A still from Probability at rEvolver Theatre Festival. Photo credit: Patricia Trinh from Dusty Foot Productions.
By Loose Lips Mag
@looselipsmag
The editorial team at Loose Lips Mag is small but mighty, and not everything that ends up in our inbox makes it to the magazine. In order to show some love to all of the woman-powered events happening in our city, we introduce The Marquee: a monthly roundup of arts and culture happenings in Vancouver.
Here’s what’s happening in May.
Disco Dumplings: A self-explanatory evening of dumplings n’ disco paired with a bevy of natural wines.
Date: Monday nights
Time: 8 pm-close
Location: Burdock&Co
Spiritual Activism 101: Hosted by the inimitable Rachel Ricketts, join in on an evening of connection, conversation, and learning in support of underrepresented voices. Partial proceeds will go to (WOC) Women of Colour talks.
Date: May 2
Time: 6:30-8 pm
Location: Moment Meditation; tickets here. SOLD OUT
EMMA Talks: Feminist Muslim Voices: Featuring, Dr. Amina Wadud, Feminist Voices facilitates a dialogue with Maisaloon Al-Ashkar, Hannah Ali, and Sarah Munawar and Opening Quran recitation by Seemi Ghazi and “discusses the real possibility of a feminism that can find refuge in religion and how the erasure of feminism from the Islamic tradition has informed their experience of gender and spirituality.” The evening will MC’d by Amal Rana.
Date: May 3
Time: 6:45 doors-9:45 pm
Location: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre; tickets here.
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018: Devoted to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Vancouver audiences for 17 years, the DOXA Documentary Film Festival is a curated and juried festival comprised of public screenings, panel discussions, public forums and educational programs. Festival pass $195, check Doxafestival.ca for individual screenings or ticket packs.
Dates: May 3-13, 2018
Times: Varying, check the website for screenings here: Doxafestival.ca
Locations: The Vancouver Playhouse, VIFF’s Vancity Theatre, The Cinematheque, The Orpheum Annex, Museum of Vancouver, SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
An Indigenous Transgender Journey Through Colonialism: The Gender Vectors project invites you to an evening of storytelling with Cree Two-Spirited activist, Jack Saddleback. Jack captivates his audience by sharing his message of Embracing Two Spirits, Conquering Mental Health, and Finding Ones Identity. This event is held on stolen and occupied Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish Peoples. This includes the territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh-ulh, Stó:lo & Tsleil-Waututh nations. RSVP here.
Date: May 4
Time: 6 pm
Location: Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia Street)
Crafted Vancouver: Delivering a fresh format for new craft appreciators and long-time collectors to explore an authentic collection of contemporary and traditional works, Crafted Vancouver’s inaugural festival includes demos, exhibitions, film nights, private walks and studio tours, workshops and more. A detailed calendar of monthly programming including dates, times, and locations is available online at craftedvancouver.com
Dates: May 4 – 28
Locations: Varying, check craftedvancouver.com
POSTSCRIPT: UBC Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition 2018 at the Belkin Gallery featuring artists: Aileen Bahmanipour, Christopher Lacroix, Cameron McLellan, Candice Okada, and Madiha Sikander.
Date: May 4-June 3
Location: Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Shania Twain: She DOES impress us much! Canada’s singing and songwriting sweetheart performs back to back shows, giving us a healthy dose of ‘90s feminist country.
Date: May 5 and 6
Time: 7 pm
Location: Rogers Arena
BC Cider Festival: The BC Cider Festival will close out BC Cider Week 2018 with 20+ cideries and their owners. Meet producers and orchardists while sampling the full range of authentic craft ciders available here in BC. Tix $45.
Date: May 6
Time: 1 – 6 pm
Location: The Pipe Shop 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
Feel The Burn: A Boxing + Breathwork Session For Battling Burnout: Take part in a fully integrated workout and wellness workshop, co-presented by boxing trainer and co-founder of All City Athletics, Anna Farrant, and intuitive wellness coach, spiritual activist and founder of loss&found, Rachel Ricketts. Dedicated to those working to avoid burnout and exhaustion, this workshop promises to take you through a moving meditation to cleanse and re- calibrate your mind, body and spirit.
Date: May 5
Time: 2-3:30 pm
Location: All City Athletics; tickets here.
Mothering with Grace: We love Grace Club! Sit in on an evening that delves into Mothering in all ways, with a fantastic lineup of speakers to facilitate and share in the conversation. Donations for the Writers Exchange and the DTES Women’s Shelter will be accepted.
Date: May 10
Time: 6:30-10 pm
Location: CurliQue Beauty Boutique; tickets here.
Ballet BC Program 3: You don’t want to miss this sensational season closer! Program 3 includes the return of resident Choreographer Cayetano Soto’s eerie and memorable piece BEGINNING AFTER and a world premiere of new work by Artistic Director Emily Molnar in collaboration with conductor Graeme Langager and Vancouver’s Phoenix Chamber Choir.
Date: May 10-12
Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre; tickets starting as low as $35 here.
Mama Mia: The Arts Club presents the smash-hit, globally known musical Mama Mia based on the famous tunes by ABBA.
Date: May 10-August 12
Location: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage; tickets here.
P!NK: This rose-headed chanteuse was the epitome of the feminist millenium with her debut song “Can’t Take Me Home” and its album of the same name in the year 2000. 18 years later, she’s still singing the female experience and bringing it right here to Vancouver.
Date: May 12
Time: 8 pm
Location: Rogers Arena
WOC Talks 5.0: An evening for women of colour. All womyn who identify as a person of colour are welcome to join in on the conversation. Please bring a minimum of $5 as a donation at the door.
Date: May 15
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Moment Mediation; tickets here.
The 2018 Expressions Theatre Festival: Arts Umbrella’s Intensive, Pre-Professional and Theatre Conservatory Programs showcase their talented young artists in an annual festival including productions like Oklahoma! And Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Date: May 17-26
Location: Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island, 1412 Cartwright St; tickets here.
Becca Hess: Joining the ranks of Canadian country music stars, Becca Hess is turning is a new powerhouse musician and singer, bursting onto the scene with a brand new single, and tour dates coming up this summer.
Date: May 18
Location: Cloverdale Rodeo
rEvolver Theatre Festival: Presented by Upintheair Theatre the 6th annual rEvolver Theatre Festival features a sophisticated, adventurous, and innovative program of new works by distinct voices from across the Canadian live theatre scene. Enjoy 11 mainstage shows over 11 days, touching on hard-hitting contemporary concerns in unexpected ways with offbeat, smart, and comedic productions. Tix $20/15.
Dates: May 23–Jun 3
Location: The Cultch
Tash Sultana: Hailing from Melbourne, this one-woman show is a self-taught singer songwriter, beat boxer, vocalist, and guitar tapping loopologist.
Date: May 24
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Malkin Bowl
Indigenous Brilliance: May 25th Reading: This quarterly reading series, hosted in collaboration by Room Magazine and Massy Books, creates space for Indigenous Brilliance. The evening invites First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women/2SQ writers to showcase their beautiful (and badass) work.
Date: May 25
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Massy Books; more on Facebook here.
Lady Parts: You don’t want to miss episodes three and four of this four-part series from the ladies of After Party Theatre ! “Explore what it’s like to be a woman today. Expect evenings of intimacy and vulnerability contrasted with sharp, cutting and unapologetic comedy. #IGotLaydAtLadyParts”
Date: May 31
Location: The Anza Club; tickets here.
The Art and Science of Fermented Vegetable Pickles with Lauren Elbe: Hosted by Nectar Juicery, spend your Thursday evening learning about the art of fermentation and embracing local seasonal vegetables. You will leave this course with an understanding of how to ferment your own vegetables, a 1L jar of your own custom blended creation to ferment from your home and a step by step recipe for home-fermentation.
Date: May 31
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Nectar Juicery 3633 Main Street; tickets here.
Kristi and Brittany are the co-founders and co-editors of Loose Lips Mag. Together, they’re building their feminist media empire—leaving the patriarchy, charcuterie boards and empty bottles of wine in their wake. Loose Lips Media is grateful to operate on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
