This next giveaway is taking me back to New York, where I visited the legendary Village Vanguard. Countless jazz icons have graced its stage, from John Coltrane to Nina Simone. You can feel that history in every corner, from the broken instruments on the walls to the ice clinking in your cocktail. Well, that’s the kind of energy coming to Vancouver.

Grammy-nominated saxophonist Ravi Coltrane honours his father’s 100th birthday at St. Andrew’s-Wesley on 9/28. Enter to win tickets to see John Coltrane’s masterpiece A Love Supreme live!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Stop everything. Metallica, Limp Bizkit and Avatar hit BC Place next May and presale tickets start as early as Monday! Epic doesn’t even begin to cover it.

• Enter into your favourite film score as Hans Zimmer takes us to The Next Level at Rogers Arena next April. Presale starts on Wednesday.

• Legendary French jazz-funk pioneers Cortex bring their endlessly sampled grooves to the Chan Centre on 9/22. Enter to win tickets or use CORTEX26 for a limited time discount available until this Sunday at midnight!*

• Presale dropped today for Finger Eleven! Catch them at the Commodore Ballroom on 3/20 and scream along to Paralyzed.

• Plus fresh announcements from Jesse Roper, 3 Inches of Blood, Jon Bryant, Isaiah Rashad, The Warning, Victoria Monét & more!

THANKSGIVING IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

My job is to tell you what’s coming up. Unfortunately, that also means receiving regular reminders that time is an unstoppable force - and yes, Thanksgiving is nearly here. Don’t worry, turkey fixes everything. Here’s how to celebrate Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving) before it creeps up on you:

• HARVEST DAYS - 9/26-10/18 @ VanDusen Botanical Gardens

• BURNABY HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL - 10/1-11/1 @ Various Locations

• HALLOWEEN FRIGHT FESTIVAL - 10/2-31 @ Maan Farms

• MOM’S THE WORD: TALKIN’ TURKEY - 10/9 @ Kay Meek Arts Centre

• BC LIONS: THE GRAVY BOWL - 10/9 @ BC Place

• HALLOWEEN BASH FT. SPANK WILLIAMS - 10/9 @ The Pearl

• THE ZOLAS - 10/10 @ The Pearl

THIS WEEKEND

THE LOCAL LIST

Sarah Bolton knows how to keep busy. Sundays, however, are a different story. After nearly 25 years spent growing BodyMods from a single kiosk into Canada’s largest body jewellery retailer, she likes her downtime to be decidedly low-key: farmers’ markets, garden centres, local shops and a beach walk with her dogs. These are her go-to Greater Vancouver spots for a perfectly unhurried Sunday.

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