Metro Vancouver events on May 3, 2017

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

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

Community Treasures: My Disney World

Join the local Disney fan club for a display of rare Disney items from their collections

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

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

The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper

Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Arts Alive 2017

Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Reflections: IDEA School of Design poster show

The annual “Reflections” poster show and sale helps support the development of emerging local artists.

West Vancouver | Ferry Building Gallery | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

Song of the Open Road

Vikky Alexander, Robert Arndt, Gerard Byrne, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, Kelly Jazvac, Kelly Lycan, Niamh O’Malley, Dawit L. Petros, Greg Staats, Lisa Tan

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 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

Circle Game

Created by Andrew Cohen and Anna Kuman Inspired by the songs of Joni Mitchell A Firehall Arts Centre Production

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music

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 | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

The Piano Teacher

Lessons on Life and Love. When Erin, a classical pianist, experiences the loss of the life she knew, she also finds herself dealing with the departure of her own musical expression.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Some Assembly Theatre Company Presents: Home

Home is a new and original Canadian production that shares a powerful vision of hope from local diverse youth in the search for a healthy home, both within oneself and one’s community

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre | Free

Vancouver Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

Combining sublimely beautiful music, social commentary, deviousness and delight, Mozart's matchless The Marriage of Figaro is funny, tender and profoundly human.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

The Vancouver Opera Festival: Young Composers Workshops

Watch creativity blossom. Composers early in their careers are invited to submit new work for the voice

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free

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 | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Kids | Free

Genre Workout by Instant Theatre

Explore the world of genre at Instant Theatre, with a new and different genre work out every month! Expand your skills and knowledge of tropes and forms as our instructors take you through a four hour workshop intensive

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop

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

Chicha and Strange Fellows Brewery Dinner with Guest Chef Tobias Grignon

Join us for a fun chef collaboration and beer pairing with two of our closest friends; Strange Fellows Brewery and guest chef Tobias Grignon

Vancouver | Chicha Restaurant | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine

Cooking Without Sugar? No Problem!

What should you cook at home to best benefit your blood sugars? Being able to utilize some of your favorite foods to the best of their potential may require some planning

Vancouver | The True Nosh Kitchen | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

The North Shore International Film Series: I, Daniel Blake

The North Shore International Film Series is screened in conjunction with the Toronto International Film Festival. This spring, we are pleased to present these great movies from Canada and around the world: I, Daniel Blake

North Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes With special guest Together Pangea

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Femme Fatales

Join us for this world premiere of Femme Fatales. This first full-length work by Meredith Kalaman comes to the stage of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in May 2017

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Total Choral Immersion

The Largest Massed Opera Chorus in The City's History

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Opera

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

The Piano Teacher

Lessons on Life and Love. When Erin, a classical pianist, experiences the loss of the life she knew, she also finds herself dealing with the departure of her own musical expression.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Robin Hood: Prince of Tease

Robin Hood: Prince of Tease is an original burlesque-style musical theatre production, inspired by the classic folklore of Robin Hood with a tantalizing twist.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Théâtre la Seizième presents: Napoléon voyage

En route for Cayo Coco, Jean-Philippe Lehoux relives his many journeys around the world : discovering Bosnia and its scars, working in an English hotel, losing himself in Japanese culture, and almost drowning in Norway.

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Stage 43 presents Bingo!

Five former classmates come together for their 30th high school reunion. Hilarity ensues when the friends attempt to relive their glory days via their old drinking game

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Mump and Smoot in Anything

The famed Canadian clown duo return to The Cultch with a new work that will take Vancouver audiences yet again into the giddy, scary world of pure imagination.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Comedy

La Merda

La MerdaLiterally naked, internationally acclaimed Silvia Gallerano sings and howls this provocative and critically acclaimed text:

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Circle Game

Created by Andrew Cohen and Anna Kuman Inspired by the songs of Joni Mitchell A Firehall Arts Centre Production

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

Theatre West Van Presents: The 39 Steps

Adapted from the original novel by John Buchan and the film version by Alfred Hitchcock, this zany comedy is performed by a cast of four who portray multiple characters

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

Gregory Alan Isakov

Gregory Alan Isakov is a singer-songwriter. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he immigrated to the United States as a child, and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music