1. Billed as a 鈥渇ather-daughter tragicomedy,鈥� Belgian filmmaker Lenny Van Wesemael鈥檚 Caf茅 Derby kicks off this year鈥檚 麻豆传媒映画International Women in Film Festival March 8 to 13 at Vancity Theatre. For a full schedule of events and screenings, go to .
2. Sporting the best bangs in indie rock, Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces) stops by the Cobalt March 4 in support of her new album New View. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu and.
3. Travel back to the 17th and 18th centuries as Early Music 麻豆传媒映画presents Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra鈥檚 House of Dreams, March 4 at the 麻豆传媒映画Playhouse. Works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Marais are played against a backdrop of colourful paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto and Watteau, creating a multi-media concert described as 鈥渁 documentary film come to life.鈥� Tickets at聽.
4. Puccini鈥檚 beloved opera Madame Butterfly takes flight March 5 to 13 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The sumptuous 麻豆传媒映画Opera production marks the return of soprano Mihoko Kinoshita and the VO debut of soprano Jee Hye Han. Tickets and details at . 聽
5. J. B. Priestley鈥檚 Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon: a Scandalous Affair kicks off Western Gold Theatre鈥檚 2016 season at PAL Studio Theatre March 4 to 6.聽 Anna Hagan directs the British comedy featuring Tanya Dixon-Warren, Tom McBeath, Emmelia Gordon, Keith Martin Gordey, Bronwen Smith, William B Davis, Stephen Aberle and Brett Harris. Tickets at .
