Girl Guides
JULY 23RD, 2009
Girl Guides
Walking tours aren't just for tourists—at least not when they're led by a triumvirate of former Vancouver Art Gallery animateurs decked out in black, red and Converse.
Cleverly named the Miss Guides, the newly-formed cultural walking collective brings artistic commentary typically held within white gallery walls into the city streets. Starting at the corner of Granville and West Hastings, their current tour Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver takes you from Canada Line construction, up to the Harbour Centre Lookout and through graffiti alley in Gastown, offering perceptive and snappy citations on what you see every step of the way.
We don't want to give anything away, but hearing one guide affectionately known as “kidskid” sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” while tourists situated around the steam clock stare is definitely a can't-miss.
Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver tour runs Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. until August 1, 2009, tickets $23.50 at Tickets Tonight, www.themissguides.com