August 27 edition: Canada geese / trans strippers

Hey there. It looks like we might finally be out of Autumngust (Fallgust? Au-gone?) this week as the sun bravely tries to return. 

No matter the weather, though, it’s always coffee season. What did we drink in the summer before iced coffee became so prevalent? Regardless, you’d better believe those lattes are always eight bucks.

— V. 
Associate Editor

FEATURE

Trans strippers are fighting for space in Vancouver’s clubs

Despite the strong ties between trans and sex worker communities, strip clubs often don’t hire trans and gender-nonconforming performers. “I tried to find anything that would hire trans masc strippers and couldn’t find anything,” says amateur stripper Neon Lights, “which is very sad.” Phoebe Fuller explores how trans strippers are making their own spaces—and fighting for inclusion in the mainstream.

CITY & CULTURE

Canada geese continue to ruin all that is holy in Vancouver

What’s the nearest thing Vancouver has to a religion in summer? Kits Pool. And where have the geese decided to take a swim? Take a guess. 

• Commentary: How polyamory helped me find myself

• Power down: Games bar Glitch is shutting down

• So is sewing staple Dressew. The end of an era!

• Everything Electric Canada lights up the Vancouver Convention Centre this September 6-8. Sponsored by BC Hydro.*

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SPONSORED BY INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW VANCOUVER

IDS Vancouver returns this September

September 26-29, the Interior Design Show Vancouver returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Enjoy new products, designers, and cutting-edge concepts.

Plan your visit today!

ARTS

Musica Intima is presenting a whole new repertoire

Still going strong after 30 years, choral group Musica Intima is showing off a bevy of new works in September.

• 13th-annual Mushtari Begum Festival celebrates Indian classical arts

• Small File Media Festival marks five years of sustainable cinema

SPONSORED BY VANCOUVER FRINGE FEST

Special Events at Vancouver Fringe

Hoping to have an unconventional and unforgettable time at Vancouver Fringe this September? Check out special events like 'Smut Slam,' hosted by the extraordinary DD Brassiere, where audiences are encouraged to share their most memorable, epic, or cringe-worthy sexual stories, or 'Fringe4All,' featuring 2-minute excerpts from this year's Fringe artists!

MUSIC

40 years later, Loverboy’s “Turn Me Loose” still soars

In 2017, we called “Turn Me Loose” one of the 50 best songs to ever come out of Vancouver. Here it is, live and interactive—if, sadly, in Winnipeg.

• Photos: George Thorogood celebrates 50 years of rocking

• Review: Brad Paisley brings easy-breezy country to the Pacific Coliseum

• Oasis teases an unlikely reunion, and people are buzzing

• Detroit experimental music group Wolf Eyes arrive to The Pearl on September 4th. Get your tickets today!*

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SPONSORED BY ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY

Take a musical trip through time with Jersey Boys!

The Arts Club Theatre Company is set to ignite Vancouver with its 2024–2025 season opener, Jersey Boys, September 5–October 20 at the historic Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Experience the meteoric rise of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons—a journey through fame, fortune, and the music that defined a generation.

FOOD & DRINK

Trendy coffee brand % Arabica opens a Vancouver pop-up

Is there any coffee shop with a stronger dedication to white than % Arabica? The Japanese brand has opened a limited-time stand downtown.

• What’s In Your Fridge: musician Brian Lynch opens his icebox

• Dads, assemble for the Cheese and Meat Festival

• And yet more closures: Joe’s Cafe is calling it a day

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK

PERFORMING ARTS 
Join artists Rafael Zen and Khalil Alomar for a rehearsal of audio-visual project FOREST / FLUX / FREQUENCY: QUEERING ECO-UTOPIAS. (August 27 @ SUM Gallery)

BOOKS 
Short story authors Richard Kelly Kemick and Damian Tarnopolsky read from their new collections. (August 27 @ Upstart & Crow)

FILM
Local advocacy orgs host a screening of documentary Someone Lives Here. (August 27 @ SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts)  

MUSIC
Soprano Olivia Kang performs Korean art songs in Opera Lirica’s latest salon social. (August 28 @ Pyatt Hall)

NIGHTLIFE 
All-body, all-gender amateur strip night Rent Cheque throws an end-of-summer party. (August 28 @ Village Studios)

COMEDY 
Comics go toe-to-toe in Roast Battle Vancouver. (August 28 @ Little Mountain Gallery)

MUSEUM 
Members of the Vancouver Postcard Club talk about the history of pocket-sized photographs. (August 29 @ Mackin Heritage Home and Toy Museum, Coquitlam)

DANCE 
Immersive art showcase rishon.3 features movement, models, music, and more. (August 29 @ Beaumont Studios)

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

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