Metro Vancouver events on September 8, 2016
September 8, 2016
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2016 Singles Championships / Championnat canadien en simple 2016
West Vancouver LBC has a reputation for running high quality innovative competitions from the local to national level.
West Vancouver | West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Sports
Farmers’ Market: Granville Island
Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.
Vancouver | Granville Island, Triangle Square | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Rick Leong: The Transformation of Things
Rick Leong: The Transformation of Things with Winifred Lee, Li Desheng, Ping-Kwong Wong
Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Free Community Lunch
Free Community Lunch at St. Andrew's United Church.
North Vancouver | St Andrew's United Church | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Food / Wine
Necklace of HOpe: Walk Series from HOpe Centre
Necklace of HOpe, is a 45 min walk from HOpe Centre, towards Brand Blvd and up towards 19th Street, back down through Grand Blvd, and along 15th Street, back to the HOpe Centre.
North Vancouver | Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Downtown Farmers Market
We’re thrilled to announce that the Downtown Farmers Market at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Fat Sex
Comedy, spoken word, and song with a smart satirical twist from an international slam champion with two decades of experience bringing audiences world-over to a glorious climax!
Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 5:00 pm to 5:59 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: "Ze": Queer as Fuck!
Catapulted by a series of unlikely experiences, Michelle/Ryan stumbles through an expanding parade of LGBTQI, etc. identities in search of a definitive sense of zir own queer pride.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 5:00 pm to 6:05 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: In The Trenches: A Double Feature
A delightful duet of original comedies! Witness an apocalyptic war zone become a slapstick extravaganza as three clown soldiers take cover in an abandoned trench.
Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 5:00 pm to 6:10 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody
The creators of One Man Star Wars and One Man Lord of the Rings, present an irreverent homage to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 5:00 pm to 6:05 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Leash Your Potential
Drawing on 15+ years of experience at a Fortune 500 company, Ryan will teach you how to succeed in a modern corporate bureaucracy, where outdated notions like talent, competence, and hard work are irrelevant.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Dance Teacher
A riveting story about a complex and broken individual who has chosen the dark path of manipulation and power.
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 5:00 pm to 6:10 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Space Hippo
Scientists weren’t lying. Earth is really dying. Space Hippo, you’re the only one that can undo what we’ve done. Together we can stop the Sun. Sail across the universe. Help us save the planet Earth.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. How to Adult: The Musical
Four 20-somethings trying to get their shit together in present-day Vancouver. It’s time to adult the f*ck up.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 5:15 pm to 6:25 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Waiting for Garbo
Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Garbo meets Brecht meets Beckett in this comic, musical-ish stomp in an about-to-close garbage dump.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:10 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: 2 for Tea
Having SOLD OUT in 2014 (High Tea) and 2015 (In The Dark), 14-time Best of Fest winning British comedy duo James & Jamesy come with the show that propelled them to being “one of the most popular Fringe duos ever” (
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Secret
Why do we keep secrets? And why would you keep just one? Join comedian Chelsey Stuyt on a quest to unlock the reason why she tells her mother everything—everything except that one little thing.
Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm | Festival
Neighbourhood Nights: Eagle Ridge
Celebrate your neighbours, your surroundings and your history – join us at Neighbourhood Nights!
Coquitlam | Eagle Ridge Park | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths (A Comedy)
Jon Bennett’s dad always wanted his son to be an author… like Banjo Patterson.
Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Peripeteia
Peripeteia: A reversal of circumstances or a turning point.
Vancouver | Granville Island - Ron Basford Park Stage | 6:30 pm to 7:25 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Insults, injury, and Anne Boleyn’s head are tossed around as the the six wives return to battle it out in purgatory once again. And when Henry arrives…well, you just have to see it.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:45 pm to 7:55 pm | Family
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Wild/Society
Rabbit wants to be the most popular city lady when she moves to the newest development in town. Raccoon couldn’t care less about social politics.
Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 6:45 pm to 7:35 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: My Stroke of Luck
Can the good doctor become a good patient? My Stroke of Luck shares Diane’s journey of medical catastrophe and recovery—not only as the physician she is, but as a single mom to a frightened teenaged son.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick: A Dirk Darrow Investigation
Australia’s favourite silly psychic detective is back. All new comedy, magic, and crime. Think Boardwalk Empire meets Naked Gun. Based on a Dashiell Hammett story.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert
Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel: Two French musical icons. They sang songs of romance, heartbreak, hope, and love. They lived lives of drama and passion.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 6:50 pm to 7:50 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Emily Chambers & Moondrifter - Free at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar
Welcome to the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, the Festival’s social hub. Now located at Ocean Art Works, in front of Ocean Concrete and next to the Creekhouse on Granville Island!
Vancouver | Ocean Art Works | 7:00 pm to 1:30 am | Festival
Keith Rice-Jones: From Cabinet Maker to Ceramic Sculptor
Keith Rice-Jones shares his artistic journey, discussing his cultural and artistic influences along the way
Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
Vancouver Fringe Festival: V. R. Dunne
In 1934 a small group of workers decided to fight for a better life. Their actions were a pivotal event in 20th century American labour history.
Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Manipulation
Join prOphecy sun, Cause & Effect Circus, and Moth Orbit Object Theater for a night of physical and digital manipulation.
Vancouver | Emily Carr University's Intersections Digital Studios | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Walk the Talk
Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying mini-exhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods.
Vancouver | Fringe Info Centre | 7:00 pm to 7:40 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Mrs. Barbour's Daughters
Mary is facing eviction and is beset by memories of life in a family which for 100 years has been influenced, for good and bad, by Mrs. Barbour, leader of a rent strike in 1915.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 7:00 pm to 7:58 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Badmatch
Cocaine, diarrhea, a Canucks’ riot, and the Grouse Grind. What could they possibly have in common?
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 7:05 pm to 8:20 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Give It Up
Morgan Brayton has it all! Okay, well, she has questions about it all. Where is her husband Scott Baio? When is SNL going to call?
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm | Festival
Bard on the Beach: Romeo and Juliet
A classic staging of the world's greatest romantic tragedy, with its story of young star-crossed lovers who inspire us as they break our hearts.
Vancouver | BMO Mainstage, Bard on the Beach, Vanier Park | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
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
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Carry On: A Musical
Set in the YVR baggage claim, Carry On: A Musical examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. I Forgot To Fly Today - Trent Baumann
From the creator of The Birdman, award winning, sold out seasons, standing ovations, and following ten international tours! Imaginative comedy finding the weight of the world may just float on a cloud.
Vancouver | Granville Island, Near Railspur Park | 7:45 pm to 8:30 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Georgia Straight Fringe-For-All
Get your Fringe feet wet at the Fringe-For-All, a fast and furious preview event where artists perform two minute teasers for their upcoming shows
Vancouver | Cartwright Street | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Walk the Talk
Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying mini-exhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods.
Vancouver | Fringe Info Centre | 8:00 pm to 8:40 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Trump: The Musical!
He’s going to build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it!!! It’s going to be HUGE!!!
Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Sea Wall
Alex’s life seems perfect. But underneath his love for his wife and child, there is a deep abyss. A moving monologue about fatherhood, family, and things that cannot be undone.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Not Enough
In an effort to finally grow the F up, Megan embarks on a last-ditch gambit: a 10-day silent meditation.
Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival
1972 Team Canada on the ice '72 Summit Series Tour
Share the real stories behind 1972’s Canada-Russia Summit Series. A giant screen will carry Summit Series images that are eternally famous, while the team shares memories that, sometimes, are only told once.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Sports
Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Ballad Of Frank Allen
From Australian fringe-favourite Shane Adamczak comes a bizarre new buddy-comedy about a man who lives in another man’s beard.
Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 8:20 pm to 9:15 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Burn Job
Fringe staple TJ Dawe returns with a story about growing up in Burnaby, LSD, and a breathing technique that brings you into a psychedelic state.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Charlatan!
Travis Bernhardt, creator of the award winning magic shows Unpossible! and Lies!, returns to tell fortunes, lift curses, and speak to the dead.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour
Since their last record flopped in 1993, fans of the biggest sister act in country music history have been awaiting their return.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:35 pm to 9:35 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Perpetual Wednesday
Walter and Bruce, con artists extraordinaire, while disguised as magicians, killed an audience member during their infamous bullet-catch act! Or did they?
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:45 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous
A Showgirl, her Soul-Searching Yearnings, & Secret Demons.
Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 8:45 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival. Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta
Loretta is the kind of girl you would do anything for. Dave and Michael are in love with her. Dave wants to take her shopping. Michael wants to make her a star! A porn star. What is a woman to do in a man’s world.
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:45 pm to 10:15 pm | Festival
Firecracker!
Dynamite Ladies. Explosive Comedy. Our all-female show featuring some of the best improvisers in Canada.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:45 pm | Comedy
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Love, Lust & Lace
Witness the raunchy pursuit of primal desires in this farcical masque commedia dell’arte piece. You will indulge in the dynamic intrigues of the heart as you follow Il Capitano and Columbina’s trials in love.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival