost Girls Burlesque, Made in Alchemy, and Cugu Reau, at the Rio Theatre.

       

      DANCE

      The Richmond Academy of Dance presents its 30th anniversary gala performance at River Rock Show Theatre, featuring dance by students and alumni.

       

      LITERARY

      Author Melanie Salvatore-August signs her newest book Fierce Kindness: Be a Positive Force for Change at Chapters Granville.

       

      THEATRE

      The rEvolver Theatre Festival runs until June 4 at the Cultch, featuring productions by Luciterra Dance Company, Ode. Movements Society, rice & beans theatre, Skinny Walrus Project, Heist and Theatre Outré, Ramshackle Theatre, and Wild Women Theatre.

      Corey Payette's musical Children of God at the York Theatre tells the story of the children of an Oji-Cree family who are sent to a residential school in northern Ontario. 

      The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Million Dollar Quarteta jukebox musical inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

      Pacific Theatre presents a performance of Outside Mullingar, a quirky story about a pair of introverted misfits from families that live on neighbouring farms.

       

      MUSIC

      The Vancouver Chopin Society presents Armenian-American concert pianist Sergei Babayan performing music by Chopin and Ryabov at the Vancouver Playhouse.

      The West End Chamber Choir presents a celebration of the works of B.C.-based composer Imant Raminsh, as well as other traditional and contemporary Canadian pieces at Pyatt Hall.

      The Postmodern Camerata performs music by composers Rita Ueda, John Cole, and Thomas Beckman at the Orpheum Annex.

      The Association of Ukrainian United Canadians celebrates Canada's 150th birthday with performances by Dovbush, Dovbush School of Dance, Barvinok Choir, and the Vancouver Folk Orchestra at the Ukrainian Hall.

       

      GALLERIES

      Pacific Crossings at the Vancouver Art Gallery features works from well-known Hong Kong artists created after their relocation to Vancouver throughout the 1960-90s.

      Pictures From Here at the Vancouver Art Gallery features photographs and video works by Vancouver-based artists Roy Arden, Karin Bubaš, Christos Dikeakos, Stan Douglas, Greg Girard, Rodney Graham, Mike Grill, Arni Haraldsson, Fred Herzog, Barrie Jones, Evan Lee, N.E. Thing Co., Marian Penner Bancroft, Henri Robideau, Sandra Semchuk and James Nicholas, Althea Thauberger, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Paul Wong, Cornelia Wyngaarden, and Andrea Fatona.

      Susan Point: Spindle Whorl at the Vancouver Art Gallery surveys Point’s entire career through more than a hundred artworks that take the spindle whorl as their starting point.

      Retainers of Anarchy at the Vancouver Art Gallery features new work from Howie Tsui that considers wuxia as a narrative tool for dissidence and resistance.

       

      MUSEUMS

      Amazonia: The Rights of Nature at at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features Amazonian basketry, textiles, carvings, feather works, and ceramics both of everyday and of ceremonial use, representing indigenous, Maroon, and white settler communities.

      The Lost Fleet at the Vancouver Maritime Museum investigates the unjust 1941 seizure of 1,200 Japanese-Canadian fishing vessels following the bombing of Pearl Harbour through a collection of historic photographs, models of Japanese-Canadian-built fishing boats, fishermen’s tools, and replica documents.

      Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC examines the physical traces of words, both spoken and recorded, that are unique to humans.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

      Take a ride in an exterior glass elevator and get a 360° view of Metro Vancouver and the North Shore mountains at Vancouver Lookout.

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

      Edgewater Casino offers 24-hour gaming, over 60 table games, a poker room, a high-limit section, 500 slot machines, restaurants and lounges, and live entertainment, including concerts and televised UFC events.

      The 22-hectare VanDusen Botanical Garden features over 255,000 plants from around the world, a restaurant, a garden shop, and a horticulture library.

      Grouse Mountain resort features a Skyride to the peak with views of Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean, as well as skiing and snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice skating, and mountain ziplines.

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

      Lighthouse Park features 10 kilometres of hiking trails, picnic areas, guided walks provided by the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society, and the historical 1912 Point Atkinson Lighthouse.

      Science World features hundreds of interactive exhibits in five permanent galleries, live science demonstrations and workshops, and giant movies in the Omnimax Theatre.

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

      Soar from coast-to-coast across the Canadian landscape with a 25-minute ride featuring effects such as wind and scents at FlyOver Canada.

       

      MOVIES

      Film historian Michael van den Bos introduces Singin' in the Rain, Stanley Doren and Gene Kelly's affectionate satire on the foibles and folklore of the movie business, at Vancity Theatre.

      Screening at the Cinematheque of All That Jazz, director-choreographer Bob Fosse's drama about a womanizing, drug-using dancer.

      Screening at the Vancity Theatre of director Charles Wilkinson's documentary Vancouver: No Fixed Address, which dissects the compromises that come with putting down roots in one of the most liveable cities in the world.

      Screening at the Cinematheque of And the Ship Sails On, Federico Fellini's film about a colourful group of passengers who set sail from Naples on a memorial voyage to scatter the ashes of a famous opera diva.

      Screening at Vancity Theatre of The Wedding Plan, director Rama Burshtein's romantic comedy about a 30-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman who's ditched by her fiance three weeks before the wedding.

       

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