THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
CIRCLE CRAFT CHRISTMAS MARKET Over 300 artisans gather to show their wares. Nov 7-11, Vancouver Convention Centre.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Romantic musical about a young woman who takes a governess position with a large family and falls for the widowed father. Nov 7–Jan 5, 2020, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. From $39.
CAG THURSDAY LUNCH TIME TOUR Join
AG assistant curator Julia Lamare for a tour of the current exhibitions. Nov 7, 12:30 pm, Contemporary Art Gallery. Free.
AN EVENING WITH M.G. VASSANJI Giller Prize-winning author launches new novel A Delhi Obsession. Nov 7, 6:30-8 pm, Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre. $10-35.
SOUND HOUSE: AWOKEN WORD Performances by poet Angelica Poversky, hip-hop artist Keliya, poet Ifrah Hussein, poet and MC Dana, musician Ital Blue, and the UBC Slam Poets. Nov 7, 7 pm, Museum of Anthropology at UBC. $15.
THE WARS UBC Theatre and Film presents Timothy Findlay’s World War I drama, adapted by Dennis Garnhum. Nov 7-23, 7:30 pm, Frederic Wood Theatre. $11.50-24.50. TWS READING SERIES Author Shaena Lambert headlines the monthly reading series. Nov 7, 8 pm, Hood 29. Free.
A NIGHT OF OPULENCE Opera duets and solos with soprano Tamar Simon, baritone Geoff Schellenberg, and pianist Roger Parton. Nov 7, 8-9:15 pm, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre. Free.
NESTOR PISTOR’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Canadian comedian, with local standup guests Jirair Garabedian, Mark Anthony Smith, and Keith Nahanee. Nov 7, 8-10 pm, Presentation House Theatre. $32.
THE ARRAY: THE SHAPE OF THE GALAXY New short performances by Elysse Cleadle, Erika Mitsuhashi and Francesca Frewer, Theatre Conspiracy, and Upintheair Theatre. Nov 7-9, 8-10:30 pm, The Greenhouse Studio. $10-40. CHELSEA HANDLER American comic, TV host, and author performs two standup-comedy shows. Nov 7-8, 8 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Nov 7 SOLD OUT, tix for Nov 8
$150/85/69.50/49.50.
A BUNCH OF AMATEURS Comedy about an aging Hollywood action hero playing King Lear in an amateur dramatic society. Nov 7-23, 8-10 pm, Metro Theatre. $28/25.