West of Main Art Walk
Go ahead, take a walk on the art side. Hit up the West of Main Art Walk on the weekend, and go on a DIY tour of various artists’ studios and galleries. Grab your best walking shoes or your bicycle and make your way around the city, stopping to take a look at the work being done by talented local painters, sculptors, photographers, ceramicists, and more. Plot your own path using the event’s map and guide, available online.
When: June 2-3 from 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Participating studios around Vancouver
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Negroni Week 2018
Every year during the first full week of June, bars and restaurants around the world pay tribute to the classic Italian cocktail, the Negroni. The elegant aperitif is traditionally made with one part gin, one part vermouth rosso and one part Campari, and is garnished with orange peel. However, for Negroni Week, participating venues offer up their own renditions, available to customers with proceeds going to a charity of choice. There are 60 spots in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»taking part this year, including The Keefer Bar, Annalena, Gotham, Reflections, YEW, UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar, Wildebeest, Tuc Craft Kitchen, Juke Fried Chicken, and Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar — just to name a few.
When:Ìý June 4-10
Where: 60 participating venues in Metro Vancouver
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C’mon Angie!
What happens when two people don’t see eye to eye about a one-night stand? This topical issue is explored by local playwright Amy Lee Lavoie in her latest effort, C’mon Angie!, which will be premiered via Flying Start and the Touchstone Theatre in association with the Firehall Arts Centre. C’mon, Angie! stars Kayla Deorksen and Robert Moloney with Lauren Taylor directing, and uses a crew of young behind-the-scenes production talent.
When: June 1-9
Where: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street
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Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
Immerse yourself in the stunning world of nature artist Andy Goldsworthy through the lens of filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer, who teamed up once again with the famous landscape artist for this 2017 film. Goldsworthy works outdoors, using natural materials — including the rain itself — to create sculptures and other works. Most of them will disintegrate, and they’re most often photographed or filmed before — or as — they do so.
When:Ìý June 1-7
Where: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street
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105 Hikes book launch
Celebrate the release of the just-published tome 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia by local scribe Stephen Hui with a book launch event at MEC. Hui will be on hand to sign his book, which is an update of the decades-old regional classic for outdoor adventurers. Grab a copy and get ready to map out a summer of exploring.
When: Saturday, June 2 from 2 to 4 pm
Where: MEC - 130 West Broadway
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