What to do in Vancouver on November 18 2016

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is hosted every two years by HSG to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

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

West Coast Christmas Show & Artisan Marketplace at the Tradex Exhibition Centre Abbotsford

The West Coast Christmas Show is Western Canada’s leading Holiday Season Show that brings together under one roof over 200 exhibits featuring Holiday gifts, fancy foods, decor ideas and handmade Artisan products.

Abbotsford | Tradex Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

10th Annual Surrey Kids Conference

Sign your kids up for Surrey's exciting two-day conference and workshop for children

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Kids

Classical Music Series: Blue Autumn

Cellist Beth Root Sandvoss joins pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann. Dazzling morning concert connections that will inspire!

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 10:30 am to 12:00 am | Music

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

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

Art Against Stigma

The Kettle Society’s Art Against Stigma is a gallery style art show and sale, part of the 20th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl.

Vancouver | Kettle | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

PJ Party with Santa

Who doesn’t want to have a pj party with Santa?

Abbotsford | Sevenoaks Shopping Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Double Down Against Cancer

Test your luck at the Blackjack table and the racetrack! New this year we are pleased to invite you to enjoy live entertainment and dancing after the races all while supporting the fight back against childhood cancers.

Surrey | Elements Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Surrey Hospice 30th Anniversary Gala

Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Surrey Hospice Society at our Dirty Thirties Gala!

Surrey | Aria Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Ronald McDonald House BC Fall Poker Tournament

This fun night for a great cause attracts all levels of players and is now in its seventh year. It has raised over $79,500 to help keep families close. Bring your friends, family, and colleagues!

Burnaby | McDonald's Restaurant | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Waterstrider with guests Goodwood Atoms

Nowhere Now, the revelatory debut album by Waterstrider, is the sound of Bay Area musician Nate Salman coming into his own as a singular artistic voice.

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Book Launch: Janet Rogers - Totem Poles & Railroads

Please join us for this special event—the launch of Janet Rogers’ powerful new poetry collection, Totem Poles and Railroads, accompanied by a performance from Mohawk Blues musician Murray Porter.

Vancouver | Grunt Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

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

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

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Norm Macdonald

Actor-comedian Norm Macdonald will be bringing his hilarious stand-up to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on Friday, November 18, 2016.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Comedy

The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper

Imagine the size of a stack of $7,333.75 in Canadian Tire money…and how long it would take to collect it!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

VSO Pops: Best of Broadway

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents popular songs from beloved musicals. With pops conductor Stuart Chafetz and top notch vocalists

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

MG3: Montreal Guitar Trio

Described by the CBC as the hottest guitar ensemble in Canada, the Montreal Guitar Trio knows no limits as they journey from classical music to jazz and from India to Canada.

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

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

A Tribe Called Red at Commodore Ballroom

A Tribe Called Red is a Canadian electronic music group, who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming.

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

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Do you believe in magic? A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible

Vancouver | Havana Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:40 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

Westminster Savings Free Swim

Enjoy a free swim at City Centre Aquatic Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings

Coquitlam | City Centre Aquatic Complex | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Gigantic: The East Van 90s Party

The Astoria + 12XU Present Gigantic: The East Van 90s Party. Cheesy Pop, 90s Britpop, Hip Hop, Alt, Indie + Grunge. All the kinds, for all the 90s kidz. DJs Nikki Nevver + Vanessa Turner

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Richie Hawtin - Celebrities

Techno legend Richie Hawtin makes his return Friday, November 18th at StereotypeFridays!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Anjunadeep North American Tour

The Anjunadeep North American Tour takes over the Celebrities Underground Friday, November 18th!