Metro Vancouver events on October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017
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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