Lacking funds for that round-the-world trip? You can travel the globe musically this weekend with Tuvan throat singing, Tibetan chants and more by the One Voice Harmonic Choir at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden (tonight, vancouverchinesegarden.com), Russian pianist Lilya Zilberstein performing Rachmaninoff with the VSO at the Orpheum (tonight and Monday, vancouversymphony.ca), and Persian music by the Kereshmeh Ensemble and the VSO at the Chan (tomorrow, vancouversymphony.ca). Want a little homegrown talent? Check out '80s rock band Loverboy (pictured right) at the Commodore (tonight, ticketmaster.ca), B.C. punk legends SNFU at Sugar in Victoria (tonight, sugarnightclub.ca), and Vancouver singer-songwriter Robert Wilson, who is releasing his new CD at the Biltmore (tonight, biltmorecabaret.com).
2. Jay Leno
You'll need to call on some friends in high places - or at least camp out on Craigslist - if you want to see award-winning late-night legend Jay Leno in the flesh, but the veteran comedian is performing two shows at the River Rock Casino tonight (riverrock.com).
3. Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily
Meet an employer and servant whose relationship is about to take a turn as legendary Canadian actors Nicola Cavendish and Fiona Reid explore love, loss and loyalty in Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily (until Feb. 7, artsclub.com). Or laugh away those holiday bills at Debt - The Musical, with music by Todd Butler and choreography by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg (until Jan. 30, firehallartscentre.ca).
4. Board Game
Extravaganza
Grab your favourite games and head to Radix Theatre's Board Game Extravaganza, a family-friendly fundraiser where you can take on the Chess King and the Scrabble Queen, enjoy baked goodies and live music, win a spa getaway and more (tomorrow, radixtheatre.org). And don't miss the 1933 film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, starring W.C. Fields, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper at Vancity Theatre (tomorrow, vifc.org).
5. Christmas Tree Disposal
Nothing says "the holiday season is over" like watching your tree go through a wood chipper. But you can take solace in the fact that those chips will be put to good use and your money will go to charity if you drop your tree at city-run sites at Kits Beach, Trout Lake, the Kerrisdale Arena or Sunset Beach (vancouver.ca), or by bringing it to the UBC Botanical Garden (ubcbotanicalgarden.org).