Photo overlooking Granville Island is seen in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Editor's Note: Globe B.C. has joined forces with Scout Magazine to give you the best of what's happening in Vancouver this weekend. For a full week's worth of listings, head over to the complete Scout List, updated each week.
Lecture: Head to the Museum of Vancouver on Thursday for a Built City lecture with landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Her style of low-tech, sustainable landscaping that integrates with the architecture and reflects the natural surroundings can be seen locally in projects such as the Museum of Anthropology and Robson Square where she collaborated with architect Arthur Erickson. Ms. Oberlander will be joined by a panel of experts and peers for an illustrated discussion of her work and the future of design.
Thu., Oct. 23, 7-9 p.m., Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St.), $14, museumofvancouver.ca
Hot talk: Vancouver-based author and designer Leanne Prain will be at Main Street's Hot Art Wet City Gallery on Thursday night. She will give a quick 30-minute talk that investigates the ways textiles tell us about ourselves and the lives of those around us. Having recently published her third book on textile art and culture (Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles), Ms. Prain is amply qualified to speak on the topic, so we're sure she'll have some interesting things to say in the Q&A period immediately following.
Thu., Oct. 23, 7-8 p.m., Hot Art Wet City Gallery (2206 Main St.), free, leanneprain.com
Taste: Imagine how amazing it would be if you were drinking chocolate milk at the very moment that Augustus Gloop fell in the chocolate river in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Enhancing a movie experience with scene-specific tastes is what Sensory Cinema is all about. This Friday night, the gang at the Juice Truck team up with Here There Studio for an evening of just that. Film title and details of food pairings are being kept under wraps for now, but we're told that an usher will cue each selection from your very own tray of house made canapés. How cool is that?
Fri., Oct. 24, 7 p.m., The Juice Truck (28 W 5th Ave), $18, heretherestudio.com
Throwback: Get your fix of fast cars and slick seventies style with the Two-Lane Blacktops: The 1970s American Road Movie series at The Cinematheque this week. Highlights include Clint Eastwood in The Gauntlet, Jack Nicholson in The Passenger, and David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone in the forever creepy Death Race 2000.
Oct. 23-26, various times, The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St.), $11, thecinematheque.ca
Craft night: Part store, part workshop, Collage Collage encourages imagination and creativity while arming their customers with tools and inspiration to turn both into art. You'll most often find the bright, book-filled room full of curious children. This week, however, you'll find author, art enthusiast and creativity guru Danielle Krysa (thejealouscurator.com) guest hosting a special adult evening that will involve glue sticks and collage making.
Fri., Oct 24, 7-9 p.m., Collage Collage (621 Kingsway @ 15th + Fraser), $30, collagecollage.ca
Writers' fest: This year, the theme for the Vancouver Writers Festival is discovery. Discover new authors, new books by known authors, new genres and new interests, and expect everything from literary fiction and poetry readings to kids' authors and non-fiction panels. Tickets have a way of selling out, but if you move fast, you can still score a seat!
Oct. 21-26, various times, Various locations – mostly Granville Island, writersfest.bc.ca
Architecture: With a view to demonstrating laneway housing as a clever solution to "Densification without Demolition," the Vancouver Heritage Foundation has arranged for a series of homes to be opened to the public for their annual Laneway Home Tour. Take a peek inside eight unique houses and be inspired by designs and innovations that show how increased density can be smart, stylish and comfortable while making good use of underused land on existing lots.
Sat., Oct. 25, 1 p.m., various locations, $30, vancouverheritagefoundation.org
Harvest: This weekend is the last market of the 2014 farming season out at the UBC Farm, so be sure to stock up on veggies, crispy apples, free-range eggs and beautiful flowers. Most importantly, grab yourself one of those stunning Cinderella pumpkins to carve up in time for Halloween.
Sat., Oct. 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., UBC Farm (3461 Ross Dr.), ubcfarm.ubc.ca