Metro Vancouver events on October 21, 2016
October 21, 2016
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4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Hockey Classic
The Richmond Ravens Minor Hockey Association are proud to host the 4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Rep Hockey Classic this October, with the majority of games played at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 8:00 am to 5:30 pm | Sports
Heart-Mind 2016 - 4th Annual Conference
Taking place each year in Metro Vancouver, Canada, the Heart-Mind Conference presents thought-leaders, scientists, educational professionals, and experts in early learning and child development.
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:30 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Learning from Life
Tom Robbins once said, “People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up.” But sometimes telling the truth is just as creative as fiction.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Ark
Three authors preoccupied with humankind’s relationship to the animal world take the stage this morning.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Conceit
When André Alexis conceived his five-novel series, he was inspired by Pasolini`s film Teorema.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Startle and Illuminate
When Carol Shields died in 2003, she left behind a wealth of material on the craft of writing. She was unfailingly encouraging of other writers, sharing, “Write to the point of exhaustion, not past it.”
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Family Fracas
Families are like fudge: mostly sweet with a few nuts—or so goes the old saying. This event features four takes on families, nuts included.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
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
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Kids
Drive Basketball Fall Tournament 2016
Basketball Tournament
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Vancouver 2016
Rock ‘n’ Roll Vancouver features a two-day Health & Fitness Expo prior to the race, which all participants must visit to pick up their race packets.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Inquiry, Devices & Probes - Catalyst
Imagine a classroom where students are encouraged to ask scientific questions, to collect data in numerous ways, and to communicate their findings using modern technology.
Richmond | H.J Cambie secondary | Kids
Pro D Day Walk & Learn
Looking for a low cost and fun family activity on the next Pro D day?
North Vancouver | Capilano Salmon Hatchery | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
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
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Grand and Monumental
Peter Behrens’ novel is also a historical epic, ranging from golden Edwardian summers to London under Zeppelin attack, Ireland fighting for independence and pre-war Germany.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. In-Between Days: Teva Harrison in Conversation with Shaena Lambert
Writer and graphic artist Teva Harrison was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer at the age of 37. She started to draw comics as one way to fight back against the disease, and find the humour and absurdity in it.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Sibling Strongholds
What is the connection that joins people far more strongly than genes or bloodlines can explain? Four contemporary works explore the depths of familial love.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
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
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Realms of Refuge Drop In
WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | Interurban Gallery | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
5th Annual Evening of Inspiration Gala
This year's Evening of Inspiration Gala theme, hosted by Access Youth Outreach Services, is Youth Around the World.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Underground Railroad: Colson Whitehead in Conversation with John Freeman
Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of seven novels, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship or “Genius Grant,” Colson Whitehead is a writer with epic and quirky ideas.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Griffin Laureate 2016: Liz Howard in Conversation with Aislinn Hunter
At the age of 30, Liz Howard is the youngest poet, and the first with a debut collection, to win the $65,000 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
Halloween Activities. Halloween Family Dance
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween.
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Westminster Savings Free Swim
Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.
Coquitlam | City Centre Aquatic Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports
Stormzy
Get in the know with UK grime MC Stormzy, bringing his influential sounds to VENUE on Friday, October 21st for an early show!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Friday Night Live
Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
The Lonely - A Tribute To Roy Orbison
And, long may the music live! THE LONELY delivers a sensitive and dynamic tribute to the one and only Roy Orbison.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Class-of-59
Get redy to rockwith Byddy Holly, Elvis, Bill Haley, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cook, The Everly Brothers, and the Big Bopper!
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Reel Rock 11
The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences around the world.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Fringe Series: Sperm Wars
An Epic Act of Conception set in a Galaxy Far Far Away.
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:55 pm | Show
It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Tom Odell with guest
Thomas Peter Odell is an English singer-songwriter. He released his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love, in 2012 and won the BRITs Critics' Choice Award in early 2013
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro
Martin Harley is a supremely talented roots and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with an expanding global reputation.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Vancouver Chamber Choir: Music of the Americas. Western Hemispherics
Vancouver Chamber Choir and Jon Washburn. Musically, the borders of the Americas are open.
Vancouver | Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Music
I Care What You Think
A performance that invites the audience to be part of an experience, exploring how the perfect dance has nothing to do with an unattainable ideal but exists in the spaces between, around and within us all.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
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.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
John Cleese & Eric Idle
In Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time, Cleese and Idle will blend scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage and aquatic juggling to create a unique comedic experience with every performance.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Starting Points
Joan Crate began her novel with a character from her other writing who would have gone to a residential school, so she followed that thread to write Black Apple.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Out of Place
Though some fiction can take place in a nameless “anywhere,” some stories are so tied to the place in which they run their course that the place itself becomes a character.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Apollo's Crush
Named after the god of music and poetry, Apollo’s Crush is a party band that makes everyone want to get up and dance!
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Jason Ross
Jason Ross is one of dance music’s great young talents, recently highlighted by Above & Beyond as their breakthrough artist of the year
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dlux Friday: with DJ KeeSH
DLUX n CHILL with DJ KeeSH from Winnipeg!
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dlux Friday: SchoolBoy Q Pre Party
LCU Nightlife & New Era Promotions presents… SchoolBoy Q Concert Party where you and a friend could win tickets to the Schoolboy Q concert.
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music