Metro Vancouver events on May 1, 2017

C2UExpo 2017

C2UExpo invites delegates from across Canada and around the world to Metro Vancouver to learn about local, national and international examples

Vancouver | SFU's Surrey and Vancouver campuses | 8:00 am to 7:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Douglas Rae - Reflecting God’s Creation

Reflecting God’s Creation is a series of oil and acrylic landscape, seascape and floral paintings that evoke a sense of joy and peace.

North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Elizabeth Austin - The Drifters

The Drifters is a series of hand-crafted boats constructed by driftwood found on local beaches. The boats have been at sea for many years and ingrained in the wood are memories of the seas and shorelines

North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Clancy Dennehy - Parade of Boats Exhibition

Clancy is now creating art that reflects the richness of the West Coast finding beauty in both nature and our industrial history of logging and port activity

North Vancouver | North Vancouver City Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Carolina de la Cajiga - City in Flux

City in Flux (Work in Progress) is a series of photographic art that explores the world of urban design and city planning. Carolina de la Cajiga highlights the carefully choreographed dance between cranes, buildings and construction workers.

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Library | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Adventures of a Drawing Boy - Brian Grison

For this series of mixed-media drawings on heavy watercolour paper, Brian Grison has developed a project that is a commentary on the mental life of the student, with himself as the artist/student model.

Burnaby | Bob Prittie Library (Metrotown) | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Brian Grison: Adventures of a Drawing Boy

For this series of mixed-media drawings on heavy watercolour paper, Brian Grison has developed a project that is a commentary on the mental life of the student, with himself as the artist/student model.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

New Forms Matter

The Sculptors’ Society of BC celebrates how traditional and contemporary sculptural practices intersect by exploring bronze, stone, wood, fibre, and mixed media.

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents a fresh batch of Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families — before taking the show on tour to the Ottawa Children’s Festival.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | Theatre

Michael Bednar: The Fraser, Living River

Large-format photographs documenting the importance of the Fraser River to Richmond by Michael Bednar an award-winning travel and documentary photographer

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Omnis Temporalis

Omnis Temporalis is a multiform collaborative project that combines artistic genres by drawing together the cartoon work by renowned Canadian cartoonist Seth with original music and performance by Vancouver-based composer Mark Haney

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Start with Art

Join us for our 13th annual Start with Art exhibition. This truly unique show focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger!

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

Art Around the Block: Celebrating Canada's 150

"Celebrating Canada's 150" is an art exhibition featuring youth artists ages 12-19, showcasing work that reflects their stories & identities as Canadians.

West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Burnaby Youth Week

Join the party with fun free activities all week long! There are plenty of ways for youth to get involved! Be sure to mark your calendars for the beginning of May and join in fun events dedicated to youth held throughout the entire city.

Burnaby | Burnaby Community Centres | 12:00 am to 11:30 pm | Kids | Free

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents a fresh batch of Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families — before taking the show on tour to the Ottawa Children’s Festival.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 12:45 am to 1:45 pm | Theatre

Pub Quiz

Enjoy a fun and casual evening at Hycroft with a traditional British style dinner and pub quiz.

Vancouver | Hycroft | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health

The Vancouver Opera Festival: Paul Wong. Five Octave Range

A Vancouver Opera Festival Commissioned Work by The 2016 Audain Prize Winning multimedia

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Visual Arts

All Candidates Forum

Britannia will be co-hosting an All Candidates forum in partnership with Britannia Library, Alive, Reach Health Clinic, The Kettle Friendship Society, Aboriginal Friendship Centre and Grandview Woodland Area Council

Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Dare to be Heard - A Literary Salon

Come read your story, poem or memoir piece. This free drop-in session, hosted by the North Shore Writers Association, celebrates local writing without critiquing

North Vancouver | City Library | 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm | Books | Free

The 1975

The 1975 are an English rock band originating from Manchester. The group consists of Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald, and George Daniel.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Does BC need a Centre for Craft? CCBC AGM

The CCBC AGM will be held 7-8:30 pm Monday May 1st, 2017 at the Carousel Theater

Vancouver | Carousel Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Business / Finance

Women Artists of Fin-de-Siècle Paris

This series of three lectures will trace the work of some of the leading women artists of this period, notably Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and Camille Claudel

North Vancouver | Ferry Building Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Concerts in the Community: Last Night of the Proms

The proud tradition of the last night of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall is continued here as the last night of the Spring Festival, with beloved favourites such as Pomp & Circumstance, Rule Britannia, and much more

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music