The Parade of Lost Souls is at Trout Lake
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: the Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret Society presents the Parade of Lost Souls, a lively procession at Trout Lake featuring spontaneous performances by musicians, DJs, singers, and other artists dressed in Halloween costumes.
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of Terrifier 3, writer-director Damien Leone’s ultra-gory horror flick about a hideous clown gruesomely murdering people on Christmas Eve.
FRIDAY: instrumental prog-metal band Animals as Leaders–composed of lead guitarist Tosin Abasi, rhythm guitarist Javier Reyes, and drummer Matt Garstka–plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guest Plino. Here’s my interview with Tosin Abasi from 2016.
Cousin Harley plays Blue Frog Studios
FRIDAY: Vancouver rockabilly trio Cousin Harley–composed of guitarist-vocalist Paul Pigat, bassist Jeremy Holmes, and drummer Jesse Cahill–plays White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios. Here’s my interview with Paul Pigat from 2021.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: performances at the Metro Theatre until November 2 of Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of novelist Susan Hill’s ghost story The Woman in Black, starring and directed by Bernard Cuffling.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival: Part 2 at the Rio Theatre is a showcase of short erotic films that explore the spectrum of human desires and pleasures.
Echo runs at Concord Pacific Place
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Cirque du Soleil‘s Echo, running to January 5 at Concord Pacific Place, combines poetry, stagecraft, acrobatics, and technology to explores the delicate balance between people, animals, and the world.
SATURDAY: late-night 50th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of director Tobe Hooper’s low-budget horror blockbuster The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, starring Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface.
SATURDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist Don Ross and German singer-songwriter and guitarist Jule Malischke at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James. Here’s my interview with Don Ross from 2001.
Richard Thompson plays the Vogue
SATURDAY: British folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Richard Thompson leads his band at the Vogue Theatre, with guests Kacy & Clayton.
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