MONDAY
FEB. 20
MOMENT
OF SILENCE FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON <3
MY
FRIEND STEPHANIE'S BIRTHDAY
Stephanie
is so awesome! She is beautiful, like Adele, and she's a makeup artist so she's
really good at doing makeup (which is really awesome because I don't know how
to do makeup at all). She also shares my inability to not talk in a baby voice
when she sees a puppy. Happy birthday, Stephanie!
SINGERS
TAKE NOTICE
Musica
Intima is going to be having auditions! Eep! Only THE BEST vocal ensemble in
Vancouver! Auditions will be on Mar. 5 and 10, and if you're interested, send a
“performing and education-related CV, one short recording/mp3 or link to a
video/audio recording online of your solo singing (recommended), [and a] letter
of intent max 150 words” to joanna@musicaintima.org
VERONICA
FALLS
From
JJ: I still don't I understand this band's name, but let me tell you that
they're good, and would even be good if their band name was "Dolly and the
Partons". Actually, that's kind of a cool name. I digress. Veronica Falls
makes me think of the rich girl from Archie comics tripping
down a flight of stairs. But the music sounds like a weird mix of beach pop
with a sinister sneer. Just come! 8 PM. The Media Club. $13.
TUESDAY
FEB. 21
JANN
ARDEN
You
guys, she's a Canadian icon! I remember I once was reading a copy of my mom's Chatelaine
and
she had an advice column in it! Like, she's not even qualified at all for that,
but just for being such an icon they gave her an advice column. It was pretty
good, to be honest. So there you have it!
8
PM. The Orpheum Theatre. $76 – $119.50
I
HAVE A TUMBLR YOU GUYS
Follow
me! It's ryangothling.tumblr.com and I post pictures of Ryan Gosling where I
photoshopped an inverted cross on his forehead and he says stuff like, “Hey
girl, my love for you is like a blacken'd horse skeleton; both majestic and
horrifying.” I think it's the best idea I've ever had.
DID
YOU KNOW THAT
On
Feb. 21, 1878, the first telephone book was issued in New Haven, Conneticut!
NOW YOU KNOW
WEDNESDAY
FEB. 22
SPENCER'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Spring
break is the perfect week to celebrate birthday parties. If you want to tag
along on Spencer's birthday, we'll be going to the Cambie for pre-drinks, then
going to Commodore Bowling Lanes and DRUNK BOWLING, and then going to the
Blarneystone for SWEET DANCING. I love birthday parties. 6:30 PM.
Cambie/Commdore Bowling Lanes/Blarney. Cost of lane rental/beer.
SCREENING
OF THE BODYGUARD
In
honour of Whitney Houston (queen of pop, she's every woman, Rest in Peace, you
were everywhere), Shannon Elliott, the Courier's production
manager, will be hosting a screening of The Bodyguard, the classic
romance film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, at her house. Tweet at
her @shannonthecheet if you're interested. Snacks and kleenex will be served. 8
PM. Shannon's House. Free!
THURSDAY
FEB. 23
MOVIELAND/SCOTT
FORBES/DAVE PROWSE
My
bff's new band, y'all! Movieland is the best. Not only is my best friend in it,
but they are a four-piece kick-ass all-girl garage-rock band; basically all of
my favourite things about bands. Scott Forbes and Dave Prowse are probably sweet
too! 9 PM. Prophouse Cafe (1636 Venable St.). Probably $5.
IJI/HALF
CHINESE/COLLAPSING OPPOSITES/FILARDO
Eep!
Two amazing shows on the same day? What's a girl to do? Decisions are the
worst. Half Chinese and Collapsing Opposites are two of my favourite bands AND
I like them as people. And Iji and Filardo are probably sweet, too! They're from
Phoenix, and it's always good to support touring bands. 9 PM. Zoo Zhop (223
Main St.). $5.
FRIDAY
FEB. 24
THE
NORTH VAN SOCIAL CLUB
Okay,
this is the most North Vanniest thing to hit
North
Van I've ever seen. But! Featuring Mind of
a
Child, The Coalition, Dubai, and the Ivy League
Brawlers,
this is sure to be a fun show. Also, if
you
grew up in North Van, you've probably gone
to
high school or university with at LEAST one
person
from these bands. Seriously.
8
PM. The Narrows. Price unlisted? Free?
VICKI'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Special
birthday edition of the calendar! Vicki is Evan's girlfriend. She's really
cool! I met her at a couple parties and she was really nice to me, plus, she's
from Newfoundland which gives her automatic cool points. Anyway, she's probably
going to be hitting up '90s night at Library Square, so come and celebrate
birthdays! Evening. Library Square. $12 cover (free before 8:30).
THE
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Okay,
the other day I was talking about how I wish that I could just make up dates
for people. On that vein, this is the perfect date for that person in your life
who maybe loves basketball! Maybe they were super sad when the Grizzlies folded
and they used to want to join the NBA/WNBA! You can get nosebleed seats and
sort of ironically enjoy it but also just really enjoy it. 7 PM. Rogers Arena.
$26.20 – $136.70.
THE
DARKNESS
I
BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVED/JUST LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OF MY HEART/THERE'S A
CHANCE WE CAN MAKE IT NOW/WE'LL BE (murmur) TIL THE SUN GOES DOWN. Did they make
any other songs? I dunno! 8 PM. The Commodore Ballroom. $48.75.
BIG
BOOK SALE FUNDRAISER
Put
on by Friends of the Library, at this event you can buy a bunch of books for
really cheap! I friggin love book sales like this. I went one year without
expecting to buy anything but like, once you're there it's like, “Oh, that book
is rad! This author is rad, I've never read that before! It's only 50 cents!”
And it's supporting libraries! Best. 10 AM – 7 PM. Lynn Valley Public Library. $0.50
– $2/book
SATURDAY
FEB. 24
WOOLWORM/EEK!/HERMETIC/THE
COURTNEYS
Woah!
Stacked! Woolworm is awesome, Eek! Is awesome, Hermetic friggin won Shindig a few
years ago and is awesome, and I saw the Courtneys a few weeks ago and they
fucking ruled! This is a type of show where you should mosh and drink the
cheapest beer you can find and spit on the floor and wear dirty pants and SMILE
because it's so fun. 9 PM. Interurban Art Gallery (1 E. Hastings St.). $10.
STUDENT
LOAN FIRST RELEASE PARTY
Student
Loan is a new independent record label, and they are celebrating the release of
their first record. Side A of the record is My Friend Wallis – Better Things to
Come, and Side B is Watermelon – How I Came. The show features My Friend Wallis,
Watermelon, and Koko, and will probably be awesome because the air will be full
of the joy of record releases! 9 PM. The Astoria (769 E. Hastings St.). Price
unlisted.
VANCOUVER
COMEDYFEST CLOSING NIGHT GALA
Featuring
Bob Odendirk and David Cross! I'm old and boring so I don't know who Bob
Odendirk is, but David Cross is sweet. I have only watched a little bit of his
stand-up and mostly just love him for Arrested Development, but he is clearly
a very funny man. “I blue myself”!!! This should be good, guys. 7 PM. The
Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. $40 – $60.
PLASTIC
ACID ORCHESTRA W/ MARIA IN THE SHOWER
Exciting!
Maria in the Shower is a “folk cabaret” comprised of “wandering minstrels,
entertainers cut from old cloth, storytellers traveling often and gathering
tales as they go,” and the Plastic Acid Orchestra promises an “epic
contemporary, rock-infused symphonic world.” Mind-boggling descriptions; this
could be rad as heck. 7 PM. The Vogue Theatre. $20 advance/$30 at door.
SUNDAY
FEB. 26
STEPHANIE'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Okay,
so Steph's birthday was on Monday (remember, I put it up there) but she's not celebrating
until today. I told you it was birthday week at the calendar! She's gonna go to
the Old Spaghetti Factory and then to Vinyl to do some sweet dancing.
Seriously, there's gotta be someone out there who just loves going to
strangers' birthday parties. 7 PM. Old Spag Fact/Vinyl. Cost of
food/drink/cover/present!
AN
EVENING FOR AMY
This
is such a big day for the Courier! This is Art Director JJ Brewis' pet
project and (I'm gonna be singing at it lol). Anyways, you can check out the article
in this week's paper to get a more serious idea about what this event is, but
basically, it's raising awareness and money for women struggling with addiction
and you should check it out! 8 PM. North Shore Credit Union Centre for Performing
Arts. $25.
DEEP
PURPLE
Woah!
You guys! This is some seriously classic shit. My dad, I'm pretty sure, used to
love Deep Purple. As far as I remember, they're really psychedelic …? Anyway, I
feel there are going to be a lot of middle-aged dudes who used to smoke a lot
of pot at this show, which would be kind of awesome in and of itself. 7:30 PM.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre. $78.50 – $98.50.
BIG
BOOK SALE FUNDRAISER HALF PRICE DAY
Okay,
same event as on Friday (and it's actually happening on Saturday as well, from
10 AM – 4 PM), except today, everything is half price! Yeah, it'll be a little
picked over, but if anything, that just cuts out on stressful decision-making.
I hate having to leave things behind! 12 – 4 PM. Lynn Valley Main Library (1277
Lynn Valley Rd.). $0.25 – $1/book.
//Celina Kurz, copy editor
//Celina Kurz, copy editor
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