Ché Aimee Dorval plays the WISE Hall
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: B.C. premiere screening at the Rio Theatre of writer/director/producer/star Tommy Wiseau’s 2023 horror-comedy Big Shark, with special introduction by Greg Sestero, co-star of Wiseau’s 2003 cult phenom The Room.
FRIDAY: comedic stunt magician and YouTuber Wes Barker performs at the Biltmore Cabaret.
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel Misery, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.
FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often? presents standup comedy by Arash Narchi, Robert Peng, Gina Harms, and headliner Cassidy Anhorn at 604 Studios.
FRIDAY: Nova Scotia rock quartet the Trews, featuring brothers Colin and John-Angus MacDonald, plays the Commodore Ballroom. Here’s my interview with Colin MacDonald from 2004.
FRIDAY: the Snowed in Comedy Tour features standup comedy by Erica Sigurdson, Pete Zedlacher, Dan Quinn, and Paul Myrehaug at the Vogue Theatre.
Brass Camel plays Blue Light Studios
FRIDAY: the Toddcast Podcast presents Blue Light Sessions, featuring performances by local prog-funk quartet Brass Camel and funk-rock trio BADMNY at Blue Light Studios.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Broadway Across Canada presents performances of Mean Girls, the hit musical written by Tina Fey of TV’s Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the work of late Trinidadian-Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos is featured in the career retrospective Denyse Thomasos: just beyond, running until March of 2024 at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Reclaim + Repair at Museum of Vancouver
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to create 22 objects made from vintage mahogany for Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, running until August 7 at the Museum of Vancouver.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival features innovative theatre, dance, music, mixed-media, circus, and installations at various Vancouver venues until February 4.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: guest conductor Nicolas Ellis leads the Vancouver Symphony and Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski in a program at the Orpheum Theatre that includes Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto.
Israelism screens at the Rio
SATURDAY: the SFU Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies and Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver present a screening at the Rio Theatre of Israelism, a new documentary that explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel in regards to Palestine are dramatically changing. Event includes post-screening Q&A with filmmakers.
SATURDAY: Vancouver roots-rock quartet the Graham Brown Band plays the Princeton Pub. Here’s my interview with Graham Brown from 2022.
SATURDAY: the red-hot Vancouver Canucks take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.
Sinéad X Sanders plays Guilt and Co.
SATURDAY: Vancouver roots singer-songwriter and guitarist Sinéad X Sanders performs tunes from her self-titled EP at Guilt and Co.
SATURDAY: Vancouver soul-folk/alt-rock singer-songwriter Ché Aimee Dorval performs tunes from her third album The Crown at the WISE Hall, with guests Post-Modern Connection.
SATURDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of French director Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 feature debut, Breathless, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. In French with English subtitles.
SUNDAY: Vinyl Swap at East Van’s Container Brewing will feature music spinning, craft beer, food, and album swapping of the vinyl variety.
Lydia Loveless plays the WISE Hall
SUNDAY: Ohio alt-country singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless plays the WISE Hall, with guest Jason Hawk Harris.
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