85 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, October 14

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      Looking for something to do on Saturday? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 85 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, October 14.

       

      CONCERTS

      Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire plays the Pacific Coliseum on its Infinite Content tour.

      American soul-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs ("Lowdown") plays the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock.

      Indie folk-country bands the Accidentals and West of Memphis coheadline the Rickshaw, with guest Jake Allen.

      American actor, writer, director, and singer-songwriter David Duchovny of The X-Files fame plays the Imperial.

      Southern California rock band Bad Suns plays the Fortune Sound Club, touring in support of latest album Disappear Here.

      American pop-rock singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw performs at the Commodore on his Raw Tour.

      Canadian country singer-songwriters Brent Lee and Ken McCoy coheadline White Rock's Blue Frog Studios.

      American multigenre singer-songwriter Ron Artis II plays the Railway Stage & Beer Café.

      Doors tribute band the Unknown Soldiers plays the Fairview Pub, with Bruce Springsteen tribute ensemble the Boss.

      English indie-folk singer-songwriter Luke Sital-Singh plays the Rio, touring in support of latest album Time Is a Riddle.

      Canadian alt-country duo the Bros. Landreth plays the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge.

      Second night of a Tom Waits tribute at West Van's Kay Meek Centre features performances by John Hammond, Jim Byrnes, Jill Barber, Steve Dawson, David Hidalgo, Chris Gestrin, Jeremy Holmes, and Geoff Hicks. SOLD OUT.

      Tom Petty tribute band Runnin' Down a Dream performs at the Backstage Lounge, with Queens of the Stone Age tribute band Feel Good Hits.

       

      BENEFITS

      The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada presents a walk at Stanley Park's Lumberman's Arch that raises awareness and funds for blood cancer.

      Buy a selection of items handmade by Zimbabwean artists at South Surrey's Ocean Park Community Hall, with proceeds to support widows and orphans in Zimbabwe through the Zimbabwe Gecko Society.

      Splash Art Auction and Gala at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver features performances by the Arts Umbrella Dance Company and Musical Theatre Troupes, a live auction, and an after party with music by DJ Chloe, with proceeds to Arts Umbrella.

      Evening of Latin American food, music, beverages, a silent auction, and arts and crafts at Lynn Valley United Church raises funds to build a school in the small Mayan village of Chwitiziribal, Guatemala.

      Gatsby-inspired evening at Sutton Place Hotel features live music and dance performances, a luxury silent auction, complimentary cocktails or champagne, and hors d'oeuvres, with proceeds to the Looking Glass Foundation.

       

      ETCETERA

      Fright Nights at Playland, a Halloween-themed event featuring murderous ghouls, creepy clowns, and chainsaw-wielding freaks roaming the site, in addition to eight haunted houses, runs until October 31.

      Thousands of makeup artists, exhibitors, and enthusiasts discuss, display, and collect the best the industry has to offer at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

      Buy Halloween-themed movies, comics, books, and toys at the Scottish Cultural Centre's Halloween Pop Culture Swap Meet.

       

      FOOD & DRINK

      Enjoy European beers, communal long tables, and traditional German cuisine at Harvest Haus at Sole Food Street Farms.

      Learn about the diversity of apples as you taste rare and unusual varieties at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research.

      Celebrate Oktoberfest at the Vancouver Alpen Club with German food and beer, live music by the Continentals, and dancing with the Alpen Plattlers.

       

      FORUMS

      Try a sample of four yoga-centric fitness classes at YYoga Kitsilano's Fitness Essentials and see where your practice takes you.

      Explore your thoughts and reflections about death and dying at an end-of-life info session at West Point Grey Community Centre.

       

      KIDS' STUFF

      Pokemon players from all over North America come together for two days of battling, side events, trading, and shopping at Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel .

      The annual Stanley Park Ghost Train features an alien-themed train ride that investigates a spaceship crash-landing in Stanley Park. Event includes live music, food vendors, and arts and crafts.

       

      SPORTS

      The Vancouver Canucks take on the Calgary Flames in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. 

       

      COMEDY

      Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy hosts a night of comedy by Alonzo Bodden and Gina Brillon at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

      Canadian comedian Patrick Coppolino performs the third of three nights of standup at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club.

      Comedic psychic Randy Charach presents an evening of interactive entertainment at Norman Rothstein Theatre.

      American comedian Bill Maher performs an evening of standup at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

      Canadian comedian DeAnne Smith performs the third of three nights of standup at the Comedy Mix.

      The 19th annual Vancouver International Improv Festival ends its run at the Red Gate Revue Stage.

      Graham Clark's comedy show at the Fox Cabaret features the best segments of game shows.

      Headliner Huggy Cris performs an evening of comedy at the British Ex-Servicemens Association, with guests Damian Johnson, Yumi Nagashima, Todd Kirkwood, and Steev Letts.

       

      ARTS ETCETERA

      Fight for Beauty at Fairmont Pacific Rim features public art projects undertaken with world-class creatives, architecture from architects who are artists in their own right, and fashion by some of the greatest designers in recent history.

      A series of horror-inspired vignettes at the WISE Hall bring together magic, burlesque striptease, and storytelling.

      Over 20 professional artists sell original and printed work at Creekside Community Recreation Centre during the two-day ArtBreakers Market.

       

      DANCE

      Israeli choreographer Sharon Fridman and her dance company present Hasta Dónde…?--which explores the relationship between two men as it evolves through dependency, struggle, and harmony--at Scotiabank Dance Centre.

       

      LITERARY

      Author John Mavin reads from his debut collection of dark literary fiction, Rage, at Lynn Valley Village.

      Book launch at Unitarian Church of Vancouver of Powered by Love: A Grandmothers' Movement to end AIDS in Africa, a new book about the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.

      The three-day Vancouver Art Book Fair at the Vancouver Art Gallery Annex features nearly 100 local, national, and international publishers, as well as a lineup of programs, performances, and installations.

       

      MUSIC

      Conductor Otto Tausk leads violinist Vadim Gluzman and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a program of works by Glinka, Shostakovich, and Sibelius at the Orpheum Theatre.

      The Vancouver Chopin Society begins its 20th anniversary season with the local debut at the Vancouver Playhouse of Maria Pomianowska and Her Folk Band.

      Pianist Barry Tan, with guests Ben Goheen, Peter Ing, and Will Chen, will perform three Schumann works from different periods in the composer’s life at Coquitlam's Place des Arts.

      Lions Gate Sinfonia presents a season-opening concert of music by Beethoven and Haydn at North Van's Centennial Theatre.

       

      THEATRE

      World premiere at the Cultch of 1 Hour Photo, Tetsuro Shigematsu’s story of a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

      New Zealand circus troupe the Dust Palace presents the final performane of The Goblin Market, a production inspired by Christina Rossetti’s poem of dangerous and delicious temptation, at the York Theatre.

      Urban Ink presents a performance at Goldcorp Stage of Freedom Singer, a new documentary theatre piece inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery.

      Elbow Theatre presents the final performance at the Firehall Arts Centre of Hyperlink, a show that delves into life online and the limits of digital empathy.

      Studio 58 presents a performance of As You Like It, Michael Scholar Jr.'s version of William Shakespeare's comedy that flips the traditional rules of romance.

      Vagabond Players present the musical Little Shop of Horrors, about a flower-shop assistant whose life is changed when he stumbles across a peculiar new plant species, at Queen's Park's Bernie Legge Theatre.

      Western Gold Theatre presents Homeward Bound, director William B. Davis's version of Elliott Hayes's play about one family's Sunday dinner, at PAL Theatre.

      Performance at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre of Dracula, Liz Lochhead's stage adaptation of the classic horror novel, codirected by Amy Starkey and Clive Scarff.

      The White Rock Players Club presents a performance of The Woman in Black, director Stephen Mallatratt's version of the horror story about a lawyer who is certain that a curse has been placed upon him, at Coast Capital Playhouse.

      Final performance at Metro Theatre of the original London West End play The Hound of the Baskervilles, in which three actors play all the roles of the Sherlock Holmes mystery.

      The Sidekick Players present a performance at Tsawwassen Arts Centre of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Frank McGuinness's play about three men who are held captive by terrorists in Beirut.

      Gateway Theatre presents a performance of A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's Broadway-style musical about mismatched couples.

      RAGMOP Theatre presents a performance of Falling Awake, a surrealist physical comedy that explores love and the nature of reality, at Studio 1398.

      Aenigma and Bright Young Theatre present a performance of Viva, Scott Button's play about one night that changes the lives of two people forever, at Havana Theatre.

      Singer, pianist, and songwriter Robyn McCorquodale shares one woman's inspiring and entertaining journey in Diary of a Piano Girl at the Orpheum Annex.

       

      GALLERIES

      Entangled: Two Views on Contemporary Canadian Painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery offers insight into two distinctly different modes of painting that have come to dominate contemporary painting in Canada.

      Intangible at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art exhibition spotlights six Coast Salish artists influenced by tradition as well as contemporary inspiration.

      Emily Carr: Into the Forest at the Vancouver Art Gallery is a collection of Emily Carr's forest paintings that highlight her continued exploration of the natural environment.

      Bill Reid Creative Journeys at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art celebrates the three phases of the artist's creative journey, Pre-Haida (1948-1951), Haida (1951-1968) and Beyond Haida (1968-1998).

       

      MUSEUMS

      In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features more than 110 historical indigenous artworks and explores what we can learn from these works and how they relate to indigenous peoples’ relationships to their lands.

      Amazonia: The Rights of Nature at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC features Amazonian basketry, textiles, carvings, feather works, and ceramics both of everyday and of ceremonial use, representing indigenous, Maroon, and white settler communities.

      The Lost Fleet at the Vancouver Maritime Museum investigates the unjust 1941 seizure of 1,200 Japanese-Canadian fishing vessels following the bombing of Pearl Harbour through a collection of historic photographs, models of Japanese-Canadian-built fishing boats, fishermen’s tools, and replica documents.

       

      ATTRACTIONS

      Stanley Park features 400 hectares of trails, gardens, beaches, and West Coast rain forest, with scenic walking and biking along the 8.8 kilometre seawall.

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

      The new Parq Vancouver features two luxury hotels, a casino, eight restaurants and lounges, and a 30,000 square foot park.

      The 22-hectare VanDusen Botanical Garden features over 255,000 plants from around the world, a restaurant, a garden shop, and a horticulture library.

      The 763-hectare Pacific Spirit Regional Park located on traditional Musqueam territory includes 73 km of walking trails and Acadia, Tower, and Wreck Beaches.

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

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

      Edgewater Casino offers 24-hour gaming, over 60 table games, a poker room, a high-limit section, 500 slot machines, restaurants and lounges, and live entertainment, including concerts and televised UFC events.

      Take a ride in an exterior glass elevator and get a 360° view of Metro Vancouver and the North Shore mountains at Vancouver Lookout.

      Lighthouse Park features 10 kilometres of hiking trails, picnic areas, guided walks provided by the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society, and the historical 1912 Point Atkinson Lighthouse.

      Science World features hundreds of interactive exhibits in five permanent galleries, live science demonstrations and workshops, and giant movies in the Omnimax Theatre.

       

      MOVIES

      VIFF Repeats features screenings of Bosch: The Garden of Dreams, Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters, The Farthest, Loving Vincent (above), and Indian Horses at Vancity Theatre.

      Spark CG Society presents filmmaker Cordell Barker in a discussion of his short films at Vancouver Film School.

      Cineplex Entertainment presents free screenings of Kung Fu Panda 3, Trolls, Ice Age: Collision Course, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates at various theatres as part of Community Day.

      The Cinematheque continues its yearlong Eric Rohmer retrospective with screenings of A Tale of Springtime and A Tale of Winter.

       

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