Metro Vancouver events on June 10, 2017
June 10, 2017
Sat
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
Babysitting Basics
Formerly known as What Every Babysitter Should Know, this St. John Ambulance course teaches young people how to care for children and infants
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm | Workshop
UBC Farmer's Market
We'll be here with fresh tempeh right on UBC Farm
Vancouver | UBC Farm - Centre for Sustainable Food Systems | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free
Trout Lake Farmers Market
This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market
Vancouver | John Hendry Park | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market | Free
Farmers' Market
Burnaby's Farmers' Market is the place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday from May 6 until October 28, 2017
Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Car Trunk Sale
Join us on Saturday, June 10 for Bill Copeland Car Trunk Sale.
Burnaby | Bill Copeland Sports Centre | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
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
VSO Tiny Tots: Let's Have a Playdate!
Explore fast and slow music on three playdates: at a friend’s house, at the park and at a concert.
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Kids
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum
The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 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
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
Walk Richmond - Shell Road Trail
Dog-friendly walk. Stroll along this rural trail lined with tall trees and shrubs for a unique walking experience in an urban city centre
Richmond | Shell Road Trail | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free
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
Lonsdale Artisan Farmers’ Market
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
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
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
Vice, Dice, and Opium Pipes. Sins of the City Walking Tour
The Vancouver Police Museum's tour takes you on a sinful journey into Vancouver's sinful past. Explore the early vices of our city's citizens, from saloon to brothels, racial tensions turned bloody, gambling dens, and city wide corruption
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | History
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
VSO Tiny Tots: Let's Have a Playdate!
Explore fast and slow music on three playdates: at a friend’s house, at the park and at a concert.
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
Orpheum Theatre Self-Guided Tours
Immerse yourself in a piece of Vancouver’s history! Take a self-guided tour of the Orpheum concert hall, a national historic site.
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | History
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
Nothin' But 90'S - Year-End Recital
This event is presented by Perform Art Studios
North Vancouver | Capilano University | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Dance
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
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Harmony Against Hunger Concert - Juniors Concert
Spring has sprung and The Coquitlam Youth Orchestra is sounding better than ever!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music
Community Arts: The Chalk Art Experience
Dive into the world of chalk art this June at Bonsor! Watch local and international street painters create masterful chalk art as they transform the pavement into a colourful gallery
Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Animating History Workshop
Join us for a family-friendly animation workshop that will inspire you and your children to explore and document your family history in an animated short film
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 12:00 am to 4:30 pm | Workshop
International Yarn Bombing Day: Year of the Tassel
Come celebrate this international event with local artist Helen Spaxman. This years project will involve participants making yarn tassels to hang in the cherry tree at the entrance to Napier Greenway
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Orpheum Theatre. Self-Guided Tours
Immerse yourself in a piece of Vancouver’s history! Take a self-guided tour of the Orpheum concert hall, a national historic site.
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 12:45 am to 1:45 pm | History
Walking Tour Vignettes
Travel back in time to the year 1917 with these walking tours. A narrator leads you though the streets of Steveston to see five short historical plays performed.
Richmond | Steveston Museum | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | History
FUNtastic Canada 150
The afternoon event is an extension of our morning event to celebrate the Richmond Canada 150. We will have musical presentations and activities such as Zumba, Yoga and board games
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Art At Work: Writing Intensive Series - Artist Statements with Annie Briard
Artist and instructor Annie Briard leads an Artist Statement Writing Workshop for emerging and midcareer artists, or those needing to fine-tune their artist package.
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Harmony Against Hunger Concert - Seniors Concert
Spring has sprung and The Coquitlam Youth Orchestra is sounding better than ever!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm | Music
Canadian Pole Fitness Championship
Tantra Fitness is proud to present the 8th Canadian Pole Fitness National Championships. Watch as Canada's Best Pole Dancers defy gravity to compete for #1 in their division
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Sports
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Music
Orpheum Theatre: Self-Guided Tours
Immerse yourself in a piece of Vancouver’s history! Take a self-guided tour of the Orpheum concert hall, a national historic site.
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | History
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
NWYAS Lawn Bowling Fundraiser
Time to get your tickets for the 3rd Annual Lawn Bowling Fundraiser. Your ticket includes a bbq, silent auction, bowling lessons, bowling and puppies to cuddle!
New Westminster | New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club | 2:00 pm to 7:13 pm | Charity / Fundraising
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour
During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Harmony Against Hunger Concert - Intermediates Concert
Spring has sprung and The Coquitlam Youth Orchestra is sounding better than ever!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 2:45 pm to 4:00 pm | Music
Teddy Bear Family Concert
This promises to be a fun evening of music for children of all ages on Saturday June 10, 2017
Coquitlam | Town Centre | Kids | Free
The Art of Meditation by The Art of Living Foundation
We are very happy to announce Pierre Laflamme, President of Art of Living Canada is coming to Vancouver in June to teach Sahaj Samadhi, The Art of Meditation course.
North Vancouver | Studio 202 | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Active Life / Health
Red Light Rendezvous. Sins of the City Walking Tour
Vancouver might have been founded on a barrel of whisky, but it was built on the brothels that lined the muddy streets of Gastown. Explore the history of Vancouver's sex trade with the Vancouver Police Museum's Red Light Rendezvous
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | History
Sunwave 2017: Opening Party at Koerner's Secret Garden
We are excited to kick off th season's open air festivites with a over-stacked line up from start to finish. Don't miss a beat!
Vancouver | Koerner's Secret Garden | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
Tinder Tales Live at The Fox Cabaret
Professional/Amateur Daters, Storytellers, Comedians & everyday people confess their most outrageous and hilarious Tinder Tales and other online dating stories live on stage
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 6:45 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
Karen Flamenco: Tjhe Princess and the Frog
Karen Flamenco presents her year end student production of The Princess and the Frog at the Playhouse
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
Illumination Summer Night Market
Illumination Vancouver International Summer Night Market presents multiple types of attractions suitable for all ages. There are over 300 food and merchandise booths, and more than 20 events or performing shows every week
Richmond | RIchmond Night Market | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
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
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
Just Voices: Union Made by Left Coast Labour Chorus
An evening of song with the Left Coast Labour Chorus, Gram Partisans, Griffin and Holdstock, Michael, Averill and the Re:Sisters.
Vancouver | Federation Of Russian Canadians | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing
The search for perfect love and la dolce vita triggers mischief, misunderstandings and laughter, as Shakespeare’s great romantic comedy lands in 1950s Italy.
Vancouver | Vanier Park - BMO Mainstage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Jazz Waves: Cory Weeds Quartet
Known as 'The Hardest Working Man In Jazz', Vancouver jazz impresario, record label owner, producer & exceptionally talented saxophonist Cory Weeds takes the stage with his talented band!
West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour
The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour
Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Hollerado
Hollerado's debut album Record In A Bag came out in 2009 and received a Canadian JUNO award nomination for Best New Artist
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Vivaldi Chamber Choir presents From Far and Wide - O'Canada
Celebrating the strength and talents of our country, as we commemorate Canada's 150th Birthday. This concert will feature works by Canadian composers and arrangers
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Titan: VSO Season Finale
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Maestro Tovey conducts a symphonic masterpiece by Gustav Mahler in this afternoon concert, with violinist Baiba Skride
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Dance In Transit. Robson Square
If you think dancing isn't for you, you haven't tried it yet. If you can walk, you can dance. Dance in Transit is a street dancing festival-it's not about wearing special clothes or fancy shoes, it's about moving to music, one foot at a time
Vancouver | Robson Square | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Dance | Free
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
Sam the Astronaut with guests The Strange and Someone Someone
Sam The Astronaut is a two piece band from Port Moody, BC. A man in love with synths and all things lasers, and a man that raps too much
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Salsa & Latin Dance Night
Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance
Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Fire!
Volcanoes, lightening, conflagrations! PSWE ends the season hot with this elemental program
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Aunty Donna - New Show
Award-winning Australian comedy group, Aunty Donna, announce their first North American theatre tour featuring their new hit show, Aunty Donna – ‘New Show’
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
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
JFL Northwest Presents WellRED Comedy Tour: Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan & Corey Forrester
Stand-up comedy and writing partners, Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester are touring nationally in support of their best-selling book, Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta the Dark
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
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
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Thao Bao
Vietnamese Concert
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Comedy Basement at Goldies - Pro/Am Showcase f. Matt Eriksen
The Comedy Basement Pro/Am Showcase features Vancouver's funniest professional & up-and-coming stand up comics every Saturday at Goldies!
Vancouver | Goldies Pizza | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
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 | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
Real Love at Sup Fu? Saturdays
Sup Fu? Saturdays welcomes back Real Love Vancouver DJs Kempeh x DJ Hustle alongside residents DJ Seko, DJ Marvel + Sailor Gerry, hosted by Dkay and powered by I get Hyphy
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 10:06 pm | Music
Nite*Moves at the Biltmore Cabaret
House party jams for the young, restless, and bored Every Saturday at the Biltmore Cabaret with your resident DJ’s Can I Live Harvey Harvey ++ special guests
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music | Free
Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy
Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Comedy