1. The Vancouver Fringe Festival returns to Granville Island and venues across the city for 10 days of organized chaos, shameless pamphleteering and DIY theatre, including The After After Party. It all goes down Sept. 8 to 18. Details at vancouverfringe.com. Look for reviews in next week’s paper and at vancourier.com.
2. The ninth annual Accordion Noir Festival spreads its loving arms around town Sept. 8 to 11 for a celebration of all things squeezebox related. Performers include France’s Nefertiti in the Kitchen, Texas outfit Pinata Protest, funny women Duo Finelli and Amsterdam’s Jet Black Pearl, among others. Details at accordionnoirfest.com.
3. Testing the threshold for how many festivals Vancouver can host in one week, the 26th annual Vancouver International Flamenco Festival strums, stomps and snaps its way into this city’s heart Sept. 10 to 20 with performances from locals Toque Flamenco, Calgary’s Rosanna Terracciano, Mercedes Amaya Company (Mexico/Spain), ¡ARTE! Flamenco and others. Details at vancouverflamencofestival.org.
4. The sprawling 46-piece Plastic Acid Orchestra teams up East Van singer-songwriter Veda Hille and her band for a programme honouring three Canadian female artists in song: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Emily Carr and Hille herself. Hear for yourself, Sept. 10, 8 p.m. at the Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at tickeststonight.ca. Details at plasticacid.com.
