Metro Vancouver events on November 1, 2016

MyBizDay Vancouver

On November 1, Small Business BC and TD Bank Group is presenting MyBizDay Metro Vancouver: a full-day educational event featuring workshops, exhibits and networking for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Business / Finance | Free

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

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 | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

All Our Father's Relations: An Evening of Storytelling

Stories of Shared Chinese and First Nations Heritage

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

Screening: Wizard Mode + Filmmaker Q & A

In the game of pinball, there is no greater reward than Wizard Mode – a hidden level that is unlocked when a player completes a series of lightning speed challenges

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: All souls

Open for tea and the creation of personal memorials each evening. Quiet incidental music may be encountered in shrine areas.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Crossing the Sea: Tales of the Last Journey

Crossing the Sea: Tales of the Last Journey An evening of transformative tales, with the Vancouver Society of Storytelling.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Peter Hook & The Light

An Evening With Peter Hook & The Light performing ‘Substance’ - Joy Division & New Order

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Empire of the Son

Returning after an extended and completely sold out run, Empire of the Son, written by and starring Tetsuro Shigematsu, is the story of two generations of broadcasters and the radio silence between them.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Elephant Wrestler

Indian Ink Theatre Company (New Zealand) presented with Diwali Fest

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: Processional Music

Closing night procession to the shrines throughout the cemetery with Balkan Schmalkan.

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family