FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 7-9
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Former Vancouverite, leader of the New Pornographers, family man and, judging by his press photo, future LL Bean catalogue model AC NEWMAN leaves his rural bunker in upstate New York to spread the power pop goodness found on his latest solo album Shut Down the Streets. Catch him at the Biltmore Nov. 8 with guests Harriet and The Mynabirds. Tickets: Zulu, Red Cat and ticketweb.ca.
2 With a mandate of bringing New York City plays to Vancouver stages, the Dirty Manhattan Equity Co-op takes on Donald Margulies's Pulitzer Prize-winning DINNER WITH FRIENDS. Jennifer Clement directs BEN RATNER and LORETTA WALSH in this tale about "the journey to find balance and truth in marriage and friendships, and the unspoken sorrow that can creep up on us as we approach middle age" - don't we know it - Nov. 7 to 17 at Granville Island's Studio 1398. For tickets, go to dinnerwithfriends.brownpapertickets.com.
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Thierry Binisti's moving drama A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA, about an unlikely friendship between a 17-year-old recent French immigrant to Jerusalem and a 20-year-old Palestinian confined to Gaza, kicks off the VANCOUVER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. at the Ridge. The festival runs until Nov. 15 at various venues. More info at vjff.org.
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The VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA helps the ORPHEUM THEATRE celebrate its 85TH BIRTHDAY with a special presentation of Charlie Chaplin's classic silent film CITY LIGHTS, with the orchestra performing Chaplin's original soundtrack live, beginning with a 10minute performance using the Orpheum's original 1927 Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. It all goes down Nov. 8, 8 p.m. For tickets and info, go to vancouversymphony.ca or call 604-876-3434.
