Metro Vancouver events on October 24, 2017

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

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

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

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

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

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

Afternoon Delight: Tribute to Billy Joel

Afternoon Delight, a tribute to Billy Joel, starring Ryan Langevin

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music

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

The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body

The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body (TTDB) is a facilitated conversation about aesthetics, context and artistic process. Initiated in 2012 by Lee Su-Feh, it encourages speaking about performance from an awareness of our bodies as well as the world it live

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Lecture | Free

VanDusen Glow in the Garden

Join us for a whimsical garden adventure this Halloween

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 9:00 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

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

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

Yelawolf - 51/50 Tour with guests Mikey Mike, Big Henri, and Cookup Boss

Michael Wayne Atha, better known as Yelawolf, is an American rapper from Gadsden, Alabama. In his early years, Yelawolf released his first independent album Creek Water, which was released in 2005

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Milky Chance: The Blossom Tour 2017

The long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s Sadnecessary is finally here and ticks every single box there is.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

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 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

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

The Valley Haunt

For the 2017 Halloween season, The Valley Haunt: Contained will be returning with new themes and spine-tingling scares. Get ready for an even more blood-curdling, hair-raising, and bone-chilling experience.

North Vancouver | 1311 Appin Road | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Evening Delight: Tribute to Billy Joel

Evening Delight, a tribute to Billy Joel, starring Ryan Langevin

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Norman Foote’s Halloween Howl

Juno award winner Norman Foote shares the stage with singers from North Vancouver schools in full costume

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Tchaikovsky Competition prize-winner - HAIK Kazazyan, violin

Haik will play Bach, Beethoven, Khachaturian, Saint-Saens, and Wieniawski!

Vancouver | St. Helen's Anglican Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

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

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre series. 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

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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 | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Performing Arts

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

Deadmau5

Joel Thomas Zimmerman, better known by his stage name deadmau5, is a Canadian record producer and DJ from Toronto, Ontario. Zimmerman produces a variety of styles within the progressive house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic music

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Little Shop of Horrors

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

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre