MUSIC

British indie and folk-rock singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka tours in support of his third studio album, Kiwanuka.  With guest Sammy Brue.

Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville, 8pm, $32.50

The JD Organ Trio is led by Jason de Couto on Hammond B3 Organ, and features Kelly Brown on Guitar, and Justin James on Drums.

Guilt & Co, 1 Alexander, 9:30pm, Pay-What-You-Can

THEATRE

Skyborn introduces never-before-seen Musqueam/Sto:lo visual storytelling and animation, as well as inter-Indigenous sound and puppetry. ▶ Read our review.

Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables, 7:30pm, From $26

Noises Off, the play-within-a-play comedy classic, treats audiences to a peek at a second-tier acting troupe performing a show. With egos, insecurities, and tempers flaring backstage, forgotten lines, missed cues, and misplaced sardines onstage—the cast threaten to undermine the play and each other.

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville, 7:30pm, From $29

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival continues with 27 works from 24 companies around town. See our guide to shows at the festival. 

Various Vancouver venues, Until February 9

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is a humorously dark folk tale woven together with a high- energy concert. A true story inspired by two Jewish Romanian refugees coming to Canada in 1908.

Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Road, 7:30pm, $11.50 to 36

ARTS

Left of PuSh #3 offers three mixed bills by local and visiting artists working across disciplines with works by James Gnam, ReLoCate Collective, and Nikki Carter.

Left of Main, 211 Keefer, 5pm, $15-25

VCT Visual Arts Gallery Open House with artwork by Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki and Pierre Vassura.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre lobby, 630 Hamilton, 5pm, Free

At Sticky Impulse: In with the Old decades old restored video by activists, artists, and the religious right, show how propaganda and mainstream media shaped public opinion of U.S. involvement in the Middle East & LGBTQ2S communities in North America. 

VIVO Media Arts, 2625 Kaslo, 7pm, Free

The Shrine Building Project is dedicated to honour the undocumented migrants of the Americas and beyond, and to remember those lost on their journey. Two shrine creation workshops with Mountain View Cemetery Artist in Residence Marina Szjiarto will be offered free to the public, with shrine building activities offered before each performance of Carmen Aguirre’s new play Anywhere But Here.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre Salons, 630 Hamilton, 6pm, Free

MOVIES

In this Agnès Varda double bill features Documenteur (1981) and Black Panthers (1968), a short film of interviews and protests at a rally to free Black Panthers co-founder Huey Newton.

Cinematheque , 1131 Howe, 8:30pm, $12

Explorer, adventurer, writer (The Songlines; In Patagonia) Bruce Chatwin and Werner Herzog were kindred spirits and close friends before the Englishman's untimely death from AIDS in 1989. In Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, Herzog travels to the regions that proved inexhaustible sources of inspiration for this incredible talent: Patagonia, Australia, and the Ivory Coast.  

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 6:00pm, $13

The Rio screens Ari Aster Midsommar's Director’s Cut with 20 extra horror-filled minutes. A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 8:45pm, $13

COMEDY

Join improv group The Primary for Improv Outside the Lines, a night of off-the-cuff comedy based on audience suggestions.

Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial, 8pm, $5/7

Hood 29's stand up comedy night is hosted by Adam Jacobson and features Jeremiah Upkonrefe, Bobin Monga, Hui Wong, Robin, Jay R. and ET Starchild.

Hood 29, 4470 Main, 7pm, $5

Little Mountain Improv hosts a weekly show that is hilarious, loose, and ridiculous. Classic improv games meet an experimental long form, with the ensemble cast devising a new form every month. This week's lineup features Aaron Read, Yumi Nagashima, Jake Spencer, Maddy Kelly, Alistair Ogden, and Timmy Booth.

Little Mountain Gallery, 195 East 26th, 8:30pm, $10

TRIVIA

Music bingo at the Railway has host Carmen Cruz calling out the hits from 5 decades of popular music for fun and prizes.

Railway Stage & Beer Café, 579 Dunsmuir, 6pm, Free

Trivia Tuesdays at the Fringe Cafe has keys competing for keys to earn prizes in rounds of pop culture trivia.  

Fringe Cafe, 3124 West Broadway, 8pm, Free

▶ Find all the trivia nights for each day of the week here.

ETCETERA

Visit restaurants who have committed to serving sustainable seafood on their menus on the Sustainable Seafood Walking Tour. Tour begins at the Colette Grand Café located at Holt Renfrew.

Colette Grand Café, 737 Dunsmuir, 2pm, $36.57

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks features 20 of the world’s most astonishing skyscrapers from the United States of America, Australia, Asia, Canada and United Arab Emirates constructed with breathtaking architectural detail and accuracy by Australia’s Ryan McNaught, the only certified LEGO professional in the Southern Hemisphere.

Science World at Telus World of Science, 1455 Quebec, Until September 7

Celebrate the Taiwanese, South Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese cultures with Lunar Celebrations at Oakridge Centre. Come see the "Mighty 6" Lion Dance, take part in the Lunar New Year Party and special sales events as you celebrate the Year of the Rat.

Oakridge Centre, 650 West 41st Ave, Free

Eight giant Coastal Lunar Lanterns bring together local Indigenous artists in a celebration of Lunar New Year.

Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place, Free