Metro Vancouver events on June 8, 2017

Chali-Rosso Art Gallery: Dance of Time I.

To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, Chali-Rosso Art Gallery brought a spectacular gift to Vancouver in the form of a magnificent, iconic, bronze, Salvador Dali sculpture

Vancouver | Hornby and West Hastings Street | 1:00 am to 11:59 pm | Exhibition | Free

Canada 150: Our Home & Native Bloom

Throughout June, City Hall Plaza will blossom forth with a tribute to the biodiversity and beauty of Richmond’s native plants.

Richmond | Richmond City Hall | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Revolution: Engaging Human Creativity

The BC Alliance for Arts & Culture 2017 annual conference, Revolution: Engaging Human Creativity will take place at VSO School of Music and the Annex

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Lecture

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

Ships To Shore: King Of The Sea

A three day family festival where visitors are invited to view one of the world’s largest tall ships and enjoy dockside programs and entertainment

Richmond | Garry Point Park | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

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

Healthy Kids Preschool Fair

Parents with preschoolers, come and take part in free activities!

Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 9:30 am to 12:00 am | Kids | Free

Good Day and Good Night

The beloved Bee Stage returns with a brand new play for little ones under three.

Vancouver | The Bee Stage at Carousel Theatre for Young People | 10:00 am to 10:45 am | Kids

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

Vancouver Art Gallery presents Pictures From Here

The rise of photo-conceptualism in Vancouver has influenced not just contemporary artists across Canada, but contemporary art practices around the world.

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 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

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The Vienna Model: Housing for the 21st-Century City

The Vienna Model exhibition, curated by Wolfgang Förster and William Menking, explores housing in Vienna, Austria, through its portrait of the city’s pathbreaking approach to architecture, urban life, neighborhood revitalization

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver in the Seventies

Vancouver in the Seventies zooms in on key themes and moments from Vancouver’s coming of age: a time of protest, political upheaval, economic prosperity, and cultural blossoming

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Playland at the PNE

Playland opens May 6 with three new family rides! All three rides will accommodate the entire family, so get ready to share even more memories and screams this coming spring and summer.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family

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

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: Triskellion Summer Is A Comin' In

Join Triskellion with harpist Rebecca Blair, violinist Rosie Carver & singer/flautist Michelle Carlisle as they celebrate the arrival of summer through music.

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

Downtown Farmers Market

The Downtown Farmers Market runs every Thursday, June 1 to October 5 on the Queen Elizabeth Plaza. Fresh produce and great food trucks!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 11:00 am to 3:00 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

Good Day and Good Night

The beloved Bee Stage returns with a brand new play for little ones under three.

Vancouver | The Bee Stage at Carousel Theatre for Young People | 11:30 am to 12:15 am | Kids

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

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

The Octopus's Garden: Planning for Sea Level Rise

Who will be tending your garden when the ocean rises? An octopus? A seastar? Imagine the City of Vancouver without the sea wall

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Blood Sweat and Fear - Book Launch

Please join us in celebrating the release of Blood Sweat and Fear - the new book by Eve Lazarus detailing the life of Vancouver’s pioneering forensics expert John Vance

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Books | Free

Prohibition City - walking tour

From back alley blind pigs to Chinatown opium dens! Mobsters! Opium! Booze! Delve into Vancouver's dirtiest secrets on this scandal filled walking tour.

Vancouver | Cathedral Square, Dunsmuir & Richards streets | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Exhibition

Cut and Paste Comics with Sean Karemaker

Comic book artist Sean Karemaker leads a hands-on workshop introducing the process of writing for comics. Participants will work with a series of cut-out illustrations and panels to create a narrative for a two-page comic.

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

PechaKucha Night Vol.42

In Vancouver, PechaKucha Night is a fun and informal hour and a half of culture, ideas, creativity, passion and opinions. It’s a place to share your thoughts, gather as a creative community and have a good time

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health

TheatreSports™

Relying on razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches. Using audience suggestions to fuel scenes, teams must create totally improvised situations on the spot

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

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Winter’s Tale

A family’s sixteen-year journey takes them from tragedy to healing, in a magical and moving adventure story.

Vancouver | Vanier Park - BMO Mainstage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Hand To God

The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Million Dollar Quartet

Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session

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

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 World Goes ‘Round

The sizzle of Chicago. The charisma of Cabaret. The bravado of Kiss of the Spider Woman. See it all in this stylish revue celebrating one of Broadway’s greatest song-writing teams, Kander & Ebb

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Adaline

Adaline returns with Aquatic - a hook infused collection of percussive torch-pop songs

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

Luxxury Live Remix DJ Set and Terrace

Luxxury, the disco king of Los Angeles brings his live remix show to Fox with Vancouver’s indie-dance stalwarts Terrace. With music spun by DJ Krown on Thursday June 8th

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Coastal Jazz: Leora Cashe

Enjoy an evening filled with some swingin' lovin' fun!

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

Charley's Aunt By Brandon Thomas

Vagabond Players Presents: Charley's Aunt By Brandon Thomas. Directed by Dale Kelly

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

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

The LOL of TMI

Our improvisers delve into our over-shared digital world. From Snapchat to Instagram, Weibo to Facebook and everything in between.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Show