Metro Vancouver events on June 15, 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

Vancouver Tech Security Conference 2017

Data Connectors’ technology security conferences are focused on providing you with the latest best practices, products and services available to the community right now in an educational environment.

Vancouver | Fairmont Waterfront | 8:15 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture | 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

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

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

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

City of Bhangra Festival 2017

Our festival events are unique, diverse and strategically held in different venues in Vancouver and Surrey. Our programs are developed by creating innovative and collaborative performances, always integrating bhangra with other art forms.

Vancouver | Various locations | 10:00 am to 2:00 am | Festival

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

Spring Emerging Artists Exhibition: West Coast Homeland

This spring, the Beaumont Gallery and emerging, local artists team up to celebrate the beauty of BC in our Spring Emerging Artists Exhibition: West Coast Homeland.

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 10:00 am to 3:00 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

Canada 150. Mitchell Canada 150th Art Celebration

We will be celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday at our school with different activities related to Canada’s history, arts, culture and its people

Richmond | Mitchell Elementary | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | 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

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: Kevin Ayesh

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

City of Bhangra Festival 2017. Bhangra Funk Workshops

TSV partners with local organizations to offer master classes with internationally renowned artists and companies. BhangraFunk with Shivani

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Workshop

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

Canada 150: Our Canadian Bookcase Quilt Unveiling

TAGOR received a City of Richmond Canada 150 grant for a one-of-a-kind project called Our Canadian Bookcase in which, together with the community, expert TAGOR quilters will create a hanging quilt featuring 150 Canadian authors

Richmond | Richmond Public Library | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Books

City of Bhangra Festival 2017. Bhangra: WE

Following the success of last year’s groundbreaking panel, Bhangra: SHE, the festival delves deeper into an exploration of the complexity of our identities as young South Asian change-makers with Bhangra: WE.

Surrey | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free

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

Spring Emerging Artists Exhibition: West Coast Homeland. Opening Reception

This spring, the Beaumont Gallery and emerging, local artists team up to celebrate the beauty of BC in our Spring Emerging Artists Exhibition: West Coast Homeland.

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Walk Richmond - Railway Greenway Trail

Take in this multi-use cycling and walking trail that connects several neighbourhoods to the Fraser River Middle Arm and South Dyke/Steveston waterfronts

Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Arts Umbrella Dance Company: Recital

Join us for Arts Umbrella’s end-of-the year Dance Performance when we celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of all of our young dancers over the past 10 months

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Spiral Year End Dance Recital 2017

The Spiral Dance Year End Recital offers a performance opportunity that is as close to a professional experience your child will get at this training level.

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

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

Bittergirl: The Musical

The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Musical

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: 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

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

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American folk-blues and Americana band from New Orleans, Louisiana

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Tarrus Riley and Dean Fraser With Black Soil Band

Tarrus Riley is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and member of the Rastafari movement. Dean Ivanhoe Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s.

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

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

Maria Ho Quartet

With a smile in her voice, Maria’s impeccable articulation and precise diction captivate through a musical breeze of swinging standards, Brazilian rhythms and romantic ballads inspired by Nat King Cole, Freddie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson and Karr

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Blitzen Trapper

Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country/folk/rock band associated with Sub Pop Records, Vagrant Records and Lojinx

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

Mike WT Allen's Space Elevator with Special Guests

The 20-person jazz-rock powerhouse that is Mike WT Allen's Space Elevator will squeeze its way onto the stage of The Fox Cabaret once again to present a night of experimental and exciting music

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

VANIF film: Good, Bad, Garish

‘Good, Bad, Garish’ is a comedy movie about a film director who hires two actors for a crime movie. Vancouver Iranian Film (VANIF) presents Good, Bad, Garish with English Subtitles

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Film

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 Hooker Monologues

The Hooker Monologues is created by a collective of active and former sex workers and allies and performed by members of that collective

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Way Home ft. Mad Zach at Fortune Sound

Join the movement and find your Way Home with Berlin producer Mad Zach Thursday June 15th on his Fortress Tour with support from the Way Home DJs

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

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

The Crystal Method - Vancouver

Learn the name of the game with The Crystal Method, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their seminal album 'Vegas' with a special DJ Set at VENUE on Thursday, June 15th with Patrick Kelly & Abasi

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music