Metro Vancouver events on May 31, 2017
May 31, 2017
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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
WFM Local Supplier Summit - B.C.
We're hosting a WFM Local Supplier Summit in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 31 for current local suppliers whose products are sold in our BC stores
Vancouver | Leap Strategic | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free
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
DesignThinkers
At DesignThinkers, creative professionals gather to explore how design is connecting people with ideas, brands, experiences and each other in new and innovative ways
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 am to 6:30 pm | Lecture
RajYoga Meditation Foundation Course Beginners
Brahma Kumaris RajYoga Meditation Foundation Course. Learn how to stay in positive state of mind all of the time. Learn to make life peaceful and happy.
Surrey | Brahma Kumaris Greater Vancouver | 9:00 am to 11:00 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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: A Heart in Winter
Get swept away on an epic journey with Gerda, a little girl with big courage as she embarks on an adventure in search of her missing friend. During her travels, her courage and determination are tested
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:30 am to 11:25 am | Theatre
2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Fred Penner
Sing along with one of Canada’s best-loved children’s singers and two-time Juno winner Fred Penner at this year’s Festival!
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:30 am to 11:20 am | Music
2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Grug and the Rainbow
Get ready to fall in love with the most adorable character from down under! Bursting with curiosity and joy, Grug loves a good adventure! In fact, he loves it so much that he sets off on a quest to capture a rainbow that always seems just beyond his grasp
Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:30 am to 11:05 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
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
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
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
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: 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: 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 | 12:30 am to 1:00 pm | Film
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 | 12:30 am to 1:15 pm | Dance
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm | Music
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
2017 Vancouver International Children's Festival: Grug and the Rainbow. Pyjama Night
Get ready to fall in love with the most adorable character from down under! Bursting with curiosity and joy, Grug loves a good adventure! In fact, he loves it so much that he sets off on a quest to capture a rainbow that always seems just beyond his grasp
Vancouver | Performance Works | 6:30 pm to 7:05 pm | Theatre
Learn Chinese While Making Sweet & Sour Pork & Sesame Mochi
Healthy Sweet and Sour Pork? No way! - Yes Way! Well here's your chance to learn how to make it at your own home while picking up some basic Chinese words and phrases!
Vancouver | The True Nosh Kitchen | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking
The North Shore International Film Series: A Quiet Passion
The North Shore International Film Series is screened in conjunction with the Toronto International Film Festival. This spring, we are pleased to present these great movies from Canada and around the world: A Quiet Passion
North Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film
The Critical Hit Show: A #DNDLive Comedy Experience
The live, smash hit epic comedy returns for another round of monthly medieval merriment. It’s The Critical Hit Show! Join Vancouver’s best comedic performers at The Rio Theatre for the first installment of your favourite cosplay comedy.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
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
Seussical
Pulse Dance centre students present Seussical
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill at Rogers Arena
Presented by Pepsi Live: Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Yesteryear - heartwarming Canadian comedy
North Vancouver Community Players presents Yesteryear by Joanna McClelland Glass at The Theatre at Hendry Hall North Vancouver
North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Canada Show: The Complete History of Canada
Originally created in 2001 by Monster Theatre,The Canada Show toured almost non-stop for the next ten years. 2017, Canada’s 150th Anniversary, will bring The Canada Show out of retirement!
Vancouver | The Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
VSO Special: Cirque de la Symphonie
Cirque de la Symphonie combines the magic of Cirque, the sweeping melodies of the movies and the sonic splendour of the concert hall. Live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
The Hunger Room by Scott Button
The Hunger Room is a dark thriller that explores loneliness, disconnection and violence. A crisis takes over a suburban high school when a mysterious stalker begins delivering notes written in blood to targeted female students
Vancouver | The PAL Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Firecracker!
Firecracker! Dynamite ladies. Explosive comedy. Our all-female show featuring some of the best improvisers in Canada. The resulting comedy is inventive, unpredictable, uproarious and sure to spark your funny bone
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy