12 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, August 26

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      Local easy rockers The Real Ponchos play the Live In The Lounge music series at the Wise hall.

      WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac, 8pm, $10

      The Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with numerous performances from August 26 to September 1.

      Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour, $16-35

       

      Who wore a turkey on their head to cheer up Chandler?* You can win big with this knowledge at Friends Trivia at the Portside. Also featuring Friends prizing, a music round, and a Friends costume contest.

      The Portside Pub, 7 Alexander, 8pm, Free

       

       

      Moving Still: Performative Photography in India focuses on the country’s early photography pioneers with more than one hundred works examine themes of gender, religion and sexual identity.

      Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby, $6.50-24

       

      Chef Roger Ma of Boulevard drops in on the 53rd volume of the Greasy Spoon Diner at Save On Meats to prepare four courses inspired by upscale diner food. All proceeds benefit A Better Life Foundation.

      Save On Meats, 43 West Hastings, 5:30pm, $95

       

      Learn how to taste, discern, and purchase fine chocolate like a professional at the Master Class: Bean To Bar Tasting class. Attendees also receive a Chocolate Compass tasting tool and workbook.

      L'Atelier Vancouver Coworking, 319 West Hastings, 6:30pm, $80

       

      Aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. Captured at a rare 96 frames-per-second, the film is a visceral wake-up call that humans are no match for the sheer force and capricious will of Earth’s most precious element. Read our review.

      Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 4pm, $13 

       

      Mine 9 is a taut 83 minutes of miners working long shifts in cramped, dangerous conditions without sufficient safety controls or oversight.

      Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 9pm, $13 

       

      The 17th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival program on Monday features #Activismo - Shorts Program, Los Andes Symphony Orchestra, and Birds of Passage.

      The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe, On until September 4

       

      The Pieces I Am celebrates the acts of writing and reading as it goes over the body of work of recently deceased author Toni Morrison. Read our review.

      Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 6:30pm, $12.50

       

      Rock the Fox at Nick Pound's Karaoke Night, a fun night of amateur singing, brings your pals.

      Projection Room at the Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main, 9pm, Free

       

      At The Laugh Gallery host Graham Clark and his comedian friends bring you a stand-up comedy show with trivia and prizes galore.

      Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial, 9pm, $5

       

      *Monica

       

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