Metro Vancouver events on March 31, 2017
March 31, 2017
Fri
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
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
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
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
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble: (Un)Plugged
Presented by the UBC School of Music, UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 12:00 am to 1:45 pm | Music | Free
Affordable original arts and crafts show
Covan02 Art Gallery is presenting arts & crafts show in Gastown
Vancouver | Covan02 Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
BC Touring Council
Presenters come to Pacific Contact to book performances for their communities, organizations, schools, festivals and facilities. They come to the showcases at Pacific Contact to experience artists “live - on stage”
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts
Gleusteen & Ordronneau, Piano & Violin
Performing together since 1999, this is a duo of perfectly matched musicians.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music
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
Creative Collaboration
Creative Collaboration: a panel discussion and sharing of works in progress, with resident and DanceLab artists and their collaborators
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Dance | Free
Makerspaces of Cascadia Unconference
The first annual Makerspaces of Cascadia Unconference will bring together the makerspaces, hackerspaces, and tool libraries of the Pacific Northwest region.
Vancouver | MakerLabs | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Workshop
EVACS Launch Party! Curated by 'Untitled'
On March 31st we will be teaming up with the folks from 'Untitled' to host a massive exhibition featuring 20 local artists working across many different mediums to celebrate the beginning of EVACS!
Vancouver | East Van Arts & Culture Society | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
LitFest New West - Pop This! Podcast Live Taping
PopThis Lisa Christiansen and Andrea Warner. Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends
New Westminster | New Westminster Public Library | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture
Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings
The regular season game
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Sports
Biffy Clyro with guest O’Brother
Biffy Clyro will return to North America this spring to play their first string of shows in the US and Canada since 2014
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
2017 Vancouver South African Film Festival
VSAFF is proud to present features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa – films that entertain and inform
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film
Musical Delinquents
A performance piece brought to you by musical delinquents who will make their mark on the world through melodies.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Bollywood Themed Zumba® Party
Zumba Vancouver's First Ever Bollywood theme Zumba Party.
Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health
PIGS: Canada's Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute Act
PIGS, Canada’s Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute will be bringing their critically acclaimed show to Kelowna in 2017. Their PIGS ON THE WING show celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's 1977 classic album Animals.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
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
Vancouver Polish Theatre
Vancouver Polish Theatre presents “The Candle Has Gone Out” and “Curmudgeon and Grump”
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 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
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
Marion Bridge By Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor's funny and touching play tells the story of three estranged sisters who reunite in their family home on Cape Breton Island to say goodbye to their dying mother
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Tea Party - 20 Years of Transmission
Twenty years on from its release, the band have revealed plans for a 30+ date anniversary tour beginning in February which will see the band perform Transmission in its entirety.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Vinci By Maureen Hunter
Vagabond Players Presents Vinci By Maureen Hunter. Directed by Matthew Davenport. A Western Canadian Premier
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Sultans of String
Multiple Award winning Sultans of String are “an energetic and exciting band with talent to burn!” - Maverick Magazine, UK
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival: The International Cabaret
The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival is Canada’s most prestigious and longest running burlesque festival.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
Comedy Unscripted: Improv with a Twist
Vancouver TheatreSports™ League—you know them, you love them! This world-famous improv company joins us for high-energy comedy.
Surrey | Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
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
Ambrose Akinmusire with "A" Band & NiteCap
California-born trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire started off jamming with gospel music at his church and is a now a forward-thinking musician with a knack for atmospheric post-bop
North Vancouver | Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
University Singers and UBC Choral Union
Presented by the UBC School of Music - University Singers and the UBC Choral Union perform
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Ed Hill
Originally from Taiwan, Ed is an emerging young comic who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22 years ago, thinking he was on vacation at his father's discretion
New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
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