Metro Vancouver events on March 14, 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

BC Tech Summit

The BCTECH Summit is the largest technology conference in British Columbia showcasing the province’s vibrant technology industry.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm | Business / Finance

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

Vancouver Gift Expo

Vancouver's only wholesale gift trade show for retail buyers.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

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

Pi Day 2017

A celebration of math and Pi, with pie! Join us for special presentations about our favourite math constant on its special day: March 14 (3.14).

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Spring Break at the Space Centre

Celebrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) in space

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

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

Guided Nature Walks. Crescent Park

This winter, join us for free guided walks in Surrey's nature parks and learn a little more about the urban forest that we are lucky to call home

Surrey | Crescent Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free

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

Spring Break Days

Looking for something fun to do on spring break join us at the Burnaby Village Museum

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids | Free

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

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

World Premiere. The Pipeline Project

A provocative and comedic foray into a firestorm of debate.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 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

Improv Level 1B: Exploring Improv

Our intro class is a fun first step into improv for people with some improv experience

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop

Intro to Adobe Premiere with Flick Harrison

Kick-start your video editing skills with award winning media artist Flick Harrison! Adobe Premiere is a powerful and flexible video editing system that integrates with Photoshop, After Effects and other Adobe Creative Suite software

Vancouver | VIVO Media Arts Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Havok / Warbringer / Exmortus

Get heavy with HAVOK, Warbringer and Exmortus for a special night

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

Dálava

Guitarist Aram Bajakian and vocalist Julia Ulehla’s Dálava is a homage to traditional Moravian folk music, with fragments of poetry and verse transcribed over 100 years ago by Ulehla’s great-grandfather, a biologist and ethnomusicologist.

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

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

Eric Church: Holdin’ My Own Tour

For the first time ever, there will be no support act on this tour. Eric Church and the ECB will play two full sets with an intermission in between.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Vancouver Improv Fight Club ft. Polly & Chums + Short Form Mixer

The Fictionals Comedy Co. present award-winning improv comedy every Tuesday night

Vancouver | Cafe Deux Soleils | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Bittergirl: The Musical

The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical