This is likely your last weekend to relive the setting of so many of your first dates, afternoon matinees, popcorn-laden shenanigans, and that time you queued up for the Star Wars prequels only to be painfully disappointed. North Vancouver’s Esplanade Cineplex is closing next week. The six-screen theatre had been in business under various operators since 1990, and is closing just as Cineplex’s new Park Royal location is set to open next week. Visit the Cineplex website to see what’s playing at the Lower Lonsdale theatre this weekend, one last time.
Hey teens! Yes, teens! You’re invited to get creative and upcycle discarded book pages into any spectacular art project – prizes will be awarded and the finished pieces will be displayed at the library. This your last weekend to drop by any North Vancouver District public library to pick up your bag of pages and get creative. For more info visit the library’s website.
Gullah band Ranky Tanky is set to get funky at the BlueShore at CapU tomorrow at 8 p.m. The five-piece band combines the strong musical tradition of Gullah – a mixture of African-American communities living on the coast of South Carolina and nearby islands with their own language, culture and music – with a unique jazz sensibility. Tickets: $35-$38
In the early 1930s four friends set out to prove that hockey’s not just a sport for men. In Glory, showing at Kay Meek Arts Centre tonight at 7 p.m. and tomorrow at 3 p.m., the inspirational story of Canada’s Preston Rivulettes women’s hockey team is told with electrifying swing music and dance inspired by the jazz age. Tickets: $19-$48
A feisty divorcee, a witty widow and a shy spinster make up part of the colourful cast of characters in Senior Follies, Deep Cove Stage Society’s new production premiering this weekend with shows tonight and tomorrow slated for 8 p.m. The production, written by Billy St. John and directed by Val Mason, is running until April 13. Tickets: $18-$20
