Metro Vancouver events on May 21, 2017
May 21, 2017
Sun
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
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
Native Basketball Tournament
Join us for the Native Basketball Tournament hosted by NEC Native Education College and SFU Simon Fraser University
Burnaby | Simon Fraser University | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival: VanCAF 2017
VanCAF is The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. It is a two-day celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, including an exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of creators from around the world
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Books
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
Family Toy and Clothing Sale
A perfect chance for families to buy and sell used children's clothing and toys. Great bargains for parents with growing children.
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market | 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
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
Royal Victorian Party
Have a Jolly Good 'Royal' Time! Party like it’s 1845! The whole family will enjoy this royal celebration with dancing, birthday cake and a chance to meet Queen Victoria herself
Surrey | Stewart Farm House | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | 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
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
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
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre
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 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Show
Cultural Programme
Presented by: Gujarati Hindu Senior Society
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
World Meditation Hour
Whether or not you know how to meditate, join us on the third Sunday of each month to dedicate 60 minutes of your time to radiating peace, love and care to our world.
Surrey | Brahma Kumaris | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Evergrey (Sweden) with Seven Kingdoms, Need, Ascendia, Celestial Ruin, Elysium Echoes
Evergrey is a progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was founded in 1995 and released its debut album, The Dark Discovery, in 1998.
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Rookie Night
Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Comedy
The Red Shoes 2017 Dance Performance
Canadian Gaming Tournaments and River Rock Casino Resort present Dance Performance
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
Saxophobia
Saxophobia was formed in 1994. The idea was to play great songs with a different instrumentation then the original settings.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 4:37 pm | Music
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Elvira Madigan: Jonathan Biss plays Mozart
Alexandre Bloch makes his eagerly-anticipated return to the VSO, conducting a program that includes fascinating pianist Jonathan Biss performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
20 Years of Nordic Trax feat Mark Farina, Pete Moss & more
20 Years of Nordic Trax Featuring… Mark Farina, Pete Moss, Jay Tripwire, Gavin Froome - Live PA, krown & Lock, Luke McKeehan
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
Live Band Burlesque Tribute to The B-52's!
On Victoria Day Long Weekend Kitty Nights wraps up their season and kicks off your Summer of Lovin' with a Live Band Burlesque Tribute to THE B-52's!
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show
Babes on Babes / Queer Long Weekend Jam with Von Kiss
Babes On babes is a Queer long weekend party. We are a collective of artists, DJs and promoters with the desire to showcase and celebrate local and international Queer talen
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music