Entertainment in Vancouver
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Royal Canadian Legion
SoMa’s Royal Canadian Legion is where the seniors and local coolsters share the dinged tables, shuffleboard and cheap beers. Don’t miss Wednesday’s karaoke night.
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Libra Room
This glowing, brick-and-art-lined long room is a great spot for a relaxing, chatty dinner over a martini or three. Even better is the roster of nightly music, when two hopping jazz bands hit the stage (not at the same time, luckily) to deliver a mellow, toe- tapping sidedish to keep you in the mood. The kind of place you'd happily stay into the wee hours – they'll probably kick you out around 1am – it's one of Commercial Dr's best music venues.
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Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
The popular Chan Centre concert venue in University Town will keep visiting arties occupied.
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Abruzzo Cappuccino Bar
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Backstage Rider
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Central City Brewing
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Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
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Continental Coffee
Great brews and a great bean selection admired by locals. This store has a cult following wihin Vancouvers best coffee strip. Depending on the time of day, sometimes sizeable queues develop to get their caffeine fix. The aroma of fresh coffee wafts over the whole store YUMMY
Great brews and a great bean selection admired by locals.
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Driftwood Brewing
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Early Music Vancouver
Devoted to the performance and study of baroque music from the Middle Ages to the late Romantic era – often played on instruments authentic to the period – this lively recital society stages a popular summer festival as well as a rolling roster of concerts throughout the year, usually from September to May. Talks, workshops and events are also offered, so bring your lute in case there's a jam night.
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Holy Body Tattoo
Formed by dancers Noam Gagnon and Dana Gingras, the internationally acclaimed Holy Body Tattoo has been performing riveting, edge-of-your-seat pieces to contemporary-dance fans around the world for two decades. Most of their self-choreographed works still start out in Vancouver. They can sometimes be found at the Cultch, if they're not gallivanting around the globe. Expect a host of multimedia fireworks to accompany the show.
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Howe Sound Brewing
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Indie Files
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JJ Bean
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Joe's Cafe
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Karen Jamieson Dance
Striking contemporary choreography and cross-cultural First Nations themes are just two of the hallmarks of this innovative troupe, founded in 1983. The group's work has taken on a more mystical quality in recent years, reinterpreting its older canon and mixing it with some moving new works. Performing at various locations around the city, the troupe often hits the stage at festivals, including Dancing on the Edge and the Vancouver International Dance Festival.
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Live Nation
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Old Auditorium
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Old Yale Brewing
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Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Dedicated to baroque music from the 17th and 18th centuries, this thrilling Vancouver orchestra is highly regarded across North America. Its mandate is to perform the music the way it was originally written, which means using antique or authentic replica instruments and researching the prevalent techniques and styles of the period. Expect to hear plenty of violins and violas, accompanied by visiting harps and harpsichords, as you listen to fresh versions of works by composers such as Bach, Handel and Mozart.
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Pandora's Collective
Promoting self-expression through literature, this busy group stages events throughout Vancouver, including open-mike readings, poetry nights and 'word whips,' where you're given 15 minutes to write some engaging prose on a given cue. Locations are usually coffeehouses around the city. Check the collective's website for upcoming events and consider its annual Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival, a day of readings and bookish shenanigans in Stanley Park.
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Phillips Brewing
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Philosophers' Café
This is a popular series of engaging philosophical discussions staged at restaurants, cafes and galleries in Vancouver and across the Lower Mainland. You can listen to the theories being espoused or wade in with your own crackpot ideas. Each night has a different theme, which might include 'freedom and jazz' or 'painting is dead,' for example. The moderated discussions are often brain-fizzingly lively – consider dressing up as Marx and sitting at the back chuckling to yourself. Check website for dates, themes and locations.
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Playwrights Theatre Centre
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