Metro Vancouver events on October 8, 2017

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

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

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

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

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

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

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

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

Diwali Fest Cooking Class

Food is a huge part of the Diwali holiday. We’re getting into the Diwali spirit through some exciting and tasty cooking classes

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival

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 | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Film

Culture Days Soundwalk. Disappearing Soundscapes: the Georgia Viaduct Project

This ‘data’ soundwalk is meant to invite listeners to reflect on the past, lost, found, present, and future soundscapes along the historic Georgia Viaduct, and former Hogan’s Alley area in Strathcona

Vancouver | Dunsmuir Street & Citadel Parade | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Kids Koncerts: Fred Penner

Fred Penner, a Canadian icon of entertainment and inspiration for children and families, makes his long-awaited return to the VSO

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 3:30 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 | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

Performance on Partition in Punjabi by Mazhar Tirmazi

UFV College of Arts Postcolonial Theatre Festival Presents 'Umraan Langhiya Pabhan Bhar' [A Lifetime on Tiptoes] a play written and performed in Punjabi by Mazhar Tirmazi

Abbotsford | Matsqui Centennial Auditorium | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

1 Hour Photo

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

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

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

Opera On A Sunday Afternoon

Join us in celebrating live performances at the Shadbolt Centre! Join us for one of a four-concert series produced by the Burnaby Lyric Opera

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

Eugene Skovorodnikov - Music by Chopin

Audiences throughout Europe, Canada, U.S., Latin America, Asia and former Soviet Union recognize Eugene Skovorodnikov for his stylistic interpretation and his technical brilliance

White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. King of Peking

A must-see gem of a comedy… King of Peking is set in China’s capital 20 years ago, in the summer of 1997, just as the mainland was reunited with Hong Kong

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bad Genius

Ceaselessly entertaining… a relentless, high-octane caper.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

星空郎月金曲夜 Enchanted Rhythms of Luwyna Li

Vancouver's very own Luwyna Li will be on stage at Elements Casino in Surrey. You'll be hearing many golden classics as well as enjoying great food & company. For a memorable night, get your tickets now to "Enchanting Rhythms of Luwyna Li"

Surrey | Elements Casino | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

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 | Show

Imagine Dragons: Evolve Tour

Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist and keyboardist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Gryffin With Guests Autograf (DJ set) and ayokay

Dan Griffith, known by his stage name Gryffin, is an American DJ, record producer and musician

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

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

Mohammad Alizadeh

Mohammad Alizadeh the Iranian singer in Vancouver

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Karaoke Night

Sunday, October 8 at 9PM in Asylum Party like a Rockstar this long weekend and join us for some fun!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music | Free

Bass Coast Festival Showcase

Bass Coast Festival Showcase With The Librarian B2B Mat the Alien, Michael Red, Barisone and SHAHdjs

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The underexposed, amazing story of a Hollywood glamour queen who could have been a scientist.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Holy Air

A winningly satiric comedy that’s as tenderhearted as it is sly...

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Gareth Emery - Saving Light Tour Vancouver bp20yr

Gareth Emery - Saving Light Tour at Celebrities Nightclub with Support from Haliene & Union DJs

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music