THURSDAY
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer from the inside. The Rio Theatre is celebrating the addition of their brand new 3D projector with a Burlesque Beach Party and premiere screening of Piranha 3D. It’s a beach day without the sand in your bikini! www.riotheatre.ca

The Biltmore Folk Rock bands THE MOONDOGGIES will be playing with prairie bred The Greff Band and Henry and the Night Crawlers. Doors @ 8pm. See what you could be missing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAiYxwa2Qw http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133275966713243

Cory Woodward, Scott Valentine and Bodhi Jones @ the Media Club. Tix $10 @ the door. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134270403272054

Minotaure with the Grdon Gordina Trio @ the Princton Pub. This instrumental project combines metal, jazz, psychedelic rock, and drum & bass. Free! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146315782054070

FRIDAY
Beer and explosions are all you need on Friday night and Science World’s monthly After Dark even provides both. Learn about the Science of beer brewing with brew master Dan Small and participate in creating chemical reactions in the Eureka lab. There will be an improv performance, a comedy science show, and the Body World/Brain exhibitions will be open. Things are bound to get interesting after a few beverages (which will be available for purchase). Event is from 7-10 pm and tickets are $19.75 http://www.scienceworld.ca/swad

They called for submissions. Many submitted. Now is time to screen the 10 best Zombie films & videos at the Rio Theatre’s Zombie Short Film Competition. The audience will vote to decide the top 3 winners and also enjoy onstage performances by Little Miss Risk & Bloody Betty. The night will finish with a screening of Return of the Living Dead. It all starts at midnight! www.riotheatre.ca

ION Magazine presents a one-night only, solo show by Vancouver-based artist, the dark @ ON MAIN Gallery. The Dark’s new series of work – ‘a structure asunder’, incorporates multi-media screenprints with an intimate show from 7-11 and an afterparty continuing at Fortune Sound Club
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105500886175175

SATURDAY
The Fair at the PNE starts this Saturday and will run until September 6th. There will be tons of shows and street parties, Peking Acrobats, fireworks, exhibits, rides and attractions. The Summer Night Concerts series has some big names this year such as Kevin Costner & Modern West, Terri Clark, Michael Bolton, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Marianas Trench, Spirit of the West. Tickets are $20 ($17 online) More Info: http://www.pne.ca/thefair/index.html

SUNDAY
The third floor of Planet Bingo (2 Blocks South of Main and Broadway) will host the Main Street Vinyl and Arts Fair where you can buy and sell your Vinyl from 12-6pm. Entry is $1 and gets you access to score a variety of new music, listen to the beats of CiTR Music Director and DJ Luke Meat, and chill at the after party featuring cheap beer and an open DJ set.

This Sunday is the last ‘Dancing in the Street’ event of the summer, so if you haven’t made it out yet, get over to Granville Street (Robson) @ 1 pm for FREE Beginner’s Swing lessons. If you want to sleep off your hangover a bit later, Latin and Ballroom Beginner’s lessons will be offered at 6:30pm.