> ARTS TIME OUT

JUNE 2023

FIRST SATURDAY OPEN STUDIOS June 3

Parker Street Studios First Saturday Open Studios is an opportunity to visit artists at work in their studios located throughout the Lower Mainland.

HAPPY VALLEY To June 4 Firehall Arts Centre

Through text, song, multimedia and music, Happy Valley is a new performance piece that dissects the historic, political, and cultural context surrounding Hong Kong’s current democratic struggles.

REVOLVER FESTIVAL To June 4 The Cultch

Featuring 10 mainstage productions by Canadian multidisciplinary artists, this collection of playful, audacious, and genre-defying new works are created by emerging and mid-career artists.

WILD LIGHT June 8 to 17 Bez Art Hub

A battered family gets a second chance at life when they make the risky decision to become lighthouse keepers on the wild and wondrous Lucy Island, just off the coast of Prince Rupert, BC.

DIRTY LAUNDRY June 9 to 25 York Theatre

After 10 years of selling out festivals worldwide, the Briefs boys are back and ready to air their Dirty Laundry in this brand-new party cabaret.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY June 9 Vancouver Playhouse

Coastal City Ballet, established in 2011, closes its 2022-2023 season with the famous fairy tale “The Sleeping Beauty,” May 23 at The Vancouver Playhouse and June 9 at Surrey Arts Centre.

THE WRESTLECORE OF OZ June 9 Rickshaw

Theatre

An extraordinary tornado has ripped up Vancouver and transported your favourite wrestling heroes to an enchanted land where danger lurks around every corner.

11TH ANNUAL MID MAIN ART FAIR June 11

Heritage Hall

17 local established artists one day art sale all media including oil, acrylic, watercolour, print making, photos, etchings.

CHARLIE AND CHOCOLATE FACTORY MUSICAL

June 25 to 18 The Cultch

Join Charlie and the golden ticket winners on their journey to Wonka’s wonderfully weird candy factory. With captivating musical numbers and hilarious twists and turns, this musical will be a treat for the entire family.

ARCHIVE June 16 to 17 The Birdhouse

An evocative & nostalgic reclamation of trans lived experience by the multidisciplinary, non-binary drag collective, the Darlings, presented in partnership with Chimerik 似不像

TREAT SHOW COMEDY June 3, 10, 17, 24 China

Cloud Treat Show is the weekend comedy fireworks you know you want—and in truth, desperately need. Each Saturday, nine exceptional improvisers come together to put on a completely new comedy show just for YOU.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

June 23 to July 2 Granville Island

The 38th Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicks off summer in the city with over 140 free and ticketed performances of diverse programming over 10 days.

Therapy Gecko Live.

FOR YOU, LOVER June 24 The Cultch

An intimate, lavish, and glamorous one-night-only Burlesque experience designed as the perfect date night for lovers and friends alike.

CONCORD PACIFIC DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

June 24 to 25 Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and False Creek

Kick off summer at Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and False Creek with the continent’s best racing, headliner music shows, cultural pavilions and demonstrations, local marketplace and food vendors, and family-friendly activities.

THERAPY GECKO LIVE June 27 Hollywood Theatre

After a sold out run of North American dates last year, multi-platform internet sensation Lyle Forever is bringing his beloved “Therapy Gecko” live show on the road again and around the world in 2023.

THE CRITICAL HIT SHOW June 28 Rio Theatre

The Critical Hit Show is one of the longest running comedy shows around. #DNDLive is an improvised adventure that takes its inspiration from tabletop role-playing games, fantasy film and TV, and (most importantly) you!

AMPLIFIED VOICES EXHIBITION To July 31

Italian Cultural Centre

“Amplified Voices” celebrates the creativity and raw storytelling told by our artists living with disabilities. By questioning the limits to space made for Disability culture, this exhibition navigates the stigma and barriers many artists face.

JULY 2023

35TH ANNUAL DANCING ON THE EDGE FESTIVA l

July 6 to 15 Firehall Arts Centre

The festival will include a presentation of over thirty extraordinary dance productions in live stage performances showcasing artists from across Canada.

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