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At the Vancouver Aquarium, check out After Hours for an evening. Guests can enjoy wine, beer and some food during the grown-up evening – which focuses on the Secret Sex Lives of Aquatic Animals.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

A curated list of other things to do this weekend, brought to you by Scout Magazine. Find the Scout List at tgam.ca/scoutlist.

Art: Phantoms in the Front Yard is a Vancouver-based art collective united by a desire to challenge the contemporary Canadian art scene. Members of the collective create art inspired by the human figure and have pulled together shows with themes such as drugs, memory, longing, bloodlines and story. This month, the collective asks the questions: "On what scales do we map our daily experience? How do the individual spaces we inhabit sit and intersect within our larger geography? How do we affect the space around us, and how does it affect us?" Take a day trip out to Deep Cove to catch the results at the Seymour Gallery. Art by Jeremiah Birnbaum, James Knight, Paul Morstad, Jay Senetchko, Jonathan Sutton and David Vegt.

Now until April 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Seymour Art Gallery (4360 Gallant Ave., North Van), phantomsinthefrontyard.com

Adults only: At the Vancouver Aquarium, check out After Hours for an evening. Guests can enjoy wine, beer and some food during the grown-up evening – which focuses on the Secret Sex Lives of Aquatic Animals. Expect a scientific talk from the staff veterinarian about underwater sex; a chance to listen to the hissing cockroach's mating call; and learn how sharks can reproduce four different ways.

March 10, 6-10 p.m., Vancouver Aquarium (845 Avison Way), Stanley Park, $21 (members), $29 (non-members), vanaqua.org

Dark mountains: Local artist Dina Gonzalez Mascaro will be at Vancouver Special to show her latest artistic triumph – a series of large-scale charcoal and graphite drawings exploring the concepts of structure, rubble, architecture and loss. Hit the opening reception to meet the artist and mingle with a glass of something good. Vancouver Special always does a good job of gathering an interesting and engaged crowd.

March 11, 6-9 p.m., Vancouver Special (3612 Main St.), dinagm.ca

History: The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival doesn't officially begin until March 24, but the Tree Talks & Walks program is in full swing. Tag along with arbourist David Tracey on a wander through Oppenheimer Park to learn about the special history of the cherry blossom trees in this DTES park. No need to register – just show up with your boots and umbrella.

March 13, 1-2:30 p.m., Oppenheimer Park (400 Powell St.), vcbf.ca

Dine: The young and innovative chefs of Elementa are at it again. If you're unfamiliar, they're a group of toques who have worked (or are still working) in some of Vancouver's better restaurants (e.g., Bao Bei, Bishop's, Savio Volpe, Wildebeest, etc.). From time to time, they put together special dinners showcasing local ingredients. Their fifth dinner is coming up in East Vancouver: a final taste of winter melding with the onset of spring. "This dinner will focus on pristine shellfish and crustaceans from the frigid winter waters, as well as the last of vegetables from the root cellar mingling with the first wild and cultivated spring edibles." Ticket price includes a seven-course tasting menu with beverage pairings, canapes and petit fours. Seats are limited.

March 13, 7 p.m., Harkness & Co. Butchers (666 E. Broadway), $120, elementapnw.ca

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