46 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, August 4

Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 46 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, August 4.

 

CONCERTS

Modified Ghost presents Vancouver metal band Anciients at the Rickshaw, with guests Dead Quiet, Mendozza, Hashteroid, and Seer.

Davie Street Party presented by the Vancouver Pride Society features eight DJs, a showcase of bands and poets, two performance stages, food, and art.

American folk singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier plays the WISE Hall.

Vancouver garage-punk band Dried Out plays the Railway Stage and Beer Café, with guests Milkers Wanted.

 

ETCETERA

Three-day anime convention at the Vancouver Convention Centre features an exhibitors' hub and creators' market, community and industry panels, interactive cultural activities, autographs and photo booths, gaming, and tournaments. Guests include Aaron Dismuke.

 

FOOD & DRINK

Celebrate the start of Pride at Tacofino Taco and Burrito Bar with Vancouver drag-queen act the Brat Pack, DJ Lola Phyne, and a feature cocktail that raises funds for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation.

 

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.

 

COMEDY

American comedian John Perrotta performs the first of two nights of standup at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

Toronto-born, Vancouver-based comedian Efthimios Nasiopoulos performs the second of three nights of standup at the Comedy Mix.

Comedy duo Tim and Eric, composed of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, performs at the Vogue Theatre.

Rachael Des Lauriers, Jane Stanton, Ira Adilman, Anjie Mittelholtz, Sarah Stupar, Robel Zere, and Jo Dworschak tell dating stories at the Fox Cabaret's Tinder Tales.

 

ARTS ETCETERA

Kick off on the West Vancouver waterfront of the Harmony Arts Festival, an all-ages celebration of art that includes visual-art exhibits, an art market, outdoor concerts on two stages, food vendors, and drop-in activities for kids and adults.

Game of Thrones-themed burlesque show at the Rio Theatre features swordfighting, comedy, and music, with performances by by Little Miss Risk, Melody Mangler, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, Prince Xzist, Mee Zee, Jon Dutch, Shameless Lee, Alex Chisholm, Chris Myrdock, Franklin T Schneider, Gabriel Carter, Jesse Inocalla, Nhi Do, Burns the Dragon, and Blood and Iron Martial Arts.

 

MUSIC

Okinawan drum and dancing ensemble Requios performs at the Vancouver Playhouse.

 

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.

Theatre Under the Stars presents an open-air production of Mary Poppins at Malkin Bowl.

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

Performance at Jericho Arts Centre of John Irving's David Pownall's Master Class as part of the Ensemble Theatre Company Summer Festival.

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

SUP: A Series of Sassy Un-produced Projects features new scripts, casts, and stories at Havana Theatre.

 

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

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

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.

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.

Kitsilano Pool, Vancouver's only saltwater swimming pool, is 137 metres long and features a heated outdoor pool, a saltwater pool, a water park, two slides, cafes, and lockers.

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.

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.

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.

The Vancouver Aquarium features almost 800 animal species in galleries ranging from Canada's Arctic to the Amazon rainforest.

Science World features hundreds of interactive exhibits in five permanent galleries, live science demonstrations and workshops, and giant movies in the Omnimax Theatre.

 

MOVIES

Screenings at the Cinematheque of Douglas Sirk's Shockproof (above) and Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity as part of the annual Film Noir series.

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Moka, Frédéric Mermoud's film about a woman who insinuates herself into the lives of the bourgeois couple she suspects fled the scene of her son's death.

Screening at Vancity Theatre of Risk, Laura Poitras's intense character study of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Screening at Vancity Theatre of The Blackcoat's Daughter, Osgood Perkins's thriller about two girls who must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.

 

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