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Top 5 things to do this Monday in Vancouver

Feb. 16, 2015

Get laughing: For obvious reasons, the late Richard Pryor was unable to make the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary bash last night, so here’s a chance to see the master comedian at the top of his game with a screening at Vancity Theatre of the classic Richard Pryor Live in Concert that part of the ongoing NorthWest Comedy Fest. Shot in 1978 at a theatre in Long Beach, California, it was the first full-length feature film of stand-up comedy and is often hailed as one of the most influential stand-up performances of all time. Local comedian Dino Archie has the task of warming up the crowd prior to Pryor.

Get rolling: Fat tire and body armour enthusiasts descend on the Rio Theatre for the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s mountain bike night, featuring a slew of live presentations and mountain bike porn such as Gone Tomorrow, director Sebastian Doerk’s film on first descents in Nepal, Danny MacAskill: The Ridge about tackling the Cuillin Ridge line on the Isle of Skye, and Whistler-based filmmaker Michael Sousa and friends heading deep into the Central American jungle in search of free ride opportunities in Vaya Bien.

 

Get your strings pulled: The tale of the world’s most famous wooden puppet gets a gritty reboot in the opening night of No Strings Attached at Studio 58. No fewer than eight different Pinocchios will give a modern spin on the tale of the easily tempted marionette who longs to be a real boy. Admission to the Risky Nights production is by donation.

Get cheering: The Canucks take on familiar foe Minnesota Wild for the third time in less than three weeks. The home team will have their work cut out for them as the Wild won the last two matchups as part of an 8-0-2 streak in their last 10 games that have the team quickly moving up the western conference standings.

Get a history lesson: The last night on earth for civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther is reimagined in director Janet Wright’s The Mountaintop running at the Arts Club’s Granville Island stage. The provocative drama written by Katori Hall sees MLK receive room service delivered by an attractive maid with a hidden agenda at the infamous Lorraine Hotel in Memphis where he was assassinated.

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