Metro Vancouver events on October 22, 2017
October 22, 2017
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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
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | 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
Vancouver International Writers Festival
At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers
Vancouver | Various locations | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival
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
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
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
Sunshine Frère: cache cache Exhibition
Vancouver-based artist Sunshine Frère’s captivating solo exhibition cache cache invites visitors embrace the fading present and explore the dark uncertainty of the future
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Halloween: Land of Boo
Bring your kids to the Land of Boo! This self-guided walking tour of the Highstreet Central Plaza is FREE and fun
Abbotsford | Highstreet Shopping Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | 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
Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. Matinee train
Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.
Vancouver | Stanley Park | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
SHE - Power, Beauty & the Beast: 5Rhythms® Embodiment Workshop
We invite you to join in the creation of sacred space that honours the Feminine. As women we will come together to honour our body temples and the wisdom they hold, finding within our true power and beauty.
Vancouver | Russian Hall | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Workshop
2017 Mushroom Show
Presented by the Vancouver Mycological Society
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Salmon Come Home
Join the City of Coquitlam and the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society to welcome the salmon home on October 22, 2017
Coquitlam | Hoy Creek Linear Park | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Halloween Skates in Surrey. Newton Arena
Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | Newton Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family
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
Exhibition: Andrew Dadson
The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Where The Wild Things Are
Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre
Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre
A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Honour’: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan. Dipti Mehta (New York)
Honour’: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is a testament to the humanity and lives of sex workers; a mother’s plea for her daughter’s life and her honour; a story of the struggles of an unlikely family.
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Performing Arts
Surrey Celebrates Canada 150. The Canada Show: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour
In an action-packed sixty minutes, Monster Theatre takes you on a hysterically historical joy-ride through 50,000 years of Canada.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
King Charles III By Mike Bartlett
The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Sunshine Frère: cache cache Exhibition Reception
Vancouver-based artist Sunshine Frère’s captivating solo exhibition cache cache invites visitors embrace the fading present and explore the dark uncertainty of the future
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
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
Happy Place
Happy Place explores and celebrates the courage, compassion and humour of seven women living amidst each other in the most extraordinary of circumstances
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts
George Li - piano
Those who witnessed the astonishing Vancouver debut of (then) 16-year-old pianist George Li in 2011 will know what to expect
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Alexander Tutunov, piano (Belarus/USA) - Music by Liszt
The City of White Rock and Music Encore Concert Society have joined forces to create Sunday afternoons of spectacular classical music.
White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Where The Wild Things Are
Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre
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
Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty
A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Theatre
Bog Escape Howloween Ball
The guest list has been made and you’re on it! Join the Burns Bog Conservation Society at their Bog Escape Howloween Ball for a hair-raising adventure. A full-moon party sounds like fun, but are you prepared for what’s actually in store?
Surrey | Delta Nature Reserve | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family
Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train
Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.
Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family
Wild Things
Follow a trail of jack-o’-lanterns to discover what goes bump in the night.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
Rustam Shtar (Рустам Штар) & The Rumba Kings
Рустам Штар - золотой голос! Обладатель многочисленных музыкальных премий в России
Vancouver | Peretz Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music
Halloween: Grave Tales
Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night
Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park
We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects
Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family
Stand By You - Concert. Featuring Rachel Carino
Kiks De Leon proudly presents "Stand By You" - Concert. Featuring Rachel Carino With Yna Borbon & Errine Fuertes Special Guest KMZ SINGERS
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Music
The 41st annual BC Country Music Awards
The 41st annual BC Country Music Awards is coming to Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. These awards highlight prominent and up-and-coming British Columbia artists
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery
Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown
Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Bob Mould
Bob Mould’s career has spanned decades, from his pioneering early ’80s work with Hüsker Dü to his solo work in singer-songwriter, electronic, and rock modes, to the deafening pop sparkle of Sugar.
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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 11:59 pm | Festival
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
Encounter. Sindhoor/Natyaveda - Navarasa Dance Theater (India/USA)
The best physical theatre out of India, Encounter delves into the struggles and challenges of the indigenous communities of India through an explosive fusion of dance and theatre
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Dance
Black Angels
The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. They have released four studio albums and one compilation album. Their name is derived from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song"
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
卉聲卉色2017溫哥華慈善演唱會 Cindy Liang in Concert
Local talent Cindy Liang will be having her second concert on Oct 22, 2017 at the River Rock Show Theatre. This concert celebrates Canada 150th anniversary and part of the proceeds will be given to BC's first Autism centre for children, Pacific Autism Fam
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music