here & Now
The Play’s the Thing
JUN 1-sep 23 all the world’s a stage—but perhaps none is more picturesque than seaside
Vanier park, where open-air tents pop up every summer for bard on the beach (page 71). the
popular shakespeare festival features four different plays, such as The Winter’s Tale and The Mer-
chant of Venice, and even transports wisecracking Much Ado About Nothing to 1950s italy. also
taking centre stage: lectures, live music and family nights, plus a peekaboo panorama of ocean
and mountains. it’s a theatre-goer’s dream that lasts far longer than a midsummer’s night—it
goes all summer long.—Jill Von Sprecken
Delectable Festival
to JUN 4 Want to tap into the local brew-
ing scene? head to the eighth annual Van-
couver craft beer Week (page 86), a sudsy
celebration of beer, live music and special
events. the 10-day beer-chanalia culminates
at the VcbW Festival (Jun. 3 to 4), which
brings more than 100 craft breweries and
cideries—and over 300 unique pours—to a
single venue. there, hopheads can raise a
glass to art installations, food trucks, pinball,
dJs and more. cheers!—Jill Von Sprecken
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Frothy Fête
JUN 29-JUl 3 For an alfresco festival
that’s good enough to eat, dig into YVr Food
Fest (page 86). back for its sixth year, the
five-day festival is the perfect way to explore
the city’s food scene in the company of a
few thousand of your closest friends. tie one
on—a bib, we mean—at events like Gather,
a collaborative long table dinner (Jun. 30); a
texas-style canada day cookout (Jul. 1); and
the flagship street Food showdown (Jul. 2),
featuring more than 80 food carts, restau-
rants and breweries in one scenic spot. now
that’s one way to keep things fresh.
—Jill Von Sprecken