1. Enjoy a performance featuring a live band and dancers when tribute artist champion Luisa Marshall brings Tina Turner: the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll to the Massey Theatre stage on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49 and are available at 604-521-5050 or www.ticketsnw.ca. Massey Theatre is at 735 Eighth Ave.
2. Laugh out loud at the Vagabond Players latest production, Drinking Habits, a farcical comedy running from Feb. 1 to 25 at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets at www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets or 604-521-0412.
3. Take in the latest Club Push show featuring Cris Derksen, a Juno-nominated performer and classically trained cellist whose shows combine her classical training and Aboriginal ancestry with electronics. Derksen performs at the Anvil Centre Theatre on Friday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St. Tickets range from $20 to $35 and are available at www.ticketsnw.ca.
4. Meet artists in their studios at First Saturday Open Art Studios at 100 Braid Street Studios on Saturday, Feb. 3 from noon to 5 p.m. You’ll have a chance to see more than a dozen artists in their workspace in the former winery, ask questions and learn about their techniques in this free event for all ages at 100 Braid St.
5. View the latest exhibit at the Amelia Douglas Gallery at Douglas College, Past Present Future, which showcase art from 31 folks from the Douglas College community including students, employees and retired employees. Paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, ceramics, video installations are among the works featured in this exhibition, which runs until Feb. 24. The gallery, located on the fourth floor north of the college at 700 Royal Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and closed Sundays.
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