The Vancouver Art Gallery is seen in this file photo.ANDY CLARK/Reuters
Editor's Note: Globe B.C. has joined forces with Scout Magazine to give you the best of what's happening in Vancouver this weekend. For a full week's worth of listings, head over to the complete Scout List, updated each week.
HOT TALKS | The Eastside Culture Crawl is just around the corner (Nov. 20-23), but if you can't stand the anticipation or are concerned you won't be able to fit in a visit to each of the 400 artists participating in the crawl this year, you can hit two birds with one stone this Thursday night with a pre-crawl event at Hot Art Wet City Gallery. The Main Street gallery has assembled eight East Van artists (Michelle Sirois Silver, Jon Shaw, Holly Cruise, Claire Madill, Patsy Kay Kolesar, Reilly Lievers, David Robinson, Robin Ripley) to share a little bit about their creative process in a short Show & Tell talk, giving art enthusiasts a hint of what's to come during the Crawl's studio visits next weekend.
Thursday, Nov. 13 | 7-8 p.m. | Hot Art Wet City Gallery (2206 Main St.) | Free
www.hotartwetcity.com
FILM | The Vancouver Short Film Festival is on this weekend. Hustle down to the Vancity Theatre for screenings of 17 short films and four Web series episodes – all made by B.C. filmmakers. A wide range of genres will be represented; check out the lineup at www.VSFF.com
Nov. 14-16 | Various times | Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.)
FUSE | The Vancouver Art Gallery offers occasional breaks from the usual. These evenings – dubbed FUSE – offer music, live performance, DJs and art. Such a break happens this Friday night, and it'll be guest-curated by video artist Paul Wong and produced by MediaLab (expect it to be influenced by the Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors exhibit currently showing at the VAG). There's something sort of magical about wandering an art gallery after hours, so don't miss out.
Friday, Nov. 14 | 8 p.m.-1 a.m. | Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby St.) | $20 |
www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
DO IT ! | It may not be the most fun you'll have all weekend, but voting is important. The City of Vancouver website (www.vancouver.ca) tells you everything you need to know, from candidate profiles and registration procedure to voting locations. Weigh in on who you think should occupy the offices of mayor and council as well as the parks board and school trustees.
Saturday, Nov. 15 | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. | Community Centres, Schools and Halls
www.vancouver.ca
CRAFTY | The season of the craft fair is upon us. That means we'll start seeing community centres, church basements and school gyms fill up with tables and booths displaying all manner of unique and handmade gifts. Things get rolling this week with a gathering of more than 300 artists, designers and artisans drawn from across the country and wrangled together by the good folks at Circle Craft (a B.C. artist cooperative connecting craftspeople with community for more than 41 years. Skip the malls and box stores. This Thursday through Sunday, buy small, independent and locally handmade at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Now-Sunday, Nov. 16 | Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place) | $14 |
www.circlecraft.net
KARMA | The good folks at Surfrider Vancouver are getting set to clean up Jericho Beach and they could use everyone's help. Head over to Jericho Sailing Centre on Saturday morning and lend a hand. The weather is expected to be dry and the view is always amazing, so roll up your sleeves, fill your lungs with fresh air and do some good. Bringing your own reusable gloves and bags is a great help.
Saturday, Nov. 15 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Jericho Sailing Centre | Free + good karma |
www.vancouverbc.surfrider.org
EAT | Hawkers Market goes down this Saturday night. The coolest feature this time around is a roving dim sum cart that will weave through the crowd offering a selection of one-off creations submitted by participating vendors and chefs like Juno Kim and David Mendes. Expect 33 Acres beer, kombucha from 05 Tea, baked goods, tacos, poutine and even fried savoury burrata cheese doughnuts. A musical performance by Claire Mortifee and good vibes keep things going until late at night. This is the last market of the 2014 season, so grab tickets while you still can.
Saturday, Nov. 15 | 10 a.m.-late | The Independent (188 Kingsway) | $10/$15 at the door | hawkersmarket.com
CULTURE | Make your way to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden this Sunday for some intergenerational and intercultural creativity and storytelling. In a production that merges the talents of the Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society and the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble with neighbourhood elders, artists and the larger community, Autumn Flight" will be an afternoon of art-making, live music, videos and shadow puppetry celebrating the city's "bird-scape." The Chinese Gardens are a beautiful place to visit at any time, but fall is particularly stunning.
Sunday, Nov. 16 | 3 p.m. | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden (578 Carrall) | $15
www.vancouverchinesemusic.ca
BUY ART | The Access Gallery in Chinatown has a cool auction going on this weekend: 60 works, donated by established and emerging artists, will be for sale. The range of styles is wide and the level of talent is top-notch. Access is a non-profit, artist-run centre, which means the majority of their costs are covered through fundraising efforts. Auction works can be viewed at www.auction.accessgallery.ca.
Preview: Thursday, Nov. 13 | 7-9 p.m. | 222 East Georgia St.
Auction: Saturday, Nov. 15 | 9:30 p.m. | 222 East Georgia St.
EAT LOCAL | There are two winter farmers markets to choose from this weekend. Head to the Nat Bailey Stadium parking lot on Saturday or skip over to the skatepark at the PNE on Sunday and load up on locally grown fruits and veggies, as well as fresh bread, honey, dried fruits and scores of other goodies.
Saturday, Nov. 15| 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Nat Bailey Stadium (4601 Ontario St.)
Sunday, Nov. 16 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Hastings Skatepark, PNE (Renfrew and Hastings)
www.eatlocal.org