MUSIC

Girlfriend Material, the Canadian indie-rock band featuring members of Tokyo Police Club and Hollerado, tour with songs from their debut album, Cool Car. With guests Yep and Little Sprout. 

Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main, 9pm, $15

New York City songwriter and piano player Rivky tours in support of her album, Hypnotized By Youth. With guests singer Chelsea D.E. Johnson and stand-up comedian Richard Glen Lett.

Cafe Deux Soleils - 2096 Commercial, 9pm, $10

Steve Kozak hosts the Wednesday Night Blues & Brews with special guest blues guitarist Paul Pigat.

Pat's Pub & Brewhouse, 403 East Hastings, 7:30pm, Free

THEATRE

Clara Brennan's Spine charts the explosive friendship between a ferocious, wise-cracking teenager and an elderly East End widow. Mischievous activist pensioner Glenda is hell-bent on leaving a political legacy and saving Amy from the Tory scrapheap because "there’s nothing more terrifying than a teenager with something to say".

Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial, 8pm, $20

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival continues with performances of Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, Tell Me What I Can Do, The Fever, and more. See our guide to shows at the festival. 

Various Vancouver venues

The Believers Are But Brothers explores the modern masculinity crisis as a generation of young men find themselves burning with resentment; without the money, power and sex they think they deserve. 

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby, 8pm, $15-36

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

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

Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s The Changeling is one of the darkest and most sensual of the 17th century English tragedies. A tale of hidden sexual desires, bloody deeds, and characters who realize their intentions are less than pure.

Telus Studio Theatre, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC, 7:30pm, From $11.50

ARTS

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents seven emerging Indigenous artists creating works on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish people in What We Bring With Us.

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby, Until April 12

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

Mosaïque Project is an ensemble made in Canada performing a newly commissioned suite of piano quartets by Canadian composers.

Roy Barnett Recital Hall, 6361 Memorial, UBC, Noon, $5

UBC School of Music presents the UBC Concert Winds performing with musical guest ensembles MusiCounts StarBand and Band of the 15th Field Regiment works by Robinovitch, Mackey, Jacob, Baker, Blackshaw, King, Buckley, Bobrowitz, and Marquez.

UBC Old Auditorium, 6344 Memorial, UBC, 7:30pm, Free

The latest public art installation at Offsite features works by Erwin Wurm, the Austrian artist best known for his One Minute Sculptures.

Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite, Georgia & Thurlow, To Feb 23

Artist and designer Mia Cinelli exhibits a series of new punctuation marks, letterforms, and symbols informed by facial expressions, gestures, and nonverbal communication in her exhibition This Being Said.

Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Van

New works from painters Jupiter Brahms and Deanna Fogstrom will be on display at the gallery at The Cultch. The opening reception will feature the exhibition and a discussion, plus a cash bar and cash bar with appetizers.

The Gallery at The Cultch, 1895 Venable, 6pm, Free

MOVIES

Director Shannon Walsh will be in attendance at the Vancouver release of the documentary Illusions of Control. A riveting meditation on resilience in the face of disaster, the film follows five women as they confront unbearable crises in Mexico, China, Japan, Chicago, and Yellowknife.

The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe, 7pm, $12

Emily Carr University of Art + Design presents a free screening of The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 520 East 1st, 8pm, Free

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, 6:20pm, $13

In Uncut Gems Adam Sandler is a New York jeweler and natural-born gambler who bets the farm on uncut black opals he smuggles in from Ethopia, but foolishly shows them to NBA star Kevin Garnett (who insists on borrowing them as a good luck charm).

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 3:45pm, $13

In Clemency, years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard). As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill. ▶ Read our review.

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 6:10pm, $13

FOOD & DRINK

Larry’s Market puts on a Vegan Cheese, Wine, and Chocolate Tasting with vegan cheese from Blue Heron, organic vegan-friendly wine from Glenterra Vineyards, and vegan chocolates from Glow Chocolates.

Larry's Market, 140-125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, 5pm, $25

Learn how to prepare three traditional Chinese dishes: Chinese Lions Head (Braised Pork Meatballs), Abalone Lucky Bag with XO sauce, and sesame balls for dessert at the Feasts of Coquitlam: Lunar New Year Dinner.

Coquitlam Heritage at Mackin House , 1116 Brunette Avenue, 6:30pm, $15

COMEDY

The Critical Hit Show celebrates its 8th anniversary of live improvised comedy show based on the worlds of D&D with wizards, elves, and halflings messing about with magic and mayhem. 

Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 8pm, $12/15

Comedian Kwasi Thomas headlines at the new Rick Bronson's House of Comedy in New West. 

Rick Bronson's House of Comedy, 530 Columbia, 7:30pm, From $16

Yuk Yuk's amateur night has a wide range of comedians stepping up to the microphone.

Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club Vancouver, 2837 Cambie, 8pm, $7

TRIVIA

Test your knowledge of local and broader water critters and issues at Eight and a Half's Water Edition Trivia Night.

Eight and a Half, 151 East 8th, 7:30pm, Free

Trivia Night at Mahony & Sons at Stamps Landing has teams of up to 6 competing for prizes while enjoying half-priced wine.

Mahony & Sons, 601 Stamps Landing, 7pm, Free

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

ETCETERA

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

Nobel Prize winning experts in the fields of chemistry, physics and medicine/physiology will speak on their respective topics at this Science World lecture night. 

Science World at Telus World of Science, 1455 Quebec, 7:30pm, Free

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

Connect with local authors and hear readings from their diverse works North Shore Authors Book Sale and Reading.

North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th, 6pm, Free