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This year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival has a packed schedule of sixteen feature films, seven short film programs, six spotlight programs, eight special presentations and lots of workshops and industry panels (that equals over 90 films from 20 different countries). The full lineup is available here—look out for Well Rounded, a local documentary spotlighting fat queer folks and featuring interviews with artists and healthcare professionals. Vancouver talent includes style icon Lydia Okello (pictured above).
When: Thursday August 12 to Sunday August 22Where: Online with select small in-person eventsCost: VariesMore Info: outonscreen.com
This across-the-pond theatre extravaganza was just announced last week: The Cultch is participating in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, showcasing five online performances of your favourite East Van shows. Don’t miss 1 Hour Photo, a play written and performed by Tetsuro Shigematsu that’s guaranteed to be the most compelling one-person play you’ve ever seen. Once you purchase tickets for a show, you can watch it at your leisure (so don’t worry about being on Edinburgh time).
When: On now through Saturday August 28Where: OnlineCost: £12 ($20 ish)More Info: thecultch.com
Here’s a daily event that’s friendly to your ears and wallet. Music on Main’s free pop-up concert series starts today and runs all month long. Audiences can expect a variety of the city’s best musicians (including the Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet, Microcosmos String Quartet, Infamy Too! percussion and more). Bring your own blanket.
When: Monday August 9 to Tuesday August 31, 6:30 p.m.Where: Mount Pleasant ParkCost: FreeMore Info: musiconmain.ca
This musical turns pageant norms on their (sparkly) heads. All the contestants are played by male-identifying actors, and the “paternal”—and may we add, historically skeevy—host is played by Rachel Hayward, lately of Disney’s Turner and Hooch. Patriarchy, consider yourself judged.
When: Wednesdays August 11, 18 and 25 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Where: OnlineCost: $25 for adultsMore Info: kaymeek.com
Vancouver’s best South Asian artists come together in the Monsoon Arts Fest, which showcases a variety of music, comedy, and visual arts throughout the month of August. All the online shows are free, and new this year is the Monsoon Marketplace featuring work for sale (like Peacocks in the Palace by Angela Aujla, pictured above). See the full schedule here.
When: Through Tuesday August 31Where: OnlineCost: FreeMore Info: monsoonartsfest.ca