Metro Vancouver events on October 25, 2017
October 25, 2017
Wed
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
Preschool Storytime: Nature’s Stories for Young Children
Takes place on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 10:45 am and includes reading, action songs and a craft project
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 10:45 am | Kids | Free
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
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
Memory - History - Story Exhibition
This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning
North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
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 | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Performing Arts
Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring
Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy
King Charles III By Mike Bartlett
The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 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
Family Fright Fest - South Delta
Join us for haunted Halloween fun at the annual favourite Family Fright Fest!
Delta | Ladner Community Centre | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | 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
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
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 Skate & Costume Parties in Delta
Put on your costume and have fun skating into the Halloween spirit.
Delta | South Delta Recreation Centre | 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm | Family
Mastodon w/ Eagles Of Death Metal & Russian Circles
American heavy metal band, on tour to support their latest release "Emperor of Sand"
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 6:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Handmade Tale: Book Arts in the Dystopian Present
This year’s Book Design Awards ceremony will take place at the UBC Robson Square Theatre - free and open to the public
Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Books | Free
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
Hoodie Allen - The Hype World Tour 2017 with Luke Christopher and Myles Parrish
Steven Adam Markowitz, known professionally as Hoodie Allen, is an independent American rapper. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google before ultimately quitting to pursue a music career full-time
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Tulip Fever
Based on the novel by celebrated author Deborah Moggach (These Foolish Things), Tulip Fever tells the tale of a torrid romance between a painter and a beautiful, young married woman at the height of tulip mania in 17th-century Amsterdam
North Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 9:00 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 11:59 pm | Festival
Artist Trading Cards - Trading Event
ATC Trading Event With Lena Tan
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Fair | Free
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
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
Depeche Mode with Special Guest: Global Spirit Tour
Depeche Mode are an English electronic band that formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group consists of founders Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vancouver Writers Fest: Jennifer Egan in Conversation with Bill Richardson
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad discusses her long-awaited first historical novel, Manhattan Beach, in this special event
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture
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
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 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
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
Tash Sultana with Pierce Brothers
Natasha Sultana, known professionally as Tash Sultana, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and looping artist from Melbourne
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
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
Roadside Vigil
It’s been 15 years since the tragic and untimely death of Vivian’s sister Kate at the age of 17. Both Vivian and their mother, Reagan, are deeply haunted by these memories.
North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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