Metro Vancouver events on January 8, 2016

Mark Ollinger: Perceptually Uniform

The fabric must be made of something deeper. It is this something that I have striven to capture within these works.

North Vancouver | City Atrium Gallery | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Free ice skating at Robson Square Ice Rink

Public Skating to the public, everyday in the heart of Downtown Vancouver!

Vancouver | Robson Square Ice Rink | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

The Vancouver Italian Film Festival - Opening Night Gala

The Vancouver Italian Film Festival is back with its popular combination of the best in contemporary Italian cinema balanced with a celebration of Italy's unparalleled movie heritage.

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 5:45 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Jody Black with Hard Candy

The Roxy Cabaret Presents: Jody Black with Hard Candy

Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Come deck the halls with a special holiday run of the Firehall’s smash hit musical!

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Heathers: The Musical

Heathers: The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, teenage misfit who never dreamed of getting in the most popular and cruel clique at high school.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Peter and the Starcatcher

The Peter Pan prequel for all of us who never grew up

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

TheatreSports™

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches.

Vancouver | Vancouver TheatreSports League | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

So You Think You Can Dance?

Now in its 12th season So You Think You Can Dance's live show returns to the Queen Elizabeth

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

VSO Pops: As Heard on TV

Vancouver Symphony Pops presents As Heard on TV with Christina Bianco at the Orpheum

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

Sheridan’s THE RIVALS

Blackbird Theatre celebrates its 10th anniversary with a wickedly witty, joyfully irreverent production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals.

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

TheatreSports™

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches.

Vancouver | Vancouver TheatreSports League | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy