Metro Vancouver events on May 13, 2017
May 13, 2017
Sat
PlayOn! Richmond
This event has room for 30 street hockey rinks for two full days of the largest street hockey tournament in the world.
Richmond | Lansdowne Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Sports
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
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
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
12th Annual Richmond Vancouver Walk for ALS
Join us for this annual walk hosted by the ALS Society of British Columbia
Richmond | Garry Point Park | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free
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
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
Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia
Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia
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
Cambie Spring Swap Meet
Great deals on kids' stuff, household items, sporting goods, crafts and more.
Richmond | Cambie Community Centre | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market | Free
Walk Richmond - Middle Arm Dyke
Follow the Fraser River on this picturesque walk that passes by the Richmond Olympic Oval offering spectacular views of the North Shore mountains
Richmond | Dover Neighbourhood Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | 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
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
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
Eleanor Hannan, Barbara Heller & Bettina Matzkuhn: Connections
Using the ancient language of textiles - three artists Barbara Heller, Eleanor Hannan and Bettina Matzkuhn have produced a body of work created through a collaboration with a member of Nature Vancouver
Vancouver | Crafthouse | 10:30 am to 6:00 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
Regional Heritage Fair
What is a heritage fair? A Heritage Fair is similar to a science fair, except that students do their projects on Canadian history and heritage
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids
Spot Prawn Festival 2017
11th Annual Spot Prawn Festival This year at the Spot Prawn Festival, chefs from the Lower Mainland gather to serve you fresh-from-the-boat spot prawns.
Vancouver | False Creek Fishermen's Wharf | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Food / Wine
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
Richmond Regional Heritage Fair
The Richmond Regional Heritage Fair is an annual two-day event presented by the Richmond Museum
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | History | Free
Public Works Open House
Each year, in celebration of National Public Works Week, the City of Richmond welcomes residents to its operations yard for an afternoon of behind-the-scenes experiences, as well as many other interactive and entertaining events
Richmond | City Operations Yard | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Give & Grow Film Screening
Film Synopsis: Feel you’re destined for more? Desire to impact others? Want more meaning in your life? Come with us on a journey and discover how
Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 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
22nd Annual Stone Soup Festival
This annual festival brings the community together in celebration of local food, local artists, community groups and entertainment with a focus on food sustainability, food justice and the environment
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Festival
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
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
The Marcus Mosely Chorale CD Release Concert
Marcus Mosely Chorale CD Release Concert at Highlands United Church
North Vancouver | Highlands United Church | 12:00 am to 7:30 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 | 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
Intercultural Dance Seminar
This seminar is geared towards dancers/choreographers and research-based artists interested in exploring the nature of intercultural creation and collaboration.
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Lecture
Mother's Day High Tea
Our Mother’s Day High Tea is by far our most popular event each year. Indulge in tea by Culinary Blossom, and enjoy dainty sandwiches and delectable sweets
Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Family
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
North Shore Mountain Theatre Presents: Annie JR
Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City...
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Music
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
Your Name
Makoto Shinkai’s animated blockbuster and global pop culture hit Your Name. (Kimi no Na wa.) is headed to the Rio Theatre - in both Japanese with English subs
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Film
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
DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The Dazzling Light of Sunset
Director Salome Jashi plays with the idea of perception in this enlightening film about contemporary Georgian life. The town folk in the interviews, as well as the journalists themselves, are acutely aware of how they are perceived.
Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 2:45 pm to 4:30 pm | Film
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 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
True Rice Dumplings Nosh Down!
Our First annual True Rice Dumplings Nosh Down! - A social gathering with Rice dumplings in time for the Dragon Boat Races!
Vancouver | 88 W 1st Ave | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Food / Wine
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
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
Night of 1,000*Stars: raising funds for Keating Gudgeon + Jess Nichol memorial awards
Best-selling author Christopher Gudgeon is launching his new, short story collection "Encyclopedia of Lies" by hosting a special fundraiser
Vancouver | Vancouver Community College | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
MRCF 2017 Fundraiser Dinner & Citizen of the Year Award Presentation
Maple Ridge Community Foundation invites you to our 2017 Fundraising Dinner and Citizen of the Year Award Presentation!
Pitt Meadows | Meadow Gardens Golf Club | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Let There Be Light
Many physicists and scientists believe the only hope for future life on Earth is fusion. This is the story of the most complex machine ever invented, the hydrogen fusion energy facility, currently being built out of a million pieces in southern France
Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film
Deluxe Edition - Eurovision 2017 Viewing Parties
Come Down To 1181 And Watch 43 European Countries Including Australia (Don't Ask) Compete To Be The Winner Of The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
Vancouver | 1181 | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free
The Smugglers with guests The Muffs, Chixdiggit and Needles // Pins
One of Vancouver’s all-time legendary live bands is reuniting to play one of Vancouver’s all-time legendary live venues: Saturday May 13, 2017. One night only
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Wine and Paint Night
We invite you to come and discover the beauty of your own expression in this social, wine and painting evening
Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
Chilliwack's Art of Wine Festival
Where there is Wine, laughter is never far behind! Summer just around the corner and time once more for the very popular Chilliwack’s Art of Wine Festival!
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 4:18 pm | Food / Wine
North Shore Mountain Theatre Presents: Annie JR
Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City...
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Lande Cabaret: Come on Along and Listen to...
Lande Cabaret presents a cabaret featuring the movie songs of Harry Warren and the Broadway songs of Jerry Herman.
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Shining Light: Celebrating Women Composers
Memorable collaborations with composers have been an integral part of Elektra’s three decades of accomplishment
Vancouver | Ryerson United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 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
Coastal Jazz: Coco Jafro
Seven-piece musical sensation Coco Jafro's electrified and funky global rhythms combine the schools of funk, soul, jazz and Afrobeat.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 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: Entertainment
Entertainment by the Zonies, followed by presentation of awards and Closing Night Party
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Pink Martini with the VSO
Pink Martini, the 'little orchestra' from Portland, Oregon, joins forces with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for an evening of music that mixes classical, jazz, and Latin genres. One night only
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
The Lion Sons, of The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is described as "the most envied, the most imitated, and the most successful singing group, folk or otherwise, in all show business" and "the undisputed kings of the folk singing rage by every yardstick”.
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
2017 Chutzpah!PLUS presents Birds Sing A Pretty Song
2017 Chutzpah!PLUS presents birds sing a pretty song - with Rebecca Margolick, Chuck Wilt, Dimitry Prushak, Maxx Berkowitz, Bruno Esrubilsky and Ruby Namdar
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
Patrick Street Productions brings to life this sophisticated and luscious musical by Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler.
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
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
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
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
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
Thunder From Down Under
Australia’s Thunder From Down Under will be bringing back their internationally acclaimed all-male dance revue
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
Peter Silberman (of The Antlers)
While Impermanence is Peter Silberman’s first solo album, it could easily be thought of as a continuation of the emotional-spiritual odyssey begun through his work in The Antlers over the past decade
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Ballet BC Presents: Program 3
Our season finishes with a thrilling triple bill featuring works by two prominent Israeli choreographers and a world premiere by Ballet BC’s Artistic Director. Join us in celebrating dance with this cutting edge and inspired choreography.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
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
The MOTHER Of All Comedy Shows
Share the adventures of an all-ages troupe of comic mommas
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Daryl Makk
Daryl has been performing stand-up since 1993 after winning a comedy contest in the city of Winnipeg where he got his comedy start.
New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Comedy
Andy Hillhouse and The Eisenhauers
The Rogue Folk Club presents Andy Hillhouse,| The Eisenhauers - Double CD Launch!
Vancouver | St. James Community Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
FuKR Vancouver Jock/Harness Party by Man Upp & Joe Whitaker
FuKR Jock/Hareness Party returns in May to Vancouver and this month we are bringing the party to Odyssey Nightclub!
Vancouver | The Odyssey Bar & Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music