75 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, November 3

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      Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 75 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, November 3.

       

      CONCERTS

      American alt-rock band Deer Tick plays the Rickshaw, with guest Jena Friedman.

      American electronica duo Odesza performs the first of two nights at the PNE Forum, with guests Sofi Tukker and Kasbo. SOLD OUT.

      Coastal Jazz presents New York City organ player Akiko Tsuruga performing the first of two shows at Frankie's Jazz.

      American folk band Hiss Golden Messenger plays the Biltmore Cabaret, touring in support of new album Hallelujah Anyhow.

      Atlanta hip-hop artist 6lack plays the Commodore, with guest Sabrina Claudio.

      U.K. electronica artist and Fuck Buttons member Blanck Mass plays the Fox Cabaret, touring in support of latest solo release World Eater.

      The Rogue Folk Club presents Cape Breton traditional-folk band Beòlach at St. James Hall.

      Canadian adult-contemporary singer-songwriter Gino Vanelli plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

       

      BENEFITS

      Fundraising gala at the Permanent supports Youth Education Farms, which provides HIV/AIDS orphans in Swaziland with school tuition, school uniforms, and nutritious meals.

      A campy night of games, trivia, and guest performances at the Russian Hall raises funds for Theatre Replacement.

       

      FOOD & DRINK

      The two-day Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club showcases craft brews from over 35 breweries, matched with beer-friendly fare provided by 10 local restaurants and caterers.

      Surround yourself with live jazz music while tasting a selection of beers from the Britannia Brewing Company and nibbling on light refreshments at the Steveston Interurban Tram.

       

      FORUMS

      Kekuni Minton discusses Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-centered approach that aims to treat the somatic symptoms of unresolved trauma, at Banyen Books and Sound.

      Two-day seed conference at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond provides learning and engagement in ecological seed production, plant breeding, and local seed systems.

       

      SPORTS

      Canada's national team takes on New Zealand's Maori All Blacks in an international rugby match at BC Place Stadium.

       

      COMEDY

      Canadian standup comedian John Beuhler tapes his first TV special at New Westminster's Columbia Grand Room.

      Comedian Ian Bagg performs the second of the three nights of standup at the Comedy Mix.

      Comedian Rod Pue performs the second of three nights of standup at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

      Help solve a murder and catch the perpetrator in Clueless: The Improvised Murder Mystery! at Havana Theatre.

      David DJ Roy hosts an evening of comedy by Simon King, Mark Hughes, and Morris Bartlett at Pub 340.

      Evening of improv comedy at Havana Theatre mashes up popular kung fu movies.

      Sophie Buddle and Gavin Matts host a lineup of local comedians at Slice of Life Gallery.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      Cirque du Soleil presents Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities, a new production that takes you into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space, and dimension, at Concord Pacific Place.

      The 14th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival features 12 days of music, stories, songs, poetry, films, theatre, dance, spoken word, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibitions, mixed media, art talks, and history walks at various DTES locations. 

      Fight for Beauty at Fairmont Pacific Rim features public art projects undertaken with world-class creatives, architecture from architects who are artists in their own right, and fashion by some of the greatest designers in recent history.

      Vancouver burlesque dancers Cherry On Top, Ava Lure, Clare Voyeur, Vixen Von Flex, Ginger Avenue, Burns the Dragon, Draco Muff-Boi, Ginger Femmecat, Rainbow Glitz, Aurora Wilde, and Ava Lanche re-enact their favourite fairy tales at the Rio Theatre.

       

      DANCE

      Dezza Dance presents performances by Cody Cox, Rachel Helten, Jenna Kraychy, and Juan Villegas in No Place Like Home at Aberthau Mansion.

      Ballet BC presents the North American premiere of Johan Inger's B.R.I.S.A. and the world premiere of a new work by Cayetano Soto at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

      Beginner-friendly square dance at the WISE Hall with caller Paul Silveria and live music by Squirrel Butter.

       

      LITERARY

      Authors at the Armoury presents 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Benjamin Hertwig reading selected works from his book Slow War at the Seaforth Armoury.

      Celebrate the launch of Drew Weselak's two books Safe Travel; Go There to Do That and Angels' Path at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.

      Poetry reading with Marguerite Pigeon and Renee Sarojini Saklikar at People's Co-op Bookstore.

       

      MUSIC

      City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria present the world premiere of Missing, an opera that addresses the national crisis and devastation of Canada’s missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls, at the York Theatre.

      TheInternational Society for Contemporary Musicpresents over 30 new music events featuring more than 135 composers from around the world at various Vancouver venues.

       

      THEATRE

      The Arts Club Theatre Company presents a performance at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage of King Charles III, Mike Bartlett's political satire about what happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies and her son Charles ascends the throne.

      In association with Dipti Mehta, the Cultch presents Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan, a testament to the humanity and lives of sex workers, at Vancity Culture Lab.

      Pacific Theatre presents a performance of The Lonesome West, the story of two Irish brothers who eke out a squalid existence in the house of their deceased father.

      Metro Theatre presents a performance  of Calendar Girls, Tim Firth's story about a group of women from Yorkshire who rally around their grieving friend by baring their torsos to raise money for a cancer ward.

      Uncle Randy Productions presents the popular Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre.

      Canadian premiere of Theater Crossing’s psychological version of Stevenson's classic tale The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House.

      Performance at PAL Theatre of A Piece of My Heart, in which six women tell the often-ignored story of female soldiers, nurses, and civilians in wartime Vietnam.

      Shameless Hussy Productions presents the Vancouver premiere at Templeton Secondary School of Girls Like That, Evan Placey's play about a young girl who becomes the centre of attention when a naked photograph of her goes viral.

      Align Entertainment presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Michael J. Fox Theatre.

      Karen Flamenco and Troy McLaughlin's Dance Works present a flamenco-infused production of the popular musical Grease at the Vancouver Playhouse.

      Performance at Douglas College Studio Theatre of Concord Floral, playwright Jordan Tannahill's re-imagining of Boccaccio's medieval novella The Decameron.

      Mitch and Murray Productions presents a performance at Studio 16 of Smart People, playwright Lydia R. Diamond's work about four Cambridge residents who find that the topic of race is a treacherous one.

      United Players presents a performance at Jericho Arts Centre of Taken at Midnight, director Michael Fera's version of Mark Hayhurst's play about a lawyer who is famous for defending opponents of the Nazi movement.

       

      GALLERIES

      Entangled: Two Views on Contemporary Canadian Painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery offers insight into two distinctly different modes of painting that have come to dominate contemporary painting in Canada.

      Portrait of the Artist: An Exhibition from the Royal Collection at the Vancouver Art Gallery features more than 90 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculpture highlighting both the richness of the Royal Collection and the complex relationship that the British monarchy has had with artists for the last three and half centuries

      Intangible at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art exhibition spotlights six Coast Salish artists influenced by tradition as well as contemporary inspiration.

      Carol Sawyer: The Natalie Brettschneider Archive at the Vancouver Art Gallery presents the latest findings of Vancouver-based artist Sawyer's ongoing research project that deftly reconstructs the life and work of the genre-defying, fictional artist Brettschneider.

      Bill Reid Creative Journeys at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art celebrates the three phases of the artist's creative journey, Pre-Haida (1948-1951), Haida (1951-1968) and Beyond Haida (1968-1998).

      Emily Carr: Into the Forest at the Vancouver Art Gallery is a collection of Emily Carr's forest paintings that highlight her continued exploration of the natural environment.

       

      MUSEUMS

      In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features more than 110 historical indigenous artworks and explores what we can learn from these works and how they relate to indigenous peoples’ relationships to their lands.

      Amazonia: The Rights of Natureat the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features Amazonian basketry, textiles, carvings, feather works, and ceramics both of everyday and of ceremonial use, representing indigenous, Maroon, and white settler communities.

      The Lost Fleet at the Vancouver Maritime Museum investigates the unjust 1941 seizure of 1,200 Japanese-Canadian fishing vessels following the bombing of Pearl Harbour through a collection of historic photographs, models of Japanese-Canadian-built fishing boats, fishermen’s tools, and replica documents.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

      Take a ride in an exterior glass elevator and get a 360° view of Metro Vancouver and the North Shore mountains at Vancouver Lookout.

      Edgewater Casino offers 24-hour gaming, over 60 table games, a poker room, a high-limit section, 500 slot machines, restaurants and lounges, and live entertainment, including concerts and televised UFC events.

      The new Parq Vancouver features two luxury hotels, a casino, eight restaurants and lounges, and a 30,000 square foot park.

      At the Bloedel Conservatory you can take in more than 200 free-flying exotic birds and 500 exotic plants and flowers.

      The 22-hectare VanDusen Botanical Garden features over 255,000 plants from around the world, a restaurant, a garden shop, and a horticulture library.

      Stanley Park features 400 hectares of trails, gardens, beaches, and West Coast rain forest, with scenic walking and biking along the 8.8 kilometre seawall.

      The Capilano Suspension Bridge features seven suspended footbridges offering views 110 feet above the forest floor.

      The Vancouver Aquarium features almost 800 animal species in galleries ranging from Canada's Arctic to the Amazon rainforest.

      Lighthouse Park features 10 kilometres of hiking trails, picnic areas, guided walks provided by the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society, and the historical 1912 Point Atkinson Lighthouse.

      Science World features hundreds of interactive exhibits in five permanent galleries, live science demonstrations and workshops, and giant movies in the Omnimax Theatre.

       

      MOVIES

      Screening at the Cinematheque of writer-director Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti Western The Great Silence, starring Klaus Kinski.

      Screening at the Rio Theatre of Videodrome, David Cronenberg's 1983 film about a sleazy cable-TV programmer who sees his life spin out of control when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.

      Screening at Vancity Theatre of Una, Benedict Andrews's 2016 film about a woman who confronts the man she fell in love with 15 years before.

      Render: The Vancouver International Music Video Festival at Vancity Theatre showcases the art of the music video and the creativity of the directors and artists who produce them. 

      The four-day Vancouver Asian Film Festival at Cineplex Odeon International Village showcases independent Asian international diaspora cinema in English, and with English subtitles.

      Screening at the Cinematheque of Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein's Western Time to Die.

      Visions Ouest Productions and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Services present a screening at the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts of Un homme de danse, a film about dancer, historian, and curator Vincent Warren.

      Free afternoon screening of the animated kids' movie Toy Story at Vancouver Public Library's Renfrew branch.

      The 29th annual Vancouver Jewish Film Festival at Fifth Avenue Cinemas features 38 films from nine countries, including 16 Canadian premieres.

       

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