19 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, July 18

by The Georgia Straight Staff on July 17th, 2015 at 4:00 PM

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Looking for something to do on Saturday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 19 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, July 18.

CONCERTS

The Pemberton Music Festival highlights music by artists like Hey Marseilles, Jpnsgrls, Letts, Pomo, Lovecoast, and Dakota Pearl. Held at Pemberton Valley.

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival continues at Jericho Beach Park. Performers include Richard Thompson, Trampled by Turtles, Frazey Ford, Basia Bulat, and Hawksley Workman.

Las Vegas rock band Count's 77, led by frontman Danny "Count" Koker, hits the stage at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

American heartland rocker John Mellencamp (pictured above) performs on his Plain Spoken Tour. Held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Tacoma garage-rock band the Sonics perform with the Tranzmitors at Venue.

American indie-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah performs its self-titled debut album in its entirety. Held at the Electric Owl.

Colleen Rennison, Bend Sinister, and the Boom Booms perform at TD Concerts at the Pier. Held at the White Rock waterfront.

Local celebration of food, music, and culture the Surrey Fusion Festival features performances by the Tourist Company, Chin Injeti, and En Karma. Held at Holland Park.

BENEFITS

The National Bank Easter Seals Charity Regatta, hosted by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, raises money for Easter Seals House Vancouver.

ET CETERA

Melo Productions presents a tropical boat cruise with music by Daddy Mikey, DJ Reign, DJ Kemo, and Redemption Sound. Held at the MV Britannia.

Highlights of ElectraFest! 2015 include test drives, latest models on display, e-bikes, e-conversions, e-boats, e-trucks, RC model car racing, and a kids zone. Held at Concord Pacific Place.

The Afro-Brazilian Carnaval features a samba parade with a live percussion band, a traditional Afro-Brazilian royal procession dance, Brazilian music, and capoeira presentations. Held at the Granville Strip.

Perry Poon leads a walk around campus looking at live examples of prehistoric plants. Held at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

COMEDY

Indo-Canadian comedian and YouTube's Superwoman Lilly Singh takes the stage at the Vogue Theatre.

The Comic Strippers, a fictitious male-stripper troupe composed of Canadian improvisational comedians, headline at the Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre.

MUSIC

The Blueridge Chamber Music Festival presents music by soprano Dorothea Hayley and pianist Manuel Laufer at the St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church.

MOVIES

The Vancity Theatre hosts a screening of About Elly, director Asghar Farhadi's drama about friends who meet up for a long weekend at a beach house on the Caspian Sea.

The Norm Theatre hosts Tromafest, a Troma/Lloyd Kaufman retrospective.

The Vancity Theatre screens I Am Eleven, director Genevieve Bailey's moving portrait of childhood.