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Vancouver: The 72-Hour Weekend

This weekend, go ’90s with The Crystal Method, and grab a cocktail at Corner Shop.

LocoMotion, Thursday, 10 p.m.
Tear up the tracks ’90s style when The Crystal Method headlines the Smirnoff House Party. Rocky Mountaineer Train Station, 1755 Cottrell St., $15.

Re-Boot, Friday, 7 p.m
Be in the front row when electro-synth-pop-tart Little Boots (a.k.a. former Dead Disco lead singer Victoria Hesketh, pictured above) pouts into the mic. Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St., $20.

Corner Shop, Friday, 9 p.m.
After 10 months of wrangling with City Hall, the highly anticipated Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe has opened just off Robson’s shopping strip. Run by owner Steve Da Cruz (formerly of Boneta), and manager Andre McGillivray (formerly of Lumière, Le Crocodile, and Chambar), it’s no surprise Corner Suite is the latest restaurant industry hangout. The love-it-or-leave-it décor features black lacquered tables and bright robin’s egg-blue captain’s chairs, but belly up to the tufted black leather bar to sample Da Cruz’s exhaustive classic cocktail list, dubbed “The Genuine Article,” and Sedlak’s West Coast take on traditional French bistro-style cuisine. Mains $15-$25. 850 Thurlow, 604-569-3415.

Neon Jungle, Saturday, 3 p.m.
Vancouver artist Tiko Kerr’s Lush Life exhibition documents some of the 19,000 neon signs that lit up the city’s night sky in the ’50s and ’60s. Winsor Gallery, 3025 Granville St., Free.

Bromance, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Chart the bumbling and unlikely rise to fame of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the Vancouver premiere of Matt & Ben, the award-winning comedy by The Office’s Mindy Kaling. Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive, $21.50.

Whole Hog, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Rev your engines at the Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition’s 250-plus collection of antique and vintage bikes. 1875 Boundary Road, admission by donation.

Image courtesy of Jalapeno on flickr

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