The Big Lebowski screens at the Rio
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents performances by Canadian singer-songwriters Cara Luft and Shari Ulrich at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.
FRIDAY: the Vancouver Warriors take on the Halifax Thunderbirds in National Lacrosse League action at Rogers Arena.
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Spike Jonze’s 1999 cult hit Being John Malkovich, about a puppeteer who discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of acclaimed actor John Malkovich. Here’s my 1999 interview with the film’s coproducer Michael Stipe from R.E.M.
Schryer, Dobres & Hillhouse play the ACT Arts Centre
FRIDAY: the Schryer, Dobres & Hillhouse Trio–a Canadian Celtic supergroup composed fiddler Pierre Schryer and guitarists Adam Dobres and Andy Hillhouse–plays the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: through videos, photographs, testimonies, song lyrics, and reflections, the exhibition Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia offers an account of infamous feminist art collective Pussy Riot’s non-violent actions, running until June 2 at the Polygon Gallery.
Otto Tausk leads the VSO at the Orpheum
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: VSO music director Otto Tausk joins the Vancouver Symphony and Turkish pianist Fazil Say in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Orpheum Theatre. Here’s my interview with Tausk from 2021.
SATURDAY: the Vancouver Whitecaps take on Toronto FC in Major League Soccer action at BC Place.
SATURDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of the Coen Brothers’ 1998 cult comedy The Big Lebowski, starring Jeff Bridges as “The Dude”.
The Bentalls play Bez Arts Hub
SATURDAY: B.C. roots-rockers the Bentalls–featuring Barney Bentall, his son Dustin Bentall, and Dustin’s partner Trixie–perform at Langley’s Bez Arts Hub. SOLD OUT.
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