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4 things to do in Vancouver: May 5 to 11, 2016

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1. Acclaimed Vancouver artist and activist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun takes over the Museum of Anthropology for his latest exhibition Unceded Territories, which features more than 60 paintings, drawings and works in other media taken from Yuxweluptun’s 30-year career. Opening May 10, the provocative exhibition “confronts the colonialist suppression of First Nations peoples and the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights to lands, resources and sovereignty.” Details at moa.ubc.ca.

2. Billed as a musical docudrama, John Bolton’s Aim For The Roses ties together Canadian daredevil Ken Carter’s seemingly absurd yet poetic plan to jump a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental across the St. Lawrence River and Vancouver composer and double bassist Mark Haney’s seemingly absurd yet poetic plan to write a concept album about the event. The film kicks off the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which runs at venues across the city May 5 to 15. For a full list of films and events, go to doxafestival.ca.

3. Noted author and humourist David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day, Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls) drops by the Vogue Theatre to charm the pants off everyone within earshot May 8, 7 p.m. Details at voguetheatre.com.

4. The fourth annual rEvolver Theatre Festival serves up 11 days of performances from emerging theatre artists across the country, including May Can Theatre’s “immersive self-help seminar” Happiness™. The festival runs May 11 to 22 at the Cultch. Details at revolverfestival.ca.