Metro Vancouver events on November 9, 2016

Family Medicine Forum 2016

Family Medicine Forum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

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

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

Circle Craft Christmas Market 2016

Generations of locals and visitors have attended and enjoyed a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre West | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

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

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre Management Roundtable #4: Partnerships

Our next Theatre Management Roundtable is Wednesday, November 9. The topic for discussion will be PARTNERSHIPS. This is a great opportunity to connect with other leaders in the local theatre industry.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Incite: Ami McKay

Join bestselling author Ami McKay for a special preview Incite event this November, as she shares passages from the hotly anticipated The Witches of New York.

Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Has ISIS already won? The future of minorities in the Middle East

The Islamic State has been waging a bloody campaign for conformity in the Middle East. Its genocidal violence against minority communities has driven historic communities of Yezidis and Christians, along with dissenting Muslims

Richmond | City Centre Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | History | Free

Legends of Rock-n-Roll: The Killer, Cash & The King

Celebrating the 1950's Birth of Rock & Roll in Memphis at the Sun Record Company…Featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Beach Boys 50 Years Of Good Vibrations

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

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

2016 Modulus Festival. Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Modulus Festival closes with a standout tribute marking the global celebrations of Steve Reich’s 80th birthday.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Vancouver Welsh Men: Songs of Remembrance with the Delta Concert Band

Hear the glorious sound of eighty male voices in four part harmony as the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir performs Songs of Remembrance in tribute to all who have served and sacrificed in wars past.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Performed by four male dancers, choreographer Frédérick Gravel attempts to deconstruct the stereotypes of the typical North American male, from T-shirts, beer, and baseball to violence, confusion, and mood swings.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Dance

The Struts

The Struts are an English rock band from Derby, Derbyshire. The band consists of vocalist Luke Spiller, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott, and drummer Gethin Davies.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 0:15 am | Music

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi

With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure

ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.

Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Shovels And Rope at Commodore Ballroom

Shovels & Rope are an American folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina composed of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Our hero, commitment-phobic newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, has to decide whether to follow up on his promise to marry Elaine

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy

The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.

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