Metro Vancouver events on September 23, 2017
September 23, 2017
Sat
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Colorado Rapids
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will commence their seventh season in Major League Soccer when they host Colorado Rapids
Vancouver | BC Place | Sports
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
Burnaby 125 Weekend of Fun
Happy 125th Burnaby! Join us Sep 22-24 for events and activities happening all weekend long!
Burnaby | Cameron Recreation Complex | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Color Vibe 5k - Vancouver/Tri-Cities
The Color Vibe 5k is coming to Vancouver/Tri-Cities on 23 September for our 2017 Good Vibes Tour and we don’t want you to miss out on any of the fun!
Coquitlam | Town Centre Park | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health
Vancouver 55+ Lifestyle Show
Come soak in the Inspiration at our 2017 Vancouver 55+ Lifestyle Show.
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Show | 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
UBC Farmer's Market
We'll be here with fresh tempeh right on UBC Farm
Vancouver | UBC Farm | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free
Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and their Adult Children
Father-and-son Gabor and Daniel Maté lead this candid and probing inquiry into what it means to outgrow and transform past-based dynamics in adult parent-child relationships
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture
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
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 | Visual Arts
Tania Willard: dissimulation
This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 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
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 | Visual Arts
Vancouver Greek Food Festival
Please join us at the 40th Annual Vancouver Greek Food Festival!
Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free
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
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 | Visual Arts
Vancity Women's Expo + Pop-Up
Vancity's freshest women's event held at the Cloverdale Agriplex and Showbarn! Including a full women's expo & a pop-up market!
Surrey | Vancity Women's Expo | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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 | Visual Arts
Works by Vicky Earle
Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Canada Golden Maple Film Festival: Shortlisted Film Screenings. Planning of be in Love (小阴谋大爱情)
Kick off the fall entertainment season by seeing some of the films - ranging from action to romantic comedy to thrillers - shortlisted for the 2017 Canada Golden Maple Film Festival
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition
Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | 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
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
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
Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs
The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin
Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster
The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 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
Apple Fest at Darts Hill Garden
Enjoy apple activities and fall festivities at Darts Hill Garden Park
Surrey | Darts Hill Garden Park | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
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
Korean Community Day
Free event with tons of give-aways and free gifts! Entertain your kids with family fun at the K-Day Kid zone with exciting games, delicious treats, and story telling from Cameron Library!
Burnaby | 4501 North Rd | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Downtown Eastside Women's Fair and Flea Market
Join us at our second annual Women's Summer Fair, promising a vibrant atmosphere, lively entertainment, and fun for all! Come by and show your support
Vancouver | 200 Block, Columbia St. @ Cordova St. | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free
RiverFest
Celebrate Rivers Day overlooking the mighty Fraser River with artisans, interactive exhibits & activities, food, music & workboat parade
New Westminster | Westminster Quay Boardwalk | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival | Free
Vancouver Puppet Theatre at RiverFest
The FRDC is proud to present two puppet shows by the Vancouver Puppet Theatre as part of RiverFest’s Family Fun Zone.
New Westminster | Fraser River Discovery Centre | 11:15 am to 3:45 pm | Kids | Free
Carnival Skate
Join us for fun carnival games both on and off the ice! Grab your skates and drop-in for some fun, family skating this fall for all ages and abilities
Surrey | North Surrey Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family
Canada Golden Maple Film Festival: Shortlisted Film Screenings. The soul of exploring virgin territory (荒冢行)
Kick off the fall entertainment season by seeing some of the films - ranging from action to romantic comedy to thrillers - shortlisted for the 2017 Canada Golden Maple Film Festival
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival
Fall Carnival by New Westminster Montessori Society
Come one, come all--Fall Carnival is just around the corner!
New Westminster | Lower Hume Park Sapperton | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Bobs & LoLo at RiverFest
Join four-time Juno nominated musical duo Bobs & LoLo for two complimentary concerts at 12pm and 2:30pm!
New Westminster | RiverFest NewWest | 12:00 am to 3:30 pm | Kids | 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 | Visual Arts | 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 | Visual Arts | Free
Amazing Mudder
It's time to show how amazing you are! Teens join us for this fun event! New! Amazing Mudder
Burnaby | Summit Youth Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids | Free
Surrey Celebrates Canada 150. Surrey Youth Fest
Surrey Youth Fest is the City's largest free youth event of the year. You'll find lots of fun activities for everyone.
Surrey | Guildford Recreation Centre | 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival | Free
Lucille Johnstone Work Boat Parade presented by Ledcor
Everyone loves a parade - but this isn't your ordinary parade!! The Annual Lucille Johnstone Work Boat Parade presented by Ledcor is a huge crowd please and one of the highlights of RiverFest
New Westminster | RiverFest NewWest | 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm | Family | Free
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
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
Canada Golden Maple Film Festival: Shortlisted Film Screenings. Along the god mountain (磕着长头转神山)
Kick off the fall entertainment season by seeing some of the films - ranging from action to romantic comedy to thrillers - shortlisted for the 2017 Canada Golden Maple Film Festival
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 2:40 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival
Theatre series. End of the Rainbow
End of The Rainbow is a true account of the twilight of an all too mortal goddess on the eve of her destruction and is revealing in a way seldom found in the tabloids
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Exhibition tour with Nigel Prince
Join CAG Director, Nigel Prince for a guided tour of the exhibition Gordon Bennett 'Be Polite' on its closing weekend
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts
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
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
TroyBoi
Troy Henry, known as TroyBoi, is an electronic music artist who has produced and remixed tracks for rap, R&B, and pop artists in addition to releasing work under his own name
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Navratri Vancouver
NAVRATRI - Vancouver's largest and longest running garba celebration! Join us for Raas, garba, aarti, prasad and traditional Gujarati hindu religious puja, song, dance, culture and food!
Surrey | Riverside Signature Hall | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Performing Arts
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
Golden Lotus
Commissioned by the 39th Hong Kong Arts Festival and adapted from the 17th century Chinese erotic novel Jin Ping Mei, the ballet Golden Lotus returns after a three-year prohibition throughout Mainland China
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
Live at the 'Bolt: The Fever Cabaret
Join us as Shadbolt presents Live at the "Bolt: The Fever Cabaret". The Fever Cabaret...Join us for a fun filled evening of music, humor and passion!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Theatre series: End of the Rainbow
End of The Rainbow is a true account of the twilight of an all too mortal goddess on the eve of her destruction and is revealing in a way seldom found in the tabloids
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the debut album by Finnish metal band Apocalyptica, released in 1996.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 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
Time Tracks: The VSO’s Season Opener
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's opening weekend features works by music director Maestro Bramwell Tovey, John Adams and Tchaikovsky
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
The Sadies With Guests
Canadian rock band returns to Vancouver, on tour to support their latest release "Northern Passages".
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Debra DiGiovanni
Debra DiGiovanni is a Canadian stand-up comedian of Italian descent originally from Tillsonburg, Ontario
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Angels in America: Perestroika
A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Theatre
The Dance Centre presents Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY
The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY - Saudade
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Flamenco Festival: La Moneta - Muy Especial
The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival is pleased to present dancer/choreographer Fuensanta "La Moneta" from Spain
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
Sacha Robotti: Sloth Acid Tour
Responsible for delivering some superbly meticulously produced techno tracks, Dirtybird's Sacha Robotti brings the 'Sloth Acid' Tour to MIA on Saturday, Spetember 23rd with guest RYBO for a special edition of #DeepDownInside
Vancouver | MIA Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dada Life at Celebrities
Go bananas with Swedish duo Dada Life as they make their return to Vancouver with DJs Yurie & Johnny Jover
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Brennan Heart at Harbour Event Centre
Fabian Bohn known by his stage name Brennan Heart is a Dutch DJ and producer of Hardstyle
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 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