Things to do in Vancouver this weekend, January 23 to 25

From the street-smart stylings of youthful Windy City rapper Tink to the wierdo garage-punk of Toronto's Hooded Gang, from the wartime drama of Casablanca to the futuristic action of Star Trek Into Darkness, the weekend holds many event choices for Vancouverites. Here's a hearty handful.

TONIGHT, JANUARY 23

Brutal: Pop singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser (above) performs at Venue. The New Zealand native will be showcasing material from her latest album Brutal Romantic. Dark Waves are opening.

Bluesy: American roots-blues duo the Wood Brothers plays the Imperial, performing tunes from latest release The Muse.

Badass: Eighteen-year-old Chicago rapper and Timbaland protégé Tink plays Fortune Sound Club.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

Intense: Toronto weirdo garage-punkers Hooded Fang (above) play the Biltmore Cabaret, with support from locals Reef Shark and Malk.

Insightful: Women Transforming Cities hosts a forum in partnership with Qmunity at Trout Lake Community Centre, featuring discussion on municipal issues for LGBT2Q+ individuals. 

Instro: The Georgia Straight presents local instro-surf quartet the Hang-Ten Hang Men at the Media Club, with guests Butch Murphy and Hank Pine & Lily Fawn and go-go dancers Lydia DeCarllo and Villainy Loveless.

Intergalactic: Movies Under the Stars features an outdoor screening of J.J. Abrams' 2013 sci-fi actioner Star Trek Into Darkness at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.

Inspiring: Fundraising concert for the Carnegie Newsletter at St. James Anglican Church features Geoff Berner, Harmony Drummers, Twin Bandit, Vancouver City Opera, and Johanna Hauser.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

Retro: The ICONS Vintage Clothing Market at the Biltmore features over 40 vendors hawking cool duds, psychedelic posters, antiques & curiosities, records, taxidermy, retro lamps, and other oddball stuff.

Resistance: Seattle activist Kailyn Nicholson discusses the mass movements of resistance and struggle in the United States at at free forum at SFU Harbour Centre.

Ringo: Over at the Vancouver Fan Club, local Beatles tribute band the Day Trippers (above) will do its best to transport you back to the Fab Four's early '60s phase.

Rachmaninov: pianist Eugene Skovorodnikov, violinist Peter Krysa, and cellist Ariel Barnes perform music by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich at White Rock's First United Church.

Romance: free screening of the film classic Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.

QUICK PICKS:

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday.

Roy Forbes at St. James Hall on Saturday.

The Magic of Aladdin at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday.

The Push Festival's Le Grand Continental at the Queen Elizabeth Plaza Saturday and Sunday.

Mad Caddies and the Aggrolites at the Imperial on Sunday.

Kits Classics and Worlds Beyond at St. James Hall on Sunday.

To discover literally hundreds more events happening in Metro Vancouver this weekend, start your journey with our listings page.