I’m not pushing the yuletide agenda quite yet, but this week’s Mood Swing has a free sexy variety show, Vancouver’s very first games expo, a Jersey Shore dance night and more to keep you going through these winter months. Read for the full list of free and low-cost arts and culture events in Vancouver!

Explore local art studios, learn a new style of poetry and find the perfect gift at a queer art market in this week’s edition of Mood Swing!

TRANSFORM Festival spotlights local Indigenous talent, Vancouver Black Library hosts a cozy movie night, SAD Mag’s collage night is back, and so much more in this week’s Mood Swing <3

I’ve never been a sports girl, but it just so happens that last Monday, when the Blue Jays won the game that sent them to the World Series, I was in a sports bar. In that moment, I felt myself understanding something that has forever eluded me: why people enjoy watching sports. In the immortal words of Brad Pitt in 2011’s Moneyball: How can you not be romantic about baseball?

If you remain unconvinced and need somewhere to get away from the sports discourse, this week’s Mood Swing has you covered with a balance of the death rattles of spooky season and some more flexible events to help you recover from a busy Halloween.

Has anyone noticed that with Halloween falling on a Friday this year, we are being graced with not just one but TWO Halloweekends? I’m personally not complaining and loving the variety of spooky events happening all over the city. As a recovering theatre kid and lover of all things camp, I wish it were socially acceptable to wear a costume every day of the year. 

So even though All Hallows Eve itself doesn’t arrive until next week, I’m dedicating this week’s Mood Swing to all things campy, creepy and candy. From a comedy show to a classic movie screening to a '90s dance party, I promise this list has something for everyone.