13 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, March 17

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      Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 13 events happening in or around Vancouver on Tuesday, March 17.

      CONCERTS

      The Georgia Straight presents Detroit rock band Electric Six (above) at the Imperial, with guests the Mandevilles and Jack Mercer & the Whiskey Bandits.
       
      San Francisco-based ambient-music artist and producer Tycho plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guest Shigeto.
       

      FORUMS

      In Mapping Critical Theory Today, the University of Paris-Sorbonne's Razmig Keucheyan situates thinkers and their theories in a broader historical and sociological perspective at SFU Harbour Centre.
       
      Evening covering erotic techniques and products that will enable you and your partner to enjoy a heightened level of excitement and pleasure at the Art of Loving
       
      Eugene Wang, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University, presents the 14th annual Heller Lecture, entitled To Move Mountains: Old Script and New Practices in Contemporary Chinese Art.
       
      Helen Mayburg talks about depression, its treatment, and deep brain stimulation at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
       

      KIDS' STUFF

      Shamrock Shenanigans features stories, songs and crafts for the whole family on St. Patrick's Day at Vancouver Public Library. Free admission.
       

      SPORTS

      The Vancouver Canucks take on the Philadelphia Flyers in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.

       

      DANCE

      Toronto's Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents a story inspired by the life and paintings of iconic shaman-artist Norval Morrisseau at the Cultch.

       

      LITERARY EVENTS

      Meet Gerard LaSalle, author of first novel <i>Widow Walk</i> and it sequel <i>Isthmus</i>, at Surrey's Newton Library.

       

      MUSIC

      Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts pianist Lang Lang, 100 VSO School of Music student pianists, and the VSO in a program of music by Schubert and Brahms at the Orpheum Theatre.

       

      THEATRE

      TJ Dawe's show at Studio 1398, Marathon, links his actions and emotions to his understanding of the Enneagram and his Fringe career.

       

      MOVIES

      Screening at the Rio Theatre of The Commitments, director Alan Parker’s adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s beloved novella about Ireland”s “hardest working band” bringing Dublin soul to the world in 1991.

       
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