In seven days: 25 June - 1 July 2012

MONDAY, 25 June: The Jessie Awards

Regulars to our site know we're kind of big on the arts and it doesn't get much bigger than the annual Jessie Awards, recognizing the best in local professional theatre.  This year we're going out a limb with some of our predictions in what we call "if we were picking the Jessies":

Lead actor large theatre (tie) - Greg Armstrong-Morris (La Cage) & Bob Frazer (Richard III)
Lead actor large theatre - Meg Roe (The Penelopiad)
Direction large theatre - Rachel Ditor (The Merchant of Venice)
Production large theatre - Snowman (Rumble Productions)
Lead actor small theatre - Deborah Williams (After Jerusalem)
Lead actor small theatre - Marcus Youssef (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot)
Direction small theatre - Kim Collier (All The Way Home)
Production small theatre - All The Way Home (Electric Company)

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TUESDAY, 26 June: Nickelback

Why is Nickelback hated so much?  We just don't get it.  One of Alberta's most successful music acts since KD Lang stopped eating meat, they rock out Rogers Arena tonight in support of their newest album Here and Now.  Some tickets are still available.

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WEDNESDAY, 27 June: Pride Movie Night

Vancouver Pride 2012 is quickly approaching!  With just a month to go before the festivities get started, the Vancouver Pride Society hosts this monthly fundraiser at Denman Cinemas with $5 from every ticket sold going to help offset the costs of putting on our fabulous summer party (yes, I said FABULOUS)!  This month it is the 2008 biopic Milk starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.  Visit http://vancouverpride.ca for more information.

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THURSDAY, 28 June: Dance Up A Storm

Vancouver's only same-sex square dance club, Squares Across the Borders, plays host to hundreds of square dancers from around the world at the 29th Annual International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs Convention.  So do-si-do and mosey on down to Hyatt Regency to welcome all those cowboys and cowgirls to Vancouver!  Visit http://www.danceupastorm.ca for more information.

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FRIDAY, 29 June: Gay Silverheels

Not attending the annual square dance convention going on at the Hyatt this weekend but like what you see? Timberline Dance is hosting a country and western dance featuring Bev Elliott and her band.  Tickets are $10 in advance at Little Sisters or $12 at the door.  Visit http://timberlinedance.org for more information.

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SATURDAY, 30 June: East Side Pride

The Vancouver Pride Society's East Side Pride, which coincides with the anniversary weekend of the Stonewall Riots, is back once again at Victoria Drive's McSpadden Park from 11am to 6pm.  The free event will include a Pride Market featuring local artisans, businesses and community groups plus a promised mix of live eclectic music on the festival stage. Visit http://www.vancouverpride.ca for more information.

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SUNDAY, 1 July: Truckerdisco

Truckerdisco is back with a Canada Day edition featuring DJs Trouble and Taffi Louis. This group really is inclusive,  inviting guys, grrls, hipsters, homos, folks of all bearish persuasions, str8s, disco queens, killer mustaches, mustache riders, muff drivers, disco dancers, and sweet romancers to its eclectic dance floor.  Visit http://www.truckerdisco.wordpress.com for more information.

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