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Come out of your shell at this year's Spot Prawn Festival

And four other reasons Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­is awesome this week
Lindsay William-Ross
Spot prawn festival
To celebrate the short-lived span when this oceanic delicacy can be found in B.C.’s waters, the Spot Prawn Festival will return to Fisherman’s Wharf for a day of feasting and fun.

Spot Prawn Festival
To celebrate the short-lived span when this oceanic delicacy can be found in B.C.’s waters, the Spot Prawn Festival will return to Fisherman’s Wharf for a day of feasting and fun. This year, the Chefs’ Table Society’s event has reinvented itself, and you now have three ways to enjoy it. FREE: access to the docks, view cooking demos and more. Spot Prawn Chowder: to go if you want ($10). Spot Prawn Brunch: grazing style with a tasting menu of six delicious spot prawn dishes ($60).
Saturday, May 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf, 1505 West First Ave.

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Although TV’s Freaks and Geeks only ran a mere 18 episodes, it found its way into the heart of many fans to become a cult classic. Beloved for its quirky humour and cast caught on the doorsteps of massive fame, the show is now the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Brent Hodge. Showing as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, the film screens first at the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts on May 11, then at the Cinematheque on May 13.
Friday, May 11, 8:15 p.m. SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings St.
Sunday, May 13, 8 p.m.Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St.

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MGMT
If there’s one silver lining for Americans frustrated with the presidency of Donald Trump, it’s the abundance of topical art, comedy and music born of the frustration. Rockers MGMT say the current political climate in their native U.S. inspired their latest album, Little Dark Age. They’ve hit the road to tour in support of the release, and will be in Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­at the Orpheum this week.
Friday May 11, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.
Orpheum, 601 Smithe St.

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The Cherry Orchard
A family drama centred on the emotional and financial costs of a changing real estate landscape right where they live sounds like it could be a story of contemporary Vancouver. But no, it’s the main thread of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The Smoking Gun Collective presents this masterpiece of the 20th century at the Jericho Arts Centre, directed by the X-Files’ very own “Cigarette Smoking Man” William B. Davis.
Until May 19, Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery St.

VIRTUOUS PIE x THE JUICE TRUCK: Community Dinner
Two of Vancouver’s most popular plant-based food spots want you to eat your veggies. So they’re holding a collaborative Community Dinner to fill your belly with delicious vegan eats. Enjoy a four-course meal with a selection of Juice Truck cold-pressed juice cocktails, along with the option of beer and wine on tap at Virtuous Pie’s shiny new UBC Wesbrook location. Plus attendees each get a copy of The Juice Truck Cookbook.
Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m.
Virtuous Pie, 3339 Shrum Lane

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