Metro Vancouver events on May 18, 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

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

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic goes down every Thursday in The Comedy Basement at Goldies, and hosts a couple dozen comics from pro-level to first-timer!

Vancouver | Goldies Pizza | 9:30 am to 0:30 am | Comedy | 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

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

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

West of Main Art Walk Exhibition

Artists in Our Midst welcomes our 25th year by inviting the public to join us for two popular art events. The exhibit and sale of visual art at the Roundhouse Community Centre highlights a wide range of paintings, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and more

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

Classical Concert Series: Yuri Zaidenberg

Acclaimed violinist Yuri Zaidenberg takes the stage for a program of complex & powerful music!

West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Music

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

Gardening Together

A fun filled hour with soil, seeds and sun. Come get your hands dirty and enjoy.

Richmond | Thompson Community Centre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals | 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

May Western BBQ Dinner and Dance

Bring your appetite and dancing shoes to celebrate spring with music steeped in rootsy rhythms, pan-fried in traditional country and then stewed in a gumbo of blues, jazz and western swing.

Richmond | Minoru Place Activity Centre | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Woodward's Community Singers 2017 Workshops

Everyone Deserves Music: Come Raise Your Voice With Us For A Dose Of Collective Joy!

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Workshop | Free

2017 Stars on Ice Tour

The three greatest Canadian men’s figure skaters will come together for the first time in 2017 to perform in the award-winning Investors Group Stars on Ice Tour presented by Lindt!

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

New Works Dance Allsorts: Olivia C. Davies

Crow’s Nest and Other Places She’s Gone is a new dance-theatre work by Olivia C. Davies, developed in collaboration with Coast Salish storyteller, Rosemary Georgeson, performance artist, Anne Riley, and aerial dancer Emily Long

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Science Slam

Science Slam Canada in partnership with Museum of Vancouver present this city’s most epic science showdown! Join us for the culmination of a year of Vancouver Science Slam events

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

Thorin Loeks Vancouver Album Release Show

Join us for a few drinks, a night of music, and some dancing, at the Anza Club with the release of Thorin's second independent album "Shine Through The Dark"

Vancouver | The Anza club | 7:00 pm to 0:30 am | Music

Children of God

A new musical by Corey Payette, World Premiere, Produced by The Cultch with The National Arts Centre English Theatre (Ottawa), Raven Theatre and Urban Ink Productions

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Theatre

Words Writing Project Celebration

Presented by: Burnaby School District. A night to celebrate the student authors whose work was chosen for publication in the Words Writing Project Anthology - and its launch.

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show | Free

Walk Richmond - Horseshoe Slough

Join this secluded and charming walk along the rural, tree-lined trail that crosses over the bridges of historic Horseshoe Slough. Dogs are welcome!

Richmond | Woodwards Landing | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Western World

Laugh without limits as improvisers play ‘Hosts’ to our audience ‘Guests’ in an improvised parody inspired by HBO's Westworld

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

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

Million Dollar Quartet

Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Comedy on Wheels: Celebrating Canada's Birthday with Belly Laughs

This community-based performance has absolutely zero intention to inspire, but every intention to make you giggle

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:45 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

An Evening with Pete Yorn - You & Me

Peter Joseph "Pete" Yorn is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and drummer who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus Presented by The North Shore Light Opera Society. Die Fledermaus will be our 70th Annual production.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Coastal Jazz: Will Vinson / Bryn Roberts Quartet

This rare Vancouver performance marks the beginning of a West Coast tour for the musicians, with Jesse Cahill on drums and Paul Rushka on bass.

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

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

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

Outside Mullingar

A pair of introverted misfits, Rosemary and Anthony’s families have lived on neighbouring farms as far back as anyone can remember, where they battle over property lines and childhood stories but never what matters most.

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

Mike Farris

The Rogue Folk Club presents: 2015 Grammy Award Winner! Mike Farris - Best Roots Gospel Album

Vancouver | St. James Community Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music