Eats
On May 27, The Acorn chef Brian Skinner will be cooking at Edible Canada as part of a Guest Chef Market Dinner series. Guests will be able to enjoy a multi-course seasonal dinner paired with special wines. Skinner will talk a bit about his use of vegetables and how to treat them with care. And if you can’t make it to this event but are interested in Skinner’s artisanal and delicious use of vegetables, you should definitely head over to Main St. and check out The Acorn very soon.
Beats
Christopher Smith and In Medias Res will be taking the stage at the Biltmore Cabaret this Thursday May 30. Christopher Smith is a Vancouver local with alternative indie rock sounds, sharing the night with In Medias Res, another noteworthy local group. If Christopher Smith and In Medias Res were wine and cheese, they’d be perfectly paired; as musicians, the two acts complement each other in their ambient, and sometimes experimental styles. It’s definitely a night of Vancouver music that is not to be missed.
Theats
Strange Magic: The Films of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder is running until June 24 at The Cinematheque. This film series highlights the Golden Age of Film, the period between 1929 and 1959. The stylistic devices and narrative techniques developed during this era have remained influential for cinematic art forms to come. Some films being shown include Ninotchka directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Ball of Fire starring Barbara Stanwyck, and Midnight directed by Mitchell Leisen.
Elites
This Thursday, May 30, BookThug presents the Vancouver launch of Kim Minkus’ Tuft and Stephen Collis’ The Red Album at People’s Co-op Bookstore. Minkus’ poetry considers the future and challenges us to “observe the green elite” and “iceplants bloom in the monotony of paved paths.” Collis, who is an English professor at SFU, launches his first novel, which questions historical authenticity and authority. Divided into two parts, The Red Album begins with narrative and ends with a section of documents, including essays, memoirs, a short play and a filmography.
Treats
The Vancouver Chinatown Night Market is back! Running now until Sept. 8, with an opening night on June 1, stop by on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Located on Keefer St. between Main and Columbia, this year’s market is going to see a bit of a facelift: with a mix of old and new, imports and originals, and mainstream and hand-made, the market has something to offer almost everyone. Some vendors include China Cloud (jewelery and art), Duchesse Vintage (clothing and homeware), Community Thrift and Vintage (sunglasses), Mellifera Bees (artisanal honey) and much more.
