Happy Friday the 13th! Fun fact: Friday is Venus’s day and 13th is the number of full moons we have each year so it’s actually a very lucky day, despite what pop culture will tell you.

Lean into the feminine urge to rage with Babe Haven, a queer punk band with a riot grrrl attitude and nu-metal edge. We’ve got a pair of tickets for one lucky winner to see them at The Fox Cabaret on 11/25. Get ready to thrash. Mullets welcome.*

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• With 28 studio albums and a fanbase deep in the Gizzverse, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard hit Freedom Mobile Arch on 8/22. Fair admission included. Make a whole weird day of it.

• Activism, art and a future worth imagining. Shaped by disabled artists and grounded in disability justice, Taking Care explores disability activism’s past and future. See it at the MOV starting 11/19 and enter to win!*

• Show up for your local indie-rock stars. Vancouver’s Hotel Mira bring big alt-rock hooks and theatrical frontman energy to the Vogue on 5/14. Limber up.

• Looking for a punk show within walking distance this weekend? Or a theatre show near your friend’s hood? There's now a search filter for that. Make it four: date, distance, category, genre. GTFO with our new site!*

• Did you catch all the just announced shows this week? Thievery Corporation, Wild Pink, Ricky Montgomery, Stray Kids, Romain Garcia and more!

HOLIDAY SWEEPSTAKES

Because one sweepstakes wasn’t enough and your holiday season could use even more cheer! Consider your festive plans handled. One lucky winner is getting hooked up this holiday season with:

• a holiday light installation from Elevated Holiday Lights

• two tickets to Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker

• 3 x $100 gift card to Belgard Kitchen, Violeté and Havana ($300 total)

• two tickets to Metro Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty: A Traditional British Pantomime

• six VIP tickets, a table and a $100 gift card to The Roxy

• two tickets to Pokey LaFarge & His Band, plus a signed vinyl

THIS WEEKEND

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Meet Gemma Bishop, Gather PR Co-Founder and your unofficial holiday hype woman. After nearly 15 years working with BC’s restaurants, hotels and lifestyle brands, she’s got connections - including, apparently, Santa. Here's how to do the holidays at Metropolis at Metrotown according to Gemma.

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