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spot to mosh to local and touring musicians, and there are regular event nights: check the
online calendar for upcoming happenings, or hit the eclectic monthly Talent Time, Wed-
nesday's rave-like dance night or Sunday's ever-popular Kitty Nights burlesque show. If
you want to socialize with the Main St locals in all their plaid-shirted glory, this is the
place to be (and not just at the wildly popular monthly Ping Pong Club).
Commodore
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.commodoreballroom.ca
; 868 Granville St; 10)
Local bands know they've made it
when they play Vancouver's best midsize venue, a restored art-deco ballroom that still
has the city's bounciest dance floor - courtesy of tires placed under its floorboards. If
you need a break from your moshing, collapse at one of the tables lining the perimeter,
catch your breath with a bottled Stella and then plunge back in.
Cellar Jazz Club
CABARET
( 604-738-1959;
www.cellarjazz.com
;
3611 W Broadway; doors open 6:30pm; 9)
A seri-
ous muso venue where you're required to keep the noise down and respect the per-
formers on the tiny corner stage, this subterranean 70-seat club is as close as you'll get in
Vancouver to a classic jazz venue. Known for showcasing hot local performers and great
touring acts, the atmospheric spot lures aficionados from across the region.
Theater & Cinemas
Scotiabank Theatre
CINEMA
(
www.cineplex.com
;
900 Burrard St; tickets $12.50; 2)
Downtown's shiny multiplex was
big enough to attract its own corporate sponsor when it opened in 2005 and it's the most
likely theater to be screening the latest must-see
Avengers
sequel. In contrast, it also
shows occasional live-broadcast performances from major cultural institutions like Lon-
don's National Theatre and New York's Metropolitan Opera. Note: there are no matinee
or Tuesday discounts.
Pacific Cinémathèque
CINEMA
(
www.cinematheque.bc.ca
;
1131 Howe St; tickets $11, double bills $14; 10)
This beloved reper-
tory cinema operates like an ongoing film festival with a daily-changing program of
movies. A $3 annual membership is required - pick it up at the door - before you can
skulk in the dark with the chin-stroking movie buffs, who would name their children
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