Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 5 to 9

Freaks screens at the VIFF Centre

By Steve Newton

MONDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of director Tod Browning’s 1932 horror-drama Freaks, about a conniving trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a midget in the troupe.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: the DOXA Documentary Film Festival showcases 39 features, 30 short and mid-length films, and industry events, running until May 11 at various Vancouver venues.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: The Art of Banksy: “Without Limits” exhibition, running until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street, features over 200 prints, photos, sculptures, installations, and murals by world-famous street artist Banksy.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of the new documentary One to One: John and Yoko, which focuses on the 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Yo-Yo Ma plays the Orpheum

TUESDAY: the Vancouver Recital Society presents an evening with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Orpheum Theatre. SOLD OUT.

THURSDAY: explorer and shark conservationist Dr. Jess Cramp presents The Untold Story of Sharks as part of the 2024/25 National Geographic Live Speaker Series at the Vancouver Playhouse.

THURSDAY: Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring guitarist-vocalist Scott Smith, plays tunes from latest album Brotherhood at Frankie’s Jazz. Here’s my interview with Scott Smith from 2020.

FRIDAY: Vancouver shoegaze band la lune plays an EP-release party at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Woolworm, Dead Soft, and Hillsboro.

FRIDAY: American alt-country/folk-rock singer-songwriter and former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams plays the Vogue Theatre as part of his Heartbreaker ’25 World Tour. Here’s my interview with Ryan Adams from 1998.

Shred Kelly plays the Fox Cabaret

FRIDAY: Fernie, B.C. folk-rockers Shred Kelly play the Fox Cabaret, with guests Babes in Canyon. Here’s my article on Shred Kelly from 2021.

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