Mid-January and the city is bustling with arts, entertainment and food for our picks of the week;
Push: The 2017 PuSh Festival is underway, filling the city’s venues with cutting edge performing arts from around the globe
Stage: The Nether, delves into the darkness of the internet at Firehall Arts Centre from January 18 – 28th.
Comedy: Mix your laughs with MMA when Bryan Callan and Brendan Schaub bring their The Fighter And The Kid podcast to life at the Commodore Ballroom on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Theatre: William Faulkner’s southern gothic novel comes to the stage with the Arts Club “As I Lay Dying” at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, January 19th to February 12th
Drag: The search for Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar 2017 gets underway this week, with the first round hosted by Jane Smokr on Thursday night at Celebrities
Dine: The tastiest festival of the year; Dine Out Vancouver Festival gets underway Friday, offering hundreds of events and restaurants participating in the set-price menu options, until February 5th
Ice: The Vancouver Canucks host the Florida Panthers at Rogers Arena on Friday night.
Ballet: The classical dance and comedic stylings of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo come to the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two nights, Jan 20 – 21
Rock: Comedy Rockers Steel Panther play a pair of shows at the Commodore on Friday and Saturday nights.