Some of you aren’t ready to hear this yet, but I’m already excited for Fall. The temperature drops, the wildfires fade away (please), spooky season takes over, and I’m one happy camper. Whether you’re counting down to autumn or mourning every lost minute of patio weather, we can all agree laughter makes the transition easier. It is, as they say, the best medicine.

Head to the Vancouver Is Funny Festival from 9/4-26 to see comedians like Marc Maron, Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Miller, Sydnee Washington, Irene Tu and more. Their Discovery Pass gets you into nine shows, so you can make the most of the festival - and we’ve got a pair up for grabs!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Whistler Film Festival returns from 10/2-6 to celebrate their 16th year with premieres, Q&As, après events and mountain magic!

• French-Senegalese singer-songwriter anaiis brings her lush, shape-shifting soul to the Chan Centre for her Canadian debut, performing acclaimed Devotion & The Black Divine. Enter to win a pair of tickets for 9/16!

• Go gallery-hopping at the North Shore Art Crawl from 10/3-4. 100+ artists across 70 studios, breweries, cafés and galleries in North and West Van.

• Need your indie rock a little louder, stranger and more danceable? LA psych-pop unit Dummy hit the WISE Hall with Golomb and worrywart on 10/22.

• Plus fresh announcements from Steve Lacy, Exhumed, Father of Peace, Daniel Wesley, Missio, Salin, Olivia O’Brien and more!

AUGUST’S BEST EVENTS

We’ve already passed the halfway mark, are you making memories? Of course you are! But just in case you need a little inspiration for your next group hang, date night, or solo adventure here’s some of the best events in August:

• G FLIP - 8/24 @ Hollywood Theatre

• J. COLE - 8/24 @ Rogers Arena

• CAKE - 8/25 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

• THE BEACHES - 8/25 @ Freedom Mobile Amphitheatre

• THE STROKES - 8/27 @ Rogers Arena

• NOAH KAHAN - 8/28 @ BC Place

THIS WEEK

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• Is it sweet or is it a stomach ache? Listen to HatTrick’s new single Mr. Peppermint’s Son.

• Tasca Culture brings a bite of Portugal to Vancouver!

• Looking for presale codes for Brett Goldstein, Sam Landri, So Faint and Emily Scott Robinson? Look no further!

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