Where to see live local talent this New Year’s Eve

Still looking for something to do this New Year’s? Why not check out some live local talent?

Whether comedy is your bag or live music is your thang, here are a few events featuring Vancouver performers to help you ring in 2019.

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Where to see live local talent this New Year’s Eve

‘Oh god, keep this book out of schools’—comedian Evany Rosen launches What I Think Happened

A new imprint from Vancouver publisher Arsenal Pulp Press promises to bring some of Canada’s funniest people to print.

Overseen by local comedian/writer Charles Demers, Robin’s Egg Books will feature “fresh, smart and funny writing on culturally relevant subjects,” according to a media release.

The imprint’s first book, published earlier this month, is What I Think Happened: An Underresearched History of the Western World. Written by Toronto comedian/author Evany Rosen, the book looks at history from a feminist (and funny) perspective.

Rosen will be in town for the book’s official (and free!) Vancouver launch, Nov. 4 at Little Mountain Comedy (195 E 26th Ave., 7 p.m. start). Demers will also be in attendance, along with some special guests.

But just what lies between the covers of What I Think Happened?

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‘Oh god, keep this book out of schools’—comedian Evany Rosen launches What I Think Happened