Get folksy: The 38th annual Vancouver Folk Festival returns to Jericho Beach Park and the forecast once again calls for sunshine. The three-day summer staple kicks off tonight with sets by Frazey Ford, Said the Whale, Hawksley Workman, Richard Thompson, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, among many others..
Get Rushed: Polorizing prog rock trio and bonafide Canadian cultural institution Rush bring their 40th anniversary R40 tour to Rogers Arena tonight.
Get laughing: LA-based comedian and occasional Vancouverite Dino Archie returns to town for a four-night stand at the Comedy Mix also featuring local favourites Kevin Banner, Cass Keeley and emcee Ivan Decker.
Get gold: The Rio Theatre screens 1983’s Francis Ford Coppola-directed adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic coming-of-age novel The Outsiders, starring a cavalcade of young stars, including Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Diane Lane, tonight at 11:30 p.m.
Get British: Amanda Wood pays tribute to torch singers from across the pond at the Cultch tonight with From Britain With Love putting the spotlight on uniquely feminine perspective of '60s era English music and its influence on modern music today.
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