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
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Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 24 to 26
Tedeschi Trucks plays the Queen E By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Lower Mainland blues-fusion quintet Blues Hoodoo--composed of guitarist Konrad Breuers, saxophonist Ian Putz, keyboardist Stuart “Stubop” Young, bassist Shawn Stewart, and drummer Ron Wells--plays Frankie's Jazz. FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Stuart Gordon's gory 1985 horror-comedy Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs and … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 24 to 26
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) Vancouver concerts in May
Tribute to Link Wray at the Heatley By Steve Newton The Harpoonist: Vancouver swamp-blues vocalist and harmonica player Shawn Hall performs tunes from his new album Did We Come Here To Dance. May 1 at the WISE Hall. Kim Churchill: MRG Live presents Australian blues-roots singer-songwriter and guitarist. May 2 at the Biltmore Cabaret. The … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) Vancouver concerts in May
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, April 15 to 19
The Black Crowes play the Queen E. By Steve Newton MONDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of South Korean director Jae-hyun Jang‘s folkloric, occult thriller Exhuma, the highest grossing Korean film of 2024, so far. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, April 15 to 19
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
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 29 to 31
Down by Law screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Fernie, B.C. folk-rock quartet Shred Kelly plays the Biltmore Cabaret as part of its Blurry Vision album-release tour, with guests Hyaenas. Here's my interview with Shred Kelly's Jim Newton (no relation) from 2021. FRIDAY: Caravan World Rhythms presents a performance at New Westminster's Massey … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 29 to 31
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, March 25 to 29
Chelsea Handler is at the Queen E By Steve Newton MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Los Angeles Kings in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. MONDAY: Funny Side Up Productions presents The Big Smoke Show, a cannabis-friendly, all-female night of standup comedy at the New Amsterdam Cafe featuring Cass Furman, Greta Lin, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, March 25 to 29
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 15 to 17
Brent Butt performs at ACT Arts Centre By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Canadian folk singer-songwriter Roy Forbes, formerly known as Bim, performs songs from latest album Edge of Blue at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Punkstravaganza VIII at the Rickshaw Theatre features performances by the Dreadnoughts, Balkan Shmalkan, and You Big Idiot (Friday); … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 15 to 17
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 8 to 10
The Descent screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Canadian improvisational comedian Colin Mochrie, star of TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, performs at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY: as part of International Women's Day, late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Neil Marshall's riveting and claustrophobic 2006 horror … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 8 to 10
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, March 4 to 8
Ballet BC presents NOW at the Queen E By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to create 22 objects made from vintage mahogany for Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, running until August 7 at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: the work … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, March 4 to 8
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 26 to March 1
Chelsea Hotel runs at the Firehall By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to create 22 objects made from vintage mahogany for Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, running until August 7 at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: the work of late … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 26 to March 1
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, February 23 to 25
Colin Linden plays Bez Arts Hub By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often? presents standup comedy by Amy Walsh, Sean McDonnell, Danielle Florence, Randy Jernidier, and headliner Kwasi Thomas at 604 Studios. FRIDAY: American comedian, actor, and podcaster Bill Burr performs standup at Rogers Arena as part of Just For Laughs Vancouver. Please note: cell phones, smart … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, February 23 to 25
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, January 5 to 7
By Steve Newton FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: legendary standup comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld performs two nights at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Theatre Replacement presents playwrights Jivesh Parasram and Christine Quintana's family show East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast, with music by Veda Hille, running until January 7 at the York Theatre. FRIDAY … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, January 5 to 7