Fall Arts Preview 2022: 31 things to do, read and watch in Metro Vancouver
By Stuart Derdeyn, Jerry Wasserman, Dana Gee, Shawn Conner, David Gordon Duke - Vancouver Sun • September 22, 2022
This fall season is shaping up to be an entertaining one. Whether you’re in the mood for music, visual arts, theatre, or to curl up on the couch with a good book — you’re in luck. There’s a little something new for every type of entertainment preference.
To help get you started, we’ve rounded up a list of the buzziest local arts and entertainment highlights of the season ahead. Consider it a jumping off point for a fall schedule that’s full of must-see, must-hear and must-read experiences.
To help get you started, we’ve rounded up a list of the buzziest local arts and entertainment highlights of the season ahead. Consider it a jumping off point for a fall schedule that’s full of must-see, must-hear and must-read experiences.
5 must-see gigs
- Ibibio Sound Machine
- Gwenifer Raymond
- Stromae Multitude Tour
- Lizzo: The Special Tour
- Bartees Strange
5 must-catch events
- T.rex Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Nickie Lewis: Creatures of Nature
- Vanessa Brown: That Other Hunger
- Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre: Latin Expressions
- Heart of the City Festival
5 must-see plays
- Peter Pan Goes Wrong
- To Perfection
- Hot Brown Honey — The Remix
- Benevolence
- Yaga
5 must-watch productions
- Compagnie d’Autres Cordes/Franck Vigroux: Forêt
- Ballet B.C.: Overture/s
- Hofesh Shechter Company: Double Murder
- Ne.Sans Opera and Dance: Hourglass
- Corporeal Imago: Throe
6 must-reads by B.C. writers
- A Gelato A Day
- Junie
- Five Moves of Doom
- Holden After and Before
- My Indian Summer
- Alone in the Great Unknown
5 concerts to hear
- Vancouver Opera
- Vancouver Recital Society
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Early Music Vancouver
- Friends of Chamber Music
Langley Township will allow buildings between six and 12 storeys tall in pre-zoned areas along parts of 200 Street, council has decided at its Monday, Nov. 3 meeting. π More Details Here
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This year, as they have for years, thousands are again expected to attend Remembrance Day in Fort Langley and honour the memory of the community’s war dead at the largest memorial service in the Langley area. π More Details Here
