28 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, September 27

Looking for something to do on Tuesday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 28 events happening in or around Vancouver on Tuesday, September 27.

L.A. rock band Allah-Las plays the Biltmore, touring in support of new album Calico Review.

American experimental-pop band Animal Collective plays the Vogue, touring in support of latest album Painting With.

Performances at the Rio Theatre by Chilliwack the Trio, Jim Byrnes, the Lyin Bastards, Todd Richard, Ken McCoy, Rocket Science, Biscuits and Gravy, Hip Pocket, and the Fins, with proceeds to help local musician Chris Meister in his battle against cancer.

The Rossi Gang performs New Orleans hot jazz & swing at the Backstage Lounge.

BENEFITS

Trivia competition at the Distillery Bar + Kitchen helps support the Decoda Literacy Foundation.

Drop-in dance classes at iDance Studios help raise money for the Huntington Society of Canada.

FOOD & DRINK

Experience the culture, flavours, and aromas of Oaxaca while tasting the Mezcal Vago line at Legacy Liquor Store.

Communal, long-table dinner at Broadway International Wine Shop combines cuisine by Japanese chef Masayoshi Baba with a selection of Japanese sakes.

FORUMS

Workshop and demo at the Art of Loving explores the many ways to get the most out of your strapon.

Wills and estate lawyer Jack Micner discusses what you should include in a will at Burnaby Public Library Metrotown.

KIDS' STUFF

Scarecrow Festival at Art's Nursery in Surrey features a build-a-scarecrow station that's open daily until Halloween.

LITERARY

Ukrainian cultural historian Raisa Stone will read from Baba's Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food at Surrey City Centre Library.

MUSIC

Violinist Jennie Press, cellist Lee Duckles, and pianist Monica Pfau perform piano trios by Beethoven and Alexander Zemlinsky at the University Women's Club.

GALLERIES

The works by Haida Manga artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas are on display until October 2 at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.

The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts an exhibition that examines the significance of the six women who were inspirational to the artistic development of Picasso.

At the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art Meghann O'Brien takes materials from the natural world and transforms them into human expression.

MUSEUMS

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC hosts an exhibition that features the carvings of Papua New Guinea's Iatmul people.

At the Museum of Vancouver, you can explore the cultural power and significance of collecting through wall-to-wall displays of unconventional objects.

THEATRE

The Arts Club Theatre Company presents director John Murphy's version of Ken Ludwig's zany whodunit Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

The Chop Theatre presents Sonic Elder, an on-stage documentary with live music from the generation that invented youth culture, at the Penthouse.

ATTRACTIONS

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

The VanDusen Botanical Garden features over 255,000 plants from around the world and almost two dozen sculptures.

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

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

The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is an authentic representation of an age-old garden tradition that reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty.

MOVIES

Screening at SFU of The Hunting Ground, a documentary about rape on U.S. campuses, with discussion to follow.

Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinematheque of Art21, which documents four local artists as part of Art in the Twenty-First Century's new season.

Screening of the opera Carmen at Vancouver Public Library Renfrew Branch, followed by a group discussion about the music, history, and language.

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