Metro Vancouver events on June 25, 2016

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Cortex

Cortex takes cues from 60’s freebop and pushes them into uncompromisingly modern territories.

Vancouver | Georgia Street Stage | 3:45 am to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

Farmers' Market

Burnaby's Farmers' Market is the place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Car Wash & Barbeque at Richmond Secondary School

Come out to RHS to support "Colts to India" at our Car Wash and BBQ

Richmond | Richmond Secondary School | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Queer Arts Festival 2016. Drama Queer: seducing social change, curated Visual arts exhibition

Visual arts exhibition curated by Jonathan D. Katz and Conor Moynihan.

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

City Park Stewards: Mosquito Creek Park

Want to get out into our parks and get your hands dirty while making a difference? Then come join in the fun with the City Park Stewards!

North Vancouver | Mosquito Creek Park | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals

Jane Kenyon - Point of View

North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Jane Kenyon - Point of View

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Main Library | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Harana at CityScape Community Art Space

Join us for this colourful and spirited exhibition showcasing the distinctive visual art of a society with diverse cultural influences and traditions.

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake

Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.

Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Art Party!

The Art Party! exhibition showcases the art of more than 65 local artists, available for purchase at $100, $200 and $300.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Walk Richmond - Iona Jetty

Take a stroll on the jetty and enjoy panoramic views of Mount Baker to the east, the Coast Mountains to the north with Pacific Spirit Regional Park in the foreground and the Vancouver Island Mountains to the west.

Richmond | Iona Beach Regional Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Canada Cup Wheechair Rugby Tournament

Get ready for one the biggest wheelchair rugby tournaments in the world!

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

Park Play Palooza and Hazelgrove Park Grand Opening

Join us for Park Play Palooza and the official opening of Hazelgrove Park, East Clayton's newest and largest park!

Surrey | Hazelgrove Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

Unveiling of Water Guardians

Celebrate the unveiling of Hazelgrove's Park playful red umbrella sculpture "Water Guardians" by Susan Point

Surrey | Hazelgrove Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

Bard on the Beach: Exploring Shakespeare

Simon Fraser University' Paul Budra delivers in depth explorations of each of the four Shakespeare plays in his lively and engaging style.

Vancouver | Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Theatre

Vancouver Aquatic Centre dock upgrade open house

Come see our designs for the ferry dock and give your feedback. City staff and the consulting engineer will be available to answer your questions.

Vancouver | Seaside Greenway, Vancouver Aquatic Centre | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Business / Finance | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Kristian Braathen Trio

Kristian Braathen With Miles Black keyboards, Jodi Proznik bass.

Vancouver | Granville Island Public Market Stage | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Paul Keeling Ancient Lights Quintet

WCMA-nominated pianist/composer Paul Keeling’s Ancient Lights Quintet digs deeply into earthy, propulsive hard-bop with luminous melodies drawn from classical music and 70’s rock.

Vancouver | Downtown - Robson Street Stage | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free

Queer Arts Festival 2016: Call for young artists. Young and Queer, here and now.

Vancouver based contemporary dance company MACHiNENOiSY is offering a free 7 day workshop that explores identity, gender and community

Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Studio | 12:00 am to 4:30 pm | Dance

Combat Archery Workshop - A Lesson In Practicality Over Accuracy

This workshop will be focused on archery and it's application towards a combat environment. It will be geared towards movement, proficiency of nocking, and general accuracy

New Westminster | Queen's Park Band Shell | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: DAL Richards tribute

For over eight decades, iconic bandleader Dal Richards and his Orchestra dazzled audiences with big band hits from the 30’s and 40’s, swinging dance numbers and brassed-up pop tunes.

Vancouver | Downtown Georgia Street Stage | 12:30 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Huu Bac Quintet with Jou Tou

The Huu Bac Quintet blends jazz and world music seamlessly.

North Vancouver | Civic Plaza | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Music | Free

West End Community Plan open house at the Strawberry Festival

​Join us at the West End Strawberry Festival to learn about the West End Community Plan and the upcoming opening of Jim Deva plaza.

Vancouver | Barclay Heritage Square | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

37 plays in 97 minutes. 1,222 characters and 3 actors to rule them all! Alchemy Theatre is proud to present the most heinous act committed against William Shakespeare and English majors everywhere.

New Westminster | The Columbia | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Encore 2016

Spotlight Dance Centre presents june shows Encore 2016

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Fleetwood Seniors Luau Lunch

Join us for an afternoon of fun and entertainment at the Fleetwood Community Centre

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Family

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Tom Wherrett's Evil Three

Vancouver guitarist Tom Wherrett composes beautifully arcing, complex tunes that bridge cerebral jazz and groove-driven post-rock.

Vancouver | Downtown - Robson Street Stage | 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | Music | Free

Rock of Ages

The totally rad musical tribute to the ’80s

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Queer Arts Festival 2016. SongLaunch: World Premieres from Art Song Lab

World premieres of 12 new art songs by poet/composer collaborations created during the Art Song Lab program.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Vancouver Academy of Music

The Vancouver Academy of Music's Dal Richard's School of Swing, is a unique and welcoming program that brings together young to young at heart musicians, and new to experienced players to explore classic big band repertoire.

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Billy Elliot

The Electrifying Musical with Unstoppable Feeling

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical

Bard on the Beach: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Bard's hit 2012 production is back and it's time again for music, flirting, fun - and fairies!

Vancouver | Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Copilots

Renowned for his driving and empathetic drumming with Fond of Tigers, Veda Hille, Inhabitants, and others, guitarist Skye Brooks brings his soaring voice, dream-like lyricism and adventurous song craft to this engaging five-piece indie rock band.

Vancouver | Downtown - Georgia Street Stage | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Emile Parisien Quartet

French saxophone star Emile Parisien’s “jaggedly restless soundworld” takes influences from Wayne Shorter and Cecil Taylor to Stravinsky and Schoenberg, exploding them outwards in all directions.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

Dancing Stars - Urban Dance Company

At Urban Dance Co. dance lessons are life lessons.

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Media Cafe - Reclaiming History: Stories of Japanese Canadian Internment, a double-bill by director Kagan Goh

The Media Cafe Series is back in June and will feature Singapore born filmmaker Kagan Goh. Two of his films, "Stolen Memories" and "Breaking the Silence", will be shown together at the Performance Hall inside Richmond Cultural Centre.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | History

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Greasy G and The Poole Party featuring Jackito!

Driving Latin, swing and afrobeat grooves + greasy Hammond organ = good times!

Vancouver | Robson Street Stage | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music | Free

It's About Time

Vancouver Circus School Ring Masters Program

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Longhand

Led by iconic West Coast guitarist/composer Tony Wilson, Longhand’s lyrical, deeply emotional music borders on the spiritual.

Vancouver | Robson Street Stage | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

RescueFest 2016 - Party on the Pier!

You're Invited to RescueFest - a community fundraiser hosted by North Shore Rescue and Deep Cove Brewers & Distillers.

North Vancouver | The Shipyards | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Dawn Pemberton

Vibrant, honest, and soulful, WCMA-nominee Dawn Pemberton’s deep musicality and powerful voice beats a soulful path from gospel and R&B, to jazz, funk and world music.

Vancouver | Georgia Street Stage | 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm | Music | Free

Surrey Night Market

In its third season, the Surrey Night Market will host a variety of food vendors selling all kinds of delicious eats, as well as retail stalls, live performances, and rides.

Surrey | Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Market

Bollywood Street Party

Bosley's New West and Columbia Square Animal Hospital are going Bollywood to raise money for the New West Animal Shelter.

New Westminster | Queensborough Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Gwyneth Herbert Trio

“A remarkably gifted talent” , award-winning composer/lyricist/multi-instrumentalist Gwyneth Herbert is a strikingly original musical adventurer.

Vancouver | Downtown - Robson Street Stage | 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

Me & Mae

Magnetized Productions presents Me & Mae with The Heels, Ajave Jardine and Tanya Marie at Venue

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Cozy

The Roxy Cabaret Presents Cozy with The Westwinds

Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Northcote with Carpenter & Josiah

Hope Is Made of Steel is the third full-length album from Northcote, the moniker of Canadian songwriter Matt Goud.

Vancouver | The Cobalt | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Opening Reception for Summer Shows

Celebrate our five summer shows with us on June 24

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Richmond Night Market

Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.

Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market

Queer Arts Festival 2016: Pride In Art Visual Art Show

From the roots of the queer arts Festival, this open visual art show exhibits artists from our communities and honours our founder Robbie Hong. + Google Calendar+ iCal Export

Vancouver | Great Hall | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop

Aberthau Tango Night

Lovers of Tango music and dancers welcome to an evening of Buenos Aires Tango Music in beautiful Aberthau Mansion with hardwood floor, walls, ornate ceilings and stained glass windows.

Vancouver | Aberthau Mansion: Main Floor | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Dance

Queer Arts Festival 2016: Queer Noise

Queer Noise is a program of Canadian media art which combines presentation and dialogue to explore political intention in contemporary queer work.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

Art Battle 412 - Vancouver, BC Championship Final!

We welcome the winners from all past events throughout mainland BC to compete against each other in the Art Battle BC Finals in Vancouver!

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Summer Latin Cruises

Summer Latin Cruises With the Best Selection of Latin and Salsa Top 40!

Vancouver | M.V. Queen of Diamonds | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Panda Market - International Summer Night Market

Richmond’s bustling Panda Market is returning for its 9th season.

Richmond | behind Home Depot on Sweden Way | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market | Free

The Beatles & Abba Tribute Concert

Relive and reminisce, sing and dance to the music of the top bands of the sixties and seventies. This is the ultimate Beatles and Abba platinum hits concert event.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Passion, Pride & Memory: an evening of Chinese drama and dance

This evening of Chinese drama and dance is brought to the Garden by the highly energetic and multi-talented Canada Chinese Society of Song and Dance Seniors Group, celebrating its first anniversary of performing around the Lower Mainland.

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Bard on the Beach: Othello

Othello is man blessed with power, respect and love - until lago's evil manipulation leads him to a fatal act off jealousy.

Vancouver | Howard Family Stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre, Vanier Park | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Flat Earth Society

Billing themselves as "the most unreliable music since 1999", it’s now been ten years since Belgian big band Flat Earth Society last treated Vancouver audiences to their adventurous punk anarchy, orchestral intricacy, and cinematic dynamism.

Vancouver | Georgia Street Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

Throne and Games - A Chance of Snow

VTSL’s improvisers will go to ‘The Wall’ to give patrons an exceptionally entertaining evening of improv comedy.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Bard on the Beach: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Bard's hit 2012 production is back and it's time again for music, flirting, fun - and fairies!

Vancouver | Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Blues Concert Series

Featuring Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues

Vancouver | Edgewater Casino | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Ria Jade | Miss Volcano EP Launch Concert with Barefoot Mountain

Hey everyone! So finally after months of hard work and years of writing, I'm so happy to announce that my EP "Miss Volcano" will finally be out this June!

New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free

Falcon Trio

Fabulous Trio that is a mainstay at the Blue Martini, these guys have worked exceptionally hard to make this jazz fest a memorable one

Vancouver | Blue Martini Jazz Cafe | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Larry Fuller Trio Featuring Lewis Nash

A world-class jazz pianist rooted in the hard-swinging traditions of mainstream jazz, Larry Fuller has worked with legendary bassist Ray Brown, drummer Jeff Hamilton and guitarist John Pizzarelli among others.

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Lion in Winter

United Players of Vancouver presents The Lion in Winter by James Goldman

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Live At the Bolt

Small Stage with Ballet BC

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Atrium | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Oliver Jones Trio

with Guest Oliver Gagnon Quartet

Vancouver | Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Simply Twisted

Simply Twisted takes music from a variety of genres, including bluegrass, jazz, rock and funk, and blends it to create a foot stomping good time.

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Calm Like A Bomb: A Tribute to Rage Against the Machine w/ Guests

Calm Like A Bomb: A Tribute to Rage Against the Machine w/ Guests The Kombucha Mushroom People - System of a Down Tribute, Feel Good Hits: A Queens of the Stone Age Tribute

Vancouver | The Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

37 plays in 97 minutes. 1,222 characters and 3 actors to rule them all! Alchemy Theatre is proud to present the most heinous act committed against William Shakespeare and English majors everywhere.

New Westminster | The Columbia | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Calendar Girls

The Vagabond Players presents - Calendar Girls. Tim Firth’s funny, sentimental and captivating comedy

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Billy Elliot

The Electrifying Musical with Unstoppable Feeling

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Musical

Rock of Ages

The totally rad musical tribute to the ’80s

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Summer Salsa Cruise Series 2016

Summer fun starts & ends here, with the Salsa Cruises on the beautiful waters of Vancouver!

Vancouver | MV Britannia | 8:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Soil & "Pimp" Sessions

For a group that calls themselves “death jazz”, Japan’s Soil & “Pimp” Sessions is pretty damn lively!

Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Hey Stewey

Hailing from the Lower Mainland, Hey Stewey offers a unique and refreshing mix of Classic, Contemporary Rock, and Top 40 Dance Music.

New Westminster | The Starlight Casino, Match Eatery & Public House | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Peggy Lee's Echo Painting

Coastal Jazz has commissioned Peggy Lee to compose Echo Painting, an original suite of music for an exciting new ensemble.

Vancouver | The Ironworks | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

TheatreSports™

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

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Krystie Dos Santos Band

Krystle Dos Santos has taken her experience from the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and transformed it into the beginnings of a career already full of achievements.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Music

Dave Martone

David Martone is an adroit and distinctive musician/guitarist currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia who denotes his playing style as progressive fusion, as one might want to hear on his most recent recording, “Zone”.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Music

Mannie Fresh Live

Spotlightconerts & Redmed present legendary artist and producer Mannie Fresh

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Slynk's Big Adventure - 30th Bday Bash

Twisted presents Slynk's Big Adventure [30th Bday Bash] with Flavours + Doprah Spinfree

Vancouver | FiveSixty Club | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Stem Cells & Bass 2 at #SUBcultureSaturdays

Digital Motion, Hey Look & SHAHdjs present SUBcultureSaturdays Stem Cells & Bass 2

Vancouver | Red Room On Richards | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Improv After Dark

Things heat up with this edgy 60 minutes of non-stop, fast-paced no-holds-barred comedy for grown-ups.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Comedy