Looking for ways to kick off the fall? Consider the zany puppetry of Avenue Q, or the musical stylings of The National and Matt Nathanson. If you want to take advantage of the warm, early fall temperatures, plunge into the Colour Run 5K challenge or the Reconciliation Walk.
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Avenue Q is Sesame Street all grown up and tackling adult subjects | Photo courtesy of Arts Club.
Avenue Q
Now until Saturday,
September 14
Arts Club at
Granville Island Stage
1585 Johnson St.
http://www.artsclub.com
(604) 687-1644
This show features puppets, but it ain’t no children’s musical. What comes out of the mouths of these puppets is irreverent, shocking and at times even raunchy. Princeton, the main character, is a recent college grad looking to start his new life in the Big Apple, but he can only afford a place on Avenue Q – a multicultural neighbourhood with a mix of humans and puppets. Tickets range from $29 to $54.
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The National
Sunday, September 22, 6:30 p.m.
WestJet Stage Concert at the PNE
2901 East Hastings St.
http://www.americanmary.com
604-757-0345
Fresh off the release of their latest album, Trouble Will Find Me, The National performs for all ages at the PNE amphitheatre with special guest Frightened Rabbit. Tickets: $40 advance, $45 at door. Doors at 5:00 p.m.
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The most fun you will have running around the city | Photo by Cosmic Smudge, Flickr
Colour Run
Saturday, September 14,
9:00 a.m.
PNE Grounds
2901 East Hastings
http://www.thecolourrun.com/Canada/Vancouver
Want an excuse to plaster yourself with colour and go for a run? Colour Run is a 5 km run for charity that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality and giving back to the community. You start the race wearing white, you end the race being covered head to toe in colour! This race is known as the happiest 5k on the planet. Individual entry is $52.50 and team entry is $47.25. Start time is. This race is not timed, so the pressure’s off!
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Matt Nathanson
Sunday, September 22
7:00 p.m.
Commodore Ballroom
868 Granville Street
mattnathanson.com
On his The Last of the Pretenders tour. Pop-folkie Matt Nathanson showcases songs from his eighth album. Ticket prices start at $44.
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Walk for Reconciliation: A New Way Forward
Sunday, September 22, 8:30 a.m.
Queen Elizabeth Plaza
to Creekside Park
650 Hamilton Street
reconciliationcanada.ca
A walk in solidarity to demonstrate a shared commitment to the renewal and transformation of relations between Aboriginals and all Canadians – this event culminates Reconciliation Week. Enjoy live entertainment before and during walk, and multicultural food at the post-walk celebration. Donations are accepted.
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Fourth Annual Autumn Shift Festival
Sunday, September 15
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Main Street (Between Broadway and 7th Avenue)
Kiddies can take part in free activities while parents explore the farmer’s market and nursery, watch the smoking sausage cook-off, a fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, then stick around for a fashion show at Main and 7th.
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Fashion for a good cause | Photo courtesy of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation.
brilliant! A Show of Love for Mental Health and People Living with HIV/AIDS
Saturday September 21
7:00 p.m.
Commodore Ballroom
868 Granville St.
www.helpstpauls.com/events/brilliant
This year’s theme is “Fashion Through the Ages”. Come with your dancing shoes and be ready to dance the night away at St. Paul’s Hospital’s second fundraiser, an extravagant show displaying Canada’s most popular artists in the fashion industry. Be ready to bid on items in the live and silent auctions. Tickets: $75 each (with a $57 tax receipt in return).
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Scotiabank Dance
Centre Open House
Saturday, September 14
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Scotiabank Dance Centre
677 Davie St.
http://www.thedancecentre.ca
If you’re curious about different styles of dance, check out the full range of options at this free day-long event, including ballet, tap and bhangra. Renowned tap dancer Danny Nielson concludes the day with his newest work at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 or $26. Visit http://www.ticketstonight.ca for more information.
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Dynamo Lines
Wednesday, September 11
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Grunt Gallery Media Lab
116-350 E 2nd Ave.
http://www.grunt.ca
Josephin Böttger and Sergej Tolksdorf collaborate on this installation of video, sound and live act that examines the social constructs, urban development, traffic, lights and movement that fragment cityscapes. In the Media Lab until September 15th.
