50 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, July 28

Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 50 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, July 28.

 

CONCERTS

English pop-rock singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran plays Rogers Arena, touring in support of his latest studio album ÷.

Roots, rock, and blues act the Norine Braun Trio performs at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery as part of the Music at the Cannery series.

Local goof-punk band Mooshy Face plays LanaLou's Restaurant, with guests VanDriver and the 80th Action.

American country singer-songwriter Chase Rice plays the Commodore, touring in support of latest album Ignite the Night.

Canadian roots singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Corwin Fox performs an acoustic show at the WISE Hall.

Local garage-string band Circus in Flames plays an album-release show at the ANZA Club, with guests the Minimalist Jug Band.

Abbotsford punk-rock band Malk plays the Railway Stage and Beer Café.

 

ETCETERA

Walk the labyrinth of St. Paul's to the sounds of Jerry DesVoignes and members of the One Voice Harmonic Choir. 

 

FASHION

Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week showcases collections from Indigenous fashion designers from across Canada, presented exclusively by models of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit descent at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Atrium.

 

FORUMS

The three-day Spirit Pride Conference at St. Andrew's–Wesley United Church generates ideas, vanquishes myths, and renews the spiritual self within the LGBTQ community.

 

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

 

COMEDY

Vancouver comedian Brett Martin performs the first of two nights of standup at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club. 

Canadian comedian and radio host Kevin Foxx performs the second of three nights of standup at the Comedy Mix.

Talk Felty To Me at Havana Theatre features raunchy improv comedy performed by puppets.

 

ARTS ETCETERA

Jamie Dewolf hosts an evening of clown antics, dancing, burlesque numbers, and interactive games at the Rio Theatre's 24 Carrot Show, featuring Fou Fou Ha!

 

LITERARY

Story Circle for Adults at Vancouver Public Library's Oakridge branch is a monthly drop-in is for adults with developmental disabilities and their families, friends, and caregivers.

 

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 comedy Much Ado About Nothing, set in 1959 Italy, where a group of actors and filmmakers celebrates the wrap of their latest movie.

Theatre Under the Stars presents an open-air production of The Drowsy Chaperone at Malkin Bowl.

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, in which two best friends are in love with the same woman.

Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe presents a fun-filled adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Coquitlam's Town Centre Park Plaza.

Performance at Pacific Theatre of Judith Thompson's Lion in the Streets, about a nine-year-old Portuguese girl who is drawn into a dream-like state to consider the power of compassion, forgiveness, and redemption.

Preview at Performance Works Outdoor Stage of Carousel Theatre for Young People’s version of Romeo and Juliet.

 

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.

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).

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

 

MOVIES

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Icaros: A Vision, Leonor Caraballo and Matteo Norzi's film inspired by Caraballo's personal journey as a cancer sufferer to a Peruvian retreat and her experimentation with Ayahuasca.

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Thomas Lennon's documentary Sacred, an exploration of spirituality across cultures and religions.

Screening at the Cinematheque of Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky's film in which a guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of Drive, Nicholas Winding Refn‘s hyper-stylized and ultraviolent neo-noir action thriller.

 

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