Metro Vancouver events on November 4, 2017
November 4, 2017
Sat
American College of Veterinary Pathologists 2017 Annual Meeting
The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) invite you to attend the 2017 Concurrent Annual Meeting! This meeting will be held November 4-8 at the Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Business / Finance
Temporary Exhibit: Turf Wars
Turf Wars: 30 years of Vancouver’s Gang Crime Unit and its in-depth crime syndicate investigations
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
2017 Cultural Summit
Come join us for a one-day event to explore and discuss how we can all be leaders in arts, culture and heritage in Coquitlam
Coquitlam | Coquitlam City Hall | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Business / Finance
Mums, Tums, Babies & Toddlers Show - Cloverdale
Cloverdale's premier parenting event provides essential products, services, & expert advice for moms, dads, babies, & toddlers all under a single roof. New and expecting parents won't want to miss this!
Surrey | Cloverdale Rodeo | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family
Flea Market
Clean out your cupboards or find yourself a great bargain!
Burnaby | Confederation Community Centre | 9:30 am to 2:00 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
General Swap Meet
Clean out your closets, make some extra cash or come out and search for great deals on high quality, gently used items
Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market | Free
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
Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City
A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver Tea Festival 2017
Vancouver Tea Society is elated to announce the fourth annual Vancouver Tea Festival returns to the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
Vancouver | Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver CCC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Health Show
Our 27th annual Vancouver Health Show is going to be off the charts this year! We provide today's intelligent consumers with the platform to investigate and inform themselves on today's healthy choices for their family, pets, self and home
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
North Surrey Handmade Winter Market
The North Surrey Handmade Winter Market is back @ Ecole Riverdale Elementary, Saturday Nov 4,2017. Featuring local Artists and Artisans
Surrey | Ecole Riverdale Elementary | 10:00 am to 3:00 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 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
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
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
Enjoy Microgreens and Sprouts all Winter
Microgreens and sprouts are delicate, young plants that are harvested while tiny and tasty. Learn how to enjoy them all year at home
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Nature / Animals
Alcuin Wayzgoose
The Alcuin Society and VPL will be co-sponsoring the Alcuin Wayzgoose!
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | Books | Free
The FranchiseCanada Show
The Franchise Canada Show (formerly The Franchise Show) is Canada's ultimate franchise exhibition and the official show of the Canadian Franchise Association.This two-day event is where dreams of business ownership become reality through franchising!
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Business / Finance
Build a Real Killer Whale Skeleton
Experience this once in a lifetime opportunity to construct a killer whale skeleton! Learn about marine environment, anatomy and conversation through hands on education
Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
ISCM World New Music Days 2017. Instruments of Change
Join us for the world premiere of James Maxwell’s Eight or nine, six or seven, inspired in part by the city’s foremost recyclers, the binners’ community. Listen to the sounds of Vancouver as you’ve never experienced before.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 11:50 am | Music | Free
Walking Tour: Sneak Peek into Chinatown
Join hosts Judy Lam Maxwell and Steven Wong for a glimpse of Chinatown
Vancouver | Sai Woo | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Exhibition Opening: Worlds of Wonders by Burnaby Arts Council
Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk
Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Exhibition: Worlds of Wonders
Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk
Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
ISCM World New Music Days 2017. Müge Büyükçelen, violin
The purity of solo violin, the power of new music interpreted by a leading musician
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music
Christmas Minis by Gasparin Fine Art
Each family gets their own 15 minute semi-private session
Burnaby | Gasparin Fine Art | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm
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
First Saturday Open Art Studios - Meet Artists in their Studios
We are part of First Saturday Open Studios which means we throw open the doors of the studio on the First Saturday of each month.
New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2017
Celebrating Diversity in Film. 21st Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Film
Intro to Stained Glass
Learn how to make a stained glass sun catcher using the copper foil method
Vancouver | MakerLabs | 12:30 am to 6:00 pm | Workshop
Worlds of Wonder Artist Demo & Talk - Nancie Green
Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk
Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Casual Saturdays: The Improv Drop-In by Instant Theatre
Join our amazing faculty and cast members for the Casual Saturdays Drop-in workshop! If you're a beginner or intermediate improvisational performer and looking for more rehearsal opportunities, our Casual Saturdays workshop is for you!
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop
North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour
During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine
Ensemble 2017 - Opening Reception
Embodying a spirit of inclusiveness and diversity, our annual Ensemble exhibition rolls forward every year as the Christmas season is about to unfold.
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Curator’s Tour: Eternal Return
Guest curator Sunshine Frère leads a tour of the Eternal Return exhibition. This is a chance to hear the curator offer her unique insight into the works of each artist and how the exhibition came together
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Worlds of Wonder Artist Demo & Talk - Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk
Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk
Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Anatomy of Violence
Co-presented with Vancouver Asian Film Festival Deepa Mehta’s film Anatomy of Violence examines one of the country’s most internationally notorious crimes: the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a Delhi bus
Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Film
Jesus Christ Superstar
URP is thrilled to return with an all new production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. The energy and excitement of a rock concert will combine with the drama of Christ’s final days as only URP could do
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Performing Arts
Loft in the In Between by Edam Dance
A workshop for those with a minimum of 2 years of experience with Contact Dance
Vancouver | Edam Dance | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring
Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Comedy
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
The Vancouver Chamber Choir. New Vistas: ISCM World New Music Days 2017
The Vancouver Chamber Choir joins forces with musica intima and Elektra Women’s Choir in presenting a gala choral concert as part of the ISCM World New Music Days 2017
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace
Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
ISCM World New Music Days 2017. Emily Carr String Quartet
Based in Victoria, the Emily Carr String Quartet has quickly established itself as one of BC’s finest music ensembles
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm | Music
HCV 90th Year Anniversary Gala
Please join us for the Hellenic Community of Vancouver 90th Anniversary Gala featuring Dimitris Mpassis live from Greece
Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 2:00 am | Festival
Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City. Opening reception
A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories
New Westminster | New Westminster Museum Feature Gallery | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition
Odesza - 2017 A Moment Apart Tour, With Special Guests: Sofi Tukker, Kasbo
Odesza is an American electronic music duo from Seattle consisting of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight. The group was formed in 2012 shortly before Mills and Knight graduated from Western Washington University
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Diwali Celebration
Diwali is a time to share joy with your fellow community members, and celebrate togetherness! The Festival of Diwali is known as the festival of lights, occurring in the Hindu Lunar month of Kartika (which generally falls between the second half of Octobe
Surrey | Riverside Signature Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Performing Arts
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$UICIDEBOY$ - Global Epidemic Tour With guests
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Arnel Pineda Live - The Album Promo Tour 2017
Arnel Campaner Pineda is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the Philippines during the 1980s and internationally in 2007 as the lead singer of the American rock band Journey
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
ClanAnderson's 3rd Annual "Laugh for a Cure" by Susan Murrin & her Clan!
This is ClanAnderson's 3rd Annual "Laugh for a Cure" where money raised go to The Alzheimer's Society of BC
New Westminster | The Columbia | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
BC Lions vs Toronto Argonauts
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League
Vancouver | BC Place | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
David Vest Band
David Vest was onstage with Big Joe Turner and opening for Roy Orbison before he was old enough to vote. Maple Blues Award winner David Vest is an authentic, Southern-bred boogie-woogie piano player and blues shouter
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Canucks vs. Penguins at Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Northern Paranormal Investigations
Join us at The Vancouver Police Museum on November 4, 2017, as we explore the potential existence of spirits and ghosts with the Northern Paranormal Investigation team
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | History
CISV 30th Anniversary Gala - Viva Las Vegas!
Based on the success of last year's Gala, we are pleased to host another night filled with good times and fun! And this time we have the 30th Anniversary to celebrate as well
Burnaby | Scandinavian Community Center | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi
Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace
Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Chamber Choir. New Vistas: ISCM World New Music Days 2017
The Vancouver Chamber Choir joins forces with musica intima and Elektra Women’s Choir in presenting a gala choral concert as part of the ISCM World New Music Days 2017
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Orfeo ed Euridice
One of Gluck's most beloved works, this exquisite opera explores the power of music and love in our lives
Vancouver | UBC Old Auditorium | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera
B3 For Bunny: From New York, Akiko Tsuruga feat. Joe Magnarelli
The legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith describes her this way: "Akiko's playing is like watching a flower blooming, a bird spreading her wings in the music world. Akiko is here to stay."
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music
Current Swell
Current Swell is a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia. To date, the band has released a total of six albums; So I Say, Trust Us Now, Protect Your Own, Long Time Ago, Ulysses, and When to Talk and When to Listen
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
A Journey in Eastern and Western Music
The program that we have planned for this event is an excursion into the music of East and West. We have derived a selection of the masterworks of the prodigies that each nation has dedicated to our world
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
An Intimate Evening With Yanni: Piano & Intimate Conversation
Legendary performer and composer Yanni will be playing at River Rock Show Theatre on Saturday, November 4, 2017
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Dial M for Murder
This play, which inspired the classic Alfred Hitchcock film starring Grace Kelly, weaves an ever tightening web of danger and deception
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ballet BC Presents: Program 1
We open this season with an evening of visual storytelling by two celebrated dance artists: Choreographer Cayetano Soto and Johan Inger
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
Masterworks Diamond: The Dream of Gerontius
Elgar’s massive but deeply personal work, based on a Victorian poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman,
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Music
Lafflines Comedy Club: Jonh Beuhler
John began performing stand up comedy at the age of nineteen
New Westminster | The Columbia | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
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
West Coast Guitar Night
Acoustic Jazz, Brazilian, Classical, Folk, World, and Flamenco with Kent Hillman, Edgar Avelino, Les Finnigan, Alexander Flock, Itamar Erez, and John Gilliat with Rossi Tzonkov
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Jesus Christ Superstar
URP is thrilled to return with an all new production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. The energy and excitement of a rock concert will combine with the drama of Christ’s final days as only URP could do
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:45 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
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
Clue-Less: The Improvised Murder Mystery!
Mrs.Peacock in the pantry with poison. Mr.Black in the Billiards room with a blunderbass. Miss Scarlett in the scullery with a scalpel. Six suspects. Seven rooms. Eight weapons. No Clue. Help us solve a murder and catch the perpatrator...it could be you
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
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.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Join us for a great time “again” as we remount Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in November! Most of your favourites will be back!
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Show
Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring
Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
King Charles III By Mike Bartlett
The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
RAINCITYSIX
The RAINCITYSIX is a high energy, party-starting, beat-dropping, finger-snapping, rump-shaking, funkdelicious dance band that hails from the streets of Vancouver
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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 | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
Spirit Cool
Always Live. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, Spirit is one of the most multi-talented, entertaining, intriguing and captivating one-person performers of original, new Top 40, Pop, and classic songs
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free
ISCM World New Music Days 2017. NOW Ensemble
NOW Ensemble brings a fresh sound and a new perspective to making chamber music for the 21st century
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 10:15 pm to 2:00 pm | Music
Off Key: The Improvised Musical
We bring the music. You bring the noise. Off Key performs original musicals based on audience suggestions. The catch? The script, lyrics, and music are all improvised on the spot.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show
Digitalistic: Daft Punk Inspired Dance Party
A dance party dedicated to Daft Punk and the dynamic electronic dance scene of the early-to-mid 2000s w/DJs Trevor Risk + Phil David
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Dance
Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy
Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show