1. Spotlighting Vancouver’s contemporary dance scene, the 2015 edition of Dance In Vancouver features performances from Shay Kuebler Radical System Art, Ziyian Kwan | dumb instrument Dance, MascallDance, MACHiNENOiSY and battery opera productions’ reboot of M/Hotel among others. It all goes down Nov. 18 to 22. Details.
2. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»indie-folk darlings Good for Grapes play the Imperial, Nov. 12, in support of their newly released sophomore album, The Ropes. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and .
3. Solo Collective kicks off its 15th season with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»playwright Aaron Bushkowsky’s Dressing for the Wedding, Nov. 13 to 29 at Performance Works. Sarah Rodgers directs this dark comedy about a mother desperately trying to run her daughter’s wedding rehearsal while keeping some family secrets under wraps. Tickets at.
4. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Once is based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name about an Irish busker and Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. It runs Nov. 17-22 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets and details at vancouver.broadway.com. And, as fate would have it, Glen Hansard, who played the Irish busker in the film and co-wrote the music, performs Nov. 12 at the Orpheum. Tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets.
5. Ruby Slippers Theatre presents You Will Remember Me. Billed as a deeply personal and moving new play about family and memory and starring Kevin McNulty and Patti Allan, it runs Nov. 17 to 28 at the Cultch. Tickets at 604-251-1363 or.
