Metro Vancouver events on February 26, 2017

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

Nature Studies - Drawings by Sibéal Foyle

Come discover our community’s creative spirit! With works on display on both the Main Floor and the Lower Level, the Library’s Art Gallery showcases the talents of established and emerging artists.

West Vancouver | Memorial Library | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

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

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

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

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

BC Home and Garden Show 2017

Real advice. Real inspiration. Real experts. The BC Home + Garden Show is the most trusted resource for every home improvement project, inside and out

Vancouver | BC Place | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

Hastings Park Farmers Market

The Hastings Park Farmers Market features a great selection of local produce; nursery items, fish, meat & dairy; artisan prepared foods, baking and treats; the best in local crafts, and of course, hot food trucks

Vancouver | PNE Fairgrounds | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Sand Northrup - One Woman Circus

Combine fabulous foolishness with an enduring enthusiasm for circus arts and what do you get? Sand Northrup, One Woman Circus!

New Westminster | Westminster Quay | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Spectrum an Exhibition at the Silk Purse Art Gallery West Vancouver

SPECTRUM is an exciting exhibition celebrating the talented & diverse artists in our community!

West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 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 | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Hank Bull: Connexion

Take a closer look at renowned Vancouver artist Hank Bull

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Badass Film Festival

The Third Annual Vancouver International Badass Film Festival Is coming to the Rio Theatre February 26th!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Film

TomoeArts Yūko-Kai 2017 - a concert of Japanese classical dance

An intimate concert of Japanese classical dance featuring the Ryan Caron and Fujima Sayū (Colleen Lanki) performing repertoire learned from master dancer Fujima Shōgo

Vancouver | Carousel Theatre Studio | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance

The Audience

Broadway’s royally entertaining hit play

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

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat

The quintessential Seuss, The Cat in the Hat returns to the CTYP stage with extraordinary physical theatre, magic and movement.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm | Kids

2017 Chutzpah! Festival presents Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Theatre

Hailing from Tel Aviv 4Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer is a humorous dark fantasy performed to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach about four men trying to find the ultimate “man” and daring to doubt his existence

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Dance

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

Towards Zero

Vagabond Players Presents Towards Zero By Agatha Christie. Directed by Miles Lavkulich

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: Rising Stars

Enjoy a virtuosic showcase of talent, presenting an inspiring concert evening of concertos along with the Meistersinger Overture by Richard Wagner and the beautiful Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saens

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

David Gillham, violin & Chiharu Iinuma, piano by Langley Community Music School

David Gillham, currently Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the University of British Columbia, is joined by the much in demand chamber musician, Chiharu Iinuma

Langley | Langley Community Music School | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

Sounds Global in Concert: Surrey Edition

This is chamber music with a colourful fusion twist: a quintet composed of Persian kamanche and tombak, Chinese erhu, cello and voice, performing repertoire that weaves together many different world music traditions

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Music

The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet

The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet, based in St. Petersburg (Russia), formed in 1939, is a monument to Russian musical history

White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Vancouver Recital Society: Benjamin Beilman violin, Yekwon Sunwoo piano

Recipient of a 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, a 2012 Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a 2012 London Music Masters Award, Benjamin Beilman is one of his generation’s fastest rising stars

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Studio 58 presents: 42nd Street

The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42nd Street is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream story and includes some of the greatest songs ever written..

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Musical

Jazz Vespers @ St. Andrew's United Church

New Vida Blues will be the featured performers at St. Andrew’s United Church’s Jazz Vespers on Sunday, February 26 at 4 pm.

North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Bittergirl: The Musical

The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Musical

North Shore Academy of Dancing Presents: Snowmotion 2017

A showcase of North Shore Academy of Dancing's Performance Program Groups, Solo's, Duo's and Trios

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Film

Whose Live Anyway?

It’s like Whose Line Anyway, only it’s Whose LIVE Anyway. Enjoy a completely improvised 90-minute show of games, scenes and songs that will tickle not only your funny bone, but every bone in your body.

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Fugitive Voices

This concert features mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in two compelling works

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

Amber Funk Barton and Mindy Parfitt: am a

am a explores identity through the lens of Neuroplasticity, a science that examines the brain’s capacity for change.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre