27 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Wednesday, November 18

Looking for something to do on Wednesday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 27 events happening in or around Vancouver on Wednesday, November 18.

CONCERTS

New York alt-rock band X Ambassadors headlines at a sold-out show at the Vogue Theatre. SOLD OUT.

Australian indie-rock quintet the Paper Kites tours in support of second album twelvefour, with guests Old Man Canyon, at the Imperial. SOLD OUT.

Baltimore dream-pop band Wildhoney tours in support of latest EP Your Face Sideways, with Other Jesus and TV Ugly, at the Media Club.

Vancouver post-hardcore band Goodbye Terra Firma performs with the Deadset at the Roxy.

ET CETERA

You can buy handmade gifts from local artisans at the Winter Gift Gallery. Held at the Seymour Art Gallery.

FORUMS

You can learn the basics of HTML and CSS at a web-development workshop held at BrainStation Vancouver HQ.

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre hosts a forum exploring how Movember funds are being put to work to find innovative solutions to manage and treat mood disorders.

You can learn about the history and technology of podcasts at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch.

At SFU Harbour Centre, you can learn about three different worker centre models in Victoria, Toronto, and Montreal.

A class at the Art of Loving explores the possibilities presented by erotic rope bondage.

COMEDY

The Fictionals celebrates its five-year anniversary with cake, prizes, and Cards Against Humanity comedy. Held at the Rio Theatre.

Cafe Deux Soleils hosts comedy by Alain Williams, Ben McGinnis, Amber Harper-Young, Mark Nesbitt, Harris Anderson, Heather Jordan Ross, Stuart Jones, Randee Neumeyer, and Shawn O'Hara.

MC Tyler Brody Stein hosts comedy by headliner Marlo Franson at the Deep South BBQ Public House.

ARTS ET CETERA

Author Sege Alternes presents a historical collection of black and white photography taken by Spanish Civil War medical volunteer Alec Wainman during 1936 to 1939. Held at the Vancouver Public Library Britannia Branch.

DANCE

Dance In Vancouver features performances by Shay Kuebler Radical System Art, Ziyian Kwan | dumb instrument Dance, MascallDance, MACHiNENOiSY, and Marta Marta Productions. Held at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.

LITERARY EVENTS

Lunch Poems at SFU hosts Clint Burnham and Jonina Kirton. Held at SFU Harbour Centre.

The Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport hosts a book signing and talk by Canadian playwright, author, columnist, filmmaker, and lecturer Drew Hayden Taylor.

The Richmond B.C. Writers Club hosts an open-mike session at the Richmond Public Library Ironwood Branch.

MUSIC

The Waterfront Theatre hosts The Music of Junk, a musical adventure of original music performed on original instruments built from recycled junk.

Juilliard's principal period-instrument ensemble Juilliard415 performs at the Vancouver Academy of Music.

Trombonist Benny Sluchin and electronics musicians Paul Steenhuisen and Keith Hamel perform works by Hamel and Steenhuisen. Held at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall.

The Vancouver Recital Society presents classical foursome the Arcanto Quartet performing works by Purcell, Britten, and Beethoven at the Vancouver Playhouse.

THEATRE

BECKETT 15 features work by Samuel Beckett, the Theatre Alumni Group, and professor emeritus Norman Young. Held at the Frederic Wood Theatre.

Theatre in the Raw presents Sherman L. Sergel's adaptation of Reginald Rose's classic drama 12 Angry Jurors at the Interurban: Gallery & Community Art Space.

Stones Throw Productions presents Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, and Daniela Vlaskalic's The Drowning Girls at the Pacific Theatre.

MOVIES

Frames of Mind presents the Vancouver premiere of Mia Donovan’s 2015 documentary Deprogrammed at the Cinematheque.

The Royal Danish Embassy presents a free screening of Danish film Marie Krøyer at SFU Harbour Centre.