The main objective of this website is to scout out and promote the things that make Vancouver such a sweet place to be. We do this with an emphasis on the city’s independent spirit to foster a sense of connectedness within and between our communities, and to introduce our readers to the people who grow and cook our food, play the raddest tunes in our better venues, create our most interesting art, and design everything from what we wear to the spaces we inhabit. The Scout List is our carefully considered, first rate agenda of super awesome things that we’re either doing, wishing that we could do, or conspiring to do this week. You can also check it out in the Globe & Mail, from our calendar to theirs…and yours!

GET OUTSIDE | The weather is crazy awesome right now. So get the hell out there and enjoy it. Hit a beach, take a hike, lounge in a park, or kick back on a patio. Faux summer won’t last long and you don’t want to be kicking yourself for sitting on the couch watching Netflix when you could have been outside. You know the drill: Jericho, Kits, Endowment Lands or Quarry Rock. (Be sure to also check out our list of the best Spring Patios on the new Scout Gameplan.)

ART | Scoot to Emily Carr on Wednesday and sit in on a lecture with Charles Stankievech, recipient of the Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Program for Spring/Summer 2016. Stankievech speaks on the topic of artefacts as tools to help us to understand culture in conflict. As Emily Carr explains: “Stankievech’s CounterIntelligence attempts to wrestle with the complex desires and problematics of artefacts embedded within the discourse of conflict and thus saturated with the richest aggregate of ideological forces, asking the question: what is the contemporary role of the exhibition as caught in the no-man’s land between the didactic museum and the conceptual gesture?” Big questions with lots to consider and absorb.
Wed, March 30 | 8pm | ECUAD Theatre (1399 Johnston St. on Granville Island) | DETAILS

DINE | Share a meal with friends! Skip the grocery shopping, prep, cooking and clean-up but keep the casual vibe and honest home cooking by hitting Sausage Night at Dock Lunch off Main Street. On the last Thursday of every month Elizabeth Bryan and her crew team up with Original D Sausage to plate some kickass German comfort food (sausages, beer, and sometimes even spätzle). Desserts, drinks, and that warm ‘hanging out at a friends place’ vibe are also available at no additional charge. Dinner is served as long as supplies last, but don’t expect that to be long. Get in early, because people love sausages.
Thu, March 31 | 7pm | Dock Lunch (152 East 11th Ave) | DETAILS

PHOTOGRAPHY | The Capture Photography Festival takes over gallery walls across the city this week. Focused on showcasing all manner of ‘lens-based art’ created by emerging and established artists from here and around the world, the festival kicks off with a launch party at the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre on Friday night. Capture 2016 is comprised of close to 50 exhibitions at various Metro Vancouver venues running April 1-28 and, along with the visual component of the festival, there are also numerous tours, talks, and workshops to enjoy.
Fri, April 1 (launch) | 7-10pm | Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews) | DETAILS

GIG | How perfect is this? The weather is warm, the flowers are blooming, and both Metric and Death Cab For Cutie are playing Thunderbird Arena on Friday night! Ride that spring fever wave as hard as you can with this on-campus concert and don’t look back! Tickets here.
Fri, April 1 | 7pm | Thunderbird Arena | $40-60 | DETAILS

DRINK | The Beaty Biodiversity Museum has teamed up with Odd Society Spirits for a rad learning/tasting event this Friday. Hustle out to the stunner of a natural history museum at UBC and take a tour through the From Meadows Woodlands Far and Near show with Assistant Curator of Vascular Plants, Linda Jennings,  learn about how gin is distilled with Odd Society Spirits’ Mia Glanz and enjoy a delightfully illustrative Wallflower Gin martini as you go. This isn’t a kid-friendly deal. Pack your government issued ID and some bus fare. Spaces are limited and tickets are required to attend.
Fri, April 1 | 6:30pm | Beaty Biodiversity (2212 Main Mall, UBC) | DETAILS

TREE WEEK | The City of Vancouver wants to perpetuate our reputation as a beautiful and green city by encouraging residents to plant, appreciate and protect trees during the first ever city-wide Tree Week. Besides informative walks, events and generally restorative act of giving pause to nature, the goal is to plant 150,000 new trees in Vancouver by 2020. To that end, Vancouver Park Board has organized some wicked deals on fruit, flowering or shade tree for your yard (a mere $10 per tree will do it). Many walks are sold out, but there is a canopy climb taking place in Stanley Park that you might want to check out and, even if you don’t own dirt and can’t make it to the canopy climb, trees are everywhere and it’s pretty easy to stop and enjoy one.
April 2-9 | Various locations & times | DETAILS

TASTE | Who does it better, Scotland or Japan? The great whiskey debate has been growing as Japan continues to produce products that rival the traditional rulers of the whiskey world. On Sunday, April 3rd, enthusiasts are invited to attend an event that aims to put an end to the argument. Learn about Scottish and Japanese whisky cultures, taste examples from both, and offer your two cents on the topic at a charity tasting at Chicha Restaurant. Tickets ($35) include cocktail on arrival and tastings of all the whisky! Bonus: all proceeds from this event will be donated to the good peeps at the BC Hospitality Foundation.
Sun, April 3 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | Chicha Restaurant (136 E. Broadway) | $35 | DETAILS

MAKE | Looking for a little creative inspiration? Strathcona’s London Field Shoppe is hosting two workshops this weekend that could help. The beautiful store is offering calligraphy (beginner basics of traditional copperplate style script) and weaving (use wool and cotton to make a woven wallhanging) classes. They’re not cheap, but you’ll be leaving with finish product, not to mention skills.
April 2, 3 | 10-1pm | London Fields Shoppe (692 East Hastings St.) | $150-ish beans | DETAILS

FASHION | The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby is holding a Kimono show this weekend. One part fashion show, one part history lesson, this event uses traditional Japanese dress in colours and designs inspired by the four seasons as a means of recognizing, illustrating and celebrating Japanese culture. In addition to the fashion show, expect workshops, demonstrations, vendors, a silent auction, a raffle and some kimono-inspired couture.
Sun, April 3 | 1-6pm | Nikkei Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby) | $25 | DETAILS