Metro Vancouver events on August 13, 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 | West Hastings and Hornby Street | 1:00 am to 11:59 pm | Exhibition | Free

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products – made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

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

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon will showcase selected landscapes from the Richmond Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection.

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

VF Challenge2017 - Vancouver

Volunteers Foundation launches once again the VF Challenge. Like the last 5 years, the event will take place in multiple locations

Burnaby | 6450 Deer Lake Avenue | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

New West Cultural Crawl 2017

Welcome to The New West Cultural Crawl, your opportunity to discover the creative landscape of Historical New Westminster

New Westminster | The Gallery at Queen's Park | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Visual Arts

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden

The most important exhibition of French painter Claude Monet’s work in Canada in two decades, Claude Monet’s Secret Garden will trace the career of this pivotal figure in Western art history.

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 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 7:00 pm | Family

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

Stephen Shore: The Giverny Portfolio

Contemporary American photographer Stephen Shore produced an important body of images during several visits to Monet’s garden at Giverny between 1977 and 1982

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 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

Elad Lassry

Elad Lassry is a Tel Aviv-born, Los Angeles-based artist whose photographs, collages, drawings, sculptures and films are concerned with the nature of perception and the contemporary conditions for images

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

Persistence

Persistence draws together three recent contemporary installations by Canadian artists to explore the surprising and creative ways that technologies, physical objects and natural processes endure and transform

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

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

Stanley Park BioBlitz 2017

Join the Stanley Park BioBlitz and contribute to the knowledge of the Park’s Biodiversity. This event has something for everyone from scientists, to budding naturalists to outdoor enthusiasts

Vancouver | Lumberman's Arch Concession | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

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

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Every Sunday from May - October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre bustles with 50+ farms and producers bringing Vancouver's west side the finest and freshest food in the city

Vancouver | Kitsilano Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Regeneratus. Works by Michelle Sirois-Silver and Katherine Soucie

Innovation and the transformation of waste materials are at the core of this exhibition, which includes five hand-hooked art pieces and two installations...

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 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

Afro/Latin and Reggae 3 day Festival

US-Mexico-Canada Intl talent with local fusion top bands non stop Live, marketplace, food court, kids zone, community booths and more.

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Festival

Coconut Village - One Love Westcoast Festival

Afro/Latin and Reggae Music and Culture all in one place! International and local bands, food trucks, family entertainment, community info and booths.

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Festival

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

Picnic in the Park

Come celebrate Kitsilano Community Centre's largest annual event. Connaught Park will be filled with fun-filled activities, interactive performances, rides, inflatables, community booths and food

Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Canada 150: Richmond Maritime Festival

Celebrating all things waterfront at the Britannia Shipyards Historic Site.

Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival | Free

Levine Flexhaug. A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings

A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug offers the first overview of the extraordinary career of Levine Flexhaug ...

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Gordon Bennett - Be Polite

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of largely unseen works on paper by one of Australia’s most visionary and critical artists, Gordon Bennett

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Celebrating the best in independent queer cinema, the 29th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) takes place this summer from August 10-20 at various theatres.

Vancouver | Various theatres across Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Regeneratus Artist Panel

Author Leanne Prain will join artists Michelle Sirois-Silver and Katherine Soucie to discuss curiosity, innovation, and reimagining the discarded.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare’s classic study of power and prejudice, set in today’s world, shows the consequences of how we choose to treat the ‘others’ in our midst

Vancouver | Douglas Campbell Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Love's Labour's Lost By William Shakespeare

Alchemy Theatre in cooperation with Vagabond Players returns this summer to present William Shakespeare’s Love's Labour's Lost

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Dance In Transit. Plaza of Nations

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 | Plaza of Nations | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance | Free

The Game of Fame by the James Black Gallery

August Guest Resident Ruby Gloom from Hong Kong explores fame. With the never-stop roaming of the Internet, ever-changing information on social medias, technology has been affecting the “cyber world” which leads to changes in self-identity

Vancouver | The James Black Gallery | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Visual Arts | 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

Blueridge Chamber Music Festival: Shoshana Telner in Recital

Blueridge is delighted to present multi-award-winning pianist Shoshana Telner. Experience her sparkling technique and deft musical discourse as she performs passionate works by Brahms, Hummel, and Liszt. One night only!

Vancouver | St Mark's Anglican Church | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

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 11:00 pm | Market

Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 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

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare’s classic study of power and prejudice, set in today’s world, shows the consequences of how we choose to treat the ‘others’ in our midst

Vancouver | Douglas Campbell Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Bryan Ferry

Since the 1970s Bryan Ferry has taken his place as one of the most iconic and innovative artists to emerge in popular music. He continues to break new ground

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Goblin Market

The Goblin Market is a contemporary circus re-telling, following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice and eventual salvation

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre Under the Stars presents: The Drowsy Chaperone

Glitz & Gusto. Mischief & Mayhem. A nostalgic love letter to golden age glam.

Vancouver | Malkin Bowl | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre