Metro Vancouver events calendar for November 2016. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Remembrance Day events, holiday lights, free activities, holiday markets in Vancouver, BC.

November 1, 2016

Tue

MyBizDay Vancouver

On November 1, Small Business BC and TD Bank Group is presenting MyBizDay Metro Vancouver: a full-day educational event featuring workshops, exhibits and networking for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Business / Finance | Free

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

All Our Father's Relations: An Evening of Storytelling

Stories of Shared Chinese and First Nations Heritage

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

Screening: Wizard Mode + Filmmaker Q & A

In the game of pinball, there is no greater reward than Wizard Mode – a hidden level that is unlocked when a player completes a series of lightning speed challenges

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: All souls

Open for tea and the creation of personal memorials each evening. Quiet incidental music may be encountered in shrine areas.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Crossing the Sea: Tales of the Last Journey

Crossing the Sea: Tales of the Last Journey An evening of transformative tales, with the Vancouver Society of Storytelling.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Peter Hook & The Light

An Evening With Peter Hook & The Light performing ‘Substance’ - Joy Division & New Order

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: Processional Music

Closing night procession to the shrines throughout the cemetery with Balkan Schmalkan.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

November 2, 2016

Wed

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

CIPHEX West 2016

CIPHEX West is the largest event for the HVAC, plumbing, hydronics and water treatment industry in Western Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Business / Finance

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 9:30 pm | Festival

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy

Workshop on Northwest Coast Design

Join us to learn how you can apply your artistic abilities in Northwest Coast designs.

Vancouver | Native Education College | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Herbal Infusions

For thousands of years, herbal infusions have been consumed and used to open the mind for spiritual insights.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Conference on The End of Life: Dying, Suicide, Death

This conference is intended to provide space for pondering the complex and agonizing decisions regarding the end of life.

Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany spin based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Wet With Special Guests Demo Taped

Wet is an American indie pop group from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and Marty Sulkow.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

November 3, 2016

Thu

Petro Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference

The Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS16) is Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators.

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport | 7:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture

BUILDEX Express 2016

BUILDEX Express is a one-day tradeshow and conference for the Construction, Property Management, Interior Design and Architecture industries.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Conference on The End of Life: Dying, Suicide, Death

This conference is intended to provide space for pondering the complex and agonizing decisions regarding the end of life.

Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

CIPHEX West 2016

CIPHEX West is the largest event for the HVAC, plumbing, hydronics and water treatment industry in Western Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Business / Finance

The 10th Anniversary of the Symphony of Style

Presented by the volunteers for the benefit of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Vancouver | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | 10:45 am to 2:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

MagsWest 2016

The MagsWest 2016 conference will be held on Nov. 3 & 4th at UBC Robson Square. We will have more details, including the schedule of events, later in the fall.

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Lighting of the Fire Hall No. 5

Come and join Richmond Fire Rescue and the Hamilton Community Association for this festive afternoon of treats, crafts, tours and more with the event finale of lighting up of the decorations at the No. 5 Fire Hall.

Richmond | Fire Hall No. 5 | 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Family | Free

The End of Life: Dying, Suicide, Death. Post-conference Reception.

This conference is intended to provide space for pondering the complex and agonizing decisions regarding the end of life.

Vancouver | Steamworks | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Volunteer Information Sessions

Come to a volunteer information session to have your questions answered in person

Surrey | Ocean Park Library | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Workshop on Northwest Coast Design

Join us to learn how you can apply your artistic abilities in Northwest Coast designs.

Vancouver | Native Education College | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Opening Night: Pali Road

A young doctor wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is married to another man, and living a life she can't remember ever having.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Ben Nuttall-Smith: Creating Chapbooks

On Thursday, November 3 as part of the SAGA Thursday Artist Talk series at the Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey writer Ben Nuttall-Smith will offer a hands-on workshop where you can create your very own chapbook.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany spin based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

KiLLeR DWaRfS, Whisky River Gun Club

KiLLeR DWaRfS LIVE in Vancouver with Special Guests Whisky River Gun Club.

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Ballet BC: Program 1

This evening by Ballet BC Resident Choreographer Cayetano Soto, a vibrant voice in contemporary ballet, launches the season with four works that display a unique range of creativity and originality throughout his choreographic career.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Gabriel Iglesias

Actor and comedian Gabriel Inglesias brings #Fluffy Breaks Even to Vancouver.

Vancouver | Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Comedy

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Gryffin: Whole Heart Tour in Vancouver

NYC-based multi-instrumentalist and producer, GRYFFIN brings his melody-rich style of house music that fuses indie with dance on his Whole Heart Tour with support from Just A Gent Thursday November 3rd!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Opening Night + Gala Reception

To celebrate the 20th year of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and its theme, “Homecoming,” we are proud to showcasing our story of how we got from there, to here, and a brief glimpse into the possible future and how we celebrate diversity in our society

Vancouver | Alexander Gastwon | 9:30 pm to 3:00 am | Festival

November 4, 2016

Fri

Petro Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference

The Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS16) is Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators.

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport | 7:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture

MagsWest 2016

The MagsWest 2016 conference will be held on Nov. 3 & 4th at UBC Robson Square. We will have more details, including the schedule of events, later in the fall.

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 7:45 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Newton Community Walk

Join the Newton Community Walk! Every movement starts with a passionate few that drive change in their neighborhood.

Surrey | McDonalds | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health

PHOTOGraphie Festival 2016

PHOTOGraphie Festival is produced by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) BC Region and held in conjunction with Fusion 2016.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival.

Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Industry presents—AIM³ Summit – Session 1

Asians in Comics – Genesis for Future Screenplays

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Film

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Industry presents—AIM³ Summit – Session 2

Panel 2 — Asians in Music – In Search of Asian Rockstars in North America

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, 3rd Floor | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Film

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Stranger Than (Science) Fiction

In Toshihiro Soh’s quirky feature CAMEOn’ Me, set in a parallel-universe contemporary Japan, an accident at a chemical factory in Z County, X Prefecture has polluted everything.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Film

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Special Presentation – Youthflix

Short Film Group: Gulf Islands Film and Television School and Short Film Group: Young Moviemakers

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Film

Family Craft Making

Get creative and make crafts with your family at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre

Surrey | Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

NewWorks Dance Allsorts: project20 & Lesley Telford

The first event of our 16/17 Dance Allsorts season will feature a mixed program of contemporary dance, showcasing new works by project20 and Lesley Telford.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 7:00 pm to 0:00 am | Dance

Les Filles du Roi - Concert Presentation

Fugue Theatre invites you to: A workshop presentation of LES FILLES DU ROI By Julie McIsaac & Corey Payette

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Why I Design 2016

Designers talk about what they do and why they’re doing it in Vancouver.

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Lecture

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Exhibition

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Doc Spot: Mixed Match

Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Chantal Kreviazuk - Hard Sail Tour 2016

Chantal returns to the stage in support of her brand new album, Hard Sail, set for release on June 17. This will be Chantal’s sixth studio release, and her first new album in six years.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Friday Night Live

Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy

Louisiana Hayride

If you enjoyed any or all of the Louisiana Hayride Live Radio Shows including the Legends of Country & Rockabilly then you'll love the New revised Show with a special tribute to George Jones, Plus 4 uplifting Gospel Songs.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm | Show

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

North Vancouver | Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre

Club Habana: An Evening of Cuban Jazz

The Vancouver Latin Amnerican Cultural Centre presents Club Habana: An Evening of Cuban Jazz, in the Playhouse

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Comedy Unscripted: Improv with a Twist

Vancouver TheatreSports™ League—you know them, you love them! This world-famous improv company joins us for high-energy comedy.

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

An Evening with Jim Byrnes and special guest The Pat Chessell Band

Get ready for some soulful blues and Celto-Canadian folk

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Free Youth Swim

First Friday of each month from 8-10pm is a Free Swim time for youth (11-18 yrs).

Vancouver | Britannia Community Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Kids | Free

Rokia Traoré

Award-winning Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré defies convention and has been blazing new trails in world music for almost twenty years.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ballet BC: Program 1

This evening by Ballet BC Resident Choreographer Cayetano Soto, a vibrant voice in contemporary ballet, launches the season with four works that display a unique range of creativity and originality throughout his choreographic career.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Classixx: Faraway Reach Tour With Guests Phantoms and Harriet Brown

From LA, dance music duo on tour to support their latest release “Faraway Reach”.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:00 pm to 0:30 am | Music

The Dark Eighties dance party featuring special guests

Dark Eighties DJs playing cult 80s hits, minimal wave, goth, EBM, post punk, new wave + industrial

Vancouver | The Astoria | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. International Spotlight: The Last Smile

Inspired by a book based on true events, noir-style film The Last Smile from Indo-American director Shankey Srinivasan is the compelling story of Kapil...

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:45 pm to 11:15 pm | Film

Chuckie StereotypeFridays - Celebrities

Dutch house heavyweight Chuckie makes his highly anticipated return to Celebrities Nightclub for a special edition of #StereotypeFridays on November 5th!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Diplo Day at Happy Ending Fridays

Happy Ending Fridays pays tribute to & celebrates Diplo's (Mad Decent/Major Lazer) birthday with DJs Geni3, MY!GAY!HUSBAND!, Rico Uno, Yurie & LeChance dropping Diplo hits & remixes in the HEF mix all night Friday

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Latin Nights: Livestock Room at Happy Ending Fridays

We Invite You To LATIN NIGHTS with DJ Tico Martinez Playing Salsa Bachata Merenque & Reggaeton Anthems All Night Long in Fortune Sound Club's Livestock Room

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

November 5, 2016

Sat

Petro Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference

The Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS16) is Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators.

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport | 7:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture

MOSAIC Immigrant Professionals Conference

Attend the Immigrant Professionals Conference with educational workshops and lectures.

Surrey | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Lecture | Free

PHOTOGraphie Festival 2016

PHOTOGraphie Festival is produced by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) BC Region and held in conjunction with Fusion 2016.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Fusion 2016. Immerse yourself in photography!

Fusion 2016 is being presented as part of PHOTOGraphie, PPOC-BC’s professional photography festival. Attend Fusion 2016, the 6th annual speaker series and industry expo of equipment and techniques for photographers and filmmakers.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Festival

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival.

Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 10:00 am to 11:50 pm | Festival

Vancouver Train Expo 2016, A Model Railway Exhibition

The Vancouver Train Expo is Metro Vancouver’s biggest train show ever! Our annual show celebrates its 34th year, serving as an exhibition of the great hobby of model railroading.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Take the Leap: TEDxSFU

Take The Leap is about what it means to step outside the parameters of familiarity and explore unchartered ideas and spaces.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Health Show 2016

We are excited to inroduce you to our 2016 exhibitors for The Vancouver Health Show!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Canadian Franchise Association 2016

Have you ever dreamed of running your own business?

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

Survivors Totem Pole Raising

Taking place on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh peoples, Pigeon Park (Pioneer Place) will soon be home to a 27-foot Survivors Totem Pole dedicated to the dignity and strength of survivors of all forms of injustice.

Vancouver | Pigeon Park | 11:30 am to 5:00 pm | History | Free

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Industry presents—AIM³ Summit – Session 3

Asians in Movies – Casting for Asian Leads and Standing up for Change

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 12:15 am to 2:15 pm | Festival

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

A yakuza who wants go legit to be with his girlfriend, but doesn’t know how; a warrior monk struck by a crisis of conscience; a young queer girl’s struggle to be real with her mother, and a son’s struggle with fulfilling his mother’s dying wish

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 2:15 pm to 4:30 pm | Film

Artists' Panel: Staging Still Life Scenes

Listen to three artists discuss their work and reflect on the still life genre

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Diwali Downtown Surrey

Diwali Downtown features the best of contemporary and classical Indian culture with performances and crafts, rangoli, and an Indian-style bazaar.

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

2016 Modulus Festival. Turning Point Ensemble: Under the Microscope

Inspired musicians focus on their favourite solos, duos, and small chamber works

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Brushstrokes in Hollywood

The most legendary Asian American artist you’ve (probably) never heard of: Tyrus celebrates the life and art of 105-year old L.A.-based artist Tyrus Wong, a Chinese American painter, production illustrator, lithographer

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Film

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show

Bon Soir Monsieur Chopin

Become more closely acquainted with the works of Polish composer Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), and with the sources of his artistic inspiration through Bon Soir Monsieur Chopin, a musical drama starring Maria Nowotarska and Agata Pilitowska.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Centrepiece Presentation: The Bleeding Edge

When a Western entrepreneur in China discovers that his heart transplant came from a vast organ harvesting enterprise

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

Les Filles du Roi - Concert Presentation

Fugue Theatre invites you to: A workshop presentation of LES FILLES DU ROI By Julie McIsaac & Corey Payette

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Coolaid Jam ft Devontee

Coolaid is Vancouver’s Newest Underground Hiphop Music Showcase! Our team is launching a new hiphop concept called Coolaid where we find dope artists and showcase them in Vancouver!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

Trivia Night #5. VICFS Adopt-A-Class Program Fundraiser

An exciting year for the Vancouver International Children’s Festival as we’ll be celebrating our 40th Anniversary. To kick-off the celebration, we’ll be having a Trivia Night Fundraising Event on November 5, 2016 to raise funds for the Adopt-A-Class Progr

Vancouver | Loungeworks Showroom | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Pacific Youth Piano Festival Gala Concert 2016

Welcome to the Pacific Youth Piano Festical 2016! Two finalists will be selected from each category to preform at this Gala Concert based on the adjudicators’ recommendations.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Zafarnama - ਜਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - Stage Play

Zafarnama is a stage play set in Bell Performing Arts Centre at 05 November 2016 at 7:00 pm. Rabaab entertainment proudly presents Zafarnama in association with Punjab Bhawan (Sukhi Bath Group of Companies).

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Utsav Diwali 2016

The sparkling lit sky of a cold winter night. The illumination of our humble abodes. The getting together of a family and of course the colorfully and tastefully vibrant feast.

Vancouver | AMS Student Nest | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Family

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Celebrate Craft...Beer!

“Celebrate Craft … Beer!” is a charitable fundraiser celebrating the seasonal craft beer of 18 BC breweries, alongside a curated market of local artists.

Vancouver | Performance Works, Granville Island | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

VSO at the Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs the Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark film score live with the classic movie on the big screen

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Romance with Melanie Krueger

The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra with special guest Soprano Melanie Krueger will perform a selection of Opera favorites.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Ellice Blackout w/ Falling For Scarlet, Mob Machine & Guests

Live Acts Canada Presents Ellice Blackout with special guests Falling For Scarlet, Mob Machine and Switch To Black, Saturday November 5th at Studio Records.

Vancouver | Studio Records | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble: War and Peace

No, not Tolstoy! Music is the ideal art from for exploring and illustrating the human spirit in conflict and resolution. PSWE takes on the challenge.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ballet BC: Program 1

This evening by Ballet BC Resident Choreographer Cayetano Soto, a vibrant voice in contemporary ballet, launches the season with four works that display a unique range of creativity and originality throughout his choreographic career.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

2016 Modulus Festival: Morton Feldman’s Piano and String Quartet

Known for its “beauty and hypnotic power” (The Guardian), Morton Feldman’s Piano and String Quartet promises an hour of quiet introspection.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Performance Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

QW4RTZ

Louis, François, Phil and Fa2, the four male vocalists who make up QW4RTZ, can make you laugh or move you almost to tears, and get you singing and dancing on the wavelength of their inimitable vocal harmonies.

Vancouver | Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Turnt & Burnt Tour featuring A$AP FERG

Turnt & Burnt Tour featuring A$AP FERG with Playboi Carti, Rob $tone

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. To Catch A Killer

First-time feature film director Ken Wu’s decades of experience in Hong Kong cinema (working with legends such as Tsui Hark and John Woo) brings us Heartfall Arises—a psychological thriller

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Film

Bangers & Trash

BANGERS & TRASH An awesome DANCE PARTY at The Astoria!

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Seko x Marvel // Sup Fu? Saturdays

Residents DJ Seko x DJ Marvel of The Freshest play SUP FU? Saturdays hosted by Dkay and powered by I get Hyphy. November 5th!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music | Free

DJ Mustard #CelebsPlayhouse

Responsible for some of the biggest hits in rap music, DJ Mustard makes his return Saturday, November 5th at #CelebsPlayhouse.

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

LANE 8 VTFSessions

At This Never Happened, we invite you into a space where the only thing that matters are the people in that room, the music and the magic that happens when those things interact. An event where the dancefloor will be a phone and photo-free space.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Cosmic Gate in Vancouver

Cosmic Gate are a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems. Both hail from Krefeld, Germany.

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 6, 2016

Sun

Ronald McDonald House BC: 7th Annual Boundary Bay Marathon

The oceanside trails at Boundary Bay regional park are famous for their beauty. Run this scenic route while making a difference to sick children and their families.

Delta | Boundary Bay Park | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

PHOTOGraphie Festival 2016

PHOTOGraphie Festival is produced by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) BC Region and held in conjunction with Fusion 2016.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Train Expo 2016, A Model Railway Exhibition

The Vancouver Train Expo is Metro Vancouver’s biggest train show ever! Our annual show celebrates its 34th year, serving as an exhibition of the great hobby of model railroading.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Health Show 2016

We are excited to inroduce you to our 2016 exhibitors for The Vancouver Health Show!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival.

WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 10:30 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Mushroom Show

Showcase of local autumn fungi and identification of mystery mushrooms.

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Antique Identification

Have you ever wondered about the origins or purpose of your treasured possession? Join experts in the field of antiques, artefacts and art identification as they help unlock the hidden secrets, origins and value of your objects.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | History

Canadian Franchise Association 2016

Have you ever dreamed of running your own business?

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

Ages of the Moon

Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Weaving with Invasive Plants

Is your garden overrun with lamium, ivy, periwinkle or morning glory? Spend an afternoon with environmental artist Sharon Kallis and learn weaving technique fundamentals.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Live Well with Diabetes

If you are living with or at risk of diabetes, this is an opportunity to learn important information on living well with diabetes. With expert speakers, a trade show and health checks, you will leave empowered and motivated.

Richmond | Radisson President Hotel & Suites | Active Life / Health | Free

Dream Factory Circus

Dream Factory Circus is a steampunk inspired CircusWest original production unmasking the machinery in the mind that creates our dreams and nightmares.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Canadian Shorts: Life In Multiculture Program

Our LIFE IN MULTICULTURE Canadian Shorts program celebrates the myriad cultural, sexual and individual identities of Canadian Asian and hapa diaspora.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Film

Cultural & Natak Mela

See thought-provoking Punjabi dramas plus comedy and music

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

VSO at the Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs the Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark film score live with the classic movie on the big screen

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Vancouver Recital Society: Anna Fedorova

The Vancouver Recital Society presents pianist Anna Fedorova in an afternoon concert featuring Fantasies by various composers.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

2016 Modulus Festival. 100 Very Good Reasons Why ______

for 100 electric guitars By Tim Brady an INSTRUMENTS OF HAPPINESS creation

Vancouver | The Roundhouse | Performance Centre & Exhibition Hall | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

The Courageous Ah Sing

The Courageous Ah Sing Presented by Mustard Seed Children Theatre & The Integration Youth Services Society

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Music

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival: All Our Father's Relations - World Premiere & Panel

Join us for the world premiere of All Our Father's Relations at the 20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF)! The screening will be followed a panel.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | Film

2016 Modulus Festival. 100 Very Good Reasons Why ______

For 100 electric guitars By Tim Brady an INSTRUMENTS OF HAPPINESS creation

Vancouver | The Roundhouse | Performance Centre & Exhibition Hall | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

Cindy Yang Dance Academy - Soul Of Dance 2016

Soul of Dance 2016 is happening on November 6th 2016 at River Rock Theatre!

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Closing Night: The Tiger Hunter

A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

Westminster Savings Free Swim

Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports | Free

Chopin Society: Charles Richard-Hamelin

Awarding winning Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin performs at the Playhouse

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Il Divo - Amor & Pasion

IL DIVO - AMOR & PASION Tour 2016 while the foursome crosses North America!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Mac Miller. The Divine Feminine Tour

Mac Miller The Divine Feminine Tour with with Soulection feat. Andre Power and CLOCKWORKDJ

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Showcase Sundays Comedy Night

Join us for comedy night! We've gathered some of the best and funniest comedians that Vancouver has to offer, not to mention the great drinks, food, and everything else that makes for a great night out!

Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

2016 Modulus Festival. Turning Point Ensemble: Under the Microscope

Inspired musicians focus on their favourite solos, duos, and small chamber works

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Courageous Ah Sing

The Courageous Ah Sing Presented by Mustard Seed Children Theatre & The Integration Youth Services Society

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

East of Berlin by Hannah Moscovitch

Questioning redemption, love, guilt and the sins of the father. East of Berlin explores the life of a Nazi’s child.

White Rock | Peninsula Productions | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | History

2016 Modulus Festival. Trading Places: Un échange d’improvisateurs

Playing off affinities between musique actuelle and west coast improvisations, Trading Places: Un échange d’improvisateurs is a huge collaboration merging talent and styles from Montreal and Vancouver’s new music scenes.

Vancouver | Western Front | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Method Man & Redman Live at Canadian Fire Bowl - A Cannabis Comp

Miss Envy Botanicals & Mota Green Meds Presents Canadian Fire Bowl - A Cannabis Competition with Method Man & Redman Live !!!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

20th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Closing Night + After Party

Closing Night Film + Awards Ceremony + After Party

Vancouver | Sai Woo | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Festival

November 7, 2016

Mon

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Burnaby | James Cowan Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre

Diwali Fest Cooking Class

Food is a huge part of the Diwali holiday. We’re getting into the Diwali spirit through some exciting and tasty cooking classes, for small and affordable fees, to take place in the professional community kitchen at the Roundhouse.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Cooking

2016 Modulus Festival. Beledrone + Modulus at the Movies

Co-Presented with DOXA Documentary Film Festival: Modulus at the Movies with a screening of Lou Harrison: A World of Music

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire: Heart and Soul Tour 3.0

In the fall of 2016, legendary Chicago R&B outfit Earth Wind and Fire will once again join forces with the band Chicago for a number of live shows around North America.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Rae Sremmurd

AEG Live Presents SREMMLIFE 2 TOUR Rae Sremmurd and Lil Yachty

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Music

November 8, 2016

Tue

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Burnaby | James Cowan Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre

Composers and Cocktails

Join Nicole Lizée - Music on Main’s Composer In Residence, Vincent Ho, and Jocelyn Morlock for an hour of conversation and cocktails.

Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

VPL - Contact! Unload

VPL presents: Contact! Unload A Film/Theatre Presentation of the Lived Experience of Returning Canadian Veterans.

Vancouver | The Annex | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Andra Day Live In Vancouver

Cassandra Monique "Andra" Batie, known professionally as Andra Day, is an American singer and songwriter from San Diego, California who is currently signed to Warner Bros. Records.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

2016 Modulus Festival. Doublespeak

Vancouver’s cutting edge chamber ensemble, Standing Wave is comprised of a sextet of virtuosic players bringing an audaciously intimate aesthetic to the most complex and groundbreaking music.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Performance Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

Kiiara: low kii and savage af tour with guests Cruel Youth & Lill Aaron

Electronic pop music singer-songwriter from Chicago, on tour to support her latest EP release “low kii savage”

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Ms. Lauryn Hill - The MLH Caravan: A Diaspora Calling! Concert Series

Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer Ms. Lauryn Hill returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

心情金曲歌唱大賽2016 Solid Gold Singing Contest

Solid Gold Singing Contest 2016 is also one of this year’s CHMB AM1320 43th Anniversary Celebration events. The SGSC Alumni singers and special guests will perform in the show.

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

US Election Night: Hillary vs. Donald Live at the Rio Theatre

It's Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump in the Ultimate Showcase Showdown: The 2016 US Presidential Election.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Show | Free

November 9, 2016

Wed

Family Medicine Forum 2016

Family Medicine Forum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre Management Roundtable #4: Partnerships

Our next Theatre Management Roundtable is Wednesday, November 9. The topic for discussion will be PARTNERSHIPS. This is a great opportunity to connect with other leaders in the local theatre industry.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Incite: Ami McKay

Join bestselling author Ami McKay for a special preview Incite event this November, as she shares passages from the hotly anticipated The Witches of New York.

Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Has ISIS already won? The future of minorities in the Middle East

The Islamic State has been waging a bloody campaign for conformity in the Middle East. Its genocidal violence against minority communities has driven historic communities of Yezidis and Christians, along with dissenting Muslims

Richmond | City Centre Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | History | Free

Legends of Rock-n-Roll: The Killer, Cash & The King

Celebrating the 1950's Birth of Rock & Roll in Memphis at the Sun Record Company…Featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Beach Boys 50 Years Of Good Vibrations

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

2016 Modulus Festival. Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Modulus Festival closes with a standout tribute marking the global celebrations of Steve Reich’s 80th birthday.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Vancouver Welsh Men: Songs of Remembrance with the Delta Concert Band

Hear the glorious sound of eighty male voices in four part harmony as the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir performs Songs of Remembrance in tribute to all who have served and sacrificed in wars past.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

The Struts

The Struts are an English rock band from Derby, Derbyshire. The band consists of vocalist Luke Spiller, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott, and drummer Gethin Davies.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 0:15 am | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Shovels And Rope at Commodore Ballroom

Shovels & Rope are an American folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina composed of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

November 10, 2016

Thu

Family Medicine Forum 2016

Family Medicine Forum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

DanceLab Studio Showing: Helen Walkley

Contemporary dance artists, multi-disciplinary theatre artist Alex Ferguson and harpist Joy Yeh meet in collaborative thought and conversation sculpting the next phase of the creation of a full length work directed by Helen

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Workshop | Free

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Culture Saves Lives!: Slax’in [Medicine] Project InterUrban Gallery

Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | Urban Gallery | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

A Night To Remember

A Night To Remember Presented by Studio 200 Entertainment Inc.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Four by Four. Direct From Las Vegas

An exciting tribute to the music of: THE BEACH BOYS, THE BEATLES, THE BEE GEES, MOTOWN

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

A Ukulele Night to Remember

An evening of Enchanting Ukulele music featuring a double bill: Ruby & Smith and Ruby’s (70 piece) Ukulele Orchestra

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

Coleman Hell Summerland Tour 2016 With Ria Mae & Fake Shark

Coleman Hell caught people’s attention last year with his breakout hit “2 Heads”, which has been streamed over 100 Million times across different platforms and is certified Triple Platinum in Canada.

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Sun Records Superstars: The Killer, Cash & The King

Celebrating the 1950's Birth of Rock & Roll in Memphis at the Sun Record Company…Featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Lukas Graham

Lukas Graham is a Danish pop and soul band comprising lead singer Lukas Forchhammer, drummer Mark Falgren, bassist Magnus Larsson, and keyboardist Morten Ristorp.

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Bob Saget Live

Actor-comedian Bob Saget will be bringing his signature raw and raunchy brand of comedy to the River Rock Casino Resort on Thursday, November 10, 2016.

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

Five Alarm Funk With guest Tonye

Hot, sweaty dance floors with feet stomping and every body moving. Grooves for days. Monster horns and shredding psych-rock guitars. Oh, and giant killer robots. Let’s not forget about those.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Itamar Erez & The Adama Ensemble

An exciting evening of original world/jazz music, featuring prize winning musician and composer Itamar Erez, with his Adama Ensemble

Vancouver | The Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

George Lam 40th Anniversary Concert Live In Vancouver 2016

Celebrating 40 years in the music industry, Canto-pop legend George Lam will perform in Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, on Thursday, November 10 2016.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Beijing People's Art Theatre Presents Teahouse by Lao She

An Epic Drama Of Chinese Culture and Politics, Teahouse performing live in Vancouver

Vancouver | The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Keys N Krates at Commodore Ballroom

Keys N Krates are a Canadian electronic music band formed in 2008 out of Toronto, Ontario. The group consists of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse and turntablist Jr. Flo.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Quartango

Join us for this spectacular show at the Shadbolt Theatre! Musicians and dancers embody deep passions as they celebrate their love of tango.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Killer, Cash & The King

Sun Records Superstars: The Killer, Cash & The King will be coming to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver

Vancouver | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Kitty Nights Burlesque Presents: A Live Rock Burlesque Tribute to Prince

It is with great reverence and celebration that Kitty Nights presents a re-mount of their Live Band Burlesque tribute to the one and only PRINCE.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Anza presents: Rich Hope & His Evil Doers

The Anza Club proudly presents a fundraising event with proceeds to the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.

Vancouver | The ANZA club | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Charity / Fundraising

Way Home Long Weekend ft Stylust Beats

We are proud to announce WAY HOME: an event series at Fortune Sound Club focused on dubstep, future bass, experimental trap, and funk.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Dusky

Dusky returns to North America for an extensive DJ tour in support of their forthcoming album ‘Outer’

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Jonas Blue

British production standout Jonas Blue makes his M.I.A. debut Thursday, November 10th.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

November 11, 2016

Fri

Family Medicine Forum 2016

Family Medicine Forum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

11th Annual Seafair MHA - The Hotel at the River Rock Icebreaker C Tournament

This tournament began in 2006. Scheduled around Remembrance Day, this tournament has grown from a 32 teams – 4 divisions tournament to a 40 team – 4 division tournament

Richmond | Richmond Ice Centre | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Sports

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

A Day of Remembrance

Join us as we honour our veterans and armed forces on Remembrance Day.

Coquitlam | Como Lake Middle School | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Family

Surrey Remembers

Join us after the Cloverdale Cenotaph ceremony for refreshments, films, and peaceful crafts to do with your children.

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 1:30 pm | History | Free

Remembrance Day Service

This is an indoor service and there is seating available.

Port Coquitlam | Wilson Centre | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | Family | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2016 BC Handball Cup

Some of the best handball players in the Pacific Northwest will compete to see whose team reigns supreme!

Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Remembrance Day Ceremony - South Burnaby

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #83 - South Burnaby

Burnaby | South Burnaby | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | History

Remembrance Day Ceremony - North Burnaby

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #148 - North Burnaby

Burnaby | North Burnaby | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | History

Remembrance Day Ceremony on the North Shore.

The North Vancouver Remembrance Day commemoration ceremonies will take place Wednesday, November 11, 10:30 AM, at the Victoria Park Cenotaph

North Vancouver | Victoria Park Cenotaph | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Family

Remembrance Day Ceremony on the North Shore. Memorial Arch in Memorial Park

Remembrance Day service on Marine Drive in West Vancouver from 10am-11:30am.

West Vancouver | Memorial Park | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Family

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is to honour and commemorate the sacrifices made by members of the Armed Forces and civilians in the times of war.

Langley | Douglas Park Cenotaph | 10:40 am to 12:00 am | Family | Free

Remembrance Day Ceremony on the North Shore. Cates Park Service

Remembrance Day water Service offshore Cates Park in North Vancouver at 11am.

North Vancouver | Cates Park Service | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

Cenotaph Remembrance Service

This is an outdoor service. Seating is limited and reserved for the veterans in attendance. Those attending the Cenotaph Remembrance Day Service are encouraged to dress warmly and to bring an umbrella in the event of rain.

Port Coquitlam | Veterans Park | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Family | Free

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Chor Leoni Men's Choir presents WAR/POET

24th annual Remembrance Day concerts

West Vancouver | West Vancouver United Church | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Music

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fan Expo West 2016

Fan Expo Vancouver is a three day pop culture event in Vancouver, BC, running in the Fall. The event is brought to you by the same team that produces the long-running Fan Expo Canada event in Toronto.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Family

The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Remembrance Day concert with The Band of the 15th Field Regiment

VWMC Remembrance Day concert at the South Delta Baptist Church on Friday, November 11th, 2016 at 2:30 pm.

Delta | South Delta Baptist Church | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

GOT7: Canada Fan Meeting 2016: Vancouver

GOT7 will be coming to Canada in November! Are you ready to see them perform and have interactive games with the audience? iGOT7's let's invite all your friends and show them how many fans there are here in VANCOUVER!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Show

INSPIRE 2016 by Manny Kang

We are happy to formerly announce our next Annual Fundraiser Event. Last year almost 600 supporters came out and we look forward to your support again in 2016.

Surrey | Grand Taj Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Four by Four. DIRECT FROM LAS VEGAS

An exciting tribute to the music of: THE BEACH BOYS, THE BEATLES, THE BEE GEES, MOTOWN

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

The Veils w/ Anthonie Tonnon at Fortune Sound

Lay low with the devil and The Veils, playing live at Fortune Sound Club on Friday, November 11th with special guest Anthonie Tonnon

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Lennon - Through A Glass Onion

For all of our Beatle/Lennon Fans, here is a show that you don't want to miss. It's called 'Lennon - Through A Glass Onion', starring Daniel Taylor. Come out at check it out with us.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:25 pm | Music

Friday Night Live

Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Bob Saget Live

Actor-comedian Bob Saget will be bringing his signature raw and raunchy brand of comedy to the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

Autograf + Goldroom Live Tour Fall 2016

Co-headlining show featuring dance music artists.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 0:15 am | Music

Beijing People's Art Theatre Presents Teahouse by Lao She

An Epic Drama Of Chinese Culture and Politics, Teahouse performing live in Vancouver

Vancouver | The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

GOT7: Canada Fan Meeting 2016: Vancouver

GOT7 will be coming to Canada in November! Are you ready to see them perform and have interactive games with the audience? iGOT7's let's invite all your friends and show them how many fans there are here in VANCOUVER!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Chor Leoni Men's Choir presents WAR/POET

24th annual Remembrance Day concerts

Vancouver | St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Lapsley with Aquilo at Commodore Ballroom

Holly Lapsley Fletcher, known by the stage name Låpsley, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Her debut album Long Way Home was released on 4 March 2016.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Do U Floss? - Flosstradamus Tribute

RTF returns to Celebrities Nightclub Friday, November 11th with 'Do U Floss? - A night dedicated to everything Flosstradamus'

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Happy Ending Fridays 7 Year Anniversary ft ESTA

Happy Ending Fridays celebrates 7 Years with special guest Esta (Soulection/LA) alongside residents Rico Uno, Yurie, Christian Flores, LeChance, Strictly Afrobeats, Get LITT & The Bounce Friday November 11th!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 12, 2016

Sat

Family Medicine Forum 2016

Family Medicine Forum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

11th Annual Seafair MHA - The Hotel at the River Rock Icebreaker C Tournament

This tournament began in 2006. Scheduled around Remembrance Day, this tournament has grown from a 32 teams – 4 divisions tournament to a 40 team – 4 division tournament

Richmond | Richmond Ice Centre | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Sports

South Arm's Christmas Craft Fair

Come out and enjoy South Arm's 41st annual Christmas Craft Fair. Over 90 vendors will be on site with hand made and home made items for sale.

Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

Walk Richmond - Minoru Park

Explore the green heart of Richmond's City Centre on this walk that begins and ends on the Clement Track before heading around the Minoru Lakes area to the north.

Richmond | Minoru Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Ocean Park Community Orchard Build Day. Orchard Planting Party

Calling all volunteers to help us dig, build and plant the Ocean Park Community Orchard!

Surrey | Ocean Park Terrace | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2016 BC Handball Cup

Some of the best handball players in the Pacific Northwest will compete to see whose team reigns supreme!

Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports

Fan Expo West 2016

Fan Expo Vancouver is a three day pop culture event in Vancouver, BC, running in the Fall. The event is brought to you by the same team that produces the long-running Fan Expo Canada event in Toronto.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 6:30 pm | Family

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Cookie Decorating With Santa and Mrs Claus

Come and decorate cookies and do crafts with Mrs Claus at Glenda’s Christmas Cottage in Abbotsford.

Abbotsford | Glenda’s Christmas Cottage | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

加拿大麻將大賽2016 Canadian Championship Finals - Nov 12

2016年加拿大西岸初赛

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Amazing Ice Challenge

Are you up for the challenge? Show your skill on the ice at North Surrey Arena and Newton Arena

Surrey | North Surrey Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Sports

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Reflections of Vaudeville

Reflections of Vaudeville is about presenting you with the the best of entertainment, wrapped up in a Vaudeville style. Be entertained by music, dancing, and comedy

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Theatre West Van presents: Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

Burnaby Beer Fest

A celebration of craft beer, delicious food, and of course community! Join the excitement of finding a new favorite among the many local craft beers while sampling tasty food from local food vendors.

Burnaby | Spacekraft | 2:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Hard Rock Casino Vancouver Charity Boxing Gala (in Support Of A4k)

Hard Rock Casino Vancouver Charity Boxing Gala (in Support Of A4k)

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports

Play Your Cards Right 2016: YVR

Cheer for b-boys and b-girls in this breakdancing competition

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

Florida Georgia Line: Dig Your Roots Tour

Florida Georgia Line With guests Granger Smith and Chris Lane Presented by Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Festival of Voice 2016

20 Years of Celebration presented by Elena Steele Voice Studio

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra & Chorus presents Cirque

Cirque: If you like pizzaz, action and class then this is the concert for you! Back again by popular demand and request!

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Pretty Good

Pretty Good is a new show by writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote and poet and musician Vivek Shraya

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

VSO Masterworks: Verdi's Requiem

Vancouver Symphony Masterworks presents one of the greatest coral works, Verdi's Requiem at the Orpheum

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Bamboo: Vietnamese Intercultural Fusion

The first large scale concert of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra's 2016/17 season will feature the 15-member VICO with virtuoso solo performers on Vietnamese traditional instruments.

Vancouver | The Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

The Trews with guests Bleeker at Commodore Ballroom

The Trews are a Canadian hard rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Gavin Maguire.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

V'ni Dansi and The Dance Centre present Louis Riel Day Celebration

V’ni Dansi preserves traditional Métis dance and also creates innovative contemporary works: the company brings both these activities together in a special double bill for its annual Louis Riel Day Celebration.

Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Ali Azimi Live in Vancouver

Ali Azimi and his band the Need are coming back for the second time to create a joyful rare night of the finest Persian Rock in Vancouver. The persian inspierd local band KEEJAA will be the show's guest artists.

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Timeflies - The Party in the Basement Tour in Vancouver

Cal Shapiro and Rob Resnick, better known as the duo behind the New York-based dance/hip-hop/pop act Timeflies, bring The Party in the Basement Tour to Fortune Sound Club Sat NOV 12th for an early show!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Chris Lake & CID

House hitmaker & master of the rework aka Chris Lake joins us Saturday, November 12th at #CelebsPlayhouse alongside CID Music!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Jeremy Olander DeepDownInside

Progressive heavyweight Jeremy Olander joins us Sat, Nov 12th for “The Vivrant Music Tour – North America / Phase II”

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Night Lovell at Sup Fu? Saturdays 4 Year Anniversary

SUP FU? Saturdays & the I get Hyphy. fam celebrate their 4 Year Anniversary with 19 year old rapper, songwriter, producer from Ottawa, Night Lovell, alongside residents DJ Seko x DJ Marvel of The Freshest and hosted by Dkay & Joshua Tecumseh

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

November 13, 2016

Sun

11th Annual Seafair MHA - The Hotel at the River Rock Icebreaker C Tournament

This tournament began in 2006. Scheduled around Remembrance Day, this tournament has grown from a 32 teams – 4 divisions tournament to a 40 team – 4 division tournament

Richmond | Richmond Ice Centre | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Sports

Family Toy & Clothing Sale

A perfect chance for families to buy and sell used children's clothing and toys. Great bargains for parents with growing children.

Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2016 BC Handball Cup

Some of the best handball players in the Pacific Northwest will compete to see whose team reigns supreme!

Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports

Fan Expo West 2016

Fan Expo Vancouver is a three day pop culture event in Vancouver, BC, running in the Fall. The event is brought to you by the same team that produces the long-running Fan Expo Canada event in Toronto.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Family

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Gem and Mineral Show

Displays, demos and interactive games. Learn about turning raw metal and rough stone into polished works of art through a presentation from members of the Richmond Gem and Mineral Society.

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

17th Annual Hyde Creek Salmon Festival

Over 5,000 visitors attend each year for a day of exploring, experiencing and learning about the salmon and wildlife in a fish-bearing watershed in which the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam call home.

Port Coquitlam | Free parking at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Annual Wedding Show and Swap

Are you looking for wedding inspiration join us for this annual Wedding Show and Swap at Riverway Clubhouse.

Burnaby | Riverway Clubhouse | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Show | Free

加拿大麻將大賽2016 Canadian Championship Finals - Nov 12

2016年加拿大西岸初赛

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm

West African Vodu Exhibit Opening

Celebrate the music, dance and spirit of West Africa at the Surrey Museum

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition

Diwali Fest Cooking Class November 13th

Food is a huge part of the Diwali holiday. We’re getting into the Diwali spirit through some exciting and tasty cooking classes, for small and affordable fees, to take place in the professional community kitchen at the Roundhouse.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Cooking

Dance Allsorts: Hong Kong Exile and Mahaila Patterson O’Brien

Dance Allsorts is dynamic and inspiring performance and workshop series presented by New Works and held with gratitude on unceded Coast Salish Territory. Currently in its 18th season, Dance Allsorts introduces all sorts of dance to all sorts of people.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Academy of Music: Voice Masterclass with Susan Platts

British-born Canadian mezzo-soprano Susan Platts brings a uniquely rich and wide-ranging voice to concert and recital repertoire for alto and mezzo-soprano.

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music | Free

Reflections of Vaudeville

Reflections of Vaudeville is about presenting you with the the best of entertainment, wrapped up in a Vaudeville style. Be entertained by music, dancing, and comedy

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy

Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker

See Moscow Ballet, the biggest Christmas experience of the year! The original, direct from Russia, Great Russian Nutcracker is called a “Knock Out..and... Hot Ticket!” by the New York Times.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance

Friends of Chamber Music: A Night in Vienna

Friends of Chamber Music presents A Night in Vienna with Chamber Music Society of Lincon Center String Sextet in an afternoon of Mozart, Schoenberg and Brahms.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Grim Reaper

SCRAPE records & The Invisible Orange are pleased to bring you...for the first time EVER to Vancouver... Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper with guests

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

The Lonely - A Tribute to Roy Orbison

And, long may the music live! THE LONELY delivers a sensitive and dynamic tribute to the one and only Roy Orbison.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Jezabels

Australian quartet The Jezabels are excited to announce a North American tour for Fall 2016!

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Yelawolf - Trial By Fire Tour at Commodore Ballroom

Michael Wayne Atha, better known as Yelawolf, is an American hip hop recording artist from Gadsden, Alabama.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Ehsan Khaje Amiri Live in Vancouver-احسان خواجه امیری در ونکوور

Ehsan Khaje Amiri, the voice of love, returns to Vancouver, with his new album, on Sunday, November 13th, 2016.

Vancouver | Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Chris Webby - Webby's Lab II Tour in Vancouver

Fresh off the release of his newest mixtape, Webster's Laboratory 2, American rapper Chris Webby brings his Webby's Lab II Tour to Vancouver Sunday November 13th with guests!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

November 15, 2016

Tue

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is hosted every two years by HSG to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

VPL - Staying Healthy for Heart & Stoke at the Annex

Vancouver Public Library presents A panel of experts explore what personalized medicine can tell you about your potential for heart health issues

Vancouver | The Annex | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture

Малыш и Карлсон, который живет на крыше. Karlsson-on-the-Roof Moskow Theatre Performance

На совершенно обыкновенной улице, в совершенно обыкновенном доме живет совершенно обыкновенная семья: мама, папа, Беттан и Малыш, самый обыкновенный Малыш, курносый, с порванными штанами на коленках.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm | Kids

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Built City Series featuring Thomas Mueller and Dave Ramslie

Beyond basic building, this presentation questions how successfully new construction is providing better human health in the built environment.

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Birthday Party & AGM 2016

Our 8th Birthday Party and AGM. Come and meet the board, find out what we're doing, and meet others interested in Japanese performing arts.

Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

Surrey Art Gallery Association Annual General Meeting

Find out about what the Surrey Art Gallery Association does and how you can be involved!

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper

A grassroots tale of Music, Money, and Sandy McTire.

Vancouver | The China Cloud | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Tory Lanez: I Told You Tour with Jacquees,Kranium,Taylor Bennett & VeeCee

Daystar Peterson, better known by his stage name Tory Lanez, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist. He received major recognition from the mixtape Lost Cause and the single, "Say It".

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

ЛЮБОВЬ БЕЗ ПРАВИЛ. Love Without Rules Moskow Theatre Performance

Комедия для взрослых Лопе де Вега в Канаде! Не пропустите премьеру в Вашем городе! «ЛЮБОВЬ БЕЗ ПРАВИЛ» (испанские страсти в 2-х действиях) по пьесе Лопе де Вега Сценическая версия О.Глубоковой.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | Theatre

Art rock? no. 13

Skip to november, art rock? no. 13 will be back on with the homecoming of hazy & Christophe from the old world, along with Forms of Discipline !

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

November 16, 2016

Wed

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is hosted every two years by HSG to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy

Andre Laplante, Piano

Andre Laplante is a Canadian "national music treasure". Frequently compared to many of the legendary pianists, Laplante has been ranked by critics among the elite of great romantic virtuosos.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Music

Native Plants for All Gardens

With close to 3,000 species of plants native to BC, there is something beautiful for every home garden.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Nature / Animals

The Botany of Beer

This 2-part class explores the plants essential to beer through an interactive talk, a local microbrewery tour, and plenty of tasting.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Nature / Animals

Community Garden Open House

Join us November 16, 2016 at Queen Elizabeth Secondary to learn about the community garden proposal

Surrey | Queen Elizabeth Secondary | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Nature / Animals

The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper

A grassroots tale of Music, Money, and Sandy McTire.

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

All-Candidates Debate presented by WV Chamber of Commerce

Supported by: Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association, Caulfeild Business Association, Horseshoe Bay Business Association, and Park Royal Shopping Centre.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Business / Finance | Free

The Deep Cove Chamber Soloists' Society Presents: Pro Nova

The Deep Cove Chamber Soloists' Society Presents: Pro Nova Concert: Haydn, Turina and Dvorak

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theare | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Animals As Leaders - The Madness Of Many at Commodore Ballroom

Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. It is composed of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes, along with drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

The Gotobeds - Fortune Sound

Pittsburgh Punk quartet The Gotobeds of Sub Pop Records bring their sophomore full-length, Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic to Fortune Sound Club with guests BRASS and Spring Breaks

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

Jai Wolf - Kindred Spirits North American tour 2016

Jai Wolf returns to Vancouver for a special night at VENUE on Wednesday, November 16th with Jerry Folk!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 17, 2016

Thu

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is hosted every two years by HSG to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

VSO Tea and Trumpets: From Russia with Love

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Tea & Trumpets presents an afternoon concert - From Russia with Love.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Music

Art Against Stigma

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body

A facilitated conversation about aesthetics, context and artistic process led by Artist-in-Residence Justine A. Chambers and Sadira Rodrigues.

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Boot Prints, Fingerprints & Bad Guys - Safe Community Series

Reduce the risk, reduce the opportunity! Burnaby RCMP Crime Prevention Unit Safe Community Series

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Museum After Dark: Odd Jobs

Enter the vault to explore mysterious artifacts then enjoy local wine and tapas and socialize

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | History

Planning for your Financial Future

If you're planning to buy a house, want to retire in the next few years or want to help your kids with the cost of higher education, this course is for you.

Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Business / Finance

West Vancouver Community Centre Society Presents: Is Affordable Housing Possible?

Please join us for our upcoming Forum for Dialogue and Learning, taking place on Thursday, November 17th at the Kay Meek Centre.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper

A grassroots tale of Music, Money, and Sandy McTire.

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Portugal. The Man at Commodore Ballroom

Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska. The group consists of John Gourley, Zach Carothers, and Kyle O'Quin.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Lemaitre - We Got U Tour in Vancouver

Blueprintlive & Fortune Sound Club present Lemaitre with guests Chet Porter (Foreign Family Collective / Toronto) and Coucheron (from Norway)

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Celebrities 32YR Anniversary with Robin Schulz

German house hitmaker Robin Schulz returns Thursday, November 17th as Celebrities Nightclub celebrates their 32 Year Anniversary!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 18, 2016

Fri

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is hosted every two years by HSG to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace at the Tradex Exhibition Centre Abbotsford

The West Coast Christmas Show is Western Canada’s leading Holiday Season Show that brings together under one roof over 200 exhibits featuring Holiday gifts, fancy foods, decor ideas and handmade Artisan products.

Abbotsford | Tradex Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

10th Annual Surrey Kids Conference

Sign your kids up for Surrey's exciting two-day conference and workshop for children

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Kids

Classical Music Series: Blue Autumn

Cellist Beth Root Sandvoss joins pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann. Dazzling morning concert connections that will inspire!

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 10:30 am to 12:00 am | Music

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art Against Stigma

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

PJ Party with Santa

Who doesn’t want to have a pj party with Santa?

Abbotsford | Sevenoaks Shopping Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Double Down Against Cancer

Test your luck at the Blackjack table and the racetrack! New this year we are pleased to invite you to enjoy live entertainment and dancing after the races all while supporting the fight back against childhood cancers.

Surrey | Elements Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Surrey Hospice 30th Anniversary Gala

Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Surrey Hospice Society at our Dirty Thirties Gala!

Surrey | Aria Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Ronald McDonald House BC Fall Poker Tournament

This fun night for a great cause attracts all levels of players and is now in its seventh year. It has raised over $79,500 to help keep families close. Bring your friends, family, and colleagues!

Burnaby | McDonald's Restaurant | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Waterstrider with guests Goodwood Atoms

Nowhere Now, the revelatory debut album by Waterstrider, is the sound of Bay Area musician Nate Salman coming into his own as a singular artistic voice.

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Book Launch: Janet Rogers - Totem Poles & Railroads

Please join us for this special event—the launch of Janet Rogers’ powerful new poetry collection, Totem Poles and Railroads, accompanied by a performance from Mohawk Blues musician Murray Porter.

Vancouver | Grunt Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Friday Night Live

Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Norm Macdonald

Actor-comedian Norm Macdonald will be bringing his hilarious stand-up to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on Friday, November 18, 2016.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Comedy

The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper

Imagine the size of a stack of $7,333.75 in Canadian Tire money…and how long it would take to collect it!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

VSO Pops: Best of Broadway

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents popular songs from beloved musicals. With pops conductor Stuart Chafetz and top notch vocalists

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

MG3: Montreal Guitar Trio

Described by the CBC as the hottest guitar ensemble in Canada, the Montreal Guitar Trio knows no limits as they journey from classical music to jazz and from India to Canada.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

A Tribe Called Red at Commodore Ballroom

A Tribe Called Red is a Canadian electronic music group, who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Westminster Savings Free Swim

Enjoy a free swim at City Centre Aquatic Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings

Coquitlam | City Centre Aquatic Complex | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Gigantic: The East Van 90s Party

The Astoria + 12XU Present Gigantic: The East Van 90s Party. Cheesy Pop, 90s Britpop, Hip Hop, Alt, Indie + Grunge. All the kinds, for all the 90s kidz. DJs Nikki Nevver + Vanessa Turner

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Richie Hawtin - Celebrities

Techno legend Richie Hawtin makes his return Friday, November 18th at StereotypeFridays!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Anjunadeep North American Tour

The Anjunadeep North American Tour takes over the Celebrities Underground Friday, November 18th!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 19, 2016

Sat

Focus on Seniors Forum - What You Need To Know

Join us for this informative forum about planning and preparing for end of life

Surrey | Elgin Community Hall | 9:00 am to 0:00 am | Lecture | Free

Flea Market

Clean out your cupboards or find yourself a great bargain!

Burnaby | Confederation Community Centre | 9:30 am to 12:00 am | Market | Free

West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace at the Tradex Exhibition Centre Abbotsford

The West Coast Christmas Show is Western Canada’s leading Holiday Season Show that brings together under one roof over 200 exhibits featuring Holiday gifts, fancy foods, decor ideas and handmade Artisan products.

Abbotsford | Tradex Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Holiday Craft Fair

This is an annual sell-out event you won’t want to miss! We welcome ONLY handcrafted items to be sold at this event.

Vancouver | West End Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Early Years Fair. Music With Marnie

Join Marnie and her musical pals for a high energy and exciting concert.

West Vancouver | West Vancouver Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:20 am | Kids | Free

10th Annual Surrey Kids Conference

Sign your kids up for Surrey's exciting two-day conference and workshop for children

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Kids

North Surrey Handmade Market

Browse and shop hundreds of handmade items from local artists at this years Handmade Market

Surrey | Ecole Riverdale Elementary | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market | Free

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art Against Stigma. Gallery Show & Art Sales

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids

Ghost Ship Octavius / Felix Martin / The Fine Constant

This will be one final m-ASS-ive event that will destroy SCRAPE for good. Which coincidentally lands in the same month as what would've been our 19th Anniversary.

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 11:00 am to 10:30 pm | Show

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Surrey Tree Lighting Festival

Surrey’s Tree Lighting Festival returns on November 19th. There are a TON of fun family-friendly activities planned: ride a mini-train; climb inside a massive snow globe; listen to story time inside an igloo…and so many more fun events.

Surrey | The Plaza at New City Hall | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Westminster Savings Free Skate

Enjoy a free skate at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 12:45 am to 3:15 pm | Sports | Free

Art Against Stigma. Expressive Arts Workshops

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Westminster Savings Family Day, Two Stories to Every Side

Everybody knows that there are two sides to every piece of paper. Work together to make two pictures, one for each side. Then, hang it on your wall at home in the special 2-sided frame provided – pick a side, then the other.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Resonant Things: Sound & Objecthood on Canada's West Coast

How do artists combine sound and sculpture in their practice? Join three panelists to explore this question at our Sound Thinking symposium.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Theatre

Batik Workshop

Join us to explore the making of traditional batik fabric.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Treasures of Christmas

Let the season begin! Join Crossroads Hospice Society for their 23rd Annual Fundraising Gala, Treasures of Christmas.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

A Latin Fusion Christmas Celebration

Kick off your Christmas season with a Latin Fusion cultural celebration!

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Music Series: The Centre Rocks! VI

Local musical talent electrifies the Rotary Hall stage with The Centre Rocks!

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Music

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

CatchingART Platform Performance Series

Pro Arte's CatchingART Contemporary Ballet Theatre dancers hit the stage on Saturday November 19th with a dynamic and diverse program to showcase their dual classical and contemporary dance strengths.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

Antoine Chance & Joshua Minsky - Coup De Coeur

Antoine Chance, the new Belgian pop sensation, will perform at the Revue Stage on Granville Island on Saturday, November 19 at 8 p.m., in the 2016 Vancouver Coup de cœur francophone concert series, with Joshua Minsky opening the show.

Vancouver | The Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Richmond Community Concert Band

Richmond Community Concert Band with special guests Cool Yule Trio with Guitarist Ron Thompson

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

The 18th Annual West Coast Guitar Night

Acoustic Jazz, Classical, Folk, Brazilian, Flamenco, and more with: Kent Hillman, Hanh Nguyen, Les Finnigan, Edgar Avelino, Alexander Flock, and John Gilliat with Rossi Tzonkov.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Temptations Revue: A Tribute Featuring Nate Evans

The Temptations Revue: A Tribute Featuring Nate Evans is coming to the River Rock Casino Resort on Saturday, November 19, 2016.

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Balkan Roots feat. Stefce Stojkovski

Join us for an evening with Vancouver’s best Balkan bands featuring renowned Macedonian folk music legend, Stefce Stojkovski, for his first visit to Canada.

Vancouver | Wise Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Andrea Young: EXO/ENDO

Explore the dynamic relationship between voice and technology in the intimate Annex

Vancouver | The Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

VSO Pops: Best of Broadway

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents popular songs from beloved musicals. With pops conductor Stuart Chafetz and top notch vocalists

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

MG3: Montreal Guitar Trio

Described by the CBC as the hottest guitar ensemble in Canada, the Montreal Guitar Trio knows no limits as they journey from classical music to jazz and from India to Canada.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Chamber Choir: Festiva! Choirs in Concert

The Vancouver Chamber Choir and its family of associated choirs present a Choral-Festival-in-One-Night.

Vancouver | Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Wintersleep at Commodore Ballroom

Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band received a Juno Award in 2008.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Nite Show

The Nite Show with Darylo, Downlowe, Rashad Rawkus, J Trax & Stimulant J!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Dubfire #CelebsPlayhouse

Techno veteran Dubfire joins us Saturday, November 19th at #CelebsPlayhouse!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 20, 2016

Sun

Bonsor Badminton Tournament

Join us for fun, prizes and refreshments at the annual Bonsor Badminton Tournament.

Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Sports

West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace at the Tradex Exhibition Centre Abbotsford

The West Coast Christmas Show is Western Canada’s leading Holiday Season Show that brings together under one roof over 200 exhibits featuring Holiday gifts, fancy foods, decor ideas and handmade Artisan products.

Abbotsford | Tradex Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Holiday Craft Fair

This is an annual sell-out event you won’t want to miss! We welcome ONLY handcrafted items to be sold at this event.

Vancouver | West End Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art Against Stigma. Gallery Show & Art Sales

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids

Amazing Ice Challenge

Are you up for the challenge? Show your skill on the ice at North Surrey Arena and Newton Arena

Surrey | Newton Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Sports

Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar

Enjoy the tradition of a Christmas Bazaar with a great selection of handmade items and one-of-a-kind for everyone on your shopping list.

Coquitlam | Glen Pine Pavilion | 12:30 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

Art Against Stigma. Expressive Arts Workshops

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

The East Van Garage Sale

Come on down to The Astoria's - Vintage and thrifted clothing, art, records, magnets, art prints, band t-shirts and more

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Fair

Teen Day at Place des Arts

Bring your friends and drop by this exciting new "just for teens" event. The members of our Youth Arts Council have selected and designed activities specifically for teens ages 13 – 17.

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids | Free

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre

Koerner Piano Trio: Illuminating Mozart & Mendelssohn

Koerner Piano Trio marks the opening of its inaugural season as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Vancouver Academy of Music with an exuberant celebration of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music

VSO Kids' Koncerts: Wall to Wall Percussion

An afternoon concert with Percussionist Vern Griffiths and the full Vancouver Symphony.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

Archives NOT Online

Although the City Archives database, Archives Online, contains records for 18, 000 photos and 23,000 records, we have a backlog of unprocessed material.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | History | Free

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

Out of Darkness into Light

Indulge in a sensuous music experience

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Chai House with Diwali Festival

Chai House is a signature Diwali Fest event featuring Cabaret style Music and Dance performances in an intimate setting.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Gloc 9 with Jona Viray and Kakai Bautista

Aristotle Pollisco, known by his stage name Gloc-9, is an Awit Award-winning Filipino rapper. His fast-flowing vocal style has made him one of the most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

November 21, 2016

Mon

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Creative Weaving with Debra Sparrow

What if our community stories were actually woven together? Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society cordially invites you to co-design and co-create a blanket that will reflect our community’s multicultural heritage.

Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre Association | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Workshop | Free

The Hopscotch Festival: Jack Daniel's Night of Dixieland Jazz

Come and join the legendary Jack Daniel's Brand Ambassador Gerry Jobe as he guides attendees through a private tasting of the entire line up of the most famous Tennessee whiskey in the world.

Vancouver | The Blarney Stone | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

The Hopscotch Festival: Luxury Malt Investors Series Tasting

Believe it or not whisky is not just for drinking anymore. In the past decade, the market for rare and collectible whisky has exploded. Interested in learning how to start your ‘Whisky Fund’.

Vancouver | Salty Tounge | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

The Vancouver Writers Fest: Mohamed Fahmy in Conversation with Laura Lynch

Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy for a gripping evening of stories from his hotly anticipated book, The Marriott Cell

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

KMC Film: The Steps

The Steps is a 2015 Canadian comedy film directed by Andrew Currie. The cast includes Jason Ritter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, James Brolin, and Christine Lahti,.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

New Westminster and District Concert and Jazz Bands

Happy music making everyone!

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

A Tribe Called Red at Commodore Ballroom

A Tribe Called Red is a Canadian electronic music group, who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

November 22, 2016

Tue

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:40 pm | Theatre

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

37th Annual National Conductors’ Symposium: Deadline for National Conductors' Symposium

An intensive workshop with Master Conductor Jon Washburn and Canada’s premier choral ensemble, the Vancouver Chamber Choir

Vancouver | Vancouver Chamber Choir | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music

The Dare to Dream Soirée

Vancouver's Biggest fundraising event of the year!

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

The Hopscotch Festival: Masters Of Whisky

Our 3rd Annual "Masters of Whisky" is back. This event has recently become one of the most popular events as part of the Hopscotch Festival and sells out quickly.

Vancouver | Salty Tounge via The Irish Heather | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Gord Bamford at Commodore Ballroom

Bamford was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. One of Canada's most decorated Country Artists with 24 CCMA Awards and 2 CMA Awards.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Biff Bang Pow! Tribute to The Who!

DJ's Fifi Ledoux & Stevie Moonboots (Orange Kyte, Strange Things) invite you to a SWINGING SIXTIES SHINDIG!

Vancouver | The Astoria Hastings | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

November 23, 2016

Wed

National Philanthropy Day 2016

Join us as we celebrate the 19th Annual National Philanthropy Day in Vancouver, hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Celtic Thunder: LEGACY

Storming onto the main stage are international megastars Celtic Thunder, with LEGACY, a brand new show that celebrates the influence of Irish and Celtic music around the world.

Abbotsford | Abbotsford Centre | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

The Hopscotch Festival: The Johnnie Walker Dinner

Welcome to the Johnnie Walker Experience at Wildebeest Restaurant. Join Johnnie Walker Brand Ambassador, Joel Virginillo, as he takes you on a journey through the Johnnie Walker family of scotches, Red, Black, Gold, Platinum and Blue.

Vancouver | Wildebeest Restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Exhibition Tour

Go behind the scenes with our curator for a tour of our fall shows on still life.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

CatchingART Platform Performance Series

Pro Arte's CatchingART Contemporary Ballet Theatre dancers hit the stage with a dynamic and diverse program to showcase their dual classical and contemporary dance strengths.

Vancouver | The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

Nick Carter

Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys. Nick Carter quits in celebration of his new album All American with guests Dan Talevski & The New Electric

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Dragonette With Guest Lowell

Electro-pop innovators Dragonette have made a resplendent return with their new single “Lonely Heart,” a bouncy, sun-drenched sparkler that evokes feelings of restless romance and the sweet dog days of summer.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

The Vancouver Writers Fest: Elvis Costello in Conversation with Stephen Quinn

Uncover the story behind the music with Elvis Costello, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and, now, memoirist.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Performing Arts

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

July Talk at Commodore Ballroom

July Talk is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto. The band consists of singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, guitarist Ian Docherty, bassist Josh Warburton, and drummer Danny Miles.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

MØ in Vancouver

Marie Ørsted or by her stage name MØ, is a Danish singer and songwriter, signed to Sony Music Entertainment.Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, better known as Kare

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:45 pm | Music

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

November 24, 2016

Thu

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! the response.

the response. blends contemporary dance techniques with the physicality and attitude of urban culture.

Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Studio | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vetta Chamber Music: Quintets

Journey back in time with two great works from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Dohnányi in the lush tradition of Brahms, and folk elements in Dvorák the nationalist!

Vancouver | West Point Grey United Church | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

Hillcrest Elementary's Shopping Night

Bring your neighbours, friends and family and shop local this year for Christmas!

Surrey | Hillcrest Elementary School | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Market | Free

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

West End Renters Town Hall

Please join MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert for an in-depth discussion on the challenges and solutions facing our rental economy here in the West End.

Vancouver | St. Paul's Anglican Church | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

The Hopscotch Festival: The Classic Malts Pairing Dinner

If there were ever an all-star team in the realm of Scotch, it would surely include Lagavulin, Oban, Talisker, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie and Glenkinchie on the roster.

Vancouver | The Sutton Place | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Mixology and your Garden

With the holiday season just around the corner, what better time to broaden your entertaining toolkit with some botanical cocktails?

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Food / Wine

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Opera

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Family

My Mother The Carjacker, Mother Upduff, RE/GEN, Dandy Jenkem

Apocalypse Sunrise presents My Mother The Carjacker, Mother Upduff, RE/GEN & Dandy Jenkem

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 8:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Music

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Vancity Street #001

Welcome to VANCITY STREET: a night of fashion & style featuring local acts, street style vendors & designers for underground runway.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

Small Stage salon series volume 4

New works with a unique range of dancers and musicians who are experimenting with new ideas and forms of technology to inspire innovative work.

Vancouver | The Emerald | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

James Vincent McMorrow at Commodore Ballroom

James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his albums Early in the Morning and Post Tropical.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Rüfüs Du Sol

Rüfüs / Rüfüs Du Sol returns for another sundream with us, at Imperial on Thursday, November 24th with guests to be announced.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance

Absolut Nights ft Ryan Hemsworth

This Fall, we’ve selected some of Canada’s top creators to take us on a journey of diversity, collaboration and creativity with an Absolut Nights tour.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Musical | Free

November 25, 2016

Fri

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!

Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

The Cascadia Society & Vancouver Waldorf School Present: The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces with Bell Choir & Eurythymy

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre | 11:00 am to 12:35 am | Dance

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

The Cascadia Society & Vancouver Waldorf School Present: The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces with Bell Choir & Eurythymy

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Port Coquitlam Winter Artisan Market

BC Artisans, Door Prizes, Food Drive for Share, Entertaiment, Food Trucks

Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Market | Free

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

The Hopscotch Festival: Vancouver's Premium Whisky, Beer And Spirits Festival

The Hopscotch Festival celebrates its 21st Anniversary this year. Starting off in a small hotel ballroom twenty years ago, it has continuously outgrown its past locations has come to find its present home: the PNE Forum.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Brasstronaut Album Release Show at Fortune Sound

Vancouver-based sextet, BRASSTRONAUT brings their myriad of musical styles, including pop, rock and jazz to Fortune Sound Club, celebrating their album release with special guest Speaker

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Tao Li Cup World Dance Competition

Red Shoes Dance Association and UBC CSA would like to present to you the annual “Tao Li Cup World Dance Competition”

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Kids

纬达财富加拿大分赛区《海外桃李盃》国际舞蹈大赛 Vanstar Financial Inc. Canada Overseas Taoli Cup World Dance Competition

The Red Shoes Dancers Association would like to present to you the annual “Tao Li Cup World Dance Competition”

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Little Black Dress Gala - Fall 2016

The Little Black Dress Gala is an elegant intersection of philanthropy, the arts, education, fashion, and support for the underprivileged youth that have the potential to shape our beautiful city.

Vancouver | The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Canadian Men In Suits, Wear It For The Cause - Fall 2016

Alright men, we've been invited to the Little Black Dress Gala. At the last event we had 673 women and just over 300 men giving to the youth; Let's get together and wear our suits for the cause. Suit up!.. And get your James Bond on.

Vancouver | The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Friday Night Live

Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy

Vetta Chamber Music: Quintets

Journey back in time with two great works from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Dohnányi in the lush tradition of Brahms, and folk elements in Dvorák the nationalist!

Vancouver | West Point Grey United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

The Cascadia Society & Vancouver Waldorf School Present: The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces with Bell Choir & Eurythymy

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:05 pm | Dance

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Family

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Michael Occhipinti & The Sicilian Project with Special Guest Pilar

Presented with Cap Jazz Series and the Italian Cultural

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Music

Daughter

Daughter appears at the Queen Elizabeth in support of 'Not To Disappear,' the new full-length release from the London-based trio: singer/guitarist Elena Tonra, guitarist/producer Igor Haefeli and drummer Remi Aguilella.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

West Coast Symphony: The WCSO Goes to the Movies

Featuring selections from: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Psycho and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Sharron Matthews: Naked

Catch the show of international award-winning goddess of cabaret! Sharron Matthews, award-winning, international cabaret goddess, bares it all.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

July Talk at Commodore Ballroom

July Talk is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto. The band consists of singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, guitarist Ian Docherty, bassist Josh Warburton, and drummer Danny Miles.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp

Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp will be bringing his 2016 tour to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Call Mr. Robeson. A Life, With Songs

Take a rollercoaster journey through African-American actor and singer Paul Robeson’s remarkable life

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Show

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Wizard Academy: Improv Against the Dark Arts

Welcome to another improvised year at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Cabana 3 Year Anniverary

On Friday November 25th & Saturday November 26th, you and your friends are cordially invited to come and celebrate the 3 Year Anniversary of Cabana Lounge.

Vancouver | Cabana Lounge | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

KRNE at Happy Ending Fridays

Bay Area rising producer KRNE makes his Happy Ending Fridays debut November 25th with residents Yurie, Flores & LeChance plus Strictly Afrobeats takes over the Livestock room!

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

GOOD Fridays

VanCity’s Top Friday Night is Now Back To a Multi-Room Party!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Krafty Kuts + Dynamite MC

Krafty Kuts [UK] + Dynamite MC [UK] with Support From: Kraig and Spin Kringle

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Loci Records Label Showcase ft. Emancipator, Tor, Edamame & Lapa

The Loci Records Showcase hits Celebrities Underground Friday, November 25th featuring DJ’s Emancipator, Tor, Edamame & Lapa

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Paul Van Dyk

Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning DJ, record producer and musician.

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

November 26, 2016

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Family Holiday Concert

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon at Fleetwood Community Centre for our annual Holiday Concert!

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 3:30 am to 5:30 pm | Music

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Cloverdale Kids Swap Meet

Sell your gently used or new kids items at the Cloverdale Kids Swap Meet

Surrey | Shannon Hall | 9:00 am to 12:30 am | Market

Port Coquitlam Winter Artisan Market

BC Artisans, Door Prizes, Food Drive for Share, Entertaiment, Food Trucks

Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free

Walk Richmond - Railway Greenway Trail

Take in this multi-use cycling and walking trail that connects several neighbourhoods to the Fraser River Middle Arm and South Dyke/Steveston waterfronts.

Richmond | Britannia Shipyards | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Christmas Craft Fair

Admission by donation in support of the Steveston Park Playground upgrade or a non-perishable food item in support of the Richmond Food Bank.

Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!

Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Bird Walk

Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Soil Workshop for Gardeners

Get a practical understanding of your soil with this workshop that combines lecture and hands-on lab activities using soil from participants’ gardens.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Renfrew Community Centre Craft Fair

Come join us at our annual craft fair! Get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Vancouver | Renfrew Park Community Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair

Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair

Come be a part of Dunbar's 34th annual Holiday Craft Fair! On Satuday, November 26 join us and see why Dunbar is known among craft fair aficionados as one of Vancouver’s best!

Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Axis Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre for Young People are excited to co-present Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's fabulous stage adaptation of these classic children's stories

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Heart to Home Holiday Market

Shop handmade arts & crafts from 30+ local artists at your new favourite local holiday market!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free

Ronald McDonald House Stamp-A-Stack

Join us for our 4th Annual Stamp-a-Stack Fundraiser, a memorable day of laughter, stamping, prizes and more with all proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House BC.

Burnaby | Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West | 11:30 am to 4:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising | Free

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 11:30 am to 1:45 pm | Show

Family Gingerbread House Decorating - West Point Grey CC

Bring the family and spend a Saturday morning decorating your very own Gingerbread house while enjoying holiday treats and music.

Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Family

Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie

Get your holiday magic at the Historic Stewart Farm's Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie and craft a wreath to take home

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

CandyTown - A Yaletown Holiday Festival 2016

The Yaletown Business Improvement Association is proud to announce the 5th annual free outdoor Christmas festival – CandyTown. Last year, an estimated 15,000 people came out to Candytown to kick off the holidays.

Vancouver | Mainland Street | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Kids

The Hopscotch Festival: The Vancouver Craft Brewery and Distillery Tour

Have you ever wondered why 'drink local' has become such a popular catch phrase? Not sure if craft beverages have what it takes to entice your sophisticated palate? Join this event and allow us to help you get the answers to these questions and many more!

Vancouver | Canada Place | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Christmas On The Drive

On Saturday November 26, 2016, between 1:00pm and 5:00pm, at Grandview Park, The Commercial Drive Business Society presents the 5th Annual free public event, Christmas on The Drive.

Vancouver | Commercial Drive BIA | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Hopscotch Festival: Vancouver's Premium Whisky, Beer And Spirits Festival

The Hopscotch Festival celebrates its 21st Anniversary this year. Starting off in a small hotel ballroom twenty years ago, it has continuously outgrown its past locations has come to find its present home: the PNE Forum.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Casual Saturdays Drop-in Workshop

Join our amazing faculty and cast members for the CASUAL SATURDAYS Drop-in workshop!

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Family

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Axis Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre for Young People are excited to co-present Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's fabulous stage adaptation of these classic children's stories

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Theatre

Batik Workshop

Join us to explore the making of traditional batik fabric.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Edmonds Festival of Lights

Join us for family fun and watch as we light up the huge Edmonds tree.

Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Lights at Lafarge

The grand finale of Coquitlam 125 will bring the celebrations to a close with stunning light displays, performances, an artisan fair and a special screening of the Coquitlam 125 film and legacy art project.

Coquitlam | Town Centre Park | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Family

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

The Hopscotch Festival: The Great Whisky Smoke

There is nothing better than a full afternoon of live music, food, the most premium of American Bourbon and Single Barrel whiskies, craft beer, cigars and overall sensory excitement.

Vancouver | The Business In Vancouver Tent | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 3:30 pm to 5:45 pm | Show

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Richard Quan & the Progressive

Opening Act: The Red Street Blues Band Main Act: Richard Quan & The Progressive Blues Experience

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Pack A.D. at Fortune Sound

Heavy psych-pop/garage-rock Vancouver duo known for their explosive live performances and the ability to generate a massive sound, The Pack AD bring their newest album Positive Thinking to Fortune Sound

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Unexpected by Craft Council of British Columbia

An Exhibition by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association

Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

Choreography Showcase 17

Vancity Project Choreography Showcase started five and a half years ago to give artists, choreographers and dancers an event where they can have free artistic expression and to showcase their talent.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express

11th Annual Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express fundraising concert in support of Potluck Café Society

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Opera

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Wizard Academy: Improv Against the Dark Arts

Welcome to another improvised year at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Coastal City Ballet Presents: Fall for Ballet

With acclaimed and sold out shows last spring, Coastal City Ballet opens its 6th season with Fall for Ballet.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

2016 Best In Vancouver Finals

Live Acts Canada Is Proud to present The 2016 Best In Vancouver finals, November 26th featuring: Inhuman Company, Barefoot Mountain, Redwoods and Robots & Gods.

Vancouver | Studio Records | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Elysium Echoes, Thousand Arrows, Mournir, Death Preacher

Elysium Echoes: Melodic/Progressive Death Metal Band from Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Quest of Fire

Sure Shot Radio Inc. presents the 1st Annual Quest For Fire. This Event will showcase Independent Western Canadian Artists from fresh up and comers to Juno Award winners.

Coquitlam | The Molson Canadian Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

VSO Masterworks. The Romantic Piano: Yemtsov plays Rachmaninoff

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents pianist Alexy Yemtsov in an evening of Rachmaninoff and Sibelius

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Sharron Matthews: Naked

Catch the show of international award-winning goddess of cabaret! Sharron Matthews, award-winning, international cabaret goddess, bares it all.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - A Celtic Family Christmas

This holiday season join Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, the award-winning fiddle virtuosos, in an intimate and unique Christmas album and concert series you will never forget.

Vancouver | The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Youth Skate

Invite you friends and head down to South Surrey Arena for a night of skating

Surrey | South Surrey Ice Arena | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Kids

Roger Hodgson: Legendary Singer-Songwriter formerly of Supertramp

Singer, songwriter & musician Roger Hodgson will be bringing his legendary voice to the River Rock Casino Resort

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Cabana 3 Year Anniverary

On Friday November 25th & Saturday November 26th, you and your friends are cordially invited to come and celebrate the 3 Year Anniversary of Cabana Lounge.

Vancouver | Cabana Lounge | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

The Nite Show

The Nite Show with Darylo, Downlowe, Rashad Rawkus, J Trax & Stimulant J!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Stööki Sound at Sup Fu? Saturdays

DJ Lukey and Jelacee together make up the London based production and DJ unit Stööki Sound, blending their musical backgrounds in UK Bass, Hip-Hop and Trap to create their unique sound.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Cedric Gervais #CelebsPlayhouse

Grammy award winner and our good friend Cedric Gervais joins us Saturday, November 26th at #CelebsPlayhouse!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Shakespeare After Dark: Improv with a Buzz

Shakespeare After Dark is the highbrow fusion of Shakespeare served with a side of improvisational mischief.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show

November 27, 2016

Sun

Mortgage Professionals Canada 2016 National Conference

Build your business and get your pulse on the industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 7:00 am to 6:30 pm | Business / Finance

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Chess Tournament - West Point Grey CC

WPGCC is hosting it's seasonal Chess tournament! There are eight different sections for the tournament: K (pre-K included) and Gr.1-7.

Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 9:15 am to 2:30 pm | Kids

Port Coquitlam Winter Artisan Market

BC Artisans, Door Prizes, Food Drive for Share, Entertaiment, Food Trucks

Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!

Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Connecting Clayton Ideas Fair

Join the Connecting Clayton Ideas Fair to play a part in shaping how our community connects

Surrey | Hillcrest Village Shopping Centre Parking Lot | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Renfrew Community Centre Craft Fair

Come join us at our annual craft fair! Get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Vancouver | Renfrew Park Community Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 11:30 am to 1:45 pm | Show

Christmas Decoration Party

Christmas Decoration Party presented by the Port Moody Station Museum

Port Moody | Port Moody Station Museum | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie

Get your holiday magic at the Historic Stewart Farm's Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie and craft a wreath to take home

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Heart to Home Holiday Market

Shop handmade arts & crafts from 30+ local artists at your new favourite local holiday market!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Kids

Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker

Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC.

Abbotsford | Abbotsford Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Dance

Family Sunday: Sculpture Symbols

Artists often use symbols to tell a visual story without words.

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 4:20 pm | Opera

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Family

VAM Symphony Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf

The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra presents Peter and the Wolf with host Christopher Gaze, featuring Goh Ballet. Music, dance and fun for the whole family

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

West Coast Symphony: The WCSO Goes to the Movies

Featuring selections from: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Psycho and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: Beautiful Baroque

Beautiful Baroque with Junior Orchestra

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Family

Eugene Skovorodnikov, piano

Encore Peninsula Concerts, Solo Recital

White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

Opera on a Sunday Afternoon

Join us for one of a four-concert series produced by the Burnaby Lyric Opera.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 3:30 pm to 5:45 pm | Show

Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker

Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC.

Abbotsford | Abbotsford Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Dance

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 SOAR Awards Night

A Night to Award SOAR Scholarship Recipients

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Emotions Open Mic- 2 Year Anniversary

On Nov 27, We are extremely excited to be celebrating our 2 year anniversary and have a spectacular show set up for you guys.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

As You Read It: A Shakespeare Reading Party

As You Read It is a free bi-weekly event for Shakespeare fans to gather and keep building on their Bardic knowledge.

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Streetfight Improv! by Instant Theatre

Streetfight – an Improv Comedy Battle Royal!

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Comedy

Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: Russian Spectacular

Ballet Russe with Senior Orchestra

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Black Tone Heart, All For The Best, Johnny De Farias, Geoff Way

Live Acts Canada presents Acoustic Night st Studio Records featuring Black Tone Heart with All For The Best, Johnny de Farias and Geoff Way, Sunday November 27th.

Vancouver | Studio Records | 8:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Music

GSTONE Forever Friends Concert II

GSTONE Forever Friends Concert II

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Audio/Video

Audio/Video is improv inspired by the worlds of film and music. Improvised films? Got it. Extreme close ups? Totally. Sing alongs? Better believe it.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

November 28, 2016

Mon

Mortgage Professionals Canada 2016 National Conference

Build your business and get your pulse on the industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 7:00 am to 6:30 pm | Business / Finance

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Drop-in Pop-Up Library at Wesburn

Join us this fall for our Imagination Playground and Pop-up Library events.

Burnaby | Wesburn Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Bright Nights Train and Plaza in Stanley Park

The Vancouver Park Board in conjunction with the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund presents the 19th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Give generously at the front gate.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica with Leave’s Eyes and Omnium Gatherum in Venue Nightclub

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

A Tale of Love and Darkness

The story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Film

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

VSO Masterworks. The Romantic Piano: Yemtsov plays Rachmaninoff

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents pianist Alexy Yemtsov in an evening of Rachmaninoff and Sibelius

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

November 29, 2016

Tue

Newton Safety Breakfast

Discuss Surrey's new Public Safety Strategy with Dr. Terry Waterhouse

Surrey | Fays Family Restaurant | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | Food / Wine | Free

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time – a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Kids

Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and Steveston Merchants Association present this year’s Festival of Trees inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site.

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 12:45 am to 2:15 pm | Kids

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Bright Nights Train and Plaza in Stanley Park

The Vancouver Park Board in conjunction with the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund presents the 19th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Give generously at the front gate.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

12 Minutes Max Studio Showing

Artists: Linda Hayes, Molly McDermott, Marissa Wong

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Dance

Jazz Jam

Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session!

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

The Marriott Cell: A Conversation With Mohamed Fahmy

Award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy presents his widely anticipated new book, The Marriott Cell

Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Opera

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

China Broadcasting Performing Arts Troupe Presents: Enchanting China

Direct from Beijing, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra presents the Canadian Premiere of Enchanting China!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Brothers Osborne - The Dirt Rich Tour at Commodore Ballroom

Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo composed of brothers T.J. and John Osborne. T.J. is the lead singer and plays rhythm guitar and John plays lead guitar and provides background vocals.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

November 30, 2016

Wed

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time – a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Kids

Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and Steveston Merchants Association present this year’s Festival of Trees inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site.

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 12:30 am to 2:50 pm | Opera

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 12:45 am to 2:15 pm | Kids

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy

Bright Nights Train and Plaza in Stanley Park

The Vancouver Park Board in conjunction with the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund presents the 19th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Give generously at the front gate.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Forsyth Park Open House

Please join us for a public open house to learn about the design of Forsyth Park, and to provide your ideas and comments on the project.

Surrey | Forsyth Road Elementary School | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Lighting of Aberthau - West Point Grey CC

Get into the holiday spirit with us as we welcome the community to an evening of entertainment, holiday treats, crafts and fun for everyone in Aberthau Mansion.

Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Family | Free

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

Vancouver Recital Society: Joyce DiDonato

Vancouver Recital Society presents: Grammy Award winning vocal artist Joyce DiDonato in her Vancouver debut performance — one night only! With Il Pomo d'Oro Chamber Orchestra

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Music of the Masters

“Papa” Haydn produced dozens of scores of works for String Quartet, while a very youthful Rossini penned a half dozen sonatas (eliminating the viola and adding bass).

Vancouver | VSO School Of Music | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Poly-Alligga Night: The China Philharmonic Vancouver Debut

Poly Culture and the VSO are proud to present the Vancouver debut of the world-renowned China Philharmonic Orchestra.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Family

CREEPS

Join Realwheels Theatre for an evening of savage wit and uncompromising truth-telling as they present CREEPS, the award-winning dark comedy by David E. Freeman that changed Canadian theatre forever.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

China Broadcasting Performing Arts Troupe Presents: Enchanting China

Direct from Beijing, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra presents the Canadian Premiere of Enchanting China!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Brothers Osborne - The Dirt Rich Tour at Commodore Ballroom

Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo composed of brothers T.J. and John Osborne. T.J. is the lead singer and plays rhythm guitar and John plays lead guitar and provides background vocals.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

CRX with guests Dead Heavens + Streets of Laredo

CRX with guests Dead Heavens + Streets of Laredo at The Biltmore Cabaret

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

House Party – An Open Improv Jam

Instant Theatre proudly presents HOUSE PARTY! An open jam where students, performers, and brand new audience members can perform together!

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 8:15 pm to 11:15 pm | Comedy

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

Louis The Child

Hailing from Chicago, Louis The Child is an electronic music duo with the simple goal of creating music that makes people happy.

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:30 pm to 3:00 am | Music