#get watergunned punk

[hydrofloraison]

@lethalitisms

💧 This city was full of strange folk, but Prosecutor Furina had lived here long enough by this point to more or less have become accustomed to it. But why was this man just staring off into space like that? He was blocking the way, whether he realized it or not.

But the woman had just the thing for that! She opened her briefcase and pulled out a medium sized water fun; fully loaded. And she shot him with it in the face. It shouldn't have soaked him, but it definitely would have snapped him out of it.

"Helloooo! Earth to whoever you are? The stairs are right behind you. What if a monsieur or mademoiselle needed to pass?"

[fob4ever]

i was at a bookstore yesterday that had a copy of the kerrang: living loud book that featured the FOB watergun fight article i've never seen transcribed anywhere so i made a transcript of it for archival purposes. enjoy! from kerrang, may 2005.

For a man staring down the barrel of a loaded gun while wearing just underpants, Fall Out Boy bassist Peter Wentz looks remarkably chipper. Especially when you consider the person about to unload in his face is guitarist and vocalist Patrick Stump, grinning madly despite the fact that fellow six-stringer Joe Trohman has a pistol to his temple. He in turn is firmly in the firing line of drummer Andy Hurley, cackling loudly with his finger hovering over the trigger.

Passers-by stop and stare, waiting for the inevitable, messy climax of this "Reservoir Dogs" scenario. The tension mounts, onlookers brace themselves, the band get ready to open fire. Suddenly it happens.

"Argh!" screams Wentz as several litres of icy water soak him. "That's fucking cold!"

No, Fall Out Boy aren't about to blow each other away, They're having a water fight for K!'s benefit in a car park at the Chicago stop on travelling punk circus Warped Tour, where they're knocking out their "softcore" wares ("We're basically a hardcore band that couldn't cut it as a hardcore band," laughs Wentz) on the main stage alongside big hitters like The Offspring, Avenged Sevenfold and My Chemical Romance. The Windy City is more than just another stop for them; Chicago is Fall Out Boy's hometown, the place where they formed out of the ashes of their old hardcore bands, and where they still live with their parents- who are here for today's show - during the few weeks of the year they're not on tour.

It all started for Fall Out Boy here in 2001 when the members wanted a break from playing in their various bands. Long time friends Wentz and Hurley got together with hardcore associate Joe Trohman to do something a bit less heavy. Following a conversation about avant-metallers Neurosis in a bookstore, Trohman introduced Stump to the rest of the band. When their other bands folded, they took on Fall Out Boy full time.

"We wanted to do things before we were ready," chuckles Peter Wentz fondly of the early days of DIY tours for the benefit of the one or two people who would show up. "We'd plan two-week tours, just to see the world. Nobody would book us, so we had to do it all on our own."

"A lot of bands have scenes to go into and surround themselves with those people," says Stump. "We had no scene, so we would just play anywhere, with whoever."

FOB have come a long way from their humble roots. Right now they're America's fastest rising band. Radio smash 'Sugar, We're Goin' Down' has placed them squarely in the mainstream, having spent three weeks as the Number One song on MTV's 'TRL', a prime-time show usually devoted to pop acts like Maroon 5 and Ashlee Simpson. So dizzying their Stateside assent has been, they had to cancel their recent European tour in order to play the MTV Music Video Awards, where they are also nominated for 'Sugar...'. Thankfully, FOB haven't let the screaming adoration turn them into big-headed twats.

"A piece of shit with legs on it could walk onto 'TRL' and people would still go crazy," laughs Wentz. "That stuff just goes straight by me. With the fast turnover in the music industry, how can anyone have an ego"

Andy Hurley chips in. "You can be today's main stage and tomorrow's trash."

That's to find out tomorrow, though. Today among the madness of trying to plan anything on the Warped Tour - stage times are decided daily by lottery - Fall Out Boy have to try and find time for hanging out with family and friends.

"Three weeks on Warped is like three months on a normal tour," says Peter Wentz.

"Home becomes like Atlantis on tour, you wonder if it actually exists after a while," adds Patrick Stump.

Now FOB are big stars, a lot of old 'friends' have been coming out of the woodwork. Joe Trohman and Peter Wentz have polarised views on those who didn't give a toss back in the day suddenly becoming your pal once you've made it.

"The way I look at it is if someone's a dick to you and you don't know them, so what?" says Trohman. "Just care about who did support you, keep those important people close, not the people who five years ago called you a loser."

"I work the opposite way!" Wentz counters, before adding darkly, "The people I think about most are enemies. My brain works on revenge!"

Though a tight knit group of close friends, Peter Wentz is clearly Fall Out Boy's spokesman. He does most of the talking during the interview and writes the lyrics, and seems like the most driven one of the lot. As well as doing Fall Out Boy, Wentz has also written a book with tattoo artist Joe Tesaure, 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'. It's a dark, twisted tale that could have come straight from the brain of Tim Burton.

"I've always been into Roahl Dahl and people like that, and I was friends with a tattoo artist at the time and we came up with this idea to do a book together," he explains. "It wasn't something I felt fitted in with what Fall Out Boy is, I hate when bands do something that's not 'them'. The book is what it is, and Fall Out Boy is what we are."

Despite all thise talk of nightmares and revenge, FOB are upbeat individuals, enjoying their newfound success, while refusing to allow success to go to their heads. They'll tell you they don't like the shallowness of groupies or industry parties, and that the trappings of rock stardom hold no appeal.

"I don't feel like I deserve it," says Wentz in closing. "It's not like, 'this amount of time and this amount of shows = this kind of bus'. I appreciate what we've got. We've toured in a tiny van and it was cool, but now we're having new adventures living like this. I don't feel we deserve it more than any other bands do."

He surveys the sumptuosly appointed tour bus for a moment before chuckling heartily.

"Actually, that's a lie, we totally deserve it more than anyone else! Ha ha!"

[peachcitt]

heyhey! so i'm really getting into greatest hits and i wanna make a playlist of ladybug inspired music. i was wondering if you have any songs or artists that you'd recommend, or that you imagine her music to sound like? again really enjoying the fic so far <3

IF YOU MAKE A PLAYLIST YOU HAVE TO SHARE THE LINK WITH ME YOU HAVE TO

anyway i would say most pop punk/indie punk-leaning stuff would be applicable here, but here’s a few artists that i think lb would sound the most like/be inspired by

waterparks (everything before the intellectual property album)

pom pom squad

fall out boy

VIAL

paramore (think 2005-2009)

pierce the veil (specifically jaws of life album)

mitski (the lush album)

pinkshift

panic! at the disco (but only a fever you can’t sweat out)

chase petra

1990nowhere (everything on the self-titled ep except watergun and everything on the fever called living ep)

olen (the song portland and all the singles prior to first album)

i know this was kind of a lot but i feel extremely strongly about all of these and i think greatest hits ladybug would too. also this gives you a lot to choose from!!

thanks for asking, and please please please share the playlist with me when you’re done!!!<3

[docholligay]

4. Croatia

TRAKTORRRRRRR

This is so, so polarizing. You either vibe with this intensely, or you can’t fucking stand it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure there’s people in the middle, but by and large that’s not been my experience.

Croatia has made a business for the last few years of sending the BLANDEST pop shit, and this year the Croatians just went fucking feral and sent Let 3, an established band that is punk in the classic sense, set up to provoke and destroy, not to evoke nostalgia for a time you were cool. I LOVE THEM. This is much more my speed of an anti-war song than My Sister’s Crown, or, lol, Watergun.

I find myself singing along with this, because it’s simple enough that even my ass, knowing no Croatian whatsoever, can pick it up. I love the chaos of it, but I do genuinely think these guys put on an exceptional show, and I love to watch them get a live crowd onto their side. Crowds LOVE them. They absolutely know how to work a stage.

I could not predict AT ALL how the Eurovision audience is going to take them. This is not me being like “well, you know” I mean I have no fucking idea. I AM GOING TO BE VOTING FOR IT FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. I AM GOING TO PAY MONEY TO VOTE FOR IT. I am so into this shit, but it is also SO SO easy for me to see this being a turn off. I mean, come on now. I do have eyes and a brain.

I’M MAKIN MAZALICE FOR THE EUROVISION PARTY

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[halfire]

KONAN

MY MOM

Give me a character and I’ll tell you my headcanon for:

What they smell like: like a used bookstore.

How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): i feel like it takes her eight years to fall asleep but she doesn’t toss n turn much, she just sleeps on her back.

What music they enjoy: GOD this comes from some nonsense i watched when i was like twelve but a lot of punk rock and the like.

How much time they spend getting ready every morning: anywhere from fifteen minutes to an hour and a half. 

Their favorite thing to collect: cool fuckin paper, man!!! just got a fuckin box of nice paper she’s found over the years. loves it. i also feel like she presses flowers.

Left or right-handed: probably right?

Religion (if any): uh

Favorite sport: idk what sports are man. soccer? in a modern au i have i hc she and yahiko played soccer as children.

Favorite touristy thing to do when traveling (museums, local food, sightseeing, etc): she likes to sightsee and just observe things. also museums if they pique her interest.

Favorite kind of weather: loves rainy weather, dreary and foggy. 

A weird/obscure fear they have: god i feel like clowns. just. mildly unnerved by their presence. 

The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: ……speaking of clowns, the watergun balloon ones.

[indecent-lemon]

Good Morning (a fic)

This takes place right before Malec’s portal to the London Institute. My personal contribution to his holy day. Enjoy!

Fluff and Angst

“Magnus,” Alec slammed another drawer closed and frantically scrounged in another one. “Have you seen my fancy sweatshirt?”, Alec said. His hair dripping from his recent shower.

“Alec, there is no such thing as a fancy sweatshirt but if you’re looking for that moth-eaten rag check the hamper.” Magnus called from another room.

Alec scrambled to the laundry room. They had to leave, to London, soon and his heart was pounding a bit more than it should’ve. “It’s not here!”

You’d think the dreaded, yellow sweatshirt must’ve disappeared with a bout of magic from Magnus, but no. The warlock secretly loves the worn wool and the mothball smell. It’s a gentle reminder of their differences and how they don’t need to be the same person to love each other.

“Magnus, what am I going to do?” Alec sat on their bed, despondently.

Magnus appeared in the doorway. “What am I going to do? Did you mean what am I going to wear?”

“Y-y-yes,” he sighed and set his head on a quilted pillow, staring at the ceiling.

Magnus copied Alec’s actions. “Alec, you know you can tell me everything.”

They sat in silence for a full five minutes. Usually they could do this comfortably but there was an aura of unease.

“I’m scared, Magnus.”

“So am I. The divide between downworlders and shadowhunters is becoming greater and—”

“I’m not worried about that. I mean I am but I’m worried about something more important.”

Their eyes met for the first time that day, they both gleamed with want. The unconditional want for a loved one to be happy.

“You, Rafe, and Max are more important,” his voice became tainted with malice.

“And I don’t want to lose Rafe to those jerks. I don’t want him to grow up, become way cooler than Jace, and be underestimated because he has a warlock as a dad.

"And I see the way they look at Max. Our sweet-as-candy baby boy is hated because he’s blue and amazing and he may have powers, that they’re jealous of! I’m scared he might grow to hate himself or that he’ll get sick like��you.

"You’re getting tired more easily. I can see it in your eyes. I have no idea what’s going on but I have every idea what’s going on. It’s bad luck for being good people. The universe hates us.” Alec stopped talking and finally breathed out. He clutched his throat as if he were trying to believe he said all that.

Magnus wiped a tear from his lover’s cheek and proceeded to wipe his own. “Alec, I know it seems unfair and that’s because it is. Those bigot shadowhunters hate us but look around. We have a family. A downworlder-shadowhunter family, never been seen before and it’s wonderful. We have people that support us even if I get sicker, even if Rafe turns on us, even if Max hates himself. There are people who’ll bring us right back up.”

Alec breathed, “I love you. You’re so…”

Magnus hushed the shadowhunter with a kiss, his lips warm and soft and buttery. “I know and I love you too.”

Alec made that “wow” face like he always does after they kiss. Magnus doubts he’ll tire of it.

Alec shook his head as if to get the wonderstruck out of it. “You had breakfast without me”, he teased.

“Well I knew I couldn’t eat looking at that horrid sweatshirt. I still have some toast and eggs left.”

Magnus stood and beckoned his boyfriend to follow him into the kitchen. On their way they passed an open door in the hallway. There was Max wearing a cowboy hat and holding a watergun. A gold star gleamed at his chest.

In his most gutteral voice he said, “Put your hands up. I’m the sherrif.” He pointed at the star at his chest.

Rafe, in a bandana, and the missing sweatshirt declared, “I don’t think so Sheriff Maxie. I’m a low-down punk and I don’t care about the law. 1…2…3…”, they both took a few steps back. “Draw!”

Rafe whipped out his watergun and waited for Max to stop fumbling his gun with his tiny blue fingers. When they were both armed. Rafe giggled as he squirted at Max’s badge. Max, taking that as a direct insult ran to grab a supersoaker he hid in the closet. Rafe ran after him, which made Max chuckle madly and yell, “Hi Dad! Daddy!”

Rafe froze in his tracks, he hadn’t recalled seeing his parents standing in the hall.

Magnus snatched a smartphone out of Alec’s quaking hands with a sly smile. “Oh let me record. You can’t ever focus.”

Alec’s head was down and he was clutching his sides. A strange noise came from his throat.

Rafe frowned, “Dad are you crying?”

Alec quirked up, beaming, tears streamed down his face. “Crying tears of joy! You’re so cute. Don’t mind me. Go back to your play. I’ll just be over here dying of cuteness overload.”

Magnus shot Alec a look. “You’re scaring him”, he turned to his kids. Rafe and Max had a confused expressions. Although, Max was probably wondering why the fun stopped.

Magnus shut the phone off. “Well this was a morning. You kids hungry? I’ll make pancakes.” Magnus waltzed into the kitchen and couldn’t help but smile at his family seated at the dining table.

All of a sudden Alec exclaimed, “Oh my God! I invinted people over for brunch!”

Magnus grew tense, “Who?”

There was a pause and giggles from their sons. “Everyone, Daddy. He invited everyone”, said Max.

[gunboatbaylodge]

Things to Do in Vancouver this Weekend: August 10, 2017

This Saturday is the peak of the annual Perseids meteor shower, so be sure to look up at the night sky in between all of the festivals this weekend, including the multi-faceted Queer Film Festival, giant neighbourhood art at the Mural Festival, and lululaemon’s huge seaside yoga marathon and party; Sea Wheeze.

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Ongoing

Friday August 11

Vancouver Mural Festival

Vancouver Mural Festival Where: Various locations around Main Street What: The creation of permanent large scale public murals, complemented by community events. Stroll the murals, look up, look down, look through alleyways and avenues to catch public art all around. There are tours, artist talks, shows, and a street party. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

Vancouver Queer Film Festival Where: Various locations What: This festival is ready to once again illuminate the transformative moments in the lives of queer people – telling stories of the journeys we have taken to find ourselves, each other and our place in the world. This year continues the movement of creating change through film, education and dialogue. Runs until: Sunday August 20, 2017

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Where: Roundhouse Community Centre What: The inaugural Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival offers access to audiences, patrons, peers, community and learning to artists who do not currently have access to mainstream markets or cultural institutions. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Where: VanCity Theatre What: This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America, focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo. Runs until: Thursday August 17, 2017

Sunset Blvd Where: The Imperial What: An urban art and dance exhibition inspired by a Havana night with island feels. There’ll be dance performances, aerialists, body-painted models, digital art, and vendors.

Story, Story, Lie: All Stars Where: The Fox What: The cities best performers share intimate, hilarious, often embarrassing, stories that seem to odd to be true.

East Side Flea Where: 1024 Main What: Over 50 local vendors, food trucks, a live DJ, artisan showrooms, seasonal drink specials, pinball and more. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Work from the Art Studios Where: The Cultch Gallery What: Various works of art. Runs until: Saturday September 2, 2017

Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show

Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show Where: Kitsilano Ice Rink What: Sixty gem, mineral and jewellery vendors from across Canada and abroad, bring you unique gems, fine minerals, rare fossils, hand made jewellery, fancy beads, lapidary art and more.

A Bawdy Night of Bardlesque Revelry

A Bawdy Night of Bardlesque Revelry Where: The Rio What: A highly-artistic literary journey through the world of William Shakespeare, just the way he wanted it — with bawdy wenches, obscure dick jokes, and terrible, terrible puns.

  Saturday August 12

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Sea Wheeze Half Marathon and Sunset Festival | Image by janheuninck | Flickr

Sea Wheeze Half Marathon and Sunset Festival Where: Starts at Thurlow and West Hastings What: It’s a half marathon, but it’s also a party! Run along the water and take in the scenery, then bliss out with a sunset yoga practice, followed by an epic dance party and a beer (or two).

Blackout Night Sky Festival

Blackout Night Sky Festival Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology What: Peer into telescopes, make your own star lantern and experience an experimental art installation that reimagines the constellations. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy stargazing to a soundtrack of downtempo and ambient beats, punctuated by live music and throat singing.

Cedar Weaving Workshop Where: Bill Reid Gallery What: Learn how to weave with Haida weaver Todd DeVries.

Bio Blitz Where: Stanley Park What: Register for expert-led field surveys, interpretive walks, and family-fun activities. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

One Love West Coast Where: Swangard Stadium What: A festival of Afro, Latin and reggae music with a marketplace, kid zone, and food. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Vancouver Fruit Festival Where: Russian Hall What: A “punk-rock farmers market” where you’ll listen to music and appreciate in season fruit and vegetables. Recipes, canning how-to’s, frozen fruit, jam, and music will be expected.

Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary Screening with Director, John Badham

Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary Screening with Director, John Badham Where: VanCity Theatre What: Director John Badham will introduce this special 40th (yes, 40th) anniversary screening of his classic disco musical, the movie that made John Travolta a star and propelled The Bee Gees to the top of the charts.

Pink Floyd and Radiohead Laser Show

Pink Floyd and Radiohead Laser Show Where: BCIT Planetarium What: Featuring an improved Fulldome 360 video projection system, multiple RGB Lasers, and Full Concert 360 sound.

Slide the City

Slide the City Where: North Vancouver What: A 1,000 foot long water slide returns along with Car Free Day, turning Lower Lonsdale into a pedestrian and slider zone filled with vendors, food trucks, live music, DJs & entertainment. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Databending Workshop

Databending Workshop Where: The James Black Gallery What: Sonification databending is a common and versatile method used by glitch artists, and many other digital artists, to aestheticize distortions using sound-based processes. This event will be split into two parts: a short talk on databending with a focus on sonification, and an interactive workshop for both beginner and intermediate digital artists.

We Are The City

We Are The City Where: The Biltmore What: Locals doing indie, kinda electro, soft-singing kind of music.

Flash Tattoo Pop-Up

Flash Tattoo Pop-Up Where: Burrard Arts Foundation What: Awesome tattoos by some off the best artists in town. Make sure to get there early to reserve your spot. First come, first served.

  Sunday August 13

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Pinoy Festival Where: Memorial South Park What: This one-day event showcases the energy and talent of the Filipino community. Head out to the party for a street parade and tons of tasty Filipino food. Browse Filipino crafts and goods, as well as watch performances by local and international artists.

Vancouver Waterfight Where: Stanley Park What: Show up with waterguns and be prepared to get soaked! Adults and kids welcome.

Freewheelin’ Folk Music on Film

Freewheelin’ Folk Music on Film Where: VanCity Theatre What: Film scholar Michael van den Bos illuminates folk songs and icons as presented in the movies. Along with examples of traditional and contemporary folk music from dramas, comedies, bio-pics and documentaries, this program also embraces folk’s extended family in country, western, bluegrass and more, with a special tribute to Bob Dylan’s freewheelin’ film career.

Pakistan Festival Where: Jack Poole Plaza What: A place for the community to bring Pakistanis together and to introduce Pakistan to the greater Canadian community. This is a showcase of the cultural heritage, diversity, geography, music, dress, cuisine, customs and traditions of all corners of Pakistan.

Brian Ferry Where: The Orpheum What: You know him from the glamtastic days of Roxy Music in the 70s! Go see his crooning, mythic, and quirky style.

  Ongoing

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Vancouver Bach Festival Where: Christ Church Cathedral What: Fourteen concerts that features guest artists from all over the world. Highlight concerts include Matt Haimovitz’s new perspective on Bach’s Cello Suites in Overtures to Bach; the Vancouver premiere of The Fountains of Israel, a relatively unknown masterpiece by composer Johann Schein; and a stirring finale of Bach’s monumental St. John Passion. Runs until: Friday August 11, 2017

Vancouver Mural Festival

Vancouver Mural Festival Where: Various locations around Main Street What: The creation of permanent large scale public murals, complemented by community events. Stroll the murals, look up, look down, look through alleyways and avenues to catch public art all around. There are tours, artist talks, shows, and a street party. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Where: Roundhouse Community Centre What: The inaugural Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival offers access to audiences, patrons, peers, community and learning to artists who do not currently have access to mainstream markets or cultural institutions. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

The Teen Shakespeare Program presents Romeo and Juliet Where: Carousel Theatre What: The annual Teen Shakespeare Program stages outdoor, all ages productions on Granville Island with a festival-style village, concession, and activities for the kids. Admission is free but seating is limited, with premium seating available in advance for $ 5 per seat. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

Bio Blitz Where: Stanley Park What: Register for expert-led field surveys, interpretive walks, and family-fun activities. Runs until: Saturday August 12, 2017

Robson Square Salsa Where: Robson Square What: An annual series of free outdoor salsa dances. Learn, have fun, and show off your moves. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

East Side Flea Where: 1024 Main What: Over 50 local vendors, food trucks, a live DJ, artisan showrooms, seasonal drink specials, pinball and more. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Harmony Arts Festival

Harmony Arts Festival  Where: Park Place Mall (North Vancouver) What: A family-friendly festival that celebrates the arts with indoor and outdoor activities day and night including concerts and outdoor cinema. There’s a free shuttle departing from Canada Place at select times – see the website for details. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Slide the City

Slide the City Where: North Vancouver What: A 1,000 foot long water slide returns along with Car Free Day, turning Lower Lonsdale into a pedestrian and slider zone filled with vendors, food trucks, live music, DJs & entertainment. Runs until: Sunday August 13, 2017

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Where: VanCity Theatre What: This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America, focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo. Runs until: Thursday August 17, 2017

Ensemble Theatre Festival

Ensemble Theatre Festival Where: Jericho Arts Centre What: Featuring a cast of emerging and established actors performing In the Next Room, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and Master Class, by directors new and returning to the festival: Keltie Forsyth, Ian Farthing, and Evan Frayne. Runs until: Friday August 18, 2017

Oh, Canada – The True North Strong and Funny

Oh, Canada – The True North Strong and Funny Where: The Improv Centre on Granville Island What: Based on audience suggestions, the cast lampoon such Canadian ‘institutions’ as Heritage Minutes, the Mounties, winter, our hunky Prime Minister, hockey, and lumberjacks or other endless possibilities. As this is improv and the show is made up on the spot, no two shows are ever the same. Join us for some distinctively Canadian laughs. You’ll be nicer for it. Runs until: Saturday August 19, 2017

Kitsilano Showboat

Kitsilano Showboat Where: Kits beach What: Almost anything can happen at this family friendly showcase of amateur talent dating back to 1935. Runs until: Saturday August 19, 2017

Vancouver Queer Film Festival Where: Various locations What: This festival is ready to once again illuminate the transformative moments in the lives of queer people – telling stories of the journeys we have taken to find ourselves, each other and our place in the world. This year continues the movement of creating change through film, education and dialogue. Runs until: Sunday August 20, 2017

Live Carving of Stó:lō Welcome Figures

Live Carving of Stó:lō Welcome Figures Where: Tourism Chilliwack Visitor Centre (Chilliwack, BC) What: Terry Horne, artist and Chief from Yakweakwioose band, is carving two Stó:lō Welcome Figures at the Chilliwack Visitor Centre. Runs until: August 2017

Film Noir Where: The Cinematheque What: The Cinematheque’s annual foray into the dark, desperate world of American film noir returns with eleven lurid classics from noir’s hard-boiled heyday. Runs until: Thursday August 24, 2017

Indigenous Plant Use Where: Stanley Park What: Walk through the forest with an experienced guide of Coast Salish descent and learn about the traditional and present-day Indigenous relationships with local flora and fauna. While there will be no collecting on these tours, Stanley Park offers a perfect setting to learn about sustainable harvesting. Runs until: Friday August 25, 2017 (Fridays)

Theatre Under the Stars | Photo by Tim Matheson

Theatre Under the Stars Where: Stanley Park What: Enjoy a delightful dose of entertainment this summer with two Broadway musicals. Mary Poppins and The Drowsy Chaperone will be performed live at the Malkin Bowl. A beloved Vancouver tradition since 1940, TUTS 2017 season promises song & dance in two family-friendly productions celebrating love and imagination. Runs until: Saturday August 26, 2017

Story Walks

Story Walks Where: The Shipyards and in Lynn Canyon Park What: Free drop-in walks at The Shipyards are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am and 1:30 pm. Meet at Lonsdale Ave. and Victory Ship Way. Free drop-in walks in Lynn Canyon Park are offered Wednesdays and Thursdays from July 6th to August 24th at 11 am and 1:30 pm. Meet across from the Lynn Canyon Café. Runs until: Sunday August 27, 2017

Peak Yoga on Grouse Mountain

Peak Yoga on Grouse Mountain Where: Grouse Mountain What: Enjoy 60 minute yoga classes led by YYoga instructors, every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00-11:00 am. Whether you need a great post-Grind cool down or would just love to experience a different yoga venue at one of the city’s most spectacular locations, these 60-minute class are bound to enhance your physical well-being and kick start your weekend. Runs until: Sunday August 27, 2017

Social Sundays Where: VanDusen Gardens What: Summer sounds, signature cocktails, and lawn games. Runs until: Sunday August 27, 2017

Dance in Transit Where: Various outdoor locations What: A continuous supply of dancing during the warm months —at no cost. Watch it, try it, and see if you love it. Runs until: Sunday August 27th, 2017

Xi Xanya Dzam – Those Who Are Amazing At Making Things Where: The Bill Reid Gallery What: Xi Xanya Dzam (pronounced hee hun ya zam) is the Kwak’wala word describing incredibly talented and gifted people who create works of art. The exhibition is both a showcase and a critical exploration of ‘achievement’ and ‘excellence’ in traditional and contemporary First Nations art. Runs until: Sunday September 4, 2017

Pictures From Here

Pictures From Here Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: Featuring photographs and video works from the early 1960s to the present that capture the urban environment of the Greater Vancouver region, its citizens and the vast “natural” landscape of the province. Runs until: Sunday September 4, 2017

  Jaad Kuujus: Meghann O’Brien

Jaad Kuujus: Meghann O’Brien Where: Bill Reid Gallery What: Meghann takes materials from the natural world and transforms them into pieces of high-level human expression. Working with traditional materials such as mountain goat wool and cedar bark has given her a deep connection to the supernatural world, a connection to her ancestors. She describes working with cedar bark as, “travelling back in time” or “touching the cosmos”. Her creations have a profound impact within contemporary Northwest Coast art and beyond. Runs until: September 2017

Sunday Art Market

Sunday Art Market Where: Jim Deva Plaza What: Local artists, vendors and makers, largely from Vancouver’s West End, along with musical and other live performances and artist-led workshops to drop into. Runs until: September 2017

Panda International Night Market Where: Richmond, BC What: A diverse market in Richmond, with shopping, food, beverages, and a game zone. Runs until: Monday September 11, 2017

Flora and Fauna: A Summer Art Show Where: The Fall Tattooing and Artist Studio What: An artistic summer celebration of all vibrant, colourful, living things. Runs until: Friday September 15, 2017

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Where: Vanier Park What: What do you say to watching a live production of Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, The Merchant of Venice or The Two Gentlemen of Verona in a custom-built tent on the beach while sipping wine, beer, and munching on a picnic lunch themed to the play? Yes! Right? After 28 years, this festival has hit a stride of near perfection (and don’t even get us started on the amazing costumes.) Runs until: Saturday September 23, 2017

A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug

A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug Where: Contemporary Art Gallery What: The first overview of the extraordinary career of Levine Flexhaug (1918 – 1974), born in the Treelon area near Climax, Saskatchewan. It brings together approximately 450 of the artist’s paintings as well as several of his mural-sized works. An itinerant painter, he sold thousands of variations of essentially the same landscape painting in national parks, resorts, department stores and bars across western Canada from the late 1930s through the early 1960s. Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Unbelievable

Unbelievable Where: The Museum of Vancouver What: This exhibition poses provocative questions about our perception of stories by assembling iconic artifacts, storied replicas, and contested objects for a mind-bending exploration of the role stories play in defining lives and communities – and what happens when we question the tales we’ve long relied upon. Unbelievable objects include the Thunderbird totem pole that appeared in controversial filmmaker Edward Curtis’ 1906 work In the Land of the Head Hunters; contemporary ‘totems’, each with contrasting stories about a point in time in Vancouver; and artifacts illustrating the complex narrative around Vancouver’s relationship with First Nations communities. Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Uninterrupted

Uninterrupted Where: Under the Cambie Street Bridge What: After dusk, audiences will witness the extraordinary migration of wild Pacific salmon in a 30-minute cinematic spectacle that explores the connection between nature and our urban environments. Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Be Polite

Be Polite Where: Contemporary Art Gallery What: Working closely with the Estate of Gordon Bennett and IMA Brisbane the exhibition will comprise a selection of rare works on paper including drawing, painting, watercolour, poetry, and essays from the early 1990s through to the early 2000s. Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Works by Anna Milton

Works by Anna Milton Where: VanDusen Gardens What: Anna has been exhibiting and selling her work internationally since her college years. She trained and worked as an art therapist for many years and is interested in symbols and metaphor that are present in visual art. Runs until: Wednesday September 27, 2017

Shipyards Night Marlet

Shipyards Night Market Where: Lonsdale, North Vancouver What: Food, art, music, entertainment, shopping, a beer garden, and you can bring your dog! Runs until: September 29, 2017

ZimCarvings Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden What: Patrick Sephani along with visiting artist Peter Kananji will be showcasing works from over 30 Zimbabwean stone sculptors on the beautiful garden grounds and carving stone sculptures on site.  All works will be available for purchase. Runs until: Saturday September 30, 2017

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: The most comprehensive exhibition of French painter Claude Monet’s work in Canada in two decades, Claude Monet’s Secret Garden will trace the career of this pivotal figure in Western art history. This exhibition will present thirty-eight paintings spanning the course of Monet’s long career from the unparalleled collection of the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris. Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Stephen Shore: The Giverny Portfolio

Stephen Shore: The Giverny Portfolio Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: Twenty-five photographs by contemporary American photographer Stephen Shore produced during several visits to Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s famous gardens at Giverny, France. Showing concurrently with the exhibition Claude Monet’s Secret Garden, Stephen Shore: The Giverny Portfolio offers a contemporary perspective on the tranquility originally captured in Monet’s iconic paintings. Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Persistence

Persistence Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: Persistence draws together three recent contemporary installations to explore the surprising and creative ways that technologies, physical objects and natural processes endure and transform. Runs until: October 1, 2017

Elad Lassry

Elad Lassry Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: Investigating the nature of perception with a special focus on the photographic image within the digital era, the exhibition includes more than seventy works—films, photographs and sculpture—produced by Lassry over the last decade. Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market Where: Dude Chilling Park What: Amble over and pick up some afternoon picnic supplies, groceries for the week, and Sunday dinner fixings from 25+ farms and producers. Each week you’ll find a fresh selection of just-picked seasonal fruits & veggies, ethically-raised meats & sustainable seafood, artisanal bread & prepared foods, craft beer, wine, & spirits, handmade craft, and coffee & food trucks. Runs until: Sunday October 8, 2017

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology What: Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms. Varied forms of expression associated with writing throughout Asia is shown over the span of different time periods: from Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions, Qu’ranic manuscripts, Southeast Asian palm leaf manuscripts and Chinese calligraphy from MOA’s Asian collection to graffiti art from Afghanistan and contemporary artworks using Japanese calligraphy, and Tibetan and Thai scripts. Runs until: Monday October 9, 2017

Richmond Night Market

Richmond Night Market Where: Richmond, BC What: There’s a dinosaur park! Anamatronic dinosaurs! Also – live performances, carnival games, over 200 retail stalls and over 500 food choices from around the world. Runs until: October 9, 2017

Onsite / Offsite Tsang Kin-Wah

Onsite / Offsite Tsang Kin-Wah Where:  Vancouver Art Gallery What:  This large-scale composition transforms English texts to form intricate floral and animal patterns. The work draws from discriminatory language that appeared in newspapers and political campaigns in Vancouver during the 1887 anti-Chinese riots, the mid-1980s immigration influx from Hong Kong and most recently, the heated exchanges around the foreign buyers and the local housing market. Runs until: Sunday October 15, 2017

West End Farmers Market Where: 1100 Comox St What: Located in the heart of Vancouver’s busy West End, this laid-back Saturday market looks onto beautiful Nelson Park and adjacent community gardens. Each week, shop for the best in local, seasonal produce, artisanal bread & prepared foods, craft beer, wine, & spirits, ethically raised meat, eggs, & dairy, sustainable seafood, wild crafted product, and handmade craft. Hot food & coffee on-site as well. Runs until: Saturday October 21, 2017 (Saturdays)

Trout Lake Farmers Market Where: Trout Lake What: This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market. Visitors come from near and far to sample artisan breads & preserves, stock up on free-range and organic eggs & meats, get the freshest, hard-to-find heirloom vegetables and taste the first Okanagan cherries and peaches of the season. Runs until: Saturday October 21, 2017 (Saturdays)

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Kitsilano Farmers Market Where: Kitsilano Community Centre parking lot What:   A great selection of just-picked, seasonal fruits & vegetables, ethically raised and grass fed meat, eggs, & dairy, sustainable seafood, fresh baked bread & artisanal food, local beer, wine, & spirits, and beautiful, handmade craft. Kids and parents alike can enjoy entertainment by market musicians, a nearby playground and splash park, and coffee and food truck offerings each week. Runs until: Sunday October 22, 2017 (Sundays)

The Lost Fleet Exhibit Where: Vancouver Maritime Museum What: On December 7, 1941 the world was shocked when Japan bombed Pearl Harbour, launching the United States into the war. This action also resulted in the confiscation of nearly 1,200 Japanese-Canadian owned fishing boats by Canadian officials on the British Columbia coast, which were eventually sold off to canneries and other non-Japanese fishermen. The Lost Fleet looks at the world of the Japanese-Canadian fishermen in BC and how deep-seated racism played a major role in the seizure, and sale, of Japanese-Canadian property and the internment of an entire people. Runs until: Winter 2017

Bill Reid Creative Journeys | Image via the Canadian Museum of History

Bill Reid Creative Journeys Where: The Bill Reid Gallery What: Celebrating the many creative journeys of acclaimed master goldsmith and sculptor Bill Reid (1920–1998), this exhibition provides a comprehensive introduction to his life and work. Runs until: Sunday December 10, 2017

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology What: MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law. These are foundational to the notions of Rights of Nature, and they have been consolidating in the nine countries that share responsibilities over the Amazonian basin. Runs until: January 28, 2018

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

Emily Carr: Into the Forest Where: Vancouver Art Gallery What: Far from feeling that the forests of the West Coast were a difficult subject matter, Carr exulted in the symphonies of greens and browns found in the natural world. With oil on paper as her primary medium, Carr was free to work outdoors in close proximity to the landscape. She went into the forest to paint and saw nature in ways unlike her fellow British Columbians, who perceived it as either untamed wilderness or a plentiful source of lumber. Runs until: March 4, 2018

Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist Where: North Vancouver Museum What: An exhibition exploring the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George (1899- 1981) and his influence as an Indigenous rights advocate and his career as an actor. The exhibition was developed in close collaboration with the George family. Runs until: April 2018

In a Different Light

In a Different Light Where: Museum of Anthropology What: More than 110 historical Indigenous artworks and marks the return of many important works to British Columbia. These objects are amazing artistic achievements. Yet they also transcend the idea of ‘art’ or ‘artifact’. Through the voices of contemporary First Nations artists and community members, this exhibition reflects on the roles historical artworks have today. Featuring immersive storytelling and innovative design, it explores what we can learn from these works and how they relate to Indigenous peoples’ relationships to their lands. Runs until: Spring 2019

What are you up to this weekend? Tell me and the rest of Vancouver in the comments below or tweet me directly at @lextacular

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1. COKE OR PEPSI: Coke 2. DISNEY OR DREAMWORKS: Both 3. COFFEE OR TEA: I’m generally a tea person but I love coffee as well, so, both. 4. BOOKS OR MOVIES: Books, definitely.

5. WINDOWS OR MAC: Windows 6. DC OR MARVEL: Both 7. XBOX OR PLAYSTATION: I uh. I have no experience with either so I’ll just say computer/pc 8. DRAGON AGE OR MASS EFFECT: Dragon Age. Probably. 9. NIGHT OWL OR EARLY RISER: Night Owl all the way 10. CARDS OR CHESS: Cards, I don’t know how to play chess 11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate! 12. VANS OR CONVERSE: Converse, always and forever 13. LAVELLAN, TREVELYAN, CADASH, OR ADAAR: What now? 14. FLUFF OR ANGST: Angst 15. BEACH OR FOREST: Forest, don’t like sand much (Anakin approves) 16. DOGS OR CATS: Cats. 17. CLEAR SKIES OR RAIN: Rain, but only if I have to be out for a minimal amount of time. 18. COOKING OR EATING OUT: Eating out. And not only in restaurants *wiggles brows* 19. SPICY OR MILD FOOD: Mild, although I do like spicy food.

20. HALLOWEEN/SAMHAIN OR SOLSTICE/YULE/CHRISTMAS: Eh, Halloween is not a big thing here in Europe, so I guess Christmas? 21. WOULD YOU RATHER FOREVER BE A LITTLE TOO COLD OR A LITTLE TOO HOT: This is a tough one 22. IF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPERPOWER WHAT WOULD IT BE: Reading minds, telepathy. 23. ANIMATION OR LIVE ACTION: Animation. 24. PARAGON OR RENEGADE: Paragon. 25. BATH OR SHOWER: Bath! Bath! Bath! With bubbles! 26. TEAM CAP OR TEAM IRONMAN: Have to say Ironman (sorry Cap) 27. FANTASY OR SCI-FI: Both, I love both. 28. DO YOU HAVE 3 OR 4 FAVORITE QUOTES IF SO WHAT ARE THEY:

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Nothing can cure the soul but senses, and nothing can cure senses but the soul." -Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray "Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR ”We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in.” -Ernest Hemingway

Bonus:

“He’s stuck out there. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man’s psychology?” He turned back to Venkat. “I wonder what he’s thinking right now.” LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”   - Andy Weir, The Martian

+ The whole book. Almost every line of it is great. Also: the entire passage on “Laws on Mars”. It’s long, so I won’t bother you with it, but you can google it and read it for yourself.

29. YOUTUBE OR NETFLIX: Youtube, because you gotta pay for Netflix. 30. HARRY POTTER OR PERCY JACKSON: HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY ALWAYS AND FOREVER 32. STAR WARS OR STAR TREK: I’m less familiar with Sar Trek so I’m gonna say Star Wars, 33. PAPERBACK BOOKS OR HARDCOVER BOOKS: Both, as long as they’re physical copies. 34. FANTASTIC BEASTS OR CURSED CHILD: Tough choice. Haven’t seen the play, only read it. So I’ll just say both. 35. ROCK OR POP MUSIC: Rock 36. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE: Um. Sleep? In general, knowledge is very important to me. I can’t say what’s the most important thing to me in my life. I don’t really know. 37. THE LAST BOOK YOU READ/THE ONE YOU’RE CURRENTLY READING: The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin 38: SONG THAT MAKES YOU SMILE/SONG THAT MAKES YOU CRY: A lot of songs make me smile, but not always. For now I’ll say Lily Allen’s URL Badman. One song that has made me cry a couple of times is White Sparrows by Billy Talent. 39. SUSHI OR WONTON SOUP: Haven’t tried either, so, neither. 40. SPRING OR AUTUMN: Autumn 41. DRAWING OR WRITING: Writing 42. SINGING OR DANCING: Singing

43. TV SHOW/MOVIE/BOOK THAT’S LIKE YOUR HAPPY PLACE, SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS MAKES YOU SMILE: Steven Universe? Or maybe Gravity Falls. The Harry Potter books. 44. FIRST GOOD CHILDHOOD MEMORY THAT POPS INTO YOUR HEAD: An old school punk dude, neon Mohawk, skateboard,  sleeveless kinda look, went passed my driveway on a hot summer day and laugh/shouted at my sister and me to spray him with our waterguns.

45. If you could be any animal what would you be and why?: A cat! Because cats don’t give a damn about the world and can sleep 18 hours a day and that’s considered normal for them. Also: being cute and getting petted.

46. What’s the best joke you’ve ever heard:

A couple is walking in St. Petersburg Square on Christmas Eve.They feel a slight precipitation.

"I think it’s raining," says the man.

"No, it’s snowing," replies the woman.

"How about we ask this Communist officer here? He is always right!" exclaims the man. "Officer Rudolph, is it raining or snowing?"

"Definitely raining," Officer Rudolph replies before walking off.

The man turns to his wife with a smile. “See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear.”

47. Favourite magical element: Hm. Hm hm hm. Water/ice, and fire.

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