Metro Vancouver events on February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017
Mon
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
Shine Dance Festival
Shine Dance Festival in North Vancouver features young dancers from all over the lower mainland
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Dance
Limited Editions: The Art of Printmaking
Contemporary printmakers Mariko Ando, Elisabeth Sommerville and Richard Tetrault demonstrate the artistry, processes and techniques of printmaking
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 4:00 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
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
Sarah Ronald: i spy wild | life
Artist Sarah Ronald shows new drawings, paintings, and installations which spur viewers to tune in and seek out the contradictions present in our daily lives, specifically around our relationships with wild animals in both suburban and natural environment
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 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
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
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
Yin Yoga and Meditation
Enjoy a mindful morning of self-study during Cristina Friere's gentle class
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health
Carmen
Join us for a Burnaby Lyric Opera production in association with Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Opera
VPL Aboriginal Storyteller in Residence: Storytelling at Oakridge
Jules Koostachin, the 2017 VPL Aboriginal Storyteller in Residence, shares her life and culture with a focus on storytelling as a means of speaking truth as we know it
Vancouver | Oakridge Branch Library | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Lecture
Improv Level 2: Focus
The second step in learning the basics of improv, this class teaches students to come up with unique characters quickly, and how to play with them inside the stories they make.
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
Operation Avalanche
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film
The Men In White
A tale of home, brotherhood and cricket
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Pelleas und Melisande
One of the most respected pianists of his generation, Kirill Gerstein performs Brahms’s sprawling Piano Concerto No. 1.
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Live Nation presents Welcome to Night Vale with musical guest Erin McKeown
Welcome to Night Vale, the wildly popular podcast that brings its dedicated listeners stories from the sleepy desert town of Night Vale, has announced a return to Vancouver’s Chan Centre
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
2017 Chutzpah! Festival present Mark Schiff
Mark Schiff is an American voice-actor and comedian. He provided the voice of the little dog on the animated series 2 Stupid Dogs. Schiff has appeared in small guest roles on shows such as My Two Dads and Mad About You
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy