Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, July 22 to 26

Art Bergmann plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton MONDAY: Music on Main presents The Tempest Project, in which audiences are led through the Vancouver Playhouse on a roving, Shakespeare-inspired musical adventure under the direction of David Pay. MONDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of It’s Such a Beautiful Day, Austin-based indie animator Don Hertzfeldt's collection of three … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, July 22 to 26

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 7 to 9

Apollo Ghosts plays Music Waste By Steve Newton FRIDAY: disco-influenced British indie-rock band Yard Act plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Font from Austin, Texas. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY: Vancouver roots-rock group the Graham Brown Band, featuring former Brilliant Orange frontman Graham Brown, performs tunes from its latest album Spirit and Soul at the Princeton Pub. … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 7 to 9

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 12 to 14

Dawn of the Dead screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often? presents standup comedy by Cassidy Furman, Jake Spencer, and headliner Rachel Schaefer at 604 Studios. FRIDAY: former Jr. Gone Wild and Brilliant Orange member Graham Brown leads his rock quartet at the Princeton Pub. Here's my interview with Brown from … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 12 to 14

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 8 to 12

HUMP! Film Fest is at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: Scottish pirate-metal quintet Alestorm performs tunes from latest album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, at the Commodore Ballroom. MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Vegas Golden Knights in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 8 to 12

Charitable comic Graham Clark’s propensity for helping others came mostly from his mom

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 8, 2021 By Steve Newton You could say that Graham Clark's path to standup comedy was partly paved in vinyl. His father owned an array of comedy records that the chuckle-hungry child would immerse himself in, LPs by the likes of Steve Martin, Woody Allen, and Monty Python. "And even Cheech and Chong," … Continue reading Charitable comic Graham Clark’s propensity for helping others came mostly from his mom

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 28 to 30

Enter the Dragon screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Walter Hill's 1979 action-thriller about street gangs battling in New York City, The Warriors. FRIDAY: L.A. rock band Fishbone plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 28 to 30

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, May 12-14

Carmanah plays the Biltmore By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Victoria soul-roots band Carmanah, featuring lead vocalist Laura Mina Mitic, plays its final Vancouver show at the Biltmore Cabaret, with guest Edwin Raphael. FRIDAY: Joke Books Comedy at Little Mountain Gallery is a fundraising standup show featuring performances by Gina Harms, Randee Neumeyer, Aaron Arya, Nathan Hare, Julie Kim, and … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, May 12-14

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, March 31 to April 2

David Spade plays the Vogue By Steve Newton FRIDAY: American comedian and actor David Spade performs standup at the Vogue Theatre as part of his Catch Me Inside Tour. Spade’s a funny dude. Maybe not Dana Carvey funny, but still. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Capilano University Theatre presents performances of Carrie: The Musical, based on the horror novel by Stephen King, at … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, March 31 to April 2

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, Feb. 17-19

Michael Rooker appears at Fan Expo By Steve Newton FRIDAY: guitar-heavy rock quintet from White Rock, the Colony Farm Band, plays the Roxy Cabaret, with guests Cache Creek. FRIDAY: F7 Entertainment Group presents California ska-punk band Mad Caddies at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests the Corps, You Big Idiot, and the Highsides. There's Something About Mary … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, Feb. 17-19