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What’s On: Week of July 6-12

Thursday, July 6 Curbside Fresh Market Buy locally grown, affordably priced fresh fruit and vegetables. 3-6pm, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 5288 Joyce St. facebook.
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Carnaval del Sol, July 8 and 9.

Thursday, July 6

Curbside Fresh Market Buy locally grown, affordably priced fresh fruit and vegetables. 3-6pm, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 5288 Joyce St. facebook.com/curbsidefresh

Pop Up Choir Lyric sheets provided for “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele. All ages and abilities welcome. 6:30pm, Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver, $5/under-12s free. impromptumusic.ca

Oath-Midnight Rain The opening performance of the 2017 Dancing on the Edge festival. The cycle of death and rebirth and moments between night and day, black and white, and ending and beginning are explored by Beijing Modern Dance Company. 8pm, Firehall Arts Centre, $22-$28. dancingontheedge.org

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Multidisciplinary artist Sharrae Lyon. - PhotoBlaize photo

Friday, July 7

Urbanarium City Tours: 鶹ýӳis a Movie Set A walking tour of Hollywood North highlighting some of the many backdrops that have stood in for different cities around the world on the big screen. 4-5:30pm, starting at Robson Square Ice Rink, $10 suggested donation. urbanarium.org/events

Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret Vancouver’s first cabaret event celebrating bisexuality. Featuring artists from across the city, including members of the indigenous burlesque troupe Virago Nation, and out-of-town performers including Los Angeles’s multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and LGBTQ activist Monique "Honeybird" Mizrahi. 8-10pm, Fox Cabaret, $20/$10. facebook.com/TooQueer

Mary Poppins Opening night for this Theatre Under the Stars production of the Broadway musical, featuring everyone’s favourite nanny. 8pm, Malkin Bowl, $30-$49. TUTS is also raising a glass to the country’s theatre talent with the five-time Tony Award winning Canadian production, The Drowsy Chaperone. tuts.ca

Monterey Pop Cinematheque celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Monterey International Pop Festival, which ushered in the Summer of Love, with a restored screening of this documentary. Featuring performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding The Who, Simon and Garfunkel and many more. Rated G. 9pm, Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St., $11/$9. thecinematheque.ca

Saturday, July 8

FUBAR Roller Jam A fundraiser for Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon hosted by Friends United Beyond All Race. The Robson Square rink will be transformed into a classic roller rink, complete with old-school soul, funk and R&B music. Dance and musical performances, face painting, prize draws and more. Noon-6pm, Robson Square, minimum donation $10. friendsunitedbeyondallrace.com/fubar-roller-jam

Carnaval del Sol Vancouver’s largest celebration of Latin American culture returns for two days of live music, art, dance, sports and poetry this weekend. A finale to the 10-day-long Latin American Week, the free event hopes to draw 130,000 people and will take place July 8 and 9 from 9am-10pm each day at Concord Pacific Place downtown.carnavaldelsol.ca

Eastside Culture Crawl Brewery Tour This second annual fundraiser for the Eastside Culture Crawl Society showcases the breweries and beer of Luppolo Brewing Company, Storm Brewing, Strathcona Beer Company and Strange Fellows Brewing, with a tour and tasting at each location. 19+. 1-5pm, starting at 1000 Parker St. parking lot, $52. culturecrawl.ca

City of Angels 鶹ýӳpremiere of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy set in 1940s Hollywood. Produced and performed by the local Putting It Together Collective. 8pm, Performance Works, Granville Island, $40. facebook.com/CityofAngelsVan

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Disney classic Mary Poppins runs from July 7-August 19 at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl. - Tim Matheson photo

Sunday, July 9

21st Century Flea Market 175 tables of bargains and collectibles, with drop-in appraisals by Gale Pirie, who has worked on CBC's Canadian Antiques Roadshow. 10am–3pm, Croatian Cultural Centre, $5/under-13s free. 21cpromotions.com/flea_market

The 鶹ýӳVintage Motorcycle Show and Shine For all fans of vintage bikes. Register yours ($5) and get a free lunch. 11am–2pm, Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition, 1875 Boundary, free. deeleyexhibition.ca

鶹ýӳComic Con KA-POW! Time to get your comic fix. Donate a new or gently used school-appropriate graphic novel for free admission. 11am–5pm, Heritage Hall, $4/under-14s free. vancouvercomiccon.com

Monday, July 10

Murray Porter

Blues-fuelled pianist performs live on the CBC 鶹ýӳoutdoor stage as part of the weekday Musical Nooners series. Noon-1pm, 700 Hamilton St., free.

Main Street Mondays Strategies Games and Hobbies will be in the tasting room guiding people through board and party games. 7:30-11pm, Main Street Brewing, 261 E 7th Ave., free.

Classical Masters Part of the Bard on the Beach festival. The 鶹ýӳSymphony Orchestra and conductor William Rowson perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, and other selections by Mozart and Beethoven. 7:30 pm. BMO Mainstage, Vanier Park, $47-59. bardonthebeach.org

Tuesday, July 11

Brahm's Tams Drum Circle All are welcome to this free, family-friendly drum circle gathering. 5-10 pm, Third Beach, free. brahmstams.com

Can It! Jam and Pickling Workshop Learn how to preserve your produce for later in the form of jam and pickles. 6-9pm, Mackin Heritage Home and Toy Museum, 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, $23.50. coquitlamheritage.ca

Bard on the Beach Family Night The Bard Village opens 30 minutes earlier than usual for family-friendly activities, including face painting, a food truck and pre-show talk for kids in the Mainstage tent before a performance of Much Ado About Nothing. Ages 6+. 6pm (performance at 7:30pm), Vanier Park, $21-$59/$21-$30. bardonthebeach.org

Wednesday, July 12

Unwrapping Culture Co.ERASGA and Pichet Klunchun Dance Company bring together Canadian Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Pichet Klunchun, an exponent of the Thai classical dance style of Khon, in a duet that marries traditional and modern. Part of the Dancing on the Edge festival. 8:30pm, KW Production Studio, Woodward’s Heritage Building, $22-$28. dancingontheedge.org

Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix Some of North America’s top cyclists go wheel to wheel during laps of a 1.2-kilometre course. 5:30-9pm, around Gastown, free. globalrelayggp.org

Still the Kettle Sings Plan Z Theatre’s play was developed from interviews with older women in the ensemble's lives. 8pm, Pacific Theatre, 1440 W. 12th Ave., $20 brownpapertickets.com