V.S. Wells
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- Oct 1, 2026
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30 can't-miss Vancouver concerts for October 2026 (opens the original)
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After 23 years in Toronto, the artist formerly known as Oh Susanna is back home in Vancouver. Fall has come early this year, so it'll be "Sweater Weather" for the rock show. The three-person dance band is beckoning in the Sunshine. The psychedelic local rockers are sliding into the big leagues. God forbid this generation's answer to Avril Lavigne goes on tour! The Finnish rockers are known for two things: "In the Shadows" and coming 21st at Eurovision 2022. Sting has been making solo music for m
30 can't-miss Vancouver events for October 2026 (opens the original)
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Everybody loves puppets—especially when they're just as human as the people. Two citizens of the internet butt heads in this psychological work thriller. Improvisers try to solve a closed-room murder in this long-form whodunit. Coast Salish dancer Tasha Faye Evans honours a legacy of matriarchs. Movie elite from around the world descend on Vancouver for a jam-packed festival celebrating the screen arts. Poet, writer, and comedian ALOK brings their A-game to Vancouver. A small-town detective disc
Arts Club's Heist executes a high-stakes balancing act (opens the original)
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Reading through the digital programme of the Arts Club's Heist, one thing is clear: everyone loves a heist movie. Playwright Arun Lakra and director Andrew Kushnir both rhapsodize about how, in households full of competing tastes, a classic crime caper is a rare beast: a film capable of appealing to everyone from kids to grandparents. But how do you turn such a tried-and-true filmic genre—one that relies on camera angles and closeups and cuts—into something that works on the stage in front of hu
Endless Dungeon imagines a world where heroes defeat tech CEOs (opens the original)
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Brennan Lee Mulligan is hardly a stranger to live shows. The comedian and writer came up doing improv, ascending through Los Angeles' Upright Citizens Brigade as a core part of their live nights. But, long before he was doing improv onstage, he was doing it in kitchens and basements and woodlands: running Dungeons and Dragons campaigns—and later LARPs (live-action role-playing games)—for friends, families, and summer camp attendees. Sure, now he's famous for Dimension 20, the Dropout series that
Fall Arts Preview: Visual arts critics' picks (opens the original)
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When you see a blue rezoning application sign outside a character house, how does it make you feel? Painter Emily Cowan explores the endless rise of demolition in her new solo exhibition, which explores the concept of home, livability, and change through the lens of architecture. Her colourful acrylic canvases show a range of different homes, and encourage audiences to consider what development means. It's driven by an artistic—and human—concern with what happens to a city when all the affordabl
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