Adam Cole an instructor with Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak demonstrates a stand up Paddle surfing in Deep Cove June 10, 2009.JOHN LEHMANN/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.
GIG: There's a special kind of energy that happens at a hometown gig. It's just one of those things you have to experience for yourself. Such an opportunity presents itself this week. Vancouver rock band the Gay Nineties kick off their cross Canada Liberal Guilt tour at the Venue this Thursday night. Also performing: Oceanographers and Dan Moxon of Bend Sinister. Best part? It's free.
Thursday, May 7, Venue Nightclub (881 Granville St.), free, gayninetiesmusic.com
SCIENCE: Dig yourself a bit of science and astronomy? This is a good weekend to hit Simon Fraser University (the Burnaby campus) for Science Rendezvous. Get in on a full day of free interactive and family friendly science-centric activities. Researchers, engineers, innovators and scientists will be on site to lead the curious through crafts, science shows, talks and moments of "Whoa." The theme is the International Year of Light. Expect a talk about the Apollo missions and the Northern Lights as well as an Amazing Race-style science challenge.
Saturday, May 9, 11-4 p.m., Academic Quadrangle, South and East Concourse, 3000 level, free, sfu.ca
PHOTOGRAPHY: Eraser Street continues at the Grunt Gallery, featuring a collection of photos by Henri Robideau that chronicle "moments, milestones and monuments in Vancouver history." This Saturday, between 1 and 4 p.m., there will be a roundtable discussion about housing and photography in Vancouver facilitated by Clint Burnham with Audrey Siegl, Wendy Pedersen, Lorna Brown, Eugene McCann, Jeff Derksen and Mr. Robideau.
Saturday, May 9, 1-4 p.m., Grunt Gallery (350 E 2nd Ave.), grunt.ca
EXPLORE: The Jericho Sailing Centre opens its doors for the curious this weekend. Find out about upcoming programs and learn about what the centre can offer you and your dinghy, windsurfer, stand-up paddle, sailboat or kayak. Best of all, it's a great excuse to get yourself up and on to the deck at the Galley where you can grab a burger and a beer and take in the incredible view.
Saturday, May 9, 12-4 p.m., Jericho Sailing Centre, free, jsca.bc.ca
WILD EDIBLE: Looking for a different sort of Mother's Day activity? How about taking a trek through local forests with the well-informed culinary peeps at Swallow Tail Tours? Not only will your wild-craft guide take you on a two-hour plant-identifying hike that will cover where to find and how to identify edible plants (eg. wild mushrooms, fiddleheads, licorice, stinging nettles) and how to prepare them, but you'll also get to feast upon wild ingredient sandwiches and wild herb tisane (sun tea).
Sunday, May 10, 11 a.m., Lynn Headwaters, North Vancouver, $39, swallowtail.ca