Metro Vancouver events on March 29, 2017

Delta Museum Heritage Fair

Join Delta Museum and celebrate heritage as they showcase their research projects on Canadian history.

Delta | Delta Museum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | History

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

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

Vancouver International Auto Show 2017

The 97th Vancouver International Auto Show returns Tuesday March 28 – Sunday April 2, 2017 at the Vancouver Convention Centre!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Show

Special Invasive Removal Team (SIRT)

Natural habitats in Stanley Park are being overtaken by invasive species. Come learn about the ecology of the park while working with other volunteers to help conserve its biodiversity

Vancouver | Stanley Park Dining Pavilion | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

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

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

Musicale Mornings: Three’s a Crowd...not! with guest pianist Sarah Hagen

Musical Mornings with the Bergmann Piano Duo. Sarah Hagen returns to join the Bergmann Duo in a programme from 1 to 6 hands

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 10:30 am to 12:15 am | Music

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

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

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

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

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 | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

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 | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Love Letters + Heart Wills: 6 wk drop-in series in Vancouver

Facilitated by Reena Lazar and Michelle Pante, Love Letters + Heart Wills is a six-week drop-in series that supports you to wake-up, before your time's up!

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Mother Mother With very special guest

Mother Mother is a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond on vocals and keyboard, Jasmin Parkin on keyboard and vocals, and Ali Siadat on drums

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas

Rebecca Rosenblum (So Much Love), Lori McNulty (Life on Mars) and Janet Rogers (Totem Poles & Railroads) present their new books and discuss human connections-how they form, and how they break down.

Vancouver | VPL Central Branch | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Books | Free

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

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

The Critical Hit Show: A DNDLive Comedy Experience

The live, smash hit epic comedy returns for another round of monthly medieval merriment. It’s The Critical Hit Show! Join Vancouver’s best comedic performers at The Rio Theatre for the first installment of your favourite cosplay comedy of 2017

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy

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

Redpatch

REDPATCH is a historical drama that focuses on a young Métis soldier from the Nuu-chah-nulth nation of Vancouver Island who volunteers to fight for Canada in the First World War.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Way Up! Wednesdays

Every Wednesday with DJs Arems, Hoppa + special guests

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