Metro Vancouver events on November 19, 2016

Focus on Seniors Forum - What You Need To Know

Join us for this informative forum about planning and preparing for end of life

Surrey | Elgin Community Hall | 9:00 am to 0:00 am | Lecture | Free

Flea Market

Clean out your cupboards or find yourself a great bargain!

Burnaby | Confederation Community Centre | 9:30 am to 12:00 am | Market | 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

Holiday Craft Fair

This is an annual sell-out event you won’t want to miss! We welcome ONLY handcrafted items to be sold at this event.

Vancouver | West End Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

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

Early Years Fair. Music With Marnie

Join Marnie and her musical pals for a high energy and exciting concert.

West Vancouver | West Vancouver Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:20 am | Kids | Free

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

North Surrey Handmade Market

Browse and shop hundreds of handmade items from local artists at this years Handmade Market

Surrey | Ecole Riverdale Elementary | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market | 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 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art Against Stigma. Gallery Show & Art Sales

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 | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids

Ghost Ship Octavius / Felix Martin / The Fine Constant

This will be one final m-ASS-ive event that will destroy SCRAPE for good. Which coincidentally lands in the same month as what would've been our 19th Anniversary.

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 11:00 am to 10:30 pm | Show

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

Surrey Tree Lighting Festival

Surrey’s Tree Lighting Festival returns on November 19th. There are a TON of fun family-friendly activities planned: ride a mini-train; climb inside a massive snow globe; listen to story time inside an igloo…and so many more fun events.

Surrey | The Plaza at New City Hall | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Westminster Savings Free Skate

Enjoy a free skate at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 12:45 am to 3:15 pm | Sports | Free

Art Against Stigma. Expressive Arts Workshops

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 | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Westminster Savings Family Day, Two Stories to Every Side

Everybody knows that there are two sides to every piece of paper. Work together to make two pictures, one for each side. Then, hang it on your wall at home in the special 2-sided frame provided – pick a side, then the other.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Resonant Things: Sound & Objecthood on Canada's West Coast

How do artists combine sound and sculpture in their practice? Join three panelists to explore this question at our Sound Thinking symposium.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny

Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light in Mermaid Theatre’s signature style.

Vancouver | The Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Theatre

Batik Workshop

Join us to explore the making of traditional batik fabric.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

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 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Treasures of Christmas

Let the season begin! Join Crossroads Hospice Society for their 23rd Annual Fundraising Gala, Treasures of Christmas.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

A Latin Fusion Christmas Celebration

Kick off your Christmas season with a Latin Fusion cultural celebration!

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Music Series: The Centre Rocks! VI

Local musical talent electrifies the Rotary Hall stage with The Centre Rocks!

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Music

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

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

CatchingART Platform Performance Series

Pro Arte's CatchingART Contemporary Ballet Theatre dancers hit the stage on Saturday November 19th with a dynamic and diverse program to showcase their dual classical and contemporary dance strengths.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

Antoine Chance & Joshua Minsky - Coup De Coeur

Antoine Chance, the new Belgian pop sensation, will perform at the Revue Stage on Granville Island on Saturday, November 19 at 8 p.m., in the 2016 Vancouver Coup de cœur francophone concert series, with Joshua Minsky opening the show.

Vancouver | The Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Richmond Community Concert Band

Richmond Community Concert Band with special guests Cool Yule Trio with Guitarist Ron Thompson

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

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

The 18th Annual West Coast Guitar Night

Acoustic Jazz, Classical, Folk, Brazilian, Flamenco, and more with: Kent Hillman, Hanh Nguyen, Les Finnigan, Edgar Avelino, Alexander Flock, and John Gilliat with Rossi Tzonkov.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Temptations Revue: A Tribute Featuring Nate Evans

The Temptations Revue: A Tribute Featuring Nate Evans is coming to the River Rock Casino Resort on Saturday, November 19, 2016.

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Balkan Roots feat. Stefce Stojkovski

Join us for an evening with Vancouver’s best Balkan bands featuring renowned Macedonian folk music legend, Stefce Stojkovski, for his first visit to Canada.

Vancouver | Wise Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Andrea Young: EXO/ENDO

Explore the dynamic relationship between voice and technology in the intimate Annex

Vancouver | The Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

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

Vancouver Chamber Choir: Festiva! Choirs in Concert

The Vancouver Chamber Choir and its family of associated choirs present a Choral-Festival-in-One-Night.

Vancouver | Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 9:40 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

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

Wintersleep at Commodore Ballroom

Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band received a Juno Award in 2008.

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

The Nite Show

The Nite Show with Darylo, Downlowe, Rashad Rawkus, J Trax & Stimulant J!

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

Dubfire #CelebsPlayhouse

Techno veteran Dubfire joins us Saturday, November 19th at #CelebsPlayhouse!

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

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music