Seventeen things between Wednesday and Sunday, and for once they are not all stacked on Saturday night. Wednesday carries four on its own — two of them at the BAG at the same hour, music bingo in one room and a book launch in the other, both at 6:30 pm.
Wed
23
6:30–9:00 pm
Brackendale Art Gallery
Three rounds, all ages, no cover. The prizes are tickets to whatever is on next.
Wed
23
6:30–8:30 pm
Brackendale Art Gallery
Readings, a Q&A and a signing, with Riverbank Roses playing. Schauch lives here; this is the hometown date.
Wed
23
doors 6:30 pm, show 7:00–9:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
PM was a finalist on Canada’s Drag Race . $20 ahead, $25 at the door, cards included.
Wed
23
9:00–11:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
Free, Ryan hosting. It starts at 7:00 pm on weeks with nothing booked ahead of it, and this is not one of those weeks.
Thu
24
8:00–11:00 pm
Brackendale Art Gallery
Shawn Hall’s solo billing, now a trio — not the old duo. NiKo opens at 8:00, Harpoonist plays 9:00 to 10:15. $25 ahead, $28 at the door.
Thu
24
8:00–10:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
Last Thursday of the month, so this is September’s. Sliding scale, nothing up to $10.
Thu
24
11:00 pm–1:00 am
Trickster's Hideout
Gavin K from the RESIDENCY crew. $5 to $10 suggested. The start time moves week to week; this one is a late 11:00.
Fri
25
7:00 pm
Capilano University, Squamish campus
Four stops on this year’s run and we are the third, after Nanaimo and Victoria. Ticketed.
Fri
25
9:00–11:00 pm
Brackendale Art Gallery
Noir pop, in the BAG’s words, and they sold the room out in March. Elisa Thorn opens on harp. $25 ahead, $30 at the door.
Fri
25
10:00 pm–2:00 am
Trickster's Hideout
Mivule is eight pieces out of Vancouver singing in English and Luganda; Brehdren is ten pieces of East Van ska. $15, $20 at the door.
Sat
26
10:00–11:30 am
Create Makerspace
A first go on the wheel, for kids. Register through Create, and check the date you are booking — the class runs again and again.
Sat
26
2:00–4:00 pm
Create Makerspace
Not a beginner class: you need to be able to centre clay already. Glazed and back to you in four to six weeks.
Sat
26
doors 7:00 pm, show 7:30–9:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
Improvised songs and sketch, on tour, presented by the Comedy Department. $34 online, $40 at the door.
Sat
26
9:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
MYTRON over from the UK, with Nathan Hall and PHNX. Costumes encouraged. $25, $30 at the door.
Sun
27
5:00–7:00 pm
Sea to Sky Gondola, Summit Lodge
Their end-of-summer set, played inside the lodge. Nothing extra to get in, but you need a lift ticket or a membership to be up there at all.
Sun
27
5:00 pm
Trickster's Hideout
Three projectors and the whole sound system, on any Sunday with nothing else booked. Hot dogs are $3.
Sun
27
6:00–8:30 pm
House of Lager Brewing
A beginner starter class run by Dine with Le, not by the brewery. You leave with dough and a starter of your own. It was nearly full when we looked.
Next Wednesday, the BAG has trivia with Paige Sotham at 7:00 pm.
