asin eee What's On Around Town Kali Thurber, A&E Editor Theatre Rent Michael Greif directs Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer and Tony win- ning musical about struggling artists, inspired by Puccini’s opera, La Boheme. The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, to Sept 11 For tickets call 604.280.4444 Vancouver Fringe Festival Twentieth-anniversary theatre fes- tival takes place at nine indoor venues and 11 Bring Your Own Venues on and around Granville Island. For full listings of shows see to Sept 9-19 Cemetery Club First Impressions Theatre pres- ents Iban Merchell’s comedy about three Jewish widows bond- ed by their monthly get-together for tea prior to visiting their hus- band’s graves. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, to Sept 18 Touch and Go Metro theatre presents Derek Benfield’s comedy about a man who pretends to take up jogging in order to cheat on his wife. Metro Theatre, to Sept 25 For tickets and information call 604.266.7191 Concerts Sarah McLachlan Vancouver pop artist performs tunes from latest CD, Afterglow, | with guest Butterfly Boucher. GM Place, Sept 10 For tickets call 604.280.4444 Hilary Duff Teenaged singer-actress, star of TV’s Lizzy McGuire, with guest Haylie Duff. Pacific Coliseum, Sept 10 For tickets call 604.280.4444 Crooked Fingers Solo performance by Crooked Fingers frontman and song- writer, Eric Bachmann. Media Club, Sept 10 For tickets and information call 604.608.2871 Deep Purple British rock legends from the 70s, with guests Thin Lizzy. Orpheum Theatre, Sept 11 For tickets call 604.280.4444 Beastie Boys Hip-hop legends from Brooklyn, with guest Talib Kweli. Pacific Coliseum, Sept 20 For tickets call 604.280.4444 | Galleries Historical Iranian Textiles At the Seymour Art Gallery, this exhibit features historical pieces, plus contemporary works by Fariba Mirzae. To Sept 12 Eric Bachmann, Crooked Fingers The Urban Quilt Showing at the Amelia Douglas Gallery, the exhibit celebrates biodiversity in the GVRD. To Sept 18 Group Exhibition The Winsor Gallery is showing works by Won Seok Lim, Alic Park-Spurr, Sang-Geur Cho, Norah Borden and Craig Sibley. To Oct 30 Beastie Boys OGNEPPPBSS | 13