Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, September 29 to October 3

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre screens at the Rio

By Steve Newton

MONDAY: German power-metal band Powerwolf plays tunes from latest album Wake Up the Wicked at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guests DragonForce from England.

TUESDAY: L.A. hardcore punk quartet Circle Jerks–composed of singer Keith Morris, guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Zander Schloss, and drummer Joey Castillo–plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Adolescents and Gang!

TUESDAY: British punk-rock duo Soft Play, composed of singer-drummer Isaac Holman and guitarist-bassist Laurie Vincent, plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest KennyHoopla. SOLD OUT.

Jon Dore performs at LMG

WEDNESDAY: Canadian comic and actor Jon Dore performs two standup-comedy shows at Little Mountain Gallery, with guest Nash Park.

THURSDAY TO FRIDAY: the Vancouver International Film Festival, running until October 12, features films from around the world, live performances, talks, and industry sessions at various Vancouver venues.

FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, starring scream queen Marilyn Burns and Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface.

Dan Mangan plays the Vogue

FRIDAY: Vancouver singer-songwriter Dan Mangan performs at the Vogue Theatre on his Natural Light Tour, with guest Bells Larson.

FRIDAY: conductor Stuart Chafetz leads the Vancouver Symphony and vocalists Aaron Finley and Brook Wood in the Music of Phil Collins & Genesis at the Orpheum Theatre.

FRIDAY: opening day of Fright Nights, which features eight haunted houses, wandering scare artists, over 15 midway rides, and spooky foods, running until October 31 on select nights at the PNE Grounds (Hastings and Windermere).

The Oilers are in town

FRIDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Edmonton Oilers in National Hockey League preseason action at Rogers Arena.

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