Vicki Duong

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Food by Vicki Duong on June 10th, 2025 at 12:29 PMWhether you're celebrating your dad, stepdad, grandpa, father-in-law, cool uncle, or chosen father figure, one thing’s for sure: they deserve more than a half-hearted handshake and a novelty tie. This Father’s Day (June 15), skip the socks and treat them to something truly satisfying. From meat-lover musts to brunches that go beyond bacon and eggs, here are some top spots in and around Vancouver to say “thanks, pops” with your mouth full.

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Start your engines and maybe your mine carts, because Old Town, New Queens is back to bring sparkle to the slag heaps. This Saturday (June 14), the Britannia Mine Museum is once again throwing open the doors of its historic Mill No. 3 building for an evening of drag, camp and community. From 6 to 10 p.m., queens, kings, and everyone in between will take the stage for two fabulous performances that fuse mining history with queer joy.

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North Vancouver is about to get a serious glow-up in the pastry department. This summer, Nemesis Coffee is branching out with its first-ever standalone Dope Bakehouse, a fresh and cheeky spin-off dedicated to buttery layers, bold flavours and plenty of baked swagger. Opening at 650 Mountain Highway, the new spot is the next evolution of Nemesis’s in-house bakery program, which started at its Polygon location and quickly became the stuff of flaky legend.

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As Dancing on the Edge returns for its 37th edition from June 12 to 21, artistic producer Donna Spencer is quick to point out what has made the contemporary dance festival endure for nearly four decades. “It’s truly been a catalyst,” she shares with the Straight. “So many artists got their start here: Crystal Pite, 605 Collective, Shay Kuebler.

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“Killjoy is kind of a coded term,” explains Vancouver filmmaker Shana Myara in an interview with the Straight. “It’s a nudge-nudge, wink-wink kind of word that says, yeah, we might ruin your racist uncle’s holiday dinner, but for everyone else, we come with a kind of shared mindset.”Myara is the creator and director of Killjoy Comedy, the OUTtv.com docuseries that blends stand-up with subversion.