Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 30 to September 1

The PNE Fair runs until September 2, featuring numerous exhibits, attractions, and entertainment, including the SuperDogs, musical performances, and the newly launched ThunderVolt rollercoaster.

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 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 16 to 18

Screening at the Rio Theatre on Sunday of director Robert Aldrich's 1962 horror classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

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 weekend, August 9 to 11

Forbidden Dimension plays LanaLou's By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Canadian blues vocalist Angelique Francis performs with her band at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios. FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Anti-Icon: Apokalypsis is an exhibition of 17 self-portraits by photographer Martine Gutierrez, running until September 29 at the Polygon Gallery. Ring of Fire ends at Granville Island Stage FRIDAY … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 9 to 11

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 2 to 4

Rocky Horror screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Jim Sharman's 1975 musical-comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show, starring Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Here's my interview with Tim Curry from 1990. FRIDAY: Scottish rockers Nazareth, featuring original bassist Pete Agnew, play the Great Canadian Casino … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 2 to 4

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 29 to August 2

Billy Idol plays Rogers Arena 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 TO FRIDAY: writer-director Oz Perkins’s Vancouver-shot horror-thriller Longlegs, about an … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 29 to August 2

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 26 to 28

Alejandro Escovedo plays the Pearl By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often? features standup comedy at 604 Studios by Michaela Chung, Mike Greenwood, Smaranda Luna, Tyler Boissonnault, and headliner Joey Comisso. FRIDAY: the Cool Blues Show at Fort Langley Community Park features performances by Tom Lavin & Powder Blues, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Miss … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 26 to 28