Cabin Fever at the Vancouver Art Gallery
It’s that place you escape to with your family... or from your family. The cabin has long been held in high esteem by Canadians, and now the Vancouver Art Gallery is celebrating the dwelling in a new exhibit called Cabin Fever. Tracing the history of the North American cabin as an architectural form and a cultural construct, Cabin Fever includes renderings, artworks and commercial products as well as architectural models, plans and full-scale interventions. You supply the beer and HBC blankets, though.
June 9 to Sept. 30
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St.
vanartgallery.bc.ca
West End Cocktail Crawl
Vancouver Gourmet Tours will offer a unique cocktail and food pairing experience at three of the best restaurants/bars in the West End. Sip delicious libations from the city’s top mixologists, learn about Vancouver’s integral role in cocktail culture and taste signature appetizers. Participants will have two-and-a-half hours to complete the crawl, and will receive one cocktail and a small appetizer at each stop.
June 7, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
West End (starting location assigned)
eventbrite.ca
BODY LANGUAGE: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest
Tattoos are often far more than skin deep. Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the premiere exhibition BODY LANGUAGE: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest. Guest curator Dion Kaszas of the Nlaka’pamux First Nation traces the deep-rooted traditions of Indigenous tattooing, piercing and personal adornment.
June 8 to Jan. 13
Bill Reid Gallery, 639 Hornby St.
billreidgallery.ca
Chef Meets Truck
The Chefs’ Table Society of B.C., in partnership with the Yaletown BIA, hosts Chef Meets Truck in Yaletown at the intersection of Hamilton and Nelson. The event will feature chefs hopping on board local food trucks to serve up the foodie event of the season. This collaborative effort will feature some of Vancouver’s top culinary talent, including Felix Zhou of Heritage Asian Eatery, Bryan Satterford of Juke Fried Chicken and Tony Starratt from Two Rivers Meats.
June 12, 6 to 9 p.m.
Yaletown (Hamilton and Nelson)
yaletowninfo.com
Calexico at the Rickshaw
The Arizona-based band’s ninth release is grittier but no less creative than Calexico’s eclectic norm. Recorded in a unique Northern Californian coastal home, The Thread That Keeps Us is evocative of time and place. The place to be in Vancouver is the Rickshaw, when Calexico performs as part of its current tour in support of the new album. 19+ only.
June 8, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
Rickshaw Theatre, 254 East Hastings St.
rickshawtheatre.com
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