Metro Vancouver events on October 5, 2016

Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon

Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts

UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition

Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor

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

Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion

A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.

Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show

A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.

Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts

Stranger to Hard Work

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Show

The Signature of All Things

Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition

The Flick

A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre

Farm Gate Sale

In need of mid-week fresh veggies?

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market

2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Farmer’s Apprentice restaurant hosts Toronto’s LOKA restaurant

A collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s famed Farm to Table Chefs.

Vancouver | Farmer’s Apprentice restaurant | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Chor Leoni Men’s Choir. At Home

Tail-coated singers as hosts and servers, epicurean delights paired with carefully chosen wines, plus entertainment by Chor Leoni makes At Home a premier addition to your social calendar!

Vancouver | Casa Mia | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Cioppino’s Restaurant Hosts Toronto’s Buca Restaurant

An exceptional evening celebrating Italian cuisine from Canada’s top chefs.

Vancouver | Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Royal Dinette restaurant hosts Toronto’s OMAW restaurant

A special collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s newest restaurants showcasing local West Coast dishes with a Southern twist.

Vancouver | Royal Dinette Restaurant | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: West restaurant hosts Toronto’s DaiLo restaurant

Sure to impress, West Restaurant celebrates Toronto’s new Asian cuisine with executive chef Nick Liu from DaiLo restaurant.

Vancouver | West restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Wildebeest restaurant hosts Toronto’s Boralia restaurant

A special collaborative dinner celebrating Canada’s culinary heritage and whole animal cookery.

Vancouver | Wildebeest restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

2016 EAT! Vancouver. Food Trends Tasting Experience featuring Jackie Ellis, Denise Breyley, Sarah Stewart and Robertson Allen

Jackie, Denise, Sarah and Robertson will share their top food trends, answer your questions, and then invite EAT! guests to taste some of their favourite hidden gems found throughout the Pacific Northwest and ...

Vancouver | Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Nerd Nite: Really Small Things

Nerd Nite is an event which is currently held in over 60 cities worldwide.

Vancouver | Science World | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Free

GardenSmart Workshop: Growing Great Garlic

Fall is the ideal time to start your garlci for a summer harvest next year! Garlic needs to be in the ground through the cold winter to grow well, so take the time to plant yours this October.

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop

The Flick

A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Chamber Choir: Music in casa - Alan Matheson Jazz Trio

Our series of intimate house concerts in support of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's fundraising efforts returns for a third season!

Vancouver | Casa Wright | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Tegan and Sara

Propelled by the conviction of reinvention, Tegan and Sara’s 8th studio album, Love You To Death, is the latest sonic chapter in a celebrated 17-year career.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Helen & Edgar

A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre

Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out

Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

VSO: The Music of David Bowie

The genius of David Bowie's innovative range of musical styles influenced multiple generations of groundbreaking music.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Stranger to Hard Work

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show

Motherload

Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

VTSL Presents Late Night Laughs at VIIF

Vancouver TheatreSports™ League presents two nights of hilarity in conjunction with VIIF Ok Tinder & Firecracker.

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