Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 12 to 14

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

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.

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

Screenings at the VIFF Centre on Friday of Dont Look Back, director D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 13 to 15

Local power-trio La Chinga is among the performers at Keithmas XV, the annual Vancouver Food Bank fundraiser at the Rickshaw on Saturday.

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 25 to 27

Screening at the Cinematheque on Saturday of director Dario Argento's baroque 1980 horror classic Inferno.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 19 to 23

American rock legend John Fogerty performs hits from his solo career and classic songs from his former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, at the Pacific Coliseum on Thursday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 12 to 16

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss play the Queen E By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: Theatre Under … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 12 to 16

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

The Pack A.D. plays the Rickshaw bob hanham photo By Steve Newton MONDAY: the Dancing on the Edge Festival features more than 30 contemporary dance performances by Canadian artists, running until June 22 at various Vancouver venues. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 17 to 21

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 weekend, December 15 to 17

La Chinga plays Keithmas XIV By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Bob Clark's 1974 Canadian slasher flick, Black Christmas, starring Olivia Hussey. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Liven UP--Coal Harbour is a free, family-friendly event that will see lighting installations, artists, musicians, and storytellers along a walk from Canada Place to … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 15 to 17

Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 1 to 3

Anthony Jeselnik performs at the Queen E By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Dead Bob, a new band formed by former NoMeansNo member John Wright, plays the Pearl, with guests the Vicious Cycles. FRIDAY: bluegrass band John Reischman and the Jaybirds, featuring mandolinist-composer Reischman, blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music at Burnaby's Shadbolt Centre … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 1 to 3