Metro Vancouver events on May 29, 2017

May 29, 2017

Mon

Bike to Work Week - Enter and win great prizes!

HUB Bike to Work Week is May 29th - June 4th, have you signed up yet?

Vancouver | HUB Cycling | 7:00 am to 10:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Building Lasting Change 2017 - CaGBC Conference

Connect. Learn. Transform. Building Lasting Change is Canada’s largest green building conference and is known for activating connections, delivering world class learning opportunities and cultivating inspiration and innovation

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Business / Finance

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

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Pulse

Share a special moment with your little one in a world filled with play, exploration, and discovery. A joyous and stimulating experience for the youngest of audiences, Pulse is a rare opportunity for your baby to experience live theatre

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | Theatre

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

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: National Film Board - Animated Shorts - The Canadian Story

We’ve compiled the best, must-watch National Film Board (NFB) films that tell the Canadian story.

Vancouver | Carousel Studio | 10:30 am to 11:00 am | Film

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Afrique en Cirque

You’ll be blown away by Afrique en Cirque’s breathtaking display of daring acrobatics and death-defying feats! Kalabanté will have you gasping in amazement

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:30 am to 11:20 am | Family

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Clancy and the Wild Moccasin Dance Sisters

Powwow dances are beautiful expressions of First Nation spirituality, history and culture. Come celebrate this rich cultural treasure with the Clancy and the Wild Moccasin Dance Sisters.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:30 am to 11:15 am | Dance

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: RupLoops

Imagine your child’s delight when they realize that they’re part of the show! Don’t miss this fun, interactive and dynamic performance. Through body percussion and beatboxing, Rup demonstrates and teaches how the body is indeed a musical instrument

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:30 am to 11:20 am | Music

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: The Canada Show

In an action-packed sixty minutes, The Canada Show takes you on a hysterically historical joy-ride through 50,000 years of Canada

Vancouver | Granville Island -The Revue Stage | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Theatre

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

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Pulse

Share a special moment with your little one in a world filled with play, exploration, and discovery. A joyous and stimulating experience for the youngest of audiences, Pulse is a rare opportunity for your baby to experience live theatre

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 12:00 am to 12:30 am | Theatre

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Afrique en Cirque

You’ll be blown away by Afrique en Cirque’s breathtaking display of daring acrobatics and death-defying feats! Kalabanté will have you gasping in amazement

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 12:30 am to 1:20 pm | Family

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: RupLoops

Imagine your child’s delight when they realize that they’re part of the show! Don’t miss this fun, interactive and dynamic performance. Through body percussion and beatboxing, Rup demonstrates and teaches how the body is indeed a musical instrument

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 12:30 am to 1:20 pm | Music

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: The Itch of the Golden Nit

Created by the Tate Modern with Aardman Animation, this groundbreaking project involved more than 34,000 school children to create the artwork and conceive the storyline for this delightfully funny 30-minute animated film

Vancouver | Carousel Studio | 12:30 am to 1:00 pm | Film

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Le groupe Swing

Are you ready to be swept up in a tornado of music and dancing? This energetic urban folk band will get kids off their feet and dancing up a storm

Vancouver | Granville Island - The Revue Stage | 12:30 am to 1:15 pm | Music

2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Aché Brasil

There’s going to be a dance party and you’re invited! Get ready for an explosion of colour, energy and music that embodies the lively culture and rhythms of Brazil

Vancouver | Performance Works | 12:30 am to 1:20 pm | Dance

Rüfüs Du Sol

RÜFÜS is an alternative dance group from Sydney, Australia, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt.

Vancouver | Malkin Bowl | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Predator - 30th Anniversary Screening!

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a 30th Anniversary screening of one of the 80s’ biggest sci-fi action horror thrillers (it really does have everything), Predator

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Moscrop Dance Recital

Presented by: Moscrop Secondary School Dance

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

南國紅豆耀雲城 八十三載振華聲 Guangzhou Red Bean Chinese Opera Troupe

Jin Wah Sing Dramatic & Musical Association (振華聲藝術研究社) in celebration of its 83th anniversary...

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Film: Maudie

An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community and highly collected folk artist

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

Ones to Watch Presents Blackbear - Digital DrugTour, With guests 24hrs, Elhae, Lil Aaron & Yung Pinch

A native of Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood region, Matthew Musto was known as a fledgling, rock-leaning singer/songwriter until he co-wrote Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend,” a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music