Metro Vancouver events on May 10, 2017

Vancouver Bird Week: Free Early Bird Garden Entry

To celebrate Vancouver Bird Week, we're offering free admission to VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 7:00 am to 9:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free

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

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

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

Learn and Share - Child Care Services in Richmond

Learn parenting skills to nurture your child’s healthy development and meet other parents!

Richmond | Richmond Public Library | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health | 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

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

Move for Health Day

Get moving Burnaby, celebrate Move for Health Day, it's Free!

Burnaby | Burnaby Community Centres | 12:00 am to 3:59 am | Active Life / Health | Free

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

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

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

Dance Power Competition - Burnaby #2

Who's pumped for DANCE POWER 25? Dance Power Competitions BBY #2 is back on May 8-14th. Watch dancers perform, compete with all they got and make it to the top of the competition

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Through the Trenches

Poet Henry Doyle narrates his life as a working artist and poet in the Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:15 pm to 3:30 pm | Film

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. City Voices: Shorts Program

A kaleidoscopic portrait of people and their city - from the West End to the Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:15 pm to 4:20 pm | Film

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Water on Sand

A grandmother and son retrace their memories of the Lebanese Diaspora in Vancouver with water and sand

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:15 pm to 3:25 pm | Film

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. You're Already in the Band (You Just Don't Know It Yet)

The Carnival Band describe themselves as a roving band of tricksters, troublemakers, and rabble-rousers, with the occasional real musician thrown in the mix

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:15 pm to 4:20 pm | Film

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

Emergency Preparedness Workshop

This nationally recognized event highlights the need for all Canadians to take action to protect themselves and their families during all kinds of emergencies

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Do You Understand Your Toddler?

Come learn how to understand your toddler's behaviour and help them with overwhelming emotions.

Vancouver | Hillcrest Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 3:34 pm | Family

Sexy Food, Sexy Heart! Cooking Class

There are so many ways to be nicer to your heart especially while you cook for your loved ones. This class focuses on the DASH Diet and how it helps to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol to help keep your heart healthy.

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

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Through the Trenches

Poet Henry Doyle narrates his life as a working artist and poet in the Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 6:30 pm to 6:40 pm | Film

Speaker Series: Project Resolute: an investigation of the Etibako family and Ashley Singh murders

Real people, real evidence, and the real story - explore crime investigation at Vancouver’s Police Museum's Speaker Series: Beyond The Headlines.

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | History

An Evening of Wonder

Join us for a magical variety night and evening of wonder!

Delta | Tsawwassen Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas

Take a trip to faraway eras and places with two richly imagined historical novels.

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

The VSO at the Movies: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial film score live with the classic movie on the big screen

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Music

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

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

Testament With special guests Sepultura and Prong

Unlike other '80s metal bands, Testament’s fan base hasn't diminished with the accumulation of years. In fact, when Testament dropped "Dark Roots of Evil" in 2012, the disc entered the Billboard 200 at No. 12, the highest chart position the band has seen

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Freud's Last Session

Filled with humanity, humor, and razor-sharp dialogue, Freud’s Last Session imagines the meeting of two of the 20th century’s greatest intellects

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

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

Theatre BC's North Shore Zone Festival of Plays: 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 | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip) at Fortune Sound

Joe Goddard of Hot Chip brings his new album “Electric Lines” Wednesday May 10th with guests A P O L L O Music

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The Road Forward

Marie Clements’ musical documentary is simultaneously a piece of BC First Nations history, a call for revolution and resolve, and a portrait of a people who have retained their power and identity through community and activism

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present The Wizard (1989)

Come see folks who wrote jokes for Mystery Science Theater 3000 provide live commentary for this 1980s classic!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Film