Metro Vancouver events on May 6, 2017

Trout Lake Farmers Market

This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market

Vancouver | John Hendry Park | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market | Free

CVR 2017 in Vancouver

Welcome to the 2nd annual consumer VR show!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Pull of the Net: Celebrating the Cultures of West Coast Fishing

A free, family-friendly event to celebrate the multiculturalism of the West Coast fishing industry and the opening of our new feature exhibit

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

Farmers' Market

Burnaby's Farmers' Market is the place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday from May 6 until October 28, 2017

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Vancouver Bird Week 2017

Blackbirds, crows, and chickadees - Get to know your birds during Bird Week

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Beginner Birding

Join local bird experts Al Grass and Adrian Grant-Duff for a presentation followed by a walk at Lost Lagoon.

Vancouver | Lost Lagoon Stanley Park Ecology Society | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Nature / Animals | Free

Vancouver Academy of Music: Spring Carnival & Open House

VAM’s Spring Carnival & Open House is the perfect opportunity for both prospective and existing students to celebrate the VAM community.

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music | Free

Ode to Nature by Winifred Lee

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents an exhibition of traditional Chinese flower and bird paintings by renowned artist Winifred Lee

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 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

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

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

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

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 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 | 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

Lonsdale Artisan Farmers’ Market

We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Artisan Farmers’ Market | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Intermediate Photography by Broadway Camera

Go beyond the basics and take your photography to the next level with 'Intermediate Photography', part of Broadway Camera's School of Photography courses

Vancouver | Broadway Camera | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Workshop

Sheep to Shawl

Watch spinning and weaving teams compete at the Surrey Museum. Come to the Surrey Museum to cheer on local spinning and weaving teams as they participate in this traditional competition.

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:30 am to 4:00 pm | Family

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

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

City of Richmond GeoTour Launch Event

Celebrate the launch of the City of Richmond GeoTour Launch Event

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Burnaby Village Museum Opens for the Summer Season

Burnaby Village Museum opens for the summer season. A Summer of Fun starts TODAY!

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | Family | Free

Riverway Golf Festival

Join us for the fun activities and free clinics at Riverway Golf Course

Burnaby | Riverway Golf Course | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Sports

Happy Brunching! A Cooking class to make Eggs Benedict with a healthy...

Brunch is the best meal of the week! Those who love brunch but are looking for ways to create something amazing yet healthy are in the right place!

Vancouver | The True Nosh Kitchen | 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | Food / Wine

Art in the City 2017 - Exhibition & sale of visual art works

Each May, the West End Community Centre hosts Art in the City, a three-day exhibition and sale of visual art works (paper, sculpture and glass panels). 2017 marks WECC’s 12th annual event

Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts

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

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The Beekeeper and His Son

Despite the ongoing environmental damage and pollution that have depleted his bee colonies, Lao Yu, a stalwart beekeeper in Northern China, is determined to keep his family tradition alive.

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Film

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

The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper

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

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Casey Wei: Karaoke Music Video Maker Free Store

On every every Friday & Saturday in April, UNIT/PITT Projects will be transformed into a video store where you can make your own fabulous music video of a karaoke song (or your own material) in front of a green screen

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Music | Free

Arts Alive 2017

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

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

First Saturday Open Art Studios - Meet Artists in their Studios

We are part of First Saturday Open Studios which means we throw open the doors of the studio on the First Saturday of each month.

New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

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

Making Sense of Baby

Expectant parent ~ turning your attention towards ‘life with baby’? New Parent ~ your baby has arrived, and you need answers? This class focuses on the basics of preparing for ‘life with baby’.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:30 am to 4:30 pm | Family

Mother's Day Heritage Gift Making

Parents will enjoy tea and scones fireside in the Parlour while kids work alongside our staff and volunteers in the dining room to make lovely heritage crafts for mom

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Vancouver Labour History Walking Tours

Vancouver has a rich and diverse labour history. This guided tour invites you to visit sites of significance to workers' heritage and working class struggle that commemorate the importance of labour unions, individuals, collective actions and much more

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | History

Youth Week Block Party

Come celebrate Youth Week with sports, activities, fun and games!

Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids | 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 | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Opera

Free Dance + Poetry Workshop

Participate in a series of free dance (creative movement) and poetry workshops until May 27, 2017, with professional artists from diverse backgrounds

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Workshop | Free

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre

North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour

During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine

Dido & Aeneas: The Puppet Version

Six voices, six instruments, three puppeteers and thirty lively puppets combine and conspire to perform one of the very first English operas, set in Carthage, based on a story from Virgil's Aeneid

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

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 | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music

BC Youth Week. Basketball 3-on-3 Tournament

Celebrate BC Youth Week with Delta, May 1-7, 2017!

Delta | South Delta Recreation Centre | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Kids | Free

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

Canadian Legend Russel deCarle

Russell deCarle is a founding member, lead vocalist, bassist, and contributing songwriter to the multi-platinum, Juno award winning, country roots group Prairie Oyster

West Vancouver | Mer's Kitchen Restaurant and Venue | 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Teen Angst Night

Teen Angst Night is a comedic reading series host and produced by Sara Bynoe since 2000

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Dido & Aeneas: The Puppet Version

Six voices, six instruments, three puppeteers and thirty lively puppets combine and conspire to perform one of the very first English operas, set in Carthage, based on a story from Virgil's Aeneid

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Lady Sings the Blues

One of the highlight shows of 2016, Ladies Sing The Blues returns to Blue Frog featuring five beautiful and extremely talented ladies belting out the songs of the blues greats

White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 8:45 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

Hearts of Hope

The Darlene Ketchum Quartet will be performing at the Freshwave Ministries fundraising concert: Hearts of Hope

Delta | Ladner Christian Fellowship | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Alvin Tran & Anna Vavilova, violin/piano duo

WMA Faculty Spring Concert. Program: Beethoven, Milhaud, Boulanger, Williams

Richmond | World of Music and Arts | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

Screening and Artist Talk Vincent Chevalier À Vancouver

The Vancouver premiere of a new work by Toronto-base artist Vincent Chevalier. The screening will be followed by a talk by the artist

Vancouver | Western Front | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Vancouver Opera: Otello

A powerful masterpiece that marries Shakespeare's poetry with Verdi's lyricism and sumptuous orchestrations. Based on Shakespeare's tale of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Otello is considered Italian opera's greatest tragedy

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:20 pm | Opera

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre | Free

Coming Home: Phoenix Chamber Choir

The final concert of the 34th season is titled Coming Home. This themed concert will feature selections that consider the concept and meaning of “home.”

Vancouver | Dunbar Ryerson United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

VSO Masterworks: French Romantics

Beautiful French romantic classics by Faure, Ravel and Debussy with a new cello concerto by Canada's Jocelyn Morlock, performed by Ariel Barnes

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

CoreDance Finals Showcase & Championship

The CoreDance Finals Showcase & Championship is not your typical dance show! Are you ready for an action-packed night of talent, music, fun and inspiration that will have you movin' and groovin' in your seat?

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

Coastal Jazz: Anton Schwartz Quintet

Jazz’s greatest improvisers create music that carries an emotional wallop.

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

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

On A First Name Basis

The western Canadian premiere for community theatre, this delightful play tells the story of a very successful, but cantankerous, novelist who suddenly discovers that he knows nothing about his maid of 28 years.

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Lawyer Show - Grease

At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski.

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

Kasandra Flamenco Presents “La Tarara”

Explosive flamenco spectacular with dance stars direct from Spain, Ivan Vargas Heredia and Emilio Ochando!

Whistler | The Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

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

蘇永康加拿大乳癌基金會慈善演唱會 William So CBCF Charity Concert

久別溫哥華的蘇永康獲加拿大乳癌基金會(Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - CBCF)的邀請，將於2017年5月6日(星期六）來到 Molson Canadian Theatre (Hard Rock Casino Vancouver)作慈善獻唱，只演一場。

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Salsa & Latin Dance Night

Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance

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

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 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 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 | 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

Straight and Narrow

Straight and Narrow is a comedy about facing mid-life crisis issues, the support family can give, and the difficulties that families can cause

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

Sterling Scott

Often described as a high-energy performer and a crowd favourite Sterling Scott has become one of comedy’s rising stars

New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

BC Youth Week. Spray Paint Mural Art

Celebrate BC Youth Week with Delta, May 1-7, 2017!

Delta | Sungod Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Kids | Free

BC Youth Week. Youth Night

Celebrate BC Youth Week with Delta, May 1-7, 2017!

Delta | Sungod Recreation Centre | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Kids | Free

Burlesque Long Form

Celebrating its Fifth Anniversary! Six of Vancouver’s most celebrated burlesque performers return to the Rio Theatre‘s stage on Saturday, May 6 for Burlesque Long Form

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Show

Lady Sings the Blues

One of the highlight shows of 2016, Ladies Sing The Blues returns to Blue Frog featuring five beautiful and extremely talented ladies belting out the songs of the blues greats

White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 9:15 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

VINAI

VINAI is an EDM production and Italian DJ duo, formed in 2011 consisting of brothers Alessandro Vinai and Andrea Vinai

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Crank The Hear: Summer Kickoff Party!

Exams are over and the summer is finally here! In celebration of summer's beginning, we've put together a night full of great music ranging from house to trap that will keep you dancing all night.

Burnaby | REVS Bowling & Entertainment | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Digitalistic: Daft Punk Inspired Party

The Fox presents a dance party and revival of the most iconic nightlife music from the past twenty years.DJs Trevor Risk and Waspy spin everything from Daft Punk, to Eurodisco, to French Touch

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music