Top eight things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, December 12

by The Georgia Straight Staff on December 11th, 2014 at 4:00 PM

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Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are eight events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, December 12.

CONCERTS

Cult heroes and experimental folksters Geoff Berner & Rae Spoon stop by the Fox Cabaret.

Portland indie-rock quartet Sallie Ford plays tunes from new album Slap Back at the Media Club.

American rapper Zebra Katz plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Jane Smoker and DJs Cherche and Yurie.

Seattle dance-rock band Beat Connection plays the Electric Owl, with guests Deep Sea Diver.

THEATRE

Nightmare Before the Nutcracker melds the holiday classic with the gothic imagination of Tim Burton and the music of Danny Elfman.

FILM

The Rio Theatre screens Home Alone, the 1990 family flick about a boywhose family accidentally leaves him behind when they go on a Christmas vacation.

MUSIC

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir hosts Making Spirits Bright, a holiday concert with guest musiciansDaniel Lapp, Michael Kalanij, Laurence Mollerup, Elliot Polsky, and Ingrid Stitt.

CHRISTMAS

Yuletide celebrations at the Vancouver Aquarium include Scuba Claws, an electric eel-powered Christmas tree, and 4-D screenings of The Polar Express.