52 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, July 21

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      Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 52 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, July 21.

       

      CONCERTS

      Local blues artist Harpdog Brown performs at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery as part of the Music at the Cannery series.

      Psychedelic-rock show Mad Alchemy Caravan at the Rickshaw features music by LSD and the Search for God, Stevenson Ranch Davidians, Jesus Sons, Dream Phases, Family of Light Band, and Creatures Choir.

      Los Angeles indie-folk band Magic Giant plays the Fox Cabaret, touring in support of debut album In the Wind.

      Opening day of the three-day Mission Folk Music Festival, which features folk, world, blues, and roots artists from across Canada and around the world at Fraser River Heritage Park.

      First day of the two-day Rocket From Russia Fest, which features performances at the Media Club by Vancouver punk bands Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club, You Big Idiot, the Corps, Contra Code, ATD, Ellesmere, Aanthems, Russian Tim and the Pavel Bures, Shockload, the Dead Hits, Skells, and AntEater.

       

      BENEFITS

      Support local kid entrepreneurs and help raise money for a local community charity at St. James Community Square's Lemonade Stand Challenge.

       

      ETCETERA

      Over three days on Granville Island 40 artists working in different disciplines will gather around outdoor and indoor stages, public spaces, terrace bars, food trucks, and the kids’ zone for Canada 150: Canada Goes Pacific. Performers today include Troupe du Wetr, JouTou, the Huu Bac Quintet (above), and Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra. 

       

      FOOD & DRINK

      Urban Vineyard Long Table Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel features an urban-vineyard theme, paired with wines from Le Vieux Pin and La Stella wineries in the South Okanagan.

       

      FORUMS

      Learn the responsibilities of a babysitter, how to get along and care for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children, and how to handle emergencies and provide basic first aid at St. Andrew's United Church.

      Get an overview of the different crowdfunding platforms and practical strategies for running a successful crowdfunding campaign at Vancouver Public Library's Strathcona branch.

       

      KIDS' STUFF

      Highlights of Playland include 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.

       

      SPORTS

      The B.C. Lions take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Canadian Football League action at B.C. Place Stadium.

       

      COMEDY

      Vancouver comedian Damonde Tschritter performs the first of two nights at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

      Improvised late-night talk show hosted by Joshua Begosh at Havana Theatre.

      Vancouver comedian and impressionist Patrick Maliha performs the second of three nights at the Comedy Mix.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      Evelyn Roth presents a coral-reef show with costumed dancers and live music at Kitsilano Community House.

       

      MUSIC

      Cor Flammae presents music by Hussein Janmohamed, Shane Raman, Jeffrey Ryan, Stephen Smith, Zachary Wadsworth, Caroline Shaw, David Conte, Gian Carlo Menotti, Mari Esabel Valverde, and Francis Poulenc at the Orpheum Annex.

      Opera Opulenza presents Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Offenbach's opera about a poet who recounts his loves and losses, at the York Theatre.

       

      THEATRE

      The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Bittergirl: The Musical, which charts the romantic breakups of three women and the lively antics that ensue. Held at the Granville Island Stage.

      Performance at Jericho Arts Centre of John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany as part of the Ensemble Theatre Company Summer Festival.

      Performance at Havana Theatre of Girls! Girls! Girls!, Greg MacArthur's play, set in the cutthroat world of high-school gymnastics, in which four teenage chums seek revenge for a loss on the vaulting horse.

      Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents a version of William Shakespeare's drama The Merchant of Venice set in modern-day Venice.

      Theatre Under the Stars presents an open-air production of Mary Poppins at Malkin Bowl.

      Broadway Across Canada presents Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

      Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents a version of William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing, set in 1959 Italy, where a group of actors and filmmakers celebrates the wrap of their latest movie.

      The Red Gate Revue Stage hosts a performance of Midtwenties Theatre Society's production of This Is Our Youth.

       

      GALLERIES

      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.

      Claude Monet's Secret Garden at the Vancouver Art Gallery showcases 38 paintings that span the career of the French artist who is regarded as a master of the Impressionist movement.

      Xi xanya dzam at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art features traditional masks, carvings, baskets and moosehide, contemporary prints, sculptures and jewellery by Primrose Adams, Dempsey Bob, Rena Point Bolton, Mandy Brown, Joe David, Robert Davidson, Alvin Mack, Mary Michell, Earl Muldon, Susan Point, and Norman Tait.

      The first major Canadian exhibition of photographs, collages, drawings, sculptures, and films by Tel Aviv-born, Los Angeles-based artist Elad Lassry is at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

      Bill Reid Creative Journeys at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art celebrates the three phases of the artist's creative journey, Pre-Haida (1948-1951), Haida (1951-1968) and Beyond Haida (1968-1998).

      Twenty-five works by contemporary American photographer Stephen Shore complement the exhibition Claude Monet’s Secret Garden at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

      Persistence at the Vancouver Art Gallery draws together three recent contemporary installations by Canadian artists Julia Feyrer, Tamara Henderson, Shelagh Keeley, and Germaine Koh.

       

      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.

      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.

      In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features more than 110 historical indigenous artworks and explores what we can learn from these works and how they relate to indigenous peoples’ relationships to their lands

      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.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

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

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

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

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

      Big Splash Waterpark in Tsawwassen, formerly Splashdown, features newly renovated pools and hot tubs, new slides such as Kamikaze and Solar Splash, a sports bar and grill, and complimentary shuttle service to and from downtown Vancouver.

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

      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.

      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.

       

      MOVIES

      Screening at the Cinematheque of Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film about a psychologist sent to a space station in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.

      Screening at Vancity Theatre of director Bill Morrison's documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time, which tells the story of early 20th-century white settlement in the northern B.C. town, as told through rediscovered nitrate film prints.

      Screening at the Rio Theatre of Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow's action flick about a federal agent who infiltrates a gang of surfers who are suspected of being behind a series of bank robberies.

      Screening at Vancity Theatre of From the Land of the Moon, Nicole Garcia's drama about a farmer's daughter whose burning desire embarrasses and shames her conservative family in the years after World War II. In French with English subtitles.

      Screening at the Rio Theatre of Charles Vidor’s sultry 1946 film-noir classic Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth.

       

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