1. Enjoy a heartwarming comedy with Vagabond Players’ presentation of You Can’t Take it With You, running at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. until June 24. Tickets are $17 or $15 for seniors and youth and are available at 604-521-0412 or www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets.
2. Get inspired at PechaKucha, where presenters will share their passions via 20 images lasting for 20 seconds each. PechaKucha New West Volume 19 is on Friday, June 1 at the Columbia Theatre, 530 Columbia St. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the presentations start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at Eventbrite.ca (Search for PechaKucha night)
3. Take a stroll down memory lane when Golden Age Theatre presents Those Were the Days, a show celebrating Century House’s 60th anniversary. The show, taking place on Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 2 at 1 p.m. at Century House, highlights outstanding moments in news, politics, sports, music and fashion in a dinner-club, cabaret-style production featuring music, song, dance and audience participation. Tickets are $8 for Century House members and $10 for non-members, and are available at Century House, 620 Eighth St. Info: 604-519-1066.
4. Take the kids to Tinypreneurs 2018, where youngsters can explore the world of an entrepreneur and enjoy entertainment. It’s happening on Saturday, June 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fraser River Discovery Centre, 788 Quayside Dr. Info: tinypreneurs.com.
5. Start your weekend on Friday at the Network Hub in River Market, where the New West Artists ABSTACTION art show and sale runs until June 14. You can drop in to the Network Hub on weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. at 810 Quayside Dr.
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