The Irish Heather in Vancouver hosts a long table Christmas dinner in this file photo from 1010. The restaurant will host a similar Thanksgiving-themed event on Sunday, Oct. 11.LAURA LEYSHON/The Globe and Mail
Listen: Anecdotal Evidence is a series focused on telling stories from the human side of science. Head to the Railway Club on Thursday to listen to 15 souls tell of how science affected their lives on a personal level. The stories are true, about seven minutes long and told live without notes.
Oct. 8, 7 p.m., 579 Dunsmuir St., $5 suggested donation, anecdotalevidence.ca
Opening: Vancouver artist Janice Wu launches a solo show at the Back Gallery Project this week. Poke your head into the opening reception on Thursday night. Otherwise, the gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and by appointment.
Oct. 8, 6-9 p.m., 602 E. Hastings St., backgalleryproject.com
Score: The Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby hosts Art From The Attic. Search through more than 1,500 drawings, paintings, photos, posters and prints to find a treasure to hang above your mantle. Expect everything from impressionist experiments and portraits of forgotten faces to eighties art and boy-band posters. Funds raised go to charity.
Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 6540 Thomas St., Burnaby, greatervangogos.org
Laugh: Two fine opportunities to laugh are happening Friday night. The first is The Lady Show at Little Mountain Gallery (featuring six talented women with a plan to entertain with comedy sketches, stand-up and more). The second is Vancouverite: A Comedy Show at Hot Art Wet City Gallery. It takes a crack at the adjustment process of becoming a Vancouverite.
Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Little Mountain Gallery (195 E 26th Ave.), $10, littlemountaingallery.ca
Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Hot Art Wet City (2206 Main @ 6th), $6, hotartwetcity.com
Taste: Tonari Gumi (The Japanese Community Volunteers Association) is hosting a sake tasting night. Look forward to tasting more than 40 kinds of premium sake and umeshu (plum wine) paired with hors d'oeuvres made by restaurants such as Minami, Forage, Hapa Izakaya and Octopus' Garden. Margaret Gallagher (CBC) will be there to emcee. Bonus: silent auction and raffle prize draws.
Oct. 10, 7-10 p.m., Coast Coal Harbour Hotel (1180 W. Hastings St.), $75, tonarigumi.ca
Thanksgiving: Stoked on Thanksgiving but not on the idea of wrangling a turkey into your oven and then cleaning up? Take the easy way out: Grab a few pals and make for the Irish Heather and its Thanksgiving-themed Long Table Dinner. For only $18 you can dig into turkey pot pie filled with creamed turkey stew and topped with a layer of cranberry stuffing, savoury garlic mashed potatoes, home-style gravy and fresh autumn vegetables. Seating is limited, and it will sell out. reso@irishheather.com
Sunday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m., 210 Carrall St., $18, ltsmenu.blogspot.ca