Metro Vancouver events on February 25, 2016

VSO New Music Festival presents Standing Wave: Nouvelle Vague

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival welcomes back the acclaimed contemporary ensemble Standing Wave to open the four-day long event.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 0:00 am to 0:00 am | Music

Laurel Swenson: Abstract; Pat Schendel and Brandon Martin: Crystalline Porcelain

North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Laurel Swenson, Pat Schendel and Brandon Martin District Foyer Gallery

North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Graeme Patterson: Secret Citadel

Secret Citadel tells a story of friendship through four large-scale sculptural installations complemented by stop-motion animation.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Art by Surrey Secondary School Students

Artwork by Surrey secondary school students fills the halls of the lobby this spring.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Classical Coffee Concert with Sarah Hagen and Nicolò Eugelmi

Indulge your cravings for coffee, good company, and classical music featuring piano and viola!

Surrey | Studio Theatre at the Surrey Arts Centre | 9:30 am to 11:45 am | Music

The (Post) Mistress

The Small-Town Musical of Sealed Secrets

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Pride and Prejudice

A Swoon-Worthy Adaptation of the Beloved Classic

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

Call Mr. Robeson a life, with songs

Call Mr. Robeson: written & performed by Tayo Aluko

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

La Bohème

A Burnaby Lyric Opera production

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera

Skullcandy Presents: The Straight Series featuring Monster Truck

Live Nation has announced that Juno Award-winning hard rockers Monster Truck will perform with guests Temperance Movement

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra: Hidden Treasures

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra: Hidden Treasures at the Annex, musical traditions of the Middle East.

Vancouver | The Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music

DanceHouse: Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre

Two of Canada’s most ground-breaking performing arts companies have created Betroffenheit, an innovative mix of theatre and dance.

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

4000 Miles

An uplifting story of growing up and growing old

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre Replacement/Neworld Theatre: Winners & Losers

Winners and Losers is a conversation that embraces the ruthless logic of capitalism, and tests its impact on our closest personal relationships, and our most intimate experiences of self.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre