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This week is another deliciously mixed bag...

A pair of tickets to 's screening of Small Town Murder Songs (sorry, must be 19+);

on Thursday, February 17 at ;

TWO pairs of passes to day and evening events to happening February 19 at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Alpen club;

FOUR tickets to (I can't say, it let alone spell it) at on Friday, February 19;

A pair of tickets to My Name is Asher Lev at the on Wednesday or Thursday of next week;

Multiple tickets to at the on February 19.

		Every week V.I.A. Giveaways will give you a chance to win ... something. Watch this space and if you're a real keener, follow on the for even more good times and random free stuff!

"Small Town Murder Songs" @ District 519, Vogville's Day and Night Music Festival, Cthulhupalooza 2 @ The Rickshaw Theatre, "My Name is Asher Lev" @ Pacific Theatre (Ron Reed photo), West Coast Pop! @ The Red Room

Small Town Murder Songs

Actress picked up the Best Actress Award for her work in this independent Canadian feature at the in December.What's the best Canadian film you saw in 2010? Leave your comment below to enter to win a pair of tickets to see Small Town Murder Songs on Thursday. Winner will be picked at random and contacted via email. Contest closes on Thursday, February 17th, at 8:00 am.

To read about the whole event happening at The Rickshaw, go . To enter to win one of FOUR tickets to the event, be one of the first four people to correctly name the creator of this lovely horror icon in the comments section below. Winners will be contacted via email for confirmation.

I recently had the pleasure of seeing My Name is Asher Lev at what is assuredly one of the more unusual theatre spaces in Vancouver, the , last week. With innovative staging and beautiful performances the play is cerebral and intense, with colourful notions about talent and the destiny of an artist that left my brain swirling for days after.

"When a young Jewish prodigy paints The Brooklyn Crucifixions, the reaction of his Orthodox community forces a terrible decision — between family and vocation, between his love for God and his desperate need to make art. A poignant coming of age story, as intimate as a family dinner and as vast as a young man’s dreams. Heartbreaking, triumphant."

To read more about it, go . To win a pair of tickets to see the play on either Wednesday or Thursday (you choose!) of next week, send an email to [email protected] with "My Name is Asher Lev" in the subject line. Contest closes on Sunday, February 20 at midnight. Winner will be chosen at random and contacted via email.

To win one of TWO pairs of day AND night passes to , send an email to [email protected] with "Vogville" in the subject line. Contest closes on Friday, February 18 at 5:00 pm. Winner will be chosen at random and contacted via email.

Now pay attention. To win one of MANY tickets to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is Awesome-sponsored event happening on Saturday, follow , , and on .