Metro Vancouver events on May 18, 2016

Bird Photography Exhibition

Come meet Liron and bird expert Rob Butler to find out everything about your back yard birds.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Michiko Suzuki: Hope Chests

Explore Michiko Suzuki's elegant printed silk tents at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

5 @ 50

Ruby Slippers Theatre and Zee Zee Theatre present the North American premiere production of 5 @ 50 by Brad Fraser.

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Cooking Skills Series: Eat Your Veggies!

If you’re looking to expand your cooking repertoire make sure you register for Tartine & Maple’s cooking class, which focuses on unique ways to prepare veggies.

Vancouver | The Uncommon Cafe | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Wild Wednesdays

Discover your wild neighbours and explore Green Timbers Park.

Surrey | Surrey Nature Centre at Green Timbers Park | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver Police Museum speaker series - Walking the corridors of Riverview Psychiatric Hospital

Anna Tremere, former psychiatric nurse at the hospital and a champion of preserving Riverview’s legacy, joins Heidi Currie, Criminology professor at Douglas College, to get inside your head and explore everything you never knew about BC’s most infamous ps

Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

Winter 2016 Philosopher's Cafe in Surrey: What is the “barbaric Cultural Practice”?

Share your thoughts on how we can make Surrey a more inclusive city and join us for monthly discussions.

Surrey | City Centre Library room 402 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Vancouver Recital Society: Ian Bostridge

The Vancouver Recital Society presents the return of the successful duo - tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Wenwen Du, in Songs of World War I.

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

Three Lectures on the North

Celebrating 20 years of live performances at the Shadbolt Centre! This second Oratories project is a playful look into the form of the public lecture.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio Theatre Reserved | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture

Rock Paper Scissors on The Portside

Where else can you crush, cover and cut your way to victory in Gastown on a Wednesday night. Don’t miss Gastown’s newest and most extreme experience.

Vancouver | The Portside Pub | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Virgins

Fighting Chance Productions presents Virgins: A Musical Threesome

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Musical

5 @ 50

Ruby Slippers Theatre and Zee Zee Theatre present the North American premiere production of 5 @ 50 by Brad Fraser.

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

All Bodies Dance Project: Trace

The All Bodies Dance Project brings together artists with and without disabilities to explore an integrated dance practice that celebrates the limitless possibilities of movement, community and connection.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Off Leash

We're letting the ensemble run free with nothing to hold back their comedic creativity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy