Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 19 to 21

Screenings on Sunday at the Rio Theatre and the VIFF Centre of director Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, December 15 to 19

The Vancouver Goldeneyes take on the Ottawa Charge in Professional Women's Hockey League action at the Pacific Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Pack A.D. performs at the sold-out Keith Richards birthday bash and Vancouver Food Bank fundraiser at the Rickshaw on Saturday.

Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.

American comedy superstar Dave Chapelle performs standup at Rogers Arena on Sunday, with various comics warming up.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Thursday of I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck's documentary Orwell: 2+2=5.

Tribute band Maiden Vancouver plays a set of Iron Maiden classics and a full setlist from 1985 at the Tsawwassen Legion on Saturday.

Bif Naked performs an acoustic set at the Rio on Tuesday, preceded by a screening of Pollyanna Hardwicke-Brown‘s new documentary about her.

Go to a local sports bar and watch the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series on Friday or Saturday.

Screening at the Rio on Monday of director Brian DePalma's 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling supernatural-horror novel Carrie.

Coast to Coast performs the music of UFO, Scorpions, and the Michael Schenker Group at the Surrey Arts Centre on Saturday.

Vancouver indie-rock/shoegaze quartet the Starling Effect plays LanaLou's on Friday, with guests Combine the Victorious and Asterous.

The North Burnaby Vinyl Record Roundup at Lochdale Hall on Sunday features 16 vendors and 26 tables of vinyl records and music memorabilia.