1. New Orleans by way of the Bronx singer-songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra, a.k.a. Hurray for the Riff Raff, brings her freewheeling, folky stylings to town in support of her latest album Small Town Heroes. She’ll be at the Imperial Aug. 4. Tickets at Red Cat Records and livenation.com.
2. Seville-based Canadian flamenco ensemble Fin de Fiesta Flamenco, featuring dancer and artistic director Lia Grainger, returns to Vancouver with their new production Audacia Aug. 4 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at eventbrite.ca. Details at thedancecentre.ca.
3. The Cinematheque relights the burning embers of its annual summer Film Noir series Aug. 4 to 22. Filled with double-crossing dames, palookas, hoodlums and plenty of menacing shadows, the smoldering program includes Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner heating things up in 1946’s The Killers, 1947’s Kiss of Death, Where the Side Walk Ends (1950) and The Big Sleep (1946) among others. Details at thecinematheque.ca.
4. Food trucks… they do a body good. The event formerly known as Food Cart Fest is back and bigger than ever. YVR Food Fest runs Aug. 5 to 7 and includes everything from pop-up restaurants, live music, long table dinners and the flagship event — the Street Food Showdown, featuring two days of food carts and samples from restaurants, wineries and breweries gathered at the Olympic Village. Tickets and details at yvrfoodfest.com.
