Metro Vancouver events on November 15, 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 | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

Cornucopia - Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink

Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial, the True North of food & drink festivals - a place of culinary reckonings, where the wild meets the refined and the epic and the epicurious come together

Whistler | Whistler Village | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

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

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

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

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

SFU Puppy Therapy - Surrey Campus

Add some self-care into your study routine and make time for an afternoon of canine cuddles

Surrey | SFU Surrey | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Open Learning Week

Explore how SFU Vancouver is transforming the landscape of urban education through cutting-edge research, social innovation and contemporary arts

Vancouver | SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Play, Pie & Pint featuring Cayla Brooke

Cayla Brooke is a vocal powerhouse reminiscent of singers of a bygone era. She will share personal stories and songs from her debut album, Plush Red Chair.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

First produced by the Firehall in the ‘90’s, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, will make you laugh and cry as Taylor creates the story of the impact of the 60’s scoop-up of native children on one family.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Performing Arts

2nd Annual Tree Lighting at CF Pacific Centre

Vancouver's newest holiday tradition is back! We're once again preparing to transform the city into a magical holiday wonderland with our spectacular tree lighting ceremony

Vancouver | CF Pacific Centre | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Family

CAG Artist Talk - Lyse Lemieux

Join us for an introduction to the work on display as Lyse Lemieux discusses her response to the two differing sites for her exhibition, 'FULL FRONTAL'

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Easy-to-Grow Native Plants

With close to 3,000 species of plants native to BC, there is something beautiful and easy to grow for every home garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Aabiziingwashi: Souvenir & Red Path

"Souvenir" is a four-film series addressing Aboriginal identity and representation by reworking material in the NFB’s archives. This screening is part of Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake): NFB Indigenous Cinema on Tour

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

SFU Vancouver Speaker Series - The Future of Learning

The future of learning is upon us. How well are universities responding to the changing world students face? How relevant are today’s educational programs for tomorrow’s challenges?

Vancouver | SFU's Segal Graduate School of Business | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

The Art of Interdisciplinary versus the Market of "Innovative" Education

"Interdisciplinary" and "innovative" are keywords used in today's competitive market of education. Universities pride themselves on creating interdisciplinary classes and for awarding interdisciplinary degrees through self-designed curriculum

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Exhibition Tour

Want to know more about the exhibit you're seeing? Discover more about the artwork on display in Ground Signals with co-curators Jordan Strom and Roxanne Charles, joined by guest respondent KPU sociology professor Seema Ahluwalia

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

The Ridiculous Darkness

Alley Theatre, in partnership with Neworld Theatre, is thrilled to present the large-scale stage adaptation and North American premiere of The Ridiculous Darkness

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

Wives and Daughters by Jacqueline Firkins

Wives and Daughters, a charming romp of love convoluted by hidden desires and expectations, showcases our uber-talented BFA Actors and their design colleagues from the BFA Theatre Design and Production programs

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Ibeyi

Ibeyi is a French-Cuban musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

The Northern Pikes

Rock.It Boy Entertainment proudly presents The Northern Pikes performing their debut album in it’s entirety

Langley | Summit Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

First produced by the Firehall in the ‘90’s, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, will make you laugh and cry as Taylor creates the story of the impact of the 60’s scoop-up of native children on one family.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Improv Against Humanity: Sexy Seventh Anniversary at The Rio Theatre!

Time flies when you’re being horrible! The Fictionals are celebrating our Sexy Seventh Anniversary on Wednesday, November 15 during Improv Against Humanity at The Rio Theatre, and you’re invited!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Jersey Boys - National Tour

Winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, Jersey Boys tells the story of how Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons went from being unknown New Jersey kids to international pop superstars.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

House Party - An Open Improv Jam

Instant Theatre proudly presents House Party! An open improv jam where students, performers, and brand new audience members can perform together!

Vancouver | Instant Studio | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party | Free

Theater Crossing Presents: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Watch as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a brilliant scientist frustrated by dull “respectable” life in 1888 Victorian London, creates a formula to unleash his inner bestial nature, transforming him into the brutish but oddly compassionate Edward Hyde

Vancouver | Kitsilano Neighbourhood House | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Incident at Vichy By Arthur Miller

In this tense historical drama, a group of men is sequestered by local authorities in aid of the Nazis. As each man is removed for interrogation, some are set free, some are never heard from again, and the stakes rise for those who remain

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Honky Tonk Angels

A musical comedy by the creator of Always...Patsy Cline. First Impressions Theatre’s production of Honky Tonk Angels will be a welcome chance to hear this repertory, up close and real personal!

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil

Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. Suddenly, the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upsi

Vancouver | Concord Pacific Place | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Getter - Big Mouth Tour 2017 at Celebrities

Getter with WE ARE FURY. Tanner Petulla, known professionally as Getter, is an American DJ, producer, rapper and comedian from San Jose, California

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