51 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, July 14

Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 51 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, July 14.

 

CONCERTS

The second day of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival features concerts by Billy Bragg, Grace Petrie, Nick Sherman, Alpha Yaya Diallo, and Joe Henry. Held at Jericho Beach Park.

New Zealand all-Maori reggae band Katchafire performs on its 20 Years Legacy Tour 2017, with guests Ivy Terra, at the Commodore Ballroom.

Nashville country singer-songwriter Andrew Combs coheadlines with American country-folk artist Barna Howard at the Biltmore Cabaret.

The Summer Concert Series features music by the Joe Fernandes Band and Megan Twist. Held at Coquitlam's Town Centre Park Plaza.

 

ET CETERA

Celebrate France's national holiday with free family-friendly activities, a French food market, live music, and a wine and cheese party at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.

Walk through the forest with an experienced guide of Coast Salish descent and learn about the traditional and present-day Indigenous relationships with local flora and fauna. Held at the #19 Stanley Park Bus Loop.

Highlights of the Aldergrove Agricultural Fair include a tractor-pull competition, prize exhibit displays, zipline-jousting championships, and a midway. Held at Harry Hunt Fields.

 

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 Spokane Indians in Minor League Baseball action. Held at Nat Bailey Stadium.

The 2017 B.C. Athletics Track and Field Championships Jamboree brings athletes from around the province for a weekend of competition for all ages. Held at Percy Perry Stadium.

 

COMEDY

Standup comedian James Kennedy performs a solo show at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

Canadian standup comedian Tim Nutt, known for his Comedy Now special for CTV and the Comedy Network, headlines at the Comedy MIX.

At the Seven Dining Lounge, you can take in a live podcast taping in which local comedians and performers talk about their nightmares.

Hocus Focus takes you on an impromptu live journey based on an audience member's job that they may or may not love. Held at the Little Mountain Gallery.

 

ARTS ET CETERA

The Odyssey Bar and Nightclub hosts an evening of performances by Burgundy Brixx, Miss Georsha Cutie Pie, and Marianne Toilette.

 

DANCE

The Dancing on the Edge Festival 2017 pushes the frontiers of contemporary dance with performances by over 25 choreographers and over 80 dance artists. Held at various Vancouver venues.

 

MUSIC

As part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, conductor Justin Freer leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban while the film plays on a big screen in high definition. Held at the Orpheum Theatre.

 

THEATRE

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents William Shakespeare's drama The Winter's Tale, in which the love of two young people becomes the catalyst for a family’s healing. Held at Bard on the Beach.

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

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

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.

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

Take in a peformance of City of Angels, the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that satirizes the glamour and decadence of 1940s Hollywood. Held at Performance Works.

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

Plan Z Theatre presents Still the Kettle Sings, an original play developed from interviews with older women in the ensemble members' lives. Held at the Pacific Theatre.

As part of its Summer Festival, the Ensemble Theatre Company presents  John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. Held at the Jericho Arts Centre.

It's your first chance to catch Midtwenties Theatre Society's production of This Is Our Youth at the Red Gate Revue Stage.

 

GALLERIES

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

 

MOVIES

At the Rio Theatre's Indiana Jones marathon, you can catch screenings of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

The Vancity Theatre hosts a screening of Bentley Dean and Martin Butler's film Tanna, in which a pair of star-crossed lovers challenge tribal tradition.

The Cinematheque presents the Vancouver premiere of The Ornithologist, the fifth feature from Portuguese filmmaker João Pedro Rodrigues.

Marie Clements's non-fiction musical The Road Forward explores the rise of Indigenous activism from the early days of the C20th through the Native Brotherhood and its Vancouver newspaper. Screened at the Vancity Theatre.

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