Tue Oct 20 + Thu Oct 22
Canucks, twice at home
Tuesday brings the reigning Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes on their only visit of the season; Thursday it’s the Red Wings. Two measuring-stick nights in one week at Rogers.
Photo: Matthew Fournier, Unsplash
The home-ice issue
Home
ice.
The Stanley Cup champions visit Tuesday, the Red Wings follow Thursday, and the Lions close their season Friday night. Bruno Mars plays his last two, and Josh Johnson moves into the Vogue for three nights.
Cover storyTwo Canucks home games, one champion visitor.
InsideBruno’s encore, a Vogue residency, Diwali lights.
The editCoffee downtown, the Rio’s new room, shows to book.
The city, edited
Stay close
to the rink.
A home-ice week: the Canucks host the reigning Stanley Cup champions on Tuesday and Detroit on Thursday, and the Lions play their regular-season finale under the dome on Friday. In between, Bruno says goodbye, Josh Johnson says hello three nights running, and Saturday glows for Diwali.
7days covered
18picks this week
4to book ahead
01
Monday to Thursday
The week, edited
The champs come through Tuesday, Detroit follows Thursday, and Bruno takes his final bows in between.
Monday
Owen Riegling
Commodore Ballroom, 7 pm. Canadian country’s fastest riser, on small-town specifics instead of big-hat clichés.
Wednesday
John Bishop
Vogue Theatre, 7:30 pm. The Liverpool storyteller, one of Britain’s biggest stand-ups.
Wednesday
Akeem Ali
Fortune Sound Club, 8 pm. Velvet-suited 70s funk-rap, live with the band.
02
Friday to Sunday
The weekend issue
The Lions close the season, Josh Johnson opens a residency, and Sunday belongs to the Day of the Dead.
Photo: TicketmasterFri
Friday, Oct 23
Lions vs Winnipeg: the finale
The regular-season closer against the Blue Bombers, with West Division stakes very much alive. Last chance for the dome crowd until playoffs, if there are playoffs.
Photo: TicketmasterSat
Fri–Sun, Oct 23–25
Josh Johnson, in residence
Stand-up’s biggest YouTube story parks at the Vogue for three nights, with matinee and evening shows on the weekend. His Comedy Band Camp format mixes the hour with live music.
Image: Tourism BurnabySun
Sat + Sun, Oct 24–25
Day of the Dead
Marigolds, ofrendas, music and dance for Día de los Muertos, free at Brentwood both days. Part of the Burnaby Halloween Festival’s gentler side.
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The residency ends
Bruno’s final two
Five became two: the record-setting BC Place run wraps Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21. If you were waiting out the resale market, this is the deadline; after Wednesday he’s gone.
Also this weekend
Herb Alpert
The Tijuana Brass founder, in his nineties and still swinging, in the city’s best-sounding room.
Rockytober
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, late and loud. Costumes encouraged, participation expected.
Sunset Rollercoaster
Taipei’s jazzy, neon-lit city-pop export on the Q Comes Q Goes tour.
Haunted Village opens
The 1920s village goes spooky after dark. A Burnaby Halloween Festival mainstay.
03
Food, rooms & openings
New city
A sleek coffee pop-up downtown, and the Rio grows a second room.
New opening
C Market Coffee
Downtown · 1185 W Georgia St
The sleek Korean café brand lands downtown as a grab-and-go pop-up: precise espresso, pastry to walk with, Georgia Street speed. Grand-opened this weekend.
New opening
The Rio Grindhouse
Mount Pleasant · at the Rio Theatre
The Rio’s long-promised café-bar begins its rollout: the gallery space opens this weekend, with the full café and bar to follow. Catch Rockytober upstairs while you’re at it.
How to do it →
early dinnerpuck dropwalk it off
A Rogers Arena night, done right: eat before, doors open an hour ahead and the lines inside prove it; Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain beats parking every time; puck drops at 7 sharp.
04
Free to get into
The free page
Four free-admission picks. Spending strictly optional.
01
Diwali in New West
The festival of lights at the Anvil: performances, dance, rangoli and lamps, free and open to everyone.
02
Celebrate the Night
Maple Ridge’s Diwali evening: lanterns, performances and the park glowing after dark.
03
The Great Pumpkin Carve
Delta’s big community carve: bring a pumpkin or admire the ambitious ones. Knives provided where they should be, by the carvers.
04
Salmon Come Home
The chum and coho return to Hoy Creek: hatchery tours, family activities, and actual fish actually coming home.
05
Put it on the calendar
Book ahead
Next week is Halloween week. These are the tickets that go first.
Your week should feel planned, not researched.
Every pick is verified and edited by Whim, then pulled together into a short list worth acting on.
✓ You’re on the list. See you Sunday.