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58 | SUMMER 2014 bcliving.ca Vancouver comes to life in the summertime, playing host to a diverse range of food, music and cultural festivals that refl ect the diversity of our beautiful metropolis. Here's BCLiving's guide to making the most out of your summer in the city. Summer Your guIde to IN VaNcItY b y a L i s o n B R i e R L e Y NIgHt MarKets even though Chinatown's night market has been cancelled this year, three other local markets are keeping the summer tradition alive. Hop the Canada Line to richmond for an evening at the International Summer Night Market or the Richmond Night Market to discover live entertainment, food trucks and vendors that sell everything from Asian cuisine to the latest iPhone accessories. Or board the seabus to North Vancouver for the Shipyards Night Market on Fridays until the end of september. With live music until 10 p.m., a beer garden, as well as organic and handmade local products, this event is like a market and festival all in one. summernightmarket.com; richmondnightmarket.com; northshoregreenmarket.com PHOTOS (HANNAH GEORGAS) VANESSA HEINS, (PNE) BRIAN HOWELL CBCMusic.ca Festival When: June 14 Where: Deer Lake Park Cost: $76.75, tickets available at ticketmaster e second annual CBCMusic.ca Festival makes the move from Toronto to Burnaby. Recent Juno Award winners Tegan and Sara (you might have noticed them on our cover and on page 53) will headline the mostly indie-pop lineup in Deer Lake Park's natural amphitheatre. Other Vancouver-based bands on the bill include e Belle Game, Wake Owl and singer- songwriter Hannah Georgas. music.cbc.ca RioTinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival When: June 20 to 22 Where: False Creek Cost: Free for spectators Dragon Boat racers row it out on False Creek during this weekend-long event. Head down to watch the competi- tion and enjoy an array of attractions, including Italian, ai and Jamaican food, a beer garden, live music, face painting and roaming entertainment by CircusWest, a young acrobatic circus performance troupe. dragonboatbc.ca Vancouver Interna- tional Jazz Festival When: June 20 to July 1 Where: Various venues throughout Vancouver Cost: Varies, tickets available online Calling all crooners, scatters and Ella Fitzgerald fans – the Vancouver International Jazz Festival is coming to town. Lend your ear to modern infl u- ential jazz musicians, such as American saxophonist Maceo Parker, 10-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin and Japanese composer/pianist HIROMI, as they perform at iconic venues like e Orpheum and Vogue eatre. coastaljazz.ca Bard on the Beach When: June 11 to september 20 Where: Vanier Park Cost: $35 to $47 Celebrating its 25th anniver- sary this summer, Vancouver's annual Shakespeare festival brings A Midsummer Night's Dream, e Tempest, Cymbe- line, as well as a modern work, Equivocation, to the Vanier Park stage. Experience the Bard's words fl oat off the stage and fi ll the air with tales of love and romance, intrigue and murder. bardonthebeach.org eatre Under the Stars When: July 11 to August 23 Where: Malkin Bowl in stanley Park Cost: $30 to $45 Ride the wooden RoLLeR CoasteR, watch the super dogs and eat mini donuts at this year's Pne or check out hannah GeoRGas at the CBCmusic.ca Fesitval (left) 58 | NIgHt MarKets markets are keeping the summer tradition alive. Hop the Canada Line to richmond for an evening at the International Summer Night Market trucks and vendors that sell everything from Asian cuisine to the latest iPhone accessories. Or board the seabus to North Vancouver for the 10 p.m., a beer garden, as well as organic and handmade local products, this event is like a market and festival all in one. summernightmarket.com; richmondnightmarket.com; northshoregreenmarket.com Cost: Free for spectators Lend your ear to modern infl u- p58-61_Festivals.indd 58 2014-05-15 1:39 PM

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