18 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Thursday, November 28

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      Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, a brand-new adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics, and stunts. Help Mickey and his friends at follow magical clues in the search for Tinker Bell.

      Pacific Coliseum, Hastings Park, 100 North Renfrew, 7pm, Starting at $18

       

      Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp, plays classic hits such as Dreamer,” “Give a Little Bit”, “Breakfast in America”, and “It’s Raining Again” from his most recent album Classics Live.

      River Rock Show Theatre, 8811 River Rd., Richmond, 8pm, $99.50

       

      Neo-folk and soul singer Tonye Aganaba tours in support of her new album, Something Comfortable.

      Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., 8pm, $36

       

      Grammy-winning R&B singer Daniel Caesar plays UBC on the Case Study 01: Tour. With guest MorMor.

      Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, 6066 Thunderbird Blvd., UBC, 8pm, $32.50

       

      Arizona death metal band Gatecreeper play material off their new album, Deserted. With guests The Kodiaks and Judiciary.

      Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main, 7pm, $16

       

      Local musicians and self-proclaimed beer nerds Heather Beaty and Molly MacKinnon kick off the Concerts on Tap music series at Strange Fellows Brewing with a selection of Baroque music paired with beer flights.

      Strange Fellows Brewing, 1345 Clark, 8pm, By donation

       

      MOON COIN PRODUCTIONS

      Ryan Langevin sings Elton’s biggest hits including "Crocodile Rock", "Benny & The Jets", and "Tiny Dancer" in The Rocket Man, A Tribute to Elton John.

      Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144th St., Surrey, 7:30pm, From $29.44

       

      Vic Ruggiero tours with his band The Slackers performing songs from a new blues release with support from Jory Kinjo. With guests Bobbi-Jo Moore and Jonny Bones.

      Pat's Pub & Brewhouse, 403 East Hastings, 8pm, $20

       

      East Van Panto returns with a performance of Pinocchio. Join a locally famous cricket, an angry orca, and a dastardly fox as poor Pinocchio does his best to tell everyone the truth and become a real boy. ▶ Read our review.

      York Theatre, 639 Commercial, 7pm, From $26

         

      FADO - The Saddest Music in the World is a tale of love and ghosts told through the Portuguese musical style. When Luisa goes to Portugal she discovers her mother’s favorite fado is fascist and when she meets her long lost cousin and discovers he is a fadista and a Drag Queen, she is inspired to sing fados of resistance. ▶ Read our review.

      Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova, 7:30pm, From $25

       

      The Snow Queen is an adaptation of the famous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. A good versus evil tale features goblins, robbers, and royalty in a story of friendship, love, and redemption for all ages.

      Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, 7pm, $7.50-16

       

      The Aurora Winter Festival runs through January 5 on the PNE Grounds, featuring various rides and attractions, including a tube park.

      Hastings Park, 2901 East Hastings

       

      Spec Theatre's fundraiser for its new production, Stuffy the Whale, is a multidisciplinary art show and plastic bag donation event. Bags collected will become props, puppets, costumes. and set pieces.

      Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial, 8pm, $12 or one plastic bag full of bags

       

      The 10th annual Vancouver Christmas Market returns to Jack Poole Plaza and runs through December 24 with countless festive treats, activities, and entertainment for the entire family.

      Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place

       

      Soak up the Season at the Aquarium. See Scuba Claus diving with the fish and posing for photos, stand in the glow of the eel-powered Christmas tree, take a snap in front of a jelly snow globe., and catch the 4D movie, The Polar Express.

      The Vancouver Aquarium, 845 Avison Way

       

      One of the most powerful and romantic musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, the spirited Maria leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. The musical brims with beloved tunes such as “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” and Edelweiss.”

      Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville, 7:30pm, From $39

       

      The Little Mermaid is reimagined in burlesque fashion in WET 2.0, an exotic cabaret experience presented by La Maison Lust.

      Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 8pm, $45

       

      Martin Scorsese's latest film, The Irishman stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in an epic tapestry of American crime and corruption.

      Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 8:10pm, $11

        

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