Bill’s Birthday Bash: Bard on the Beach Fundraiser

Where: Performance Works, Granville Island

Why: Arguably the world’s greatest writer Bill fittingly will be celebrated. Partygoers get to meet the artists who will bring Bill’s work to life this summer while sampling, of course, birthday cake.

When: 7-10 p.m. Tickets and info: $25, 604739-0559, bardonthebeach. org