Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
NYC’s all-male ballet troupe will be hitting the stage for one night only in Vancouver. This sensational performance will showcase the Trocks’ wickedly absurd antics and serious dancing chops — featuring sly sendups of beloved ballet classics and contemporary works. Infused with a heavy dose of highbrow hilarity, this antic-laden evening will offer audiences a chance to experience high-powered diva energy as the men strut their stuff in size 11 pointe shoes.
When: Feb. 1, 8 p.m.
Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St.
Street Food City 9
One of the many exciting events offered during Dine Out Vancouver, Street Food City turns the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza into a pop-up food truck pod. Participating street food vendors, in trucks and carts, will rotate throughout the week. Altogether, 25 food trucks will be rolling in for this fun annual event that is now in its ninth year. Free entry.
When: Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza / šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square
Secrets of the Penthouse
Get a first-hand look at where Sinatra crooned, bootleggers stashed their hooch and many a mobster raised a glass. Enjoy an evening of backstage history, live music and Italian cuisine at Vancouver's most notorious venue. Owner Danny Filippone and author and Courier contributor Aaron Chapman will lead you on a daring jaunt through the Penthouse nightclub's back rooms, secret bars and former dressing rooms. Joining them will be retired VPD cop Grant McDonald, a veteran of ’60s liquor raids of the club and undercover gangster surveillance in the ’70s.
When: Feb. 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: The Penthouse Nightclub, 1019 Seymour St.
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The Wellness Show
For more than 25 years, the Wellness Show has been bringing new approaches to nutrition, fitness, physical and emotional well-being to help Vancouverites achieve their most holistic, healthiest selves. Wander the aisles of the expo hall to meet and talk with experts and vendors, watch live demos, hear speakers and engage in hands-on activities — all in the name of wellness.
When: Feb. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Feb. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building
Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with an afternoon of dance, performance, music and art. “Enjoy a multi-disciplinary interactive performance about the struggles, courage and challenges of being Dressed in Black.” Listen to a special classical piano and voice performance by Rashaan Rori Allwood and Nadine Anyan shining a spotlight on works by eight superb but under-recognized black composers.
When: Feb. 1, 3-5 p.m.
Where: Central Library (Alice MacKay room, Lower Level), 350 West Georgia St.
More events at vancouverisawesome.com.
