Metro Vancouver events on February 1, 2017

Diego Samper Dreamscapes

Dreamscapes Scapes - landscapes, seascapes, dreamscapes - images that are born from a deep and intimate experience of the places where Diego has had the fortune to live: the temperate rain forest and seashore of the Pacific Northwest and the Amazon tropic

North Vancouver | City Atrium Gallery | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art Rental Show 2017

200 new artworks have been added to our Art Rental collection! Visit CityScape Community Art Space for the Art Rental Show, our semi-annual salon-style exhibition featuring original artworks by local artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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 9:00 pm | Family | Free

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 | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | 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

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

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

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

Hank Bull: Connexion

Take a closer look at renowned Vancouver artist Hank Bull

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

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

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

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

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 | 10:00 am to 7:30 pm | Exhibition

Things with Wings

Freedom to Soar. Fireflies, crows, fairies, dragonflies, owls, angels, butterflies, bats and beyond; all celebrate the miracle of flight.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Show

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

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

Better Balance Workout for Seniors

This is a gentle class for all levels, focused on balance and mobility for fitness and for preventing falls

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 12:00 am to 12:45 am | Active Life / Health

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

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

As I Lay Dying

The evocative and absurd southern gothic masterpiece

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

The Audience

Broadway’s royally entertaining hit play

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

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Keynote Address: Jess Thom

Writer, performer and artist Jess Thom (Backstage in Biscuit Land) has Tourette syndrome and co-founded Touretteshero as a creative response to her experience of living with the condition

Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | Lecture

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Pitch Session

Eight selected applicants give a 10-minute pitch of their new and upcoming projects to an audience of producers, artistic directors, festival curators, presenters and programmers

Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Festival

Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Discover Railtown Culinary Tour

Never heard of Railtown before? Well you soon will.

Vancouver | Uncommon Café | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Food / Wine

Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017: Get Crafty - Kits

Create Your Own Craft Pizza & Sample Local Craft Beer. Prepare to get floured as you roll up sleeves & your pizza making host guides you through creating the perfect artisan pizza!

Vancouver | Kitsilano | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Wide Open Sky. Lisa Nicol (Australia)

In small towns dotted across New South Wales, classical music doesn’t have much of a place

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Film | Free

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: Vancouver World Chef Exchange - San Francisco

We are going global again! We've reached out to our friends in the culinary community and have invited them to Vancouver. Five of the world's culinary best will be in our city for a series of delicious collaborations with some of our own city's top talent

Vancouver | Timber Restaurant | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Sting 57th & 9th Tour

Composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author, and activist Sting With guest Joe Sumner and The Last Bandoleros presents album 57th & 9th at The Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Arkells with special guests Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls

“It’s a weird time to be a rock band right now,” observes Max Kerman, the singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter for the Arkells.

Vancouver | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Wallflower

In Wallflower the performers endeavour to remember every dance they’ve ever danced

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Visions Ouest Productions presents Marguerite

Rendez-vous French Film Festival. Les 23 Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois et francophone.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

As I Lay Dying

The evocative and absurd southern gothic masterpiece

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Lunar New Year with Avan Yu

Vancouver-born and internationally-renowned pianist Avan Yu returns home to host and perform in the VSO's very special celebration of the Lunar New Year

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Audience

Broadway’s royally entertaining hit play

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 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, they dis

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Odysseo

Odysseo, Cavalia’s new adventure, has been touring under the world’s largest big top since fall 2011. Odysseo is a veritable revolution in live performance

Vancouver | Olympic Village | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Shaw Shorts! City Stage New West presents How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Short, sharp, shaw-cking SHAW! Enter the Edwardian drawing room--and boxing ring--of George Bernard Shaw's How He Lied to Her Husband, brought sumptuously to life at exquisite Galbraith Manor

New Westminster | The Galbraith Manor | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Incite: February 1

Incite is a free, bi-monthly reading series presented by the Vancouver Writers Fest and Vancouver Public Library

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Mouthpiece

Mouthpiece follows one woman, for one day, as she tries to find her voice. The push and the pull, the past and the present, the progress and the regression: this is the inner conflict that exists within a modern woman’s head.

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

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. The City and the City. Upintheiar/The Only Animal

From China Miéville’s award-winning novel comes this unique theatre experience from Upintheair Theatre and The Only Animal. The play itself is a tale of two cities, with a twist: the cities are in the same place

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

2017 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Backstage in Biscuit Land. Touretteshero

Jess Thom...As a woman with Tourette syndrome, she has verbal and physical tics that make her incapable of staying on script, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a powerful writer and performer—quite the opposite, in fact

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Way Up! Wednesdays

Every Wednesday with DJs Arems, Hoppa + special guests

Vancouver | Alexander Gastown | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music