Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 17 to 21

Vancouver pop-rock legends Odds, featuring singer-songwriter Craig Northey, play the Commodore on Friday, with coheadliners Limblifter.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, February 14 to 16

American comedian Roy Wood Jr. performs at the Vogue Theatre on Sunday as part of Just For Laughs Vancouver.

Singer-songwriter Neko Case discusses her memoir The Harder I Fight the More I Love You at Performance Works on Granville Island on Monday.

The Vancouver Canucks take on Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Adventures in Pedal Steel at the WISE Hall on Friday features guitarist Scott Smith hosting an event focusing on pedal-steel guitar.

Screening at the Cinematheque on Saturday of Sorcerer, director William Friedkin's 1977 remake of the 1953 thriller The Wages of Fear.

American hard-rock/heavy-metal guitar virtuoso Nita Strauss opens for Apocalyptica at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on February 24.

Screening at VIFF Centre on Monday of Robert Mulligan’s 1962 adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck.

Screening at the Rio of From Ground Zero, in which 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war capture their lives in Gaza.

Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King plays the Commodore Ballroom on Monday, with guests Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Saturday of Bong Joon-Ho's satirical 2006 monster movie The Host, the most successful Korean film ever made.

New York Times reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac discuss their book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter at the Revue Stage.

American instrumental-rock, jazz, and blues guitarist Johnny A. performs at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Saturday.