Metro Vancouver events on May 14, 2017

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products – made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

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

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

Indian Cooking Workshop with Ace Curries

Join Vikram Bajaj of Ace Curries for an exciting Indian Cooking Workshop! In this hands-on workshop, participants will help to prepare ingredients for a few delicious Indian dishes

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Farmers Market | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Workshop

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

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

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Farmers’ Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

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

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

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

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

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

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 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 | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper. In the BAG: Family Sundays

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

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family

Arts Alive 2017. In the BAG: Family Sundays

Join us for the exhibition of Arts Alive 2017!

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Academy of Music: Marian Schreiber Suzuki Festival Concert

Since 1969, VAM’s reputation has been built on the success of our Suzuki program with some of North America’s most experienced instructors of this proven methodology

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:30 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

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

LCMS Alumni Concert by Langley Community Music School

LCMS is proud to welcome back these three fine musicians to our stage. Paul and Roland were both recipients of LCMS’ prestigious Sharon Stevenson scholarship in 2014 and 2011, respectively

Langley | Langley Community Music School | 2:30 pm to 4:30 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 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Glowing Hearts - Canada’s 150th with the VYSO

The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in grand style, with a full program of Canadian works and guests

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Everything is Performative: Shorts Program

Dance, that most protean form of human communication, is given three wildly innovative outlets in this trio of short films. Dancers commune with their animal spirits, opera gets spooky, and dance meets finance in the streets of London town

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 4:15 pm to 5:50 pm | Film

DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Voices of Finance

In London’s bleak financial district, traders, bankers, and hedge fund managers describe an atavistic society, blood red in tooth and claw.

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 4:15 pm to 4:50 pm | Film

Alaria's Fiddle by Valley Youth Fiddlers

Alaria’s Fiddle is a full-length musical theatre performance developed by the Smithers-based Valley Youth Fiddlers in collaboration with master fiddlers from across Canada

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Vancouver Iranian Film Presents: Movie Screening:"Good , Bad, Garish"

Movie Screening:"Good , Bad, Garish" with Pejman Hamshidi, Sam Derakhshani, Peyman Ghasemkhani

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

Cyrilika Slavic Chamber Choir

Join the Cyrilika Slavic Chamber Choir for a presentation of Eastern European choral tradition

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Zhang Jie: Sound of My Heart 2017 World Tour

One of China's best-known pop stars, Jason Zhang brings his World Tour to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Saul Berson Quartet: a "Bouquet" of Songs for Mother's Day

The quartet will play a mix of compelling jazz standards with flavours from around the world for a unique and special Mother’s Day.

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

Emel Mathlouthi

Caravan World Rhythms presents Tunisia's prominent Singer/Songwriter Emel Mathlouthi

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music