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August 12 2025: The battle for slice supremacy🍕

August 12 2025: The battle for slice supremacy🍕

Plus: Lucy Dacus, A Doll’s House, and your latest very Vancouver horoscopes

August 12, 2025

Hey there. It’s another lovely Tuesday. The Perseids meteor shower is set to peak tonight and tomorrow, so it’s a great chance to head somewhere dark and look at the sky if you’ve got the means.

If you’re less into shooting stars and more into seeing stars, you’re in luck: we’ve got a whole host of giveaways happening this week, available exclusively for Straight Insiders. Support local journalism, and have the chance to see some amazing acts for free while you’re at it.

— V.
Senior editor

— FEATURE —

Straight Draft: We pick the best pizza in Vancouver

If you were creating a fantasy sports team out of Vancouver pizzerias, what would you pick? That was the motivation behind the first-ever Straight Draft, where four of us duked it out trying to get the best lineup of the 604’s slice spots.

— LIVING —

Your very Vancouver August horoscopes

It’s Leo season! Or, at least, it’s the end of Leo season. Rachel Burns, our resident non-astrologer, divines what August has in store for you this month.

Vancouver’s first Movember Lawn Bowling tournament is rolling into town

Vancouver Fringe Returns this September

The Vancouver Fringe Festival returns for 11 days, featuring 87 shows and more than 650 performances.

Audiences can explore the festival on Granville Island and Little Mountain Gallery in Gastown, where a diverse range of performances await. From hilarious comedy to immersive theatrical experiences, the festival offers something for everyone. Step outside of reality, with some performances taking place in unconventional spaces including one show inside a parked car!

Celebrated for its creativity and accessibility, the Vancouver Fringe Festival continues to highlight emerging artists, and invites audiences to discover bold performances in a lively, community-focused atmosphere. Tickets on sale now!

— ARTS —

Secrets, scandal, and a woman’s fight for freedom bubble over in A Doll’s House

Nothing beats the classics: the Arts Club is kicking off its fall season with a Theatre Calgary co-pro of A Doll’s House.

International talent set to shine at Innovate Dance Film Showcase
The Improv Centre's brand of comedy goes off the rails (in the best way possible) during their weekend Unhinged shows.*

*sponsored listing

— PERKS OF THE WEEK —

This week’s perks for Straight Insiders:

Free tickets:

Tickets to shows all month including The Mousetrap at Granville Island Stage, One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk, Chaska Fake Shaadi, Sun Kil Moon, Kyle Mooney, Our Last Night, Horsegirl, Clan of Xymox, The Budos Band, Madrass Party, and more

Member raffles

Win tickets Science World After Dark: Sparks & Rec: Summer Party Edition
Win tickets to Lucy Dacus at Queen Elizabeth Theatre (August 13)

Food & drink deals

Loam Bistro: 10 percent off food and drinks
Desi Indian Lounge: Free dessert (with a meal)
Minami: 10 percent discount on food during Happy Hour (3-5 p.m.), from Sunday to Thursday

To unlock these perks, become a Straight Insider.

— MUSIC —

Lucy Dacus on karaoke, connection, and the best fish sandwich

A decade ago, Lucy Dacus was playing the Cobalt. Now she’s headlining two nights at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Mike Usinger caught up with the indie rock icon ahead of her Forever is a Feeling tour to talk about the important stuff… like her favourite sandwich spot in Gastown.

Van Jams: New Vancouver music you might have missed last month

— ICYMI —

Colin Mochrie is having the last laugh
What’s the plan for the northeast corner of Fraser and Kingsway?
30 can’t-miss Vancouver concerts this month
And 30 can’t-miss arts and city events in August

— THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK —

MUSIC: Blueridge Festival opens with an ode to 150 years of Black British classical music composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. (August 12 @ Annex Theatre)

VISUAL ARTS: Vancouver-based artists Leting Cai and Echo Xie put on a reflective joint exhibition, Counterpoint. (August 12 to September 10 @ Lipont Gallery, Richmond)

THEATRE: Putting on a murder-mystery: what could go wrong? In The Play That Goes Wrong, everything. (August 13-30 @ Waterfront Theatre)

FILM: Four of Obayashi Nobuhiko’s films from the ’80s are available in North America for the first time. (August 14 to September 4 @ The Cinematheque)

TALKS: Storyteller Glenn Tkach explores the legal history of queerness in Vancouver in Broken Laws. (August 14 @ Vancouver Police Museum)

FOOD & DRINK: Dairy Queen hosts its 23rd annual Miracle Treat Day to fundraise for BC Children’s Hospital. (August 14 @ Dairy Queens)

VISUAL ARTS: Painter Emily Cowan explores rental homes in her first solo exhibition, Under Lease. (August 14-19 @ Slice of Life Gallery)

Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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