Metro Vancouver events on March 10, 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

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

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

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

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Xi xanya dzam - Celebrating our Amazing Artists

Xi xanya dzam is the Kwak'wala word which describes the gifted people who create works of art, and is the title of our upcoming exhibition

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 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

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

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

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Matthew Romantini

The human desire to transcend the mundane permeates this work, choreographed by Barbara Bourget for Matthew Romantini

Vancouver | Woodwards Production Studio | 5:00 pm to 6:20 pm | Dance

Live Music Friday

Enjoy live music and beer every Friday from 5pm to 8pm at Green Leaf Brewing Co.

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

Trentemøller

Confront your fear of flyin’ with Trentemøller as he returns to VENUE on Friday, March 10th for an early show

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Molly McDermott. Kai Kairos

In November, 2016, Kokoro Dance directors Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi, traveled to Havana, Cuba to give a butoh workshop to 20 dancers from Danza Teatro Retazos, the company that performed at the 2016 VIDF.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

VanGogh Blossoms. Painting Paint & Sip Pint Night - Appies Included

As part of our famous artist paint night series our teacher Iris Mes Low is creating a painting based on VanGogh's Almond Blossoms painting

New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Visual Arts

The Wizard of Oz

Burnaby Mountain Theatre Company, who previously brought to you The Breakfast Club: Amplified, as well as the musicals Once Upon A Mattress and Hairspray presents… The Wizard of Oz

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Hayley Kiyoko: One Bad Night Tour With guests

At the end of 2016, singer/songwriter/actress/director Hayley Kiyoko celebrated the release of her label debut EP CITRINE by launching her nationwide “One Bad Night Tour.”

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival: Caitlin Press 40th Anniversary Celebration

Join us in celebrating forty years of feminist publishing with Caitlin Press, and come wish their new imprint, Dagger Editions, a happy first birthday.

Vancouver | Fivesixty | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Festival | Free

North Shore Mountain Theatre Presents: Disney's 101 Dalmations

Based on the classic animated film, Disney's 101 Dalmatian KIDS is a fur-raising adventure featuring Cruella De Vil, Disney's most outrageous villain, and 101 of the most adorable heroes to set their paws onstage

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

Pre-teen Dances at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre

Drop by a recreation centre in Surrey for your next pre-teen dance! We have great concession, awesome light shows, and music that you and your friends will love to dance to. All pre-teen dances take place on Friday nights and are for kids ages 10 to 12

Surrey | Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Kids

Pre-teen Dances at South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre

Drop by a recreation centre in Surrey for your next pre-teen dance! We have great concession, awesome light shows, and music that you and your friends will love to dance to. All pre-teen dances take place on Friday nights and are for kids ages 10 to 12

Surrey | South Surrey Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Kids

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

Music Series: Lion, Bear, Fox

Vancouver’s Lion Bear Fox is three huge voices joined as one, telling the truth through compelling story, honest narrative and unbridled passion.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Tomboy Survival Guide

Hear great music plus fearless and tender storytelling by Ivan Coyote and an all-tomboy band

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Friday Night Live. Life. Stories. Music.

What’s FNL all about? It’s a totally unique experience. Every week is different. It is an experience that you help create by sharing your life stories. Then, it’s music and storytelling

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vetta Chamber Music: In Praise of Women

o celebrate International Women’s Day we will present a program of all woman musicians performing compositions by women or inspired by them, hosted by our first ever composer-in-residence, Eileen Padgett.

Vancouver | West Point Grey United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Engelbert Humperdinck: The 50th Anniversary Tour

Legendary singer Engelbert Humperdinck is getting ready to embark on a special tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of his #1 single, “Release Me”

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Kaeja d'Dance

Kaeja d’Dance is one of Canada’s longest standing contemporary dance companies. The husband and wife duo collide like liquid fusion in the creative process

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance

Black Mountain with Guests

Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings originally formed in 1996 when Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson came together to record what was supposed to be a one-off tribute album to the great Canadian songwriter Willie P. Bennett

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Le Gala des Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Présenté par Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver

The 9th edition of Vancouver’s annual Francophone comedy event is back!

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

A Dram Come True

The world’s best whiskies meet the city’s best eats. A Dram Come True is almost too good to be true. Join us for an evening of discovery and sophistication.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

Written Years at Fox Cabaret with Emily In The Headlights & ROYAL

We are band from Vancouver, BC. We like trying different things and making music with some feeling.

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:45 pm | Music

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Dairakudakan

The otherworldly Japan-based ensemble Dairakudakan returns in celebration of award-winning Choreographer / Director Akaji Maro’s 45th anniversary with the butoh-theatre company

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

World Premiere. The Pipeline Project

A provocative and comedic foray into a firestorm of debate.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

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

Ben Allison Quartet

Visionary bassist, bandleader and composer Ben Allison and his quartet featuring Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Steve Cardenas (guitar), Allan Mednard (drums)

Vancouver | Western Front | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

UBC Symphony Orchestra: Concerto Competition Winner

Featuring the winner of the 2017 UBC Concerto Competition

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

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

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

Bittergirl: The Musical

The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical

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

Hyphy Fridays at Alexander Gastown

You are invited to join us every Friday. Hiphop & RnB Club Bangers with a Dash Of Funk

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

The Y2K Party: Millennial Hip Hop, Rap, + R&B Dance Party

Get ready for the March edition of the Y2K PARTY: A celebration of all the wonderful one hit wonders, guilty pleasures, and tried/true classics of the early to mid-2000s!!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music