Metro Vancouver events on March 24, 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

Window Gallery: Qaqtis, Graffiti Therapy, First Nations and graffiti on street wear

My art is a combination of my two favourite art forms – First Nations art and graffiti. By painting clothing such as hoodies and shoes, I bring together the worlds of the retail industry and the immense graffiti scene in this city

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: Breaking Down the Fourth Wall

Diego Bastianutti and Jon Guido Bertelli explore life in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside through word and image. Their art focuses on the homeless and the addicts, underscoring their resilience, their undeniable humanity and dignity

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

King of the Courts - Squash Tournament

Bonsor’s annual squash tournament is back and there's new competition

Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports

Kids in the Arts Studio, Spring Break Camp 2017

After a long cold, wet winter up jumps Spring with these week-long programs that will fire your imagination as you explore new creative worlds

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Kids

Rise and Shine - The Lost Aloha Spring Break Camp

After a long cold, wet winter up jumps Spring with these week-long programs that will fire your imagination as you explore new creative worlds

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Kids

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

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Surrey Interfaith Roundtable

You are warmly invited to attend the Surrey Interfaith Council quarterly roundtable meeting

Surrey | City Centre Library | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Lecture

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

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

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

Dawn Michelle Russell: Thirteen to Zero: exploring sustainable design

The Craft Council of BC is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, Thirteen to Zero, by Dawn Michelle Russell.

Vancouver | Crafthouse | 10:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition

Three’s a Crowd… not

Pianist Sarah Hagen joins pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann. Dazzling morning concert connections that will inspire!

Chilliwack | Rotary Hall Studio Theatre | 10:30 am to 1:15 pm | Music

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

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

Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show

Come and check out the Fourth biannual Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show at PNE!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Train Dreams

The train looms large in the history of Canada, British Columbia and the Tri-Cities. It is just over 130 years since the first transcontinental train pulled into Port Moody from Montreal and, the Art Gallery at Evergreen presents the exhibition

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Indigenous Plant Use

Walk through the forest with an experienced guide of Coast Salish descent and learn about the traditional and present-day indigenous relationships with local flora and fauna

Vancouver | Stanley Park Nature House | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Reproducible Research Workshop Series

In this workshop series, we introduce computational reproducibility and its importance to modern research. We will teach the general principles for reproducible computer-based analyses, along with specific methods and tools for reproducibility with R

Vancouver | Life Sciences Institute | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Karen Jamieson & Margaret Grenier. light breaking broken

Peeling back the layers of the unknown, and forging a path to understanding, light breaking broken is the personal journey of two artists reconnecting with language, culture, and identity

Vancouver | Woodwards Production Studio | 5:00 pm to 6:30 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

UBC SALA: Margolese National Design for Living Prize

Sylvia McAdam, a citizen of the nêhiyaw (Cree) Nation, is one of four founders of Idle No More, received the 2016 Margolese National Design for Living Prize. She will speak at this event

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Ladyhawke - Let It Roll Tour

Phillipa Margaret "Pip" Brown, better known by her stage name Ladyhawke, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

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

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: OURO. Pace

OURO is an eclectic, Vancouver-based dance collective that uses hip-hop, waacking, breaking, popping and contemporary dance as the foundation for the creation and production of new work.

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

Crisis of Selfhood: Staying Whole in a Fractured World

The divisive forces of our world pose the greatest threat to the survival of humans, and indeed of all other species, on this planet.

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company Series: Opening Night

Experience a night at the theatre-within-the-theatre with this hilarious Canadian comedy

Maple Ridge | Act Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

BC Cadet Honour Band Concert 2017

The 45-piece B.C. Cadet Honour Band is the pinnacle of achievement for cadet musicians, who have worked years to achieve a high level of performance

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Lang Time Live

Mubi Studio presents Lang Time Live in Vancouver

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Tour

Ariana Grande-Butera, known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 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

Thoroughly Modern Millie!

Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the delightful story of a small-town girl who travels to New York City in 1922

North Vancouver | Capilano University | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

UBC Theatre: Les Belles Soeurs by Michel Tremblay

Germaine is the lucky winner of one million green stamps. When fourteen of her friends, neighbours, and family members join her in working-class Montreal to celebrate, her windfall ends up igniting lurking resentments

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

UBC Chamber Strings

Presented by the UBC School of Music UBC Chamber Strings performs

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Age of Electric

The Age of Electric is a Canadian hard rock band founded in 1989 with members from Lanigan and Regina, Saskatchewan.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Angels In America. Partone: Millennium Approches

Hailed as one of the most important works of 20th-century theatre, Angels in America is a timeless tale of companionship and abandonment that takes place when the personal became political.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Kitt Johnson. Post No Bills

Post No Bills enters into the series of X-act-produced solos, which focus on various aspects of the human existence. It explores crisis as a creative transformer

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

Vancouver Iranian Theatre Presents: Caligula

عمارت پدری کایوس ساختمانی قدیمی هست که در آن عموزادگان و بزرگان فامیل نیز ساکن هستند. در انتهای باغ خانوادگی هزارتوی چند صد ساله رمزآلودی قرار دارد. کایوس که جوانی عادل و مهربان است بهترین وارث برای این خاندان بزرگ است تا روزی که دروزیلا میمیرد، کایوس از

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film

A Firehall Arts Centre Production: Refuge

What happens when you come to Canada from a war-torn country expecting to be welcomed and discover that things are very different from what was imagined?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Maneuver - Soup of Day EP Release - with Best Night Ever

The Maneuver is releasing our debut EP "Soup of the Day"! Come down to The Fox Cabaret and party with us. We'll be playing all the songs on the EP plus a bunch of other tunes

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Valley Song

Torn between the hope of the new South Africa and the familiarity of all he has known, Abraam “Buks” Jonkers tills land he will never own while his granddaughter dreams of the Johannesburg stage.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Studio 58 presents: The Refugee Hotel

Set in a run-down hotel in 1974, only months after the start of the torturous reign of Augusto Pinochet, eight Chilean refugees struggle, at times haplessly, at times profoundly, with the effects of fleeing their homeland.

Vancouver | Studio 58/Langara College | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Jon Kimura Parker plays Beethoven

One of Vancouver’s favourite sons, internationally-renowned pianist Jon Kimura Parker returns home to perform Beethoven’s gorgeous Piano Concerto No. 1.

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

The Daisy Theatre

Returning after three sold out runs, don’t miss your chance to see the production The Georgia Straight called “one of the best shows you’ll ever see.”

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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 Rocky Horror Picture Show Friday Late Night Movie at the Rio

Let’s do the Time Warp… Again! Join us for one of the most notorious cult-movie experiences you can possibly have in a darkened theatre!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 11:55 pm to 2:00 am | Film