Metro Vancouver events on October 4, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Gentle Yoga - Fall

Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

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 | 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Main Street Station Farmers Market

Located just steps from Main St - Science World Skytrain Station at Main & Terminal, this convenient Wednesday farmers market is ideal for local food fans seeking an easy shop on their commute

Vancouver | 1100 Station Street | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market

Enhanced Pedestrian Connection at Maple Creek Middle School

Students, parents, and teachers of Maple Creek Middle School will be celebrating an enhanced pedestrian connection from Lincoln Ave. to Hastings St.

Coquitlam | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Loveless

This is a story of modern Russia whose people are at the mercy of implacable forces, a loveless world like a planet without the full means to support human life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm | Film

Prime Minister of Fiji Dinner Event

The Fiji Canada Business association invites you to the most prestigous event of the year! The honoruable Prime Minister of Fiji, Mr.Bainimarama will be at Crown Palace Banquet Hall for an exquisite evening of lavish dinner and entertainment

Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Queen of Spain

Thinking of all the sexy, vivacious, liberating movies that Spain produces, it’s hard to imagine how Franco kept a lid on the country for so long.

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Shut Up and Say Something

Melanie Wood reveals a conflicted man; a bashful alchemist who creates explosive rhetorical fireworks from the stuff of daily life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 7:40 pm | Film

Mid Autumn Moon Cake and Chinese Dance Demonstration

Join us at Mackin House as Jessica Yue preforms a traditional Chinese dance and teaches you the dance as well

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Performing Arts

Herbs and Spices - from the World to your Home

Learn how they shaped the world, and our palate, and which plants can be easily grown in your garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Piano Guys

Internet sensations, The Piano Guys, perform at the Queen Elizabeth. The Guys’ highly original blend of classical music with pop has been the cause of an Internet phenomenon

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

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 | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

1 Hour Photo - Opening Night

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Hidden Sword

In 1933, Chinese soldiers led by heroic officer Shen Feixue defeat a Japanese attack on the Great Wall using only swords

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 pm to 11:10 pm | Film