Metro Vancouver events on July 3, 2016
July 3, 2016
Sun
Rose Show & Festival 2016
Come join Mayor and Council for the official unveiling of the 'Coquitlam Rose', in honour of Coquitlam's 125th anniversary celebration.
Coquitlam | Centennial Rose Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Whistler Longboard Festival
The Whistler Longboard Festival is a multi-day downhill skateboard event. Fans and competitors will witness top racers take on a world-class track as part of the International Downhill Federation's 2016 World Cup tour.
Whistler | Whistler Sliding Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports
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
Learn To Fish: Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery
In this 3 hour session you'll learn the basics of freshwater fishing including: hatchery roles, fish identification, tackle, rod rigging, casting, and hands-on fishing.
Abbotsford | Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Kids
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
Show & Shine Car Show
The Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society is holding its 4th show at the Shipyards.
North Vancouver | The Shipyards Square | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Show | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Sarah Kennedy Quintet
Vancouver-based vocalist Sarah Kennedy pays tribute to the poetic folk/jazz of songwriting icon Joni Mitchell and groundbreaking bassist/composer Charles Mingus’ late-1970’s collaboration with polished elegance and a transcendent voice.
Vancouver | Granville Island - Public Market Stage | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Anat Fort and Gianluigi Trovesi
A rare opportunity to experience two of modern jazz’s most eclectic and masterful musicians in an intimate duo setting.
Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Camaro 67
Explosive ten-piece instrumental groove monsters Camaro 67 channel classic Fela Kuti and the modern Afrofunk of Antibalas, whipping up a made-in-Vancouver heavy funk experience.
Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free
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
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: Paul Rushka Sextet
Award-winning bassist Paul Rushka leads his dynamic Sextet through original compositions and formidable group improvisations.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Bernie Arai's Goat Logic
A sax, bass, and drums trio…plus another drummer for good measure! You can’t argue with the Goat Logic of it.
Vancouver | Roundhouse - Exhibition Hall | 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Dave Sikula Trio
From the cooking swing of The NightCrawlers, to the post-rock/noise of Inhabitants, to the interlocking melodicism of Alicia Hansen, Dave Sikula is one of Vancouver’s finest and most versatile guitarists.
Vancouver | Roundhouse - Exhibition Hall | 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Mammal Hands
Traditional North Indian and African musics, the bassless UK trio of Nick Smart piano, Jesse Barrett drums, and Jordan Smart saxophones play an immersive and masterfully restrained blend of cyclical minimalism, contemplative atmospherics, and hypnotic me
Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Cory Weeds Quintet featuring Terell Stafford
Vancouver tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds is an expressive player with a sound firmly rooted in the jazz tradition.
Vancouver | Roundhouse – David Lam Park Stage | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Music | Free
Free Concert - Bel Canto Choir from Australia
Bel Canto is Firbank’s senior auditioned choir.
North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Candus Churchill
The prolific singer-actor Candus Churchill welcomes the soulful Warren Dean Flandez and the bluesy vocals and guitar licks of Olaf de Shield, delivering an uplifting and unforgettable afternoon of Gospel, Jazz and R&B.
Vancouver | St. Andrew's Wesley | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Music | Free
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana Orchestra
A rising star in the European jazz scene, The Times calls Manchester-based trumpeter/composer Matthew Halsall “the master of Mancunian spiritual jazz."
Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: The 24th Street Wailers
Fronted by the drums and hellfire vocals of Lindsey Beaver, the multiple Maple Blues Award and JUNO Award nominated 24th Street Wailers are a hard-driving electric blues and boogie rock freight train that’ll get any crowd moving down the track.
Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 5:15 pm to 6:30 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
Summer Sundays at Civic Square
Join us every Sunday at Civic Square for the concert series in the Park!
Burnaby | Civic Square | 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm | Music | 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
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Wooden Horsemen
A local band to watch, the 9-piece Wooden Horsemen have quickly evolved from the understated folk of their inception into a swaggering, gritty, horn-driven electric groove demon!
Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music | Free
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
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Rookie Night
Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully undergone improv training via the ICI.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Rookie Night
Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Bard on the Beach: Pericles
This fast-paced, thrilling tale, set in an ancient mythical world, follows a prince's arduous quest to find love and the meaning of life.
Vancouver | Howard Family Stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre, Vanier Park | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Sharon Minemoto’s Simmer
SiMmeR is a new trio based in Vancouver, BC made up Sharon Minemoto on keyboard, Matt Reid on bass and Richard Brown on drums.
Vancouver | Blue Martini Jazz Cafe | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Jaclyn Guillou
A treasure that is quietly evolving into one of the premier vocalists of our time - Critical Jazz
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Cannery Row
Cannery Row is a new trio from the west coast of British Columbia.
Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Described by many as the funkiest band with the funkiest musicians in the world, Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen are a southern soul band like no other.
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Delhi 2 Dublin
A Vancouver institution formed in 2006, Delhi to Dublin has successfully established an international presence over the past decade.
Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 8:45 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free
Sunday: JRFM's Big 30th Birthday Weekend
The GRAND Finale of JRFM's 30th Birthday Bash! Night 3 of 3!!
Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: The Dan Brubeck Quartet
With his astonishingly textured solos and mastery of odd-time signatures and mind-boggling polyrhythms, JUNO Award-nominated drummer Dan Brubeck plays with “drama, potency and virtuosity”.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Tomeka Reid Quartet
The New York Times recently called Chicago-based cellist/composer/educator Tomeka Reid “one of the great energies in jazz...
Vancouver | The Ironworks | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Mary Halvorson/JP Carter/Tommy Babin/Skye Brooks (Late Night)
A must-see for forward-thinking jazz fans, this meeting between a New York avant titan and three of Vancouver’s most dynamic creative voices is sure to be full of originality and fire.
Vancouver | The Ironworks | 11:59 pm to 1:30 am | Music