Dave Chisholm is at Leap Creative Studio By Steve Newton MONDAY: American filmmaker and pop-culture icon John Waters performs his new spoken-word show Devil’s Advocate at the Rio Theatre. Please note: no videotaping, audio taping, or photography of any kind permitted during the performance. SOLD OUT. Snooze ya lose. MONDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, October 30 to November 3
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Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, October 16 to 20
Guns N' Roses play BC Place By Steve Newton MONDAY: American East Coast hip-hop acts Wu-Tang Clan and Nas perform at Rogers Arena as part of the N.Y. State of Mind Tour 2023, with guests De La Soul. There will be weed. MONDAY: New York experimental jazz-funk trio Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog--featuring guitarist Ribot, bassist-keyboardist … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, October 16 to 20
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, September 4 to 8
One Million Years B.C. screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: final day of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), featuring carnival rides, games, the SuperDogs competition, jousting and high-dive shows, immersive Monet art exhibit, agriculture displays, cooking demonstrations, a pyro musical, and Summer Night Concerts. Don’t forget those little donuts. MONDAY: Canadian roots-rock greats Blue … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, September 4 to 8
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 1 to 3
Bonnie Raitt plays the Queen E. By Steve Newton FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: TheatreSports features two teams of improvisers creating comedy sketches inspired by audience suggestions at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) runs from August 19 to September 4, featuring carnival rides, games, the SuperDogs competition, jousting and high-dive … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 1 to 3
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 28 to September 1
Midnight Cowboy screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton MONDAY: Vancouver blues-rock band Terminal Station, composed of singer-guitarist Scott Smith, keyboardist Darryl Havers, bassist Jeremy Holmes, and drummer Liam MacDonald, plays Guilt and Co. Check out their Allman Brothers vibe. MONDAY TO THURSDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of director Laura Moss's new psychological horror film Birth/Rebirth, which … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 28 to September 1
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 21-25
Birth/Rebirth screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton MONDAY TO THURSDAY: the Arts Club Theatre Company presents The Radar, in which four plays by Canadian playwrights are read aloud by a company of actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright about the script and its creation process. TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: the Pacific National Exhibition … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 21-25
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 18 to 20
Robocop screens at the VIFF Centre By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of a 4K restoration of director Martin Scorsese's 1985 black comedy After Hours, starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette. "I want...to live." FRIDAY TO SATURDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of the restored director's cut of Paul Verhoeven's satirical … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 18 to 20