Metro Vancouver events on January 21, 2017
January 21, 2017
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Robson Square Ice Rink
This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun. Robson Square’s outdoor skating rink is open, so celebrate winter in style with skating in the heart of downtown Vancouver
Vancouver | Robson Square Ice Rink | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Canada Responds to the Holocaust, 1944-45
Canada Responds to the Holocaust, 1944-45 explores interactions between Canadians in Europe and survivors of the Holocaust at the close of the Second World War and in the immediate postwar era
Vancouver | Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | History
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Granville Island Market Tour - Unlocked for Locals
You know that world-famous Public Market in your backyard? It's time for you to enjoy the spoils! Take charge of your local status with this special edition of the Granville Island Market Tour - Unlocked for Locals
Vancouver | Edible Canada | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Food / Wine
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Gastown Brunch Crawl
Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster, this expanded event from 2016 is sure to please anyone who loves brunch
Vancouver | Milano Coffee | 9:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Lunar New Year at Oakridge Centre
Come celebrate Lunar New Year at Oakridge Centre with LunarFest craft workshops, live performances, and loads of fun activities for the whole family!
Vancouver | Oakridge Centre | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free
Hong Kong: Heroes of the Dark Years
Discover the relatively unknown but inspiring stories of Chinese Canadians who were heroes during the battle, the occupation and the liberation of Hong Kong during WWII
Vancouver | Chinese Canadian Military Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | History
Meryl McMaster, Confluence
The Richmond Art Gallery is pleased to present Confluence, a touring exhibition organized by the Carleton University Art Gallery in Ottawa and curated by Heather Anderson.
Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
In the Footprint of the Crocodile Man: Contemporary Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC offers a rich and rare window into the visual culture of Papua New Guinea’s Sepik region with In the Footprint of the Crocodile Man: Contemporary Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver in the Seventies
Vancouver in the Seventies zooms in on key themes and moments from Vancouver’s coming of age: a time of protest, political upheaval, economic prosperity, and cultural blossoming
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures
We wear clothing not only to keep us warm, but to express our beliefs, social status and political identity. This stunning exhibition showcases more than 130 handmade textiles from around the globe, drawn from the largest collection in Western Canada
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Out of Sight: Eadweard Muybridge and Harold Edgerton
Discover the work of two photographers who were revolutionary in making time stand still
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Discover The East Village Culinary Tour
While the debate is still on as to the name of this neighbourhood (some still swear by Hastings Sunrise) what is not debatable is the quality and diversity of food that is located along East Hastings street
Vancouver | Jackalope's Dive | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Food / Wine
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Persona: Performing Yourself with Jibz Cameron. Workshop
This workshop brings you a condensed version of a course that Jibz Cameron (a.k.a. Dynasty Handbag) teaches in the MFA Performance Studies Department at NYU
Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop
Stare at Vancouver Art Gallery
Drawn from the gallery’s permanent collection, the exhibition will feature work by artists such as Roy Arden, Bernd and Hilla Becher, John Coplans, Barbara Probst and Mark Ruwedel among others
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Vancouver Coffee Tour
The Vancouver Coffee Snob and Canadian Craft Tours have teamed up to present Vancouver's best coffee tour
Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Food / Wine
Kits Wedding Show
Join us on Jan 21st 2017 for the first Kits Wedding Show! An intimate, boutique wedding show hosted at the newly restored Kits House Community Hall, situated in the heart of Kitsilano.
Vancouver | Kits House | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Show
We Come to Witness: Sonny Assu in Dialogue with Emily Carr
Sonny Assu continues his ongoing body of work Interventions on The Imaginary, creating a new series of digital tags on a body of Emily Carr paintings selected from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Coming Home: Traditions of Chinese New Year. Exhibition 万家团圓: 春节传统展
Family is at the core of Chinese New Year, and the rituals and customs of this traditional celebration are expressed through colourful symbols and lively stories that awaken the senses
Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Come Soar Over China at FlyOver Canada!
FlyOver Canada is proud to once again present Flight of the Dragon; a flight ride experience that takes you over the breathtaking countryside and renowned landmarks of China
Vancouver | FlyOver Canada | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Juxtapoz x Superflat at Vancouver Art Gallery
Juxtapoz x Superflat is a manifesto for new creative practices that can no longer be adequately described by the traditional categories of art and production
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures
The title of the exhibition, Ambivalent Pleasures, refers to the complex nature of pleasure in the early 21st century as we become increasingly aware of the social, economic and environmental costs of our desires, habits and patterns of living
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Chinese New Year by West End Community Centre
Happy Chinese New Year! Fun, friends and celebration is what all New Year celebrations are all about. Come help us celebrate the year of the Rooster!
Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family | Free
Judy Chartrand: What a Wonderful World
Judy Chartrand: What A Wonderful World features the remarkable ceramics of Judy Chartrand
Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Bill Reid Creative Journeys
An exhibition presented in partnership with the Vancouver International Airport to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Reid's iconic sculpture, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Event
To welcome the Year of the Rooster, we proudly present a series of celebrations which include flower market, Chinese lion dance, firecrackers, green picking, stage games and god of fortune and more
Richmond | Yaohan Centre | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family
Vuja De. New paintings by Claire Sarfeld
I enjoy creating work in which I’m not limiting myself in my creative endeavors. I push the picture plane to create layers and shapes, unconventional horizon lines, and find moments of clarity, to achieve an overall sense of discovery.
New Westminster | Douglas College | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Three Cities: Prayer and Protest. Opening Exhibition
Artist: Mere Phantoms: Maya Ersan & Jaimie Robson. Three Cities: Prayer and Protest is a shadow-based installation that investigates sites of tension, controversy, and contact within three cosmopolitan environments.
Vancouver | Grunt Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Amie Siegel: Quarry
Amie Siegel's moving image work Quarry (2015) proceeds from the vast underground caverns of a Vermont marble quarry to the material’s high-end destination: the opulent sales galleries for Manhattan's newest residential skyscrapers.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Stop The Violence (Denmark). Human Library
It’s back! A worldwide phenomenon, Human Library is a much loved event that invites people to borrow a human book. Think of it as the word made flesh: readers become listeners, engaging with real-life stories shared by fellow human beings.
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Strong Female Character
Group exhibition featuring Mandy Tsung, Bronwyn Schuster and Sherri Rogers. Strong Female Character looks at feminine identity, both past and present, as defined within Western culture.
Vancouver | Hot Art Wet City | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
River Rock Casino Resort Year of the Rooster Double Money Tree Cash Giveaway
Year of the Rooster Double Money Tree Cash Giveaway
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Show
Craft, Heritage & Me
Want to learn more about creating links between youth, craft and heritage experiences through one-on-one interaction with artists? Look no further – we are partnering with False Creek Community Centre to offer a woodworking session for youth aged 12-17
Vancouver | False Creek Community Centre | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Winter Beer Hall
The 2nd Annual Winter Beer Hall at Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery! Join us once again as we bring together the craft beer community to celebrate everything beer.
Vancouver | Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Food / Wine
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Sip, Savour, and Shop on Main
Main street is full of funky cafes, boutique shops, and cool street art. On this 3-hour guided tour we will sip, savour, and shop our way along Main Street at 8 local shops in the Riley Park neighbourhood
Vancouver | The Honey Shoppe | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine
In Moving Colour
This event is presented by Perform Art Studios.
North Vancouver | Capilano University | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance
The Fighting Season
Inspired by his father’s deployment in Afghanistan, Sean Harris Oliver’s searing new play investigates the Afghan war through the eyes of a Canadian field medic, a doctor, and a recovery room nurse.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre
As I Lay Dying
The evocative and absurd southern gothic masterpiece
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Mess
Caroline-Horton-Mess-1Josephine is putting on a play – Boris and Sistahl help. It’s about anorexia. But don’t let that put you off. Unflinchingly they confront big issues (and extremely tiny ones).
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Theatre
The Little Mermaid
Based on the animated 1989 Disney film, The Little Mermaid the musical follows Ariel, an intelligent and strong willed young mermaid who longs to leave her ocean home in search of her destiny in the world above.
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical
Vancouver Recital Society: Winterlude: Suite Saturday with Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
Jean-Guihen Queyras’ recording of the Bach Solo Suites for Cello stands among the very best. This is your opportunity to hear him perform all six suites LIVE in the intimate environs of the Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
The (Post) Mistress
Marie-Louise is an effervescent, charismatic postal worker in the fictional town of Lovely who seems to know everything about everyone–and is eager to share all the gossip with you.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Theatre
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Craft Beer and Tacos Brewery Tour
Hop on tour with Vancouver Brewery Tours to experience the greatest pairing mankind has ever seen, Craft Beer and Tacos!
Vancouver | Waterfont Station | 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Food / Wine
The Nether by Jennifer Haley
The Nether made its Vancouver premiere at this year’s Fringe Festival and was a favourite amongst critics. A detective story that explores the nature of virtual realms, fantasy and morality.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Granville Island Market Tour - Unlocked for Locals
You know that world-famous Public Market in your backyard? It's time for you to enjoy the spoils! Take charge of your local status with this special edition of the Granville Island Market Tour - Unlocked for Locals
Vancouver | Edible Canada | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Food / Wine
Global Game Jam Vancouver
Are you ready to jam? Global Game Jam Vancouver is back for 2017! Come and join us January 20-22, 2017, in the UBC Life Sciences Institute atriums
Vancouver | Life Sciences Institute | 5:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Ocean Wise Pop-Up With Chef Ned Bell at Vancouver Aquarium
Forget the fish 'n' chips. During Dine Out Vancouver Festival, award-winning executive chef Ned Bell will transform the Café at the Vancouver Aquarium into a one-of-a-kind bistro dining experience you won't want to miss
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Food / Wine
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Secret Supper Soiree
A sold out event every year, Vancouver's culinary road trip is back! Hop on board your private classic 1930s trolley and be whisked off to secret locations for your mouth-watering canapé creations, beverages and dinner
Vancouver | Pacific Central Station | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Winter Beer Hall
The 2nd Annual Winter Beer Hall at Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery! Join us once again as we bring together the craft beer community to celebrate everything beer.
Vancouver | Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
Panel Discussion and Opening Reception
Begin the New Year with a party where you’ll encounter photography that freezes time, an artist who experiments with a trap door, and mythical animals made of clay.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Bear's Den
For Bear’s Den, however - their name inspired by Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s classic Where The Wild Things Are - coming of age hasn’t been without growing pains.
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Vancouver Cello Quartet (Canada)
Formed in 2012, The Vancouver Cello Quartet is comprised of four dedicated professionals (Olivia Blander, Lee Duckles, Christian Markos, Brian J.Yoon), who perform original works and arrangements for cellos.
Richmond | World of Music and Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Mere Phantoms: Garden of Earthly Delights Performance
CSA Space, grunt gallery and PUSH Festival are pleased to co-present a performance by the Montreal-based duo, Mere Phantoms, entitled Garden of Earthly Delights.
Vancouver | CSA Space | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Mess
Caroline-Horton-Mess-1Josephine is putting on a play – Boris and Sistahl help. It’s about anorexia. But don’t let that put you off. Unflinchingly they confront big issues (and extremely tiny ones).
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Theatre
UBC Theatre: Love and Information By Caryl Churchill
A scientist dissects a brain. Someone tells the police. Another puts an elephant on the stairs. Over 100 vibrant characters in a series of vignettes search for meaning in their lives; through sex, death, feeling, thinking, taxidermy, and karaoke
Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Macbeth
Third World Bunfight brings us a free adaptation of Verdi’s opera - and by free, we mean daring, radical and uninhibited in its transformations.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera
The Little Mermaid
Based on the animated 1989 Disney film, The Little Mermaid the musical follows Ariel, an intelligent and strong willed young mermaid who longs to leave her ocean home in search of her destiny in the world above.
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical
Canadian Guitar Quartet
The Canadian Guitar Quartet has toured throughout the Americas and Europe, going from one standing ovation to the next, establishing a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world.
Langley | Rose Gellert Hall | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
Brent Constantine and Amber Harper-Young host a comedy show featuring some of the city’s best local comedians stories about Vancouver, adjusting to life here, and leaving home.
Vancouver | Hot Art Wet City | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Steel Panther at Commodore Ballroom
Steel Panther is an American comedy rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics, as well as their exaggerated on-stage personae that parody the stereotypical 1980s "glam metal" lifestyle.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Fighting Season
Inspired by his father’s deployment in Afghanistan, Sean Harris Oliver’s searing new play investigates the Afghan war through the eyes of a Canadian field medic, a doctor, and a recovery room nurse.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre
The (Post) Mistress
Marie-Louise is an effervescent, charismatic postal worker in the fictional town of Lovely who seems to know everything about everyone–and is eager to share all the gossip with you.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
As I Lay Dying
The evocative and absurd southern gothic masterpiece
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Nether by Jennifer Haley
The Nether made its Vancouver premiere at this year’s Fringe Festival and was a favourite amongst critics. A detective story that explores the nature of virtual realms, fantasy and morality.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Ocean Wise Pop-Up With Chef Ned Bell at Vancouver Aquarium
Forget the fish 'n' chips. During Dine Out Vancouver Festival, award-winning executive chef Ned Bell will transform the Café at the Vancouver Aquarium into a one-of-a-kind bistro dining experience you won't want to miss
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
The Boys are Back in Town! New York’s infamous all-male ballerinas return with a fresh batch of highbrow hilarity following Vancouver’s 2015 sold out smash hit!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
Last Night in Suburbia
Join us for the exclusive Vancouver Premiere of the Independent teen comedy Last Night In Suburbia. Written and directed by Richard Ian Cox, produced by Sam Vincent and starring some of Vancouver’s best and brightest upcoming talent
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Sunday Morning. An Album Release and Multimedia Journey
Sunday Morning is a collaborative Vancouver musical project written by Bruce Wilson (Vocals) and Stephen Hamm (Keyboards). A melding of dark pop that bridges the duality of the human soul
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Adrianne Pieczonka sings Strauss
Symphony concerts do not get much more epic than this: Bramwell Tovey conducting the music of the great late-Romantic composer, Richard Strauss, with breathtaking Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Tanya Lee Davis
Tanyalee Davis is a 3 foot 6 inch standup comedian who inspires, enlightens, and entertains her audiences while headlining at comedy clubs, colleges, and comedy festivals throughout North America, the UK, and other parts of the world
New Westminster | The Columbia | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Comedy
2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Things a Person is Supposed to Wonder. Bridget Moser
Bridget Moser presents a compendium of her brilliant performance art. This evening of short performances created over the past three years is whimsical and incisive in equal measure.
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Tanya Lee Davis
Tanyalee Davis is a 3 foot 6 inch standup comedian who inspires, enlightens, and entertains her audiences while headlining at comedy clubs, colleges, and comedy festivals throughout North America, the UK, and other parts of the world
New Westminster | The Columbia | 10:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy
The Actor’s Nightmare: Half Scripted, Half Improv, All Comedy
Every actor has a nightmare where they find themselves on stage without knowing any of their lines, or even having read the script!
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show