MONDAY
MARCH 19
THE
BEGINNING OF TEEN SPRING BREAK
By
teen I mean high school. Ughhhh soooo jeaalouuss offff teeeeeeeeeeeennnsss!!!!
TEEENNNSS ARRRREEE SOOOOO COOOOOOOLLL HUULLLKKKIINNNGGGG ARRGGHHH!!!!!
LADY
ANTEBELLUM
From
JJ: Country rock trio plays the barn! It's like Taylor Swift had three older
siblings and one of them was really hot! I like that "quarter after one”
song, and if you don't like it, then you can suck a lemon! 7 PM. Pacific
Collosseum. $41.25 – $108.75
MONDAY
KARAOKE LA LA LA LADY’S NIGHT
I
love karaoke! I love it! Plus crazy cheap drink specials ($10 pitchers yes
please thank you)! The Astoria also has a variety of vegan and non-vegan food
and freeee pooool! Check out their song catalogue at karaoke.weekendleisure.com
and find yr faveys so you can put ‘em all in at the beginning of the night and
be that bitch who keeps goin’ up and singin’! 9:30 PM. The Astoria. Free!
FLO
RIDA AND PITBULL
Self
explanatory! Do I even need to convince you to go to this? Nope. PS just in
case you haven’t figured it out yet, Flo Rida = Florida. BAM. Also, Pitbull had
that awesome song about hotels.
7:30 PM. Rogers Arena. $61.55/76.50.
TUESDAY
MARCH 20
ART
PARTY AT MY HOUSE
I’m
having people over to do art! If you wanna do art, and I know you, you should
come! If I don’t know you, I’ll probably turn you away, sorry. Unless you’re
super rad. So. Um. Yeah. Come to my party (or don’t)! PS: BYOCS (bring your own
craft supplies eg. paint, clay, colouring books). 7 PM. My House. Free!
RADICAL
ARTING AND ZINE MAKING
Two
art events in one night??? Yes! So, if you don’t know me, go to this if you’re
into making radical art and zines. Make friends, make art! Bring some supplies!
6 – 9 PM. Rhizome Café (317 E. Broadway St.). By Donation!
SERIOUS
ISSUES
According
to the event page, this is “a party for young people interested in serious
issues and partying. Featuring drinking, dancing, drinking, and short
multimedia presentations on creative activism.” Awesomely, this party will be
catered by Nuba Cafe, so you can get your snack on as well as dancing and
talking about interesting social issues! 8 PM. The Waldorf Hotel. $10.
HORSE
OPERA
What
is this?? Is this an actual horse opera? I think it’s a really cool band name.
Anyways, free live music at Falconetti’s! Horse Opera and Yer Blues. Seriously,
there’s always the chance that it’s actually a horse opera. 9 PM. Falconetti’s
(1812 Commercial Dr.). Free!
CHEAP
SHOW AT THE BILTMORE!
Featuring
Robert Schwartzmann, frontman of Rooney (remember??), The Relationship (featuring
Brian Bell from Weezer OMG WEEZER), and Jasper Sloan Yip, featuring I think at
least one dude that goes to Cap. 8 PM. The Biltmore. $8.
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 21
DID
ANYONE HEAR ABOUT THE GUY FROM THE KONY2012 VIDEO
He
got caught masturbating in public LOL LOL I literally can’t stop laughing in my
heart about this, what a hilarious mistake. I may regret saying this because
more info will probably arise about this and shit, but right now, it’s just
like, omg, lol, I want the lol I’m feeling to last forever.
TO
DINE FOR = BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN TOWN
Read
my review of it omg you guys it’s so good literally the best burger I’ve ever
eaten FUCK THE WORLD ALL THE GOOD THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO ME I THINK.
ACTUAL
EVENT
The
Zapato Negro Trio is playing at Presentation House! The event page describes
them as “Vancouver's finest Afro-Cuban jazz with Andre Carrasquero (piano),
Allan Johnston (bass) and Soto (drums).” Check it out! My only complaint about
this weekly event is that the free tea options are rather limited. 8 PM.
Presentation House (333 Chesterfield Ave.). $10 (free tea/cookies)
THURSDAY
MARCH 22
OK
VANCOUVER OK RECORD RELEASE + ART SHOW
Not
only are Ok Vancouver Ok releasing a record, it’s also a tour kickoff and
someone’s birthday! This show will have 100 hand-painted (by Jeff, lead
singer/guitar player) album covers displayed and on sale by donation. Entry is
free! 7 – 11 PM. Little Mountain Gallery. Free!
DAVID
BLAKE AND BRENT MAH TRIO
Jazz?
Jazz! Dave (guitar) and Brent (saxophone) both used to go to Capilano U’s Jazz
Program and now they’re killin’ musicians, so check it out! Plus, the venue,
Raw Canvas, is really cool and you can paint in the back room! Canvases cost
money but paint is free! 8 – 10 PM. Raw Canvas (1046 Hamilton St.). $5.
HIGHER
LEARNING FT. SAFETY SHOW + HERMETIC
Fun!
“:: live music :: DJs :: $5 (20 oz) Kronenbourg & Peroni :: $6.50 Classic
Cocktails.” That’s literally exactly the description on the Facebook event
page. Hermetic and Safety Show are sweet though! Partyingggggg!!! 9 PM – 2 AM.
Library Square. $6/5.
FRIDAY
MARCH 23
ANIMA
AND ANIMUS: BRIDGE TO THE SOUL
“The
Vancouver Jung Society presents a lecture by Karen Evers-Fahey on the terms
Jung used to describe the personification of feminine psychological tendencies
within a man or masculine psychological tendencies within a woman.” Mind
blowingggg! 7:30 PM. Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St.). $15.
FUNDRAISER
SHOW FOR MAYDAY
In
case you’re unaware, “May day is an international focus day on labour resister
history!” The show features Lunch Lady (COOLEST BAND), Forced Laugh, Menopause,
and Consenting Adult. The money raised will go towards supplies and space
rental for May Day. “Capitalists/cops/'professional politicians' are not
welcome.” Yesss!!!!! 6:30 PM. Graceland (The Mansion). By Donation.
SATURDAY
MARCH 24
10
YEARS OF THE ARTS
Little
Mountain Gallery is celebrating its ten-year anniversary! Pro Fact: when it
first opened, it was called The Butchershop! Performances by Chris-A-Riffic,
Hannah Epperson, Slight Birching, Adrian Teacher, and Loose Tights are to be expected.
You know what else can be expected? Fun Times. 5 – 11 PM. Little Mountain
Gallery (195 E. 26th St.). Pay What You Can!
CANADIAN
TUXEDO MASK(ERADE)
Cheetah
is throwing a RAGER LOL JK IT’S JUST A REGULAR PARTY SO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL. She
claims there will be a prize for most beautiful/creative all-denim ensemble, so
you should figure that out asap. “My house gets really hot, it’s really small,”
says Cheetah. 9 PM. Cheetah’s House. Free!
EXPRESSWAY
TO YR VINYL COLLECTION
In
honour of Sonic Youth’s (unofficial) break-up, “two local nerds are bringing
you a Sonic Youth appreciation night” and will be spinning mad Sonic Youth, as
well as other old, classic, Sonic Youth-esque vinyl. Wooooop! 9 PM. Pat’s Pub.
Price Unlisted (probably cheap).
CENTENNIAL
HERITAGE FOUNDATION SHOW
Okay,
I’m pretty much 100 per cent sure that one of the ladies who sings in the
seniors choir that I volunteer with helped organize this, so it’s going in!
“Historian Ivan Sayers helps celebrate St. Andrew's United Church's 100th
anniversary with a glimpse of the last century through fashion.” And it sounds
like it could be neat too! 1 PM. St. Andrew’s United Church (1044 St. George’s
Ave.). $25.
THE
DEATH OF PROPER ENGLISH
“As
part of SFU Philosophers' Café, SFU prof Sean Zwagerman asks if Twitter,
texting, popular music, and multiple literacies are contributing to the death
of grammatical correctness.” LOL WTF rofl rofl rofl. 3 PM. La Zuppa (1544
Lonsdale Ave.). Free!
SUNDAY
MARCH 25
BREAKING
NEWS
Nicki
Minaj calls Justin Bieber a “fake idiot”! Two of my favey people, oh no! I hate
it when celebrities that I like don’t like each other.
COLIN
JAMES@ELECTRIC OWL
“Saskatchewan
native Colin James is a multi-platinum selling artist with an international following
and 12 solo albums in the blues, rock and neo-swing vein.” He’ll be accompanied
by the Black Hen House Band which includes Steve Dawson, Keith Lowe, Geoff
Hicks, and (in rotation) either Daniel Lapp on fiddle or trumpet or Chris
Gestrin on keys. 8 PM. The Electric Owl. $23 advance/$25 at door.
DESIGNING
RESILIENT & REGENERATIVE CITIES AND SUBURBS
A
full day workshop! Does the idea of “tools for working with social systems to
create a context for abundance” sound appealing to you? Then check out this
event, starring author Toby Hemenway, who wrote the book Gaia’s Garden: A Guide
to Home-Scale Permaculture. Neat! Coffee, tea, and morning snacks will be
included. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. John Braithwaite Centre (145 W. 1st St.). $85.
//Celina Kurz, copy editor
//Celina Kurz, copy editor
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