Petunia and the Vipers play the Rio
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of F.W. Murnau’s silent 1926 horror film Nosferatu, paired with music from Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums.
FRIDAY: East Van alt-country band Petunia and the Vipers plays a release party for new album Calling Me Back at the Rio Theatre, with guests Jack Garton and the Rocket Revellers.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: exhibition of paintings by New York City-based artist Firelei Báez, organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, runs until March 16 at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Lind Biennial at Polygon Gallery
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: The Lind Biennial, running until February 2 at Polygon Gallery, is a showcase of new work by the finalists of the Philip B. Lind Prize for Emerging Artists. Exhibiting artists include Mena El Shazly, Karice Mitchell, Dion Smith-Dokkie, Parumveer Walia, and Casey Wei.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham’s new animated family adventure-comedy, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden runs until January 5, featuring 15 acres of beautiful gardens adorned with over a million Christmas lights.
Miracle on 34th Street at Granville Island Stage
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Arts Club Theatre Company presents performances at the Granville Island Stage of Miracle on 34th Street, adapted by Caleb Marshall and Erin Keating from the classic Christmas story by Valentine Davies.
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: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Seattle Kraken in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.
Steel Panther plays the Commodore
SUNDAY: ’80s glam-metal parody band from L.A., Steel Panther, plays tunes from latest album On the Prowl at the Commodore Ballroom.
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