Dont Look Back screens at VIFF Centre
By Steve Newton
MONDAY: Vancouver instrumental jazz/fusion act the Eagleton Guitar Duo performs covers of popular tunes at Guilt and Co.
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: 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.
WEDNESDAY: hardcore-punk pioneers Black Flag, featuring original guitarist and main songwriter Greg Ginn, play the Rickshaw Theatre, performing songs from their first four years.
Nosferatu meets Radiohead at the Rio
WEDNESDAY: 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.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: the Vancouver Symphony performs Thomas Newman’s Skyfall score live to a screening of the 2012 James Bond film at the Orpheum Theatre.
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: 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.
Akira screens at the Cinematheque
THURSDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of the 2020 restoration of director Otomo Katsuhiro’s 1988 anime classic Akira, in Japanese with English subtitles.
FRIDAY: the Vancouver Warriors take on the San Diego Seals in National Lacrosse League action at Rogers Arena.
FRIDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of Dont Look Back, director D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England.
Maiden Vancouver plays the Roxy
FRIDAY: Iron Maiden tribute band Maiden Vancouver performs its Live After Death show at the Roxy Cabaret.
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