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Don't miss the opportunity to meet internet-famous cats or watch live performance art.
Cat people, this one is for you. Meowfest is the largest feline-focused event in the country—the last pre-COVID fest welcomed 3,000 attendees. The full-day, non-profit festival benefits local cat rescues, and highlights include a vendor marketplace (look for Vancouver-based kitty subscription service Meowbox), meet and greets with internet-famous cats and an “Adoptable Kitty Corner” provided by the Langley Animal Protection Society. There’s also a human-sized, climbable cat tree to take pictures on, obviously. August 20 at Rocky Mountaineer Station Tickets $27 for adults, $20 for children under 13; more info at meowfest.com
Santiago Tamayo Soler
Can you draw a line between technology and humanity? Artists say no! The Polygon Gallery’s latest exhibition, Ghosts of the Machine, uses installations, video, avatars, and even an indoor garden to tackle the binary of tech versus reality. Featured artists include Cease Wyss, Ho Tzu Nyen, Juliana Huxtable, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Lu Yang, Skawennati, and Santiago Tamayo Soler. Through August 14 Tickets by donation, details on hours at thepolygon.ca