1. The 12th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival celebrates the culture and heritage of one of Vancouver鈥檚 oldest and most eclectic neighbourhoods Oct. 28 to Nov. 8. For a full list of events including theatre, book launches and the collaborative cross-cultural performance Against the Current, go to .
2. Get your flux capacitor in order as the Rio Theatre screens a double bill of Robert Zemeckis鈥檚 iconic Back to the Future, which turned 30 this year, and the 麻豆传媒映画premiere of the documentary Back in Time. It all goes down Oct. 26, the same date Marty McFly travelled back to in 1955. Eerie. Details at .
3. 麻豆传媒映画TheatreSports celebrates its 35th anniversary with a special 鈥渢hrowback Thursday鈥� performance of its legwarmer-friendly 1980s-themed show Throwback TheatreSports Oct. 22. The hits keep coming until Nov. 21. Details at .
4. Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Lambrini Diamandis, a.k.a. Marina and Diamonds, brings her atmospheric, electro-pop stylings to the Commodore for a sold-out show in support of her latest album Froot.
5. Montreal garage rock duo King Khan and the BBQ Show bring the noise, sweat and fashion to Rickshaw Theatre Oct. 24 in support of their latest album Bad News Boys. Milk Lines and IS/IS open. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu and .
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