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Your day planner is about to get filled with some serious fun.
1. Preaching to the Choir: Choir Boy
WHEN January 25 to February 25
WHERE Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
COST From $29
From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Moonlight, Choir Boy is a coming-of-age story of identity scored to a gospel soundtrack that will leave you singing its praises.
2. Twisted Fairy Tale: Into the Woods
WHEN February 1 to 18
WHERE Studio 58
COST $25
The Tony-winning musical stars your favourite fairy-tale legends (Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and more) as they take on a witch’s curse with perfect pitch.
3. Nerd Is the Word: Fan Expo Vancouver
WHEN February 17 to 19
WHERE Vancouver Convention Centre
COST From $39
Dress up as your fave superhero, anime or sci-fi character for a weekend full of panels, exhibits and LOTR quotes (at least if you’re celebrity guest Elijah Wood).
4. Titillating comedy: Just for Laughs Vancouver Presents Patti Harrison
WHEN February 17
WHERE Vogue Theatre
COST $43.50 + tax
The alt-comedy darling is known for her deadpan delivery and some, er, “out there” comedy. (Think: irreverent and borderline grotesque—there’s a reason we aren’t mentioning her show title.)
5. Date Night: Single, Not Single
WHEN February 2 to 24
WHERE Improv Centre
Every Friday and Saturday this month, come laugh at the concept of relationships (whether you’re in one, think you’re in one, definitely in one or mumbling ‘it’s complicated’ when your mom asks about your love life).
6. Guitar Hero: Vieux Farka Touré
WHEN February 23
WHERE York Theatre
COST $48
Fresh off a new album (featuring the Texas psych-jazz trio Khruangbin, IYKYK), the Malian guitar player (“The Hendrix of the Sahara” and son of late guitar legend Ali Farka Touré—talk about a resumé!) could be your gateway into a cool new genre: desert blues.
7. Flower Power Happy Hour: Green Garden Gala
WHEN March 9
WHERE Sutton Place Hotel
COST From $171.73
This glam jam that closes Vancouver Cocktail Week (March 3 to 10) is your excuse to get fancy and drink flower-infused bevvies all night while yelling “play something we can dance to!” at the DJ.
8. Sweet Fantasy: Crystal Methyd Presents Inside the Enchanted Forest
WHEN February 16
WHERE Rickshaw Theatre
COST From $30
Escape the mundane and feel your fantasy at this spooky-kooky drag show starring Crystal Methyd, a fan-fave runner-up from season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
9. Feel Good Inc.: The Wellness Show
WHEN February 3 and 4
COST $12
Fill your weekend with well- being, health nuts, yoga buffs, bio hackers and Goop fans as you learn how to live forever. (That’s wellness, right?)
10. Dragon Slay: LunarFest 2024
WHEN February 10
WHERE Granville Island
COST Free
Celebrate the Chinese New Year (where my dragons at?) with live music, lion dances, food and more—come for the lanterns, stay for the dumplings.
