18 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, December 31

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      Say goodbye to 2019 and ring in 2020 with Patrick Maliha’s 7th Annual Naughty Little New Year’s Eve. Entertainment includes comedians Glenn Wool, K.C. Novak, and Steve McGowan. Magician Travis Bernhard. Burlesque by Melody Mangler and Barbara Beall. Plus music by KD. Ticket includes party favours and a complimentary glass of bubbly.

      Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 7:30pm, $47

       

      Ana Bon-Bon & her country blues band host the annual live music saloon and pre-party to ring in an early birds' New Year's Eve.

      The Princeton Pub & Grill, 1901 Powell, 4pm, PRICE

       

      The Fox Cabaret's New Year's Eve party features a roaring '20s theme with dance, DJs, classic live music, comedy, and drag.

      Fox Cabaret,2321 Main, 7pm, From $20

       

      Ring in the new year on Granville Street with DJ's in two rooms playing EDM and Hip Hop.

      Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville, 10pm, $35

       

      Celebrate NYE 2020 with Queer As Funk and DJ Slade at the WISE Hall.

      WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac, 9pm

       

      Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Fortune Sound Club with two rooms of sounds with DJ Marvel, Des, RhyRhy and My!Gay!Husband! in the main room and a project space edition of Midnight Mondays with Keke, Clu, Lemon and Tico. Balloon drop, party favours, free bubbly at midnight and confetti cannons.

      Fortune Nightclub, 147 East Pender, 9pm, $55

       

      The Sin City New Year's Eve Fetish Masquerade combines a fetish dress code with a full-scale kinky dance party in three areas over two levels.

      Imperial Vancouver, 319 Main, 9pm, $25

       

      The Robson Square Ice Rink winds up its season on the 31st, it's your last chance to hit the ice. Skating is free with your own skates.

      Robson Square Ice Rink, 800 Robson, Free

        

      In Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.

      Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 2:30pm, $13

       

      Every 7 years, since his subjects were 7 years old, filmmaker Michael Apted has returned to check in on a group of subjects, selected, initially, as a cross-section representing the extremes of the British class system. In the ninth installment, 63 Up, sees the group on the eve of Brexit. ▶ Read our review.

      Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 2pm, $13

       

      Vancity Theatre's Best of 2019 film series screens Marriage Story, the greatest divorce drama since Kramer vs Kramer. Noah Baumbach's funny and painful movie attempts to do justice to both parties - actress Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and theatre director Charlie (Adam Driver) as they attempt to keep things amicable. 

      Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 4:45pm, $13

       

      The musical It's a Wonderful Life, based on the screenplay by Frank Capra, brings you classic musical standards like "Nice Work if You Can Get It", "Rhapsody in Blue", "One Life to Live", and "Lost in the Stars", as well as traditional holiday carols in the story of Clarence the angel who has been struggling for over 200 years to get his wings. He given the task of saving George Bailey, a small town owner of the Bailey Building and Loan who, on Christmas Eve, is considering throwing away his life.

      Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster, 8pm, From $29

       

      Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of the most well-loved musicals of all time. A joyous reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, Jacob, and the coat of many colours.

      Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, 8pm, From $29

       

      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

        

      Ian Tan Gallery presents a new collection of works from BC painter Glenn Payan.

      Ian Tan Gallery, 2342 Granville

       

      Bill Reid Gallery presents the Vancouver debut of Out of Concealment, a solo exhibition by Haida artist Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson. The three-dimensional exhibition visualizes and re-imagines the female supernatural beings of Haida Gwaii in vibrant photomontages, film, and sound installations.

      Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby

       

      Lessons from the Arctic celebrates Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the first person in history to both traverse the Northwest Passage (1903-06) and reach the South Pole (1910-12), paying special attention to the three years that he spent living with the Inuit.

      Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden, $13.50

       

      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

       

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