Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, October 6 to 10

Stunt performer/Jackass star Steve-O brings his new multimedia comedy show Crash and Burn! to the Bell Performing Arts Centre on Friday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 3 to 5

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

Zappa Nite at the Rickshaw on October 24 features performances by Zappostrophe', Unzappologetic, and Let's Make the Water Turn Black.

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of director Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Coast to Coast performs the music of UFO, Scorpions, and the Michael Schenker Group at the Surrey Arts Centre on Saturday.

Canadian blues guitarist-vocalist Sue Foley performs material from her latest album One Guitar Woman at the Rio Theatre.

Canadian classic-rock tribute band Toque plays the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver on Saturday, with guests Freeze the Fall.

Vancouver indie-rock/shoegaze quartet the Starling Effect plays LanaLou's on Friday, with guests Combine the Victorious and Asterous.

Opening weekend for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, director Rob Reiner's sequel to his 1984 heavy-metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.

Mexican experimental-rock quartet Descartes a Kant opens for Mac Sabbath at the Rickshaw Theatre on Wednesday.

Canadian rock legend Neil Young performs the first of two outdoor concerts with his band the Chrome Hearts at Deer Lake Park.

Friends of the VPL presents its Used Book Sale at the Vancouver Public Library, featuring thousands of gently used books starting at $2.

25th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre on Sunday of director Kinji Fukasaku's dystopian action-horror film, Battle Royale.