Five events to celebrate the official arrival of summer in Vancouver this weekend
With the arrival of the beloved, if short, period comes an absolute blooming of events all across the Lower Mainland.
So many events are being announced in the coming weeks that you can expect to see frequent updates like this one to keep you informed and adding to your weekly planner. After all, best to get out and enjoy the longer days and warmer temperatures while they are here.
Here are five things to do this weekend to rock in the season.
Cory Weeds Quartet featuring Tyler Henderson
When: June 20, 8 p.m.
Where: Frankie's Jazz Club, 755 Beatty
Tickets/info: frankiesjazzclub.ca
Part of the club series during jazz fest, saxophonist Cory Weeds is a driving force in Canadian music who will appear with his crack quartet featuring New York City-based pianist Tyler Henderson on the keys. Expect a swinging set.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
When: June 21, noon
Where: Carnegie Centre and area of the 400 Block of Main and Hastings Streets
Tickets/info: Free
Opening remarks from local chiefs representing the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, food and exhibitor booths and live performers from such Indigenous music talents as JB the First Lady, Jez Dylan Bonham Band, TALON and more.
Waahli, Jacky Essombé, Yoro Noukoussi and Kocassalé Dioubaté
When: June 21, 1 p.m.
Where: Civic Plaza, 126 14th St. W, North Van.
Tickets/info: capilanou.ca
Co-presented with the French Cultural Centre and part of the North Shore Jazz Series of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Montreal-based artist of Haitian descent Waahli dropped his seventh album, Seven Bubbles, earlier this year. He is joined by Vancouver musicians Jacky Essombé, Yoro Noukoussi and Kocassalé Dioubaté.
Water Street Pedestrian Zone
Where: Water St. between Richards and Columbia
When: Sundays, to Sept., 10 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Tickets/info: Free
Gastown comes alive for foot traffic to take in free family-friendly live performances, to test out street and public space ideas and just give the cobblestones a break from car and truck traffic. The Gastown Business Improvement Society (GBIS) will present rotating events at the Gastown Sunday Set.
Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs
When: June 22, 6 p.m.
Where: Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville
Tickets/info: Admitone.com
As guitarist in Tom Petty and the Heartbrakers, Mike Campbell co-wrote such hits as Refugee, Runnin' Down a Dream and many other classic songs. Other credits include composing and playing on massive smashes such as Don Henley's the Boys of Summer and the Heart of the Matter. Campbell replaced Lindsey Buckingham as lead axe for Fleetwood Mac on the band's 2018 — 19 world tour and now he is rocking hard with his own crack unit the Dirty Knobs. The group's third album, Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits was released this week, so expect to hear some very fresh new material beside fan faves.
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