Metro Vancouver events on June 24, 2017
June 24, 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
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
Arts 2017: Reflections on Canada
The Arts Council of Surrey presents the 33nd juried exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of established and emerging visual artists from across the Lower Mainland
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Chakradance - Connecting to the Divine Goddess Within
Imagine being courageous, confident, free, empowered, balanced and able to trust and express yourself fully. Are you looking for alternative methods to help yourself?
Langley | 200th st and Hwy#1 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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
Akshobhya Teaching
The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He visits Vancouver for Akshobhya teachings and empowerment
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Lecture
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
River District Farmers Market
This one-of-a-kind market is the only riverfront market in Vancouver. Come shop for fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, and handmade products produced by farmers and artisans
Vancouver | River District Vancouver | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Walk Richmond - Iona Jetty
Enjoy a stroll on the jetty with panoramic views of Mount Baker to the east, the Coast Mountains to the north, Pacific Spirit Regional Park in the foreground and the Vancouver Island Mountains to the west
Richmond | Iona Beach Regional Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free
Anatomy Trains in Motion
Presented by Karin Gurtner: Anatomy Trains in Motion is a course specifically designed for modern movement teachers and therapists, who want to expand their professional horizon and expertise in structural integration through movement
Vancouver | Meridian Pilates Studio | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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
Sweet Side of Swing Northwest
Designed to serve both men and women equally, this unique WCS weekend focuses less on the patterns and more on the conversation and technique of the dance that is so often neglected.
Richmond | Executive Plaza Hotel | 10:00 am to 4:00 am | Dance
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 Canada Berries Gospel Music Festival
2017 Canada Berries Gospel Music Festival will be one of the largest gatherings event holding around the time of Canada Day in Richmond, BC. It is the centralization of Christianity, and it is a massive celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday
Richmond | 12791 Blundell Rd | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Festival
Crystal Healing 101: Covering the basics
An introduction and brief history of crystals, what they are, how they are used, how to cleanse them, charge them and use them in healing.
Richmond | The Sacred Seven | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Workshop
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
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: Exploring Shakespeare. The Winter’s Tale
Simon Fraser University’s Paul Budra delivers in depth explorations of each of the Shakespeare plays in his lively and engaging style
Vancouver | Vanier Park - BMO Mainstage | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Lecture
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
Saturday Specials - Tecate Tallcan Beer at La Casita
Every Saturday at the Mexican Food Restaurant La Casita Gastown we have Tecate Tallcan Beer On Special
Vancouver | La Casita Gastown | 11:30 am to 11:30 pm | Food / Wine
Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. South Arm’s Canada 150 Celebration
South Arm Community Association will be celebrating Canada’ 150th birthday with Canadian-inspired foods, entertainment, artisan market of local artists and more
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
Pop Up Shop - Slice of Life Gallery & Studios
Pop Up Shop brings together local talent at the Slice of Gallery, featuring art prints, shirts, zines, paintings and more...
Vancouver | Slice of Life Gallery & Studios | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Ocean Commotion 100% Jungle DnB Bass Cruise! DigitalMotion7YR
Join us as we kick off what will be an fantastic summer season by sailing around the beautiful Salish Sea, Burrard Inlet and English Bay listening to our favourite music in the sunshine!
Vancouver | The Queen of Diamonds | 12:30 am to 5:00 pm | Marine
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
The Lion King by The Arts Connection
The Arts Connection is a leading center for arts and educational programming in Richmond, B.C.
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Show
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Music
Bittergirl: The Musical
The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Musical
Akshobhya Empowerment
The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He visits Vancouver for Akshobhya teachings and empowerment
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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 | 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
Dateless at DeepDownInside
Dirtybird signed tech house up and comer Dateless
Vancouver | MIA Nightclub | 3:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
North Shore Jazz: Festival d’été Afro-Canadian Collaboration
A veritable incubator for creative musicianship that has won audience acclaim, the artists in residence program of the Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver returns in 2017 with five world music artists
North Vancouver | Civic Plaza | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music | Free
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
Dance In Transit. Jim Deva Plaza
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 | Jim Deva Plaza | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance | Free
Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Steveston Community Block Parties
Community Block Party that includes dinner (hamburgers, veggie burgers, etc), bounce houses, snow cone machine, popcorn machine, cotton candy machine, clowns, balloon animals and more
Richmond | Manoah Steves Elementary | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Joy of Feeding
13 cooks. 13 countries. One delicious day. Joy of Feeding is a unique inter-generational, international food festival and fundraiser for the UBC Farm – where we celebrate home-cooked dishes from around the world
Vancouver | UBC Farm | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine
Sunwave 2017: Wave II
The 4th Annual Sunwave Returns to 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
Art Battle Vancouver - BC Finals!
Don't miss the most anticipated event of the season, featuring some of BC's best live painters from Kamloops, Nelson, Prince George, Salmon Arm, Whistler, Kelowna and of course Vancouver!
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Visual Arts
BC Lions vs Edmonton Eskimos
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League
Vancouver | BC Place | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
The Buddy Holly SHOW, Starring Zachary Stevenson
Back by popular demand to Blue Frog, Zachary Stevenson celebrates the life and music of legendary rock & roller Buddy Holly, whose career was cut tragically short by a plane crash in 1959.
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Pawb Night Fundraiser
Join us for our first "Pawb" (Pub) Night Fundraiser to help cats in need. There will be a live band and lots of chances to win prizes!
Delta | The Sundowner Pub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
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
Graham Clark's Quiz Show
Graham Clark's Quiz Show! A comedy show that cherry picks the best segments of game shows and presents them all in one bizarre event! Comedians as contestants!
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:30 pm to 10:00 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 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
UBC Opera - Ariadne Auf Naxos
A rich patron has commissioned a new opera from a brilliant young composer based on the Greek myth of Ariadne and has invited his friends to dinner for the premiere
Vancouver | UBC Old Auditorium | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera
Listen to the Music
It is Out in Harmony's Meta-Concert, where the music is all about music! Come join your favorite local Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, Lesbian, & Friends Community Choir, Out in Harmony, as we celebrate the place music has in our lives
Vancouver | Unitarian Church of Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Willolux Album Release Party by Kristina Emmott
Join willolux (Kristina Emmott) and her band (James Testani, Mike Ferguson, Spencer Hall), as they play songs from her debut album, "Thread & Tape"
Vancouver | St James Community Square | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
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
Jazz Waves: Don Hardy & The GUilty Pleasures
You're in a for a night of rockin' blues from multi-instrumentalist Don Hardy & the Guilty Pleasures Band
West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Living Hour (Winnipeg) + The Servers - Live at the Railway
Lust For Life and BeatRoute Magazine present Living Hour. This dreamy dream-pop/shoegaze rock group are doing the summer circuit and are ready to show you a prairie good time!
Vancouver | Railway Stage & Beer Café | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | 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
Bittergirl: The Musical
The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical
Jurassic 5 with special guests Lazy Syrup Orchestra
Jurassic 5 is an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 by members of two previous groups: rappers Charles Stewart, Dante Givens, Courtenay Henderson, Marc Stuart; and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden
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
Alma - The Story of the Girl Who Glowed
East Van Opera cordially invites you to join us in our inaugural production; "Alma", by composer Allison Cociani. Experience an evening of opera, ballet, and burlesque!
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera
Jazz Fest: Antonio Ciacca Quintet plays The Italian American Songbook
Antonio Ciacca QUINTET - Volare, The Italian American Songbook featuring Antonio Ciacca - piano, Cory Weeds - tenor saxophone, Benny Benack III - trumpet/vocals, Paul Gill - bass, Pete van Nostrand - drums
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 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
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
Petunia & the Vipers
The Rickshaw and Petunia and the Vipers present Petunia & The Vipers with guests The Crow Quill Night Owls, The Burying Ground
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Hand To God
The irreverent comedy with a wicked personality
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Live at the Bolt: 21
Join us in an interactive evening of performance in the Shadbolt and through the magical grounds of Deer Lake Park
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet
Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
Damonde Tschritter Live in the Comedy Basement at Goldies
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
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Nomadic Massive
Reflecting Canada’s vibrant cultural diversity, the nine-member Montreal collective Nomadic Massive combines groove-infused live instrumentation, omnivorous cross-genre sampling, and next-level poetics… in five languages!
Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
The Buddy Holly Show
Back by popular demand to Blue Frog, Zachary Stevenson celebrates the life and music of legendary rock & roller Buddy Holly, whose career was cut tragically short by a plane crash in 1959.
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 9:15 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
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
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Donny McCaslin Group
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his band, featured on David Bowie‘s Blackstar, will make their Motéma Music debut with the October 14 2016 release of Beyond Now, a highly anticipated album dedicated to Bowie.
Vancouver | The Ironworks | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Divine - Drag Disco Party
The Fox Cabaret invites you to a Studio 54 style vintage drag + disco party
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | 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
Black Sun Empire + The Upbeats - Digital Motion 7 Year show
Digital Motion proudly presents our 7 year anniversary show featuring special guests!
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 11:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
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
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Thus Owls
Thus Owls is a Swedish-Canadian experimental indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife duo Simon and Erika Angell
Vancouver | The Ironworks | 11:58 pm to 1:30 am | Music