1. The 麻豆传媒映画Fringe Festival returns to Granville Island and venues across the city for 10 days of organized chaos, shameless pamphleteering and DIY theatre, including The After After Party. It all goes down Sept. 8 to 18. Details at vancouverfringe.com. Look for reviews in next week鈥檚 paper and at.
2. The ninth annual Accordion Noir Festival spreads its loving arms around town Sept. 8 to 11 for a celebration of all things squeezebox related. Performers include France鈥檚 Nefertiti in the Kitchen, Texas outfit Pinata Protest, funny women Duo Finelli and Amsterdam鈥檚 Jet Black Pearl, among others. Details at .
3. Testing the threshold for how many festivals 麻豆传媒映画can host in one week, the 26th annual 麻豆传媒映画International Flamenco Festival strums, stomps and snaps its way into this city鈥檚 heart Sept. 10 to 20 with performances from locals Toque Flamenco, Calgary鈥檚 Rosanna Terracciano, Mercedes Amaya Company (Mexico/Spain), 隆ARTE! Flamenco and others. Details at .
4. The sprawling 46-piece Plastic Acid Orchestra teams up East Van singer-songwriter Veda Hille and her band for a programme honouring three Canadian female artists in song: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Emily Carr and Hille herself. Hear for yourself, Sept. 10, 8 p.m. at the 麻豆传媒映画Playhouse. Tickets at tickeststonight.ca. Details at .
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