The final weekend of November brings the holiday season even closer, with plenty more festive fun in this week’s picks.
Ice: Visit Arendelle and the Mountains of Columbia, see Anna, Elsa, Mirabel, and the Madrigal family live, as well as fan favourites Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald, Goofy, and many more take to the Pacific Coliseum as Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto until November 26th
Festival: The 2023 Chutzpah! Festival wraps up tomorrow, November 23 for a final day of of music, theatre, comedy, dance, multimedia arts, and film
Doll: Western Gold Theatre presents A Doll’s House Part 2 by Tony-nominated playwright Lucas Hnath. The funny and bold new play picks up from Ibsen’s Part 1, exploring traditional gender roles and a clever contemporary take on all human relationships until November 26
Market: Until December 24th, Vancouver Christmas Market welcomes more than 90 artisan huts, a lively line-up of holiday entertainment – performing on the Flying Stage from Vancouver’s only Christmas Pyramid – and Christmas Carousel.
Buddy: Watch the Story Of Buddy the Elf on his expedition from the North Pole to New York City when Elf: The Musical plays at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre until December 31st
Panto: The holiday tradition is back! East Van Panto Beauty & the Beast finds bright, business-minded Belle has always been different from other kids growing up on the Drive – at The Cultch York Theatre until January 7th
Hurricane: Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre partner to co-present the world premiere production of Hurricane Mona by Pippa Mackie, a fast-paced and absurdist dark comedy about a middle-class family grappling with their life and relationships under the grim shadow of the climate emergency at The Cultch Historic Theatre until December 3rd.
Mosquito: At The Massey Theatre Saturday and Sunday, a young mosquito searches for fame in Kid Koala’s The Storyville Mosquito — a live animated graphic novel that’s performed, filmed and scored in real time.
Shop: The Got Craft? Holiday Virtual Market over 60 makers and small shops gather online until December 3rd to create a curated collection of goods, wares and gift ideas from across Canada.
Narnia: November 23-December 23 Pacific Theatre welcomes The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis’s beloved classic finds Peter and Lucy Pevensie are all grown-up… but upon returning to a most peculiar wardrobe
Improv: Putting the hilarious in the holidays, The Improv Centre Back to the Holidays pays homage to Back to the Future and A Christmas Carol, and explores holidays of the past, present, and future
Crafty: In Surrey this Saturday and Sunday, Crafty Affaire market finds one-of-a-kind treasures, quality crafts and handmade goods from dozens of local vendors
Fair: On November 25, Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair brings 140 local artists and vendors with thousands of patrons shopping for crafts, edible gifts, enjoying entertainment, everything needed for your holiday shopping plus door prizes.
Mod: November 24th at Rogers Arena catch the electronic icons Depeche Mode on Memento Mori World Tour in support of their 15th album
Icons: November 24-25 the Shadbolt Centre for Arts presents Josie & Grace the mostly untold story of the friendship between legendary singer, dancer, activist and spy Josephine Baker, and the iconic Academy Award winner and European princess, Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco.
Pets: On display until November 29 at Janaki Larsen Studios, fine art photographer Michelle Leone Huisman presents the Vancouver premiere of her new solo show CMYK9, the exhibition features hand-painted photographs and imagines how dogs may have experienced the pandemic.
Peace: Celebrate the era of peace and love and protest while admiring the new Disco Nap collection created by Olivier Salvas Artiste on display at Bean on Hastings, 175 West Hastings Street until January 31, 2024
Storytelling: November 25-26 at the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch, participants are invited to ‘check out’ a human for a candid 20-minute conversation about their life experiences, culture, and beliefs as part of Zee Zee Theatre’s Queer Asian Stories Collection – its annual storytelling experience
Crisis: From Slander’s Brand, The Polygon Gallery’s compelling new show, on display until Feb. 4, 2024, brings together monumental works by Hannah Darabi, Rachel Khedoori, and Ron Terada, and explores how art responds in times of historic crises.
Carr: Until September 2024, the Vancouver Art Gallery is showing a yearlong exhibition featuring highlights from its permanent collection of Emily Carr paintings. Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own explores the intersection between celebrated Canadian artist Emily Carr and the Vancouver Art Gallery.