Eats
Food Cart Fest is back! Starting June 23 and running until September 22, the festival features more than 20 food carts set up each Sunday at West 1st Ave near the Cambie Bridge. A similar festival took placeduring the summer last year in the parking lot of the Waldorf, and proved to be wildly successful, becoming one of the largest food cart festivals in North America. There will also be community markets, live music, DJs, and activities for kids. The festival will run from noon until 6:00 p.m. and it will have a $2 admission. Grab your bike, ride the seawall, and enjoy some of the best street food our city has to offer.
Beats
Looking for something to do on a Tuesday night? Pop into the Colbalt for their weekly Multiball evenings. The evening’s highlights include free pinball and music provided by DJs Justin Gradin and Tyler Fedchuk. There’s no cover, and pints and highballs are only $3! Where else can you stop in for dirt-cheap beer and pinball on a weeknight? Don’t worry, I won’t tell mom.
Theats
Bard on the Beach begins June 26 and runs until September 14. This season features performances of Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and Elizabeth Rex. This season is bound to be well-talked about, with its various bold reconfigurations of the Bard’s classics: Hamlet is set in the 21st Century; Twelfth Night takes place in a 1913 European Spa; Measure for Measure is located on the streets of early last-century New Orleans; and Timothy Findley’s critically acclaimed Elizabeth Rex takes the stage once more. Check the schedule at bardonthebeach.org.
Elites
June 29 marks the opening of three new exhibits at the Vancouver Art Gallery: Portraits in Time and Martin Honert, running until October 14, and In Dialogue with Carr Gareth Moore: Allochthonous Window which will be exhibited until October 27. The works in Portraits in Time will present people in a variety of narrative contexts, exploring how individuals work with their environment. Martin Honert’s sculptures are described as “obsessive depictions of ideas connected to collective experience.” Vancouver artist Gareth Moore responds to Emily Carr’s travels to remote locations.
Treats
Looking for some really good salami or other assortments of cured meat? Check out Rainier Provisions for their incredible selection of Moccia Urbani salami, including Spicy Fennel and Fig Toscano, or D-Original Sausage, with their mouthwatering spicy Bierbeisser smoked sausages. Ranier is also working on building an outdoor patio area, so soon you’ll be able to enjoy that Bierbeisser the right way: with a cold beer out in the sun.
