Cottage country

The Vancouver Art Gallery is opening a show custom-made for everyone counting down the days to summer and trying to find a rustic paradise in the woods. Cabin Fever opens Saturday (June 9) with an ode to the iconic abode by way of photography, video, and more. Seventeen architectural models trace North American cabin design through the years, alongside two installations by James Benning and a full-size cabin by Liz Magor. You’ll see high-design cabins of your dreams (a University of Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabin [Jesse Kuroiwa photo] shown here) and the humblest of shacks. Catch this before you get outta town. 

Cabin Fever is at the Vancouver Art Gallery from Saturday (June 9) to September 30.

High five: Five events you just can’t miss this week

C’mon, Angie!
To June 9 at the Firehall Arts Centre
A one-night stand takes on ripped-from-the-headlines relevance.

The Diary of Anne Frank
To June 23 at the Havana Theatre
Fighting Chance takes you into the attic in what’s been called a transcendent new adaptation.

Once
June 14 to July 29 at the Granville Island Stage
The stage version of the movie, for anyone who knows love is a bittersweet duet.

MIA—Mixed Improv arts
Thursdays at the Improv Centre
Competition always makes improv funnier, so this weekly cage match should be fierce.

Kerry James Marshall: Collected Works
To November 3 at the Rennie Museum 
P. Diddy made him famous, but he’s one of the most important African-American artists around.