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August >> By sheri radford HOT Dates MAritime 1 VANCOUVER PRIDE festival 2 A whole weekend AUGUST 8 AND 9 of over-the-top Even if you can’t 3 gay-pride events (page 106). tell your porthole 4 from your poop Rod Stewart deck, you’ll still find 5 GM Place plenty to enjoy at 6 The raspy-voiced this nautical festival British rocker still (page 106) marking the 50th anniversary of the 7 knows all the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Jugglers, come- sexy moves 8 (page 107). dians, storytellers and musicians keep everyone amused, while birthday cake provides a sugar 9 fabiana rush. Bonus: anyone born in 1959 gets in free. 10 cozza MusicFest 11 Vancouver The Brazilian PLAY BALL! 12 singer performs Sports fans have plenty to cheer about in in VanDusen 13 Botanical Garden ayes courtesy courtesy H ayes Vancouver this month. (page 106). p er d coo avi

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What do you get when you perform some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays in two t he True 3 Soccer The Vancouver Whitecaps 18 UBC Recital Hall (page 108) men’s team has the home-turf (page 106). tents facing picturesque backdrops? This annual festival (page 108), which marks its 19 20th anniversary by staging Othello (to Sep. 25)—for the first time—and The Comedy advantage four times. R e m ains and 20 thoroughly of Errors (to Sep. 26) on the Mainstage, and Richard II (to Sep. 18) and All’s Well That 4 HOCKEY Gearing up for the 2010 Winter modern millie

Ends Well (pictured; to Sep. 19) on the Studio Stage. Hie, get thee to the theatre! H u m an Games, women’s teams from Canada, 21 Theatre Under the United States, Sweden and Finland the Stars hoto.com. vancouver vancouver p hoto.com. C hrome/istock x compete for the Hockey Canada Cup 22 Closing night of the fun musical U niden t ified (page 108). 23 romp in Malkin Gastown Bowl (page 109). motorcycle 24 atheson. M atheson.

show ’n’ shine T im 25 Unidentified g Descantes AUGUST 16 Human 26 Remains and Fans of choppers, cruisers, vintage bikes

lue. (l) B lue. Gre by Love blestone streets of Gastown, Vancou- 28 Playwrights ver’s oldest district, for this annual event Theatre Centre (page 105). Manufacturers show off their H elmet © A lien C 29 Opening night of wares while musicians perform live. Best Modern Millie by Thoroughly the controversial, of all? Motorcycle parking is free. 30 thought-provoking Canadian play

d Davi by (above) Photos: Divin g p hotos: bc. tourism 31 (page 109).

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