Metro Vancouver events on March 4, 2017
March 4, 2017
Sat
TEDx StanleyPark
TEDxStanleyPark is one of the world’s largest TED conferences. It is held every March in Vancouver, British Columbia. High-impact talks address a diverse range of humanity’s tough challenges and offer practical and optimistic solutions.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:30 am to 6:00 pm | Business / Finance
Vancity International Salsa Bachata Kizomba Festival 2017
Vancouver's Biggest Salsa Bachata and Kizomba Festival where world renowned instructors from around the globe share their dance technqiues with you, treat you to live performances every night and maybe even steal you away for a dance
Burnaby | Grand Villa Casino | 9:00 am to 4:00 am | Dance
Dance Power Competition - Burnaby #1
One of Canada's largest dance competitions. Dance Power 25 begins February 28!
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Dance
Walk Richmond - Burkeville Park/Sea Island
Stroll through the historic community of Burkeville on foot exploring this neighbourhood’s unique characteristics
Richmond | Sea Island Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free
Earthquake Preparedness - Seniors
We all witnessed the earthquakes in New Zealand, Haiti and Chile and saw the devastation caused. Living in Vancouver, we too could be faced with an earthquake - yet few of us take the steps to ensure we are prepared
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Workshop
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 | West Vancouver Memorial Library | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
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
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
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
The Vancouver Ukulele Festival 2017. Ruby's Ukes Ukulele School
As featured on CBC's national radio Documentary "Four Little Strings" Ruby's Ukes presents the 8th Annual Vancouver Ukulele Festival!
Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 9:30 pm | Workshop
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
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
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
Quilt Expo
Stroll through a beautiful exhibit of quilts at Edmonds Centre
Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
EMUSE 2017: Aboriginal Electronic Music Festival
Sponsored by NEC Native Education College, Vancouver New Music, and Warriors Against Violence Society. Funding from the Leon & Thea Koerner Award through the BC Arts Council
Vancouver | Native Education College | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Music
The 25th Annual Wellness Show
2017 is our 25th anniversary and we are more committed than ever to helping you create your happier and healthier life.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Annual Soil, Manure and Compost Sale
Come by for our annual fundraiser
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals
The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show 2017
Over 250 Exhibitors offering the latest camping gear, paddle sports, outdoor clothing, scuba diving & ultimate adventure travel destinations!
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health
HUB Cycling at the Vancouver Bike Show
Ultimate Cycling Event to Kick off Your 2017 Riding Season! See the Best in Bikes, Accessories and Apparel. New Outdoor Demo Track! Cycle Stage Presentations. Meet Pro Riders. Awesome Interactive fun for the Kids!
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports
Superheroes Party at Kerrisdale CC
Do you love Iron Man, Batman, Thor, and all things superhero? Why not come spend an afternoon with our superhero friends while they lead you through some super games, help you make some super crafts, and even decorate your own super cookie
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 10:45 am to 12:00 am | Kids
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
Ann Kipling Drawing the Line: North Shore Works 1962-1967
Acclaimed artist Ann Kipling states “drawing for me is not a nicety, it is a necessity,” reflecting on her decades-long pursuit of the line in ink and graphite on paper
West Vancouver | West Vancouver Museum | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
VASS Cup 2017 on Grouse Mountain North Vancouver
The VASS Cup is a fun afternoon of activities and celebration for everyone in the VASS Community as well as our premiere annual fundraiser
North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports
28th Annual Festival du Bois
The 28th annual Festival du Bois runs March 3-5 at Mackin Park in the Maillardville area of Coquitlam, the centre of francophone culture in BC, and you're invited!
Coquitlam | Markin Park | 11:00 am to 8:30 pm | Festival
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 | 11:00 am to 11:50 am | Kids
Kids' Movie: Ice Age 5 Collision Course
Join Ice Age favourites in their latest adventure! Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Kids | Free
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
Bad People: Portraits of the Punishable
Bad People: Portraits of the Punishable featuring Phantoms in the Front Yard
Vancouver | Hot Art Wet City | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
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
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 | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Exhibtition: Contingent Bodies. Brigitta Kocsis
Brigitta Kocsis' paintings blend realism, illustration and expressive painterly gestures in a chaotic and visually charged landscape. Her current series, Contingent Bodies, focuses on the representation of bodies in transformation
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
B-Lab Open House
Britannia Community Services Centre Society and Partners - City of Vancouver, Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver Park Board – are working on a project to renew and revitalize Britannia Community Services Centre
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sentinel Stage Presents "Anne of Green Gables"
This new dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen's Academy
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Side Show
Hold onto your hats for another round of improv and sketch comedy with the PT crew. A family-friendly favourite!
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show
The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: Gift of Song
Debut Orchestra Community Concert
Vancouver | George Pearson Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Music | Free
North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour
During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine
The Men In White
A tale of home, brotherhood and cricket
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Elbow Room Café: The Musical
A candid look inside Vancouver’s most iconic eatery: home of raucous service, celebrity sightings, and hearts of gold.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Musical
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
Festival du Bois
Celebrate French-Canadian history right here in Maillardville. Experience maple baked goods, musical performances and storytelling
Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Festival
Artist Talk: Brigitta Kocsis
Please join us for an artist talk by Brigitta Kocsis at grunt gallery on Saturday, March 4 at 2:30 PM. Kocsis will discuss her current exhibition, Contingent Bodies
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Lecture
2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Yayoi Theatre Movement presents “OKUNI” - Mother of Kabuki
Okuni-Kabuki is Yayoi Theatre Movement Society’s new 70 minute production choreographed and performed by artistic director, Yayoi Hirano, that will premiere in March 1 to March 10 2017
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Dance
Bittergirl: The Musical
The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.
Surrey | Main Stage at Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Musical
Illy with Special Guests
Illy’s fourth studio album debuted at #4 on the ARIA album chart in November 2013, his first top 10 debut and the second highest first week sales by an Australian hip hop artist in 2013
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
2017 North Shore Photographic Challenge
The 33rd Annual North Shore Photographic Challenge - described as “the premier photographic event in Western Canada”- will take place March 4th, 2017
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Visual Arts
UBC Faculty of Medicine: 23rd Annual UBC Medicine Spring Gala
This student-directed, non-profit production showcases the exceptional skills and artistic achievements of UBC’s medical students in the visual and performing arts.
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:03 pm | Show
Common Kings at Biltmore Cabaret
Common Kings produce phenomenal pop hits with rock, reggae, R&B and classic soul influences.
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Sentinel Stage Presents "Anne of Green Gables"
This new dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen's Academy
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
2017 Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
The Dancers of Damelahamid produce the annual Coastal First Nations Dance Festival in partnership with the UBC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
Šxʷʔam̓ət (home)
šxʷʔam̓ət means home in Hǝn̓q̓ǝmin̓ǝm̓, a local Indigenous dialect. This word has so many different meanings to all of us who are living on this land.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
One Man, Dark Night, A Batman Parody
Why… so… serious? From the madmen behind One-Man Star Wars and One-Man Lord of the Rings comes an irreverent parody and homage to the Dark Knight Trilogy.
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Comedy
Spring Love
Spring Love, Opera, classical and solo piano works by Chopin, Debussy, Puccini, Strauss and Mozart with Soprano Chandra Curry and pianist Carter Johnson
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Opera
Salsa & Latin Dance Night
Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance
Abracadabra: Camilo Dominguez
Camilo Dominguez, also known as Camilo The Magician, was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. At age 15, he moved to Victoria, Canada, to pursue his education and subsequently explore and pursue acting and performing opportunities
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Show
Top Hats and Tales
A dazzling musical romance that follows a show business love relationship through time.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Renowned for their technical brilliance, hyper-physicality, and exquisite extensions, the internationally-celebrated Alonzo King LINES Ballet return to Vancouver following their breathtaking premiere at the 2012 Vancouver International Dance Festival
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Kinesis Dance somatheatro presents: In PENUMBRA
Kinesis Dance somatheatro marks its landmark 30th anniversary with the world premiere of In PENUMBRA, as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, March 2 - 4, 2017 at 8pm at the Scotiabank Dance Centre
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Side Show
Hold onto your hats for another round of improv and sketch comedy with the PT crew. A family-friendly favourite!
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The Marvelous Wonderettes
This family friendly smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts!
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Bittergirl: The Musical
The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical
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
Elbow Room Café: The Musical
A candid look inside Vancouver’s most iconic eatery: home of raucous service, celebrity sightings, and hearts of gold.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical
The Men In White
A tale of home, brotherhood and cricket
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Brent Carver and the Art of Time Ensemble
An evening with the Tony Award–winning Canadian theatre legend
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Théâtre la Seizième presents: Bonjour, là, bonjour
In the Quebec of the 1970s, Serge returns home avec a three-month trip to Europe. There, he finds, unchanged, his hypochondriac aunts, his deaf father, and his older sister, for whom he remains an object of desire
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Yayoi Theatre Movement presents “OKUNI” - Mother of Kabuki
Okuni-Kabuki is Yayoi Theatre Movement Society’s new 70 minute production choreographed and performed by artistic director, Yayoi Hirano, that will premiere in March 1 to March 10 2017
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance
2017 Chutzpah! Festival presents Spellbound Contemporary Ballet
Spellbound Contemporary Ballet has defined itself in the European dance community for its many works, dynamic choreography, and the virtuosic technique of the company’s dancers
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
VSO: Mozart and Shostakovich, with Jeremy Denk
Conductor David Danzmayr presides over a program featuring 2014 Musical America Instrumentalist of the Year Jeremy Denk performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 19, and Shostakovich’s grand story-telling work, Symphony No. 12 ‘The Year 1917’
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Borgore With guests 12th Planet & Prince Fox
Asaf Borger, known professionally as Borgore, is an Israeli dubstep producer and DJ. He is the founder of the label Buygore Records
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Nite Show & DSCVR. presents Breathe Carolina
Join us for an all new edition of the DSCVR. series with Spinnin’ Recordssigned electro-rock group, Breathe Carolina
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free
Off Key: The Improvised Musical
We bring the music. You bring the noise. Off Key performs original musicals based on audience suggestions.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show