Metro Vancouver events on November 24, 2017
November 24, 2017
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Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season at Canada Place! Join us in celebrating the 30th annual Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
St. Paul’s Hospital Continuing Medical Education Conference for Primary Care Physicians
This annual conference in primary care medicine provides an opportunity to refresh your knowledge about, and enthusiasm for, primary care medicine
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture
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
Trout Lake Pottery Club Holiday Sale
Mark your calendars for the Holiday Pottery Sale at Trout Lake Community Centre. Come early to find your new favourite handmade treasure crafted by our talented studio members
Vancouver | Trout Lake Community Centre | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
Anonymous Art Show 2017 at the CityScape Community Art Space
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 13th Annual “Anonymous Art Show”
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain
Our annual holiday festivities begin Friday, November 24th and run through January 7th. This year, wrap yourself in the magic of a white Christmas
North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain Resort | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family
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
Holiday Traditions Start At Vancouver Aquarium
Delight in Scuba Claus visits, magical aquatic displays, and special seasonal activities at Vancouver Aquarium this holiday season where you’ll create and continue traditions, making memories that will last a lifetime
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
CFC-Youth East 2: Camp Origin
Camp Origin is a camp hosted by the East 2 chapter of the youth ministry of Couples for Christ (more commonly known as CFC-Youth). Our goal is to bring an opportunity to help you grow in a deeper and more personal relationship with Jesus Christ!
Surrey | Alexandra Neighbourhood House | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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
Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes
In collaboration with the Battle of the Brush, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes, a two-phrase exhibition that shows the collective work of sixteen Vancouver-based artists
Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Sylvia Tait: Journey
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the exhibit of the renowned Canadian painter and printmaker Sylvia Tait
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Botanical Illustration
Learn how to draw plants from an aesthetic and botanical perspective while improving your observation and artistic skills
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the 8th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Canyon Lights by Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
In response to popular demand, the 12th season of Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has been extended. From November 23 to January 28 the park is alive with lights, lights and more lights!
North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Deer Lake Craft Festival
The Burnaby Arts Council is once again presenting the Deer Lake Craft Festival, coming Nov. 24 to 26 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free
Dundarave Festival of Lights 2017 at Dundarave Park
The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights kicks off with on November 18th
West Vancouver | Dundarave Park | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | 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
SFU Puppy Therapy - Burnaby Campus
Add some self-care into your study routine and make time for an afternoon of canine cuddles
Burnaby | Simon Fraser University | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Christmas in Leigh Square
Start the holiday season off with days of fun-filled Christmas activities.
Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Artisan Market at Christmas in Leigh Square
Presented in partnership with the City of Port Coquitlam, join us for a weekend of holiday shopping and holiday cheer at Christmas in Leigh Square
Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
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
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Sale
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase! Show and sale of dried flower wreaths, bouquets, topiaries, centerpieces, and arrangements created with materials grown at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show | Free
Christmas Fun & The Story
Kids, Parents & Grandparents! Join us for Crafts, Story-time, Singing & Mac ‘n Cheese! In the St Agnes Church Hall
North Vancouver | Saint Agnes Anglican Church | 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Family
Raven Spirit Dance Hosts: IndigeDIV
IndigeDIV is an Indigenous led dance and conversation series hosted by Raven Spirit Dance Society congruent with the The Dance Centre's biennial Dance in Vancouver (DIV)
Vancouver | Vancouver International Film Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance | Free
Kurios 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 | 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Show
Italian Market - Christmas Edition
Welcome to the Italian Christmas Night Market!
Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Market
Work in Progress - Art Opening
Please join Jen Burgess and the team at Creative Coworkers on Friday November 24th to have a drink after work or after dinner and see some artwork before heading out to your late evening plans
Vancouver | Creative Coworkers | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
3rd Annual Vancouver Contact Improvisation Festival
The Vancouver Contact Improvisation Festival (VCIF) offers an inspiring weekend learning, and sharing experience, with highly regarded teachers from Canada and the United States
Vancouver | The Dharmalab Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Dance
Hopscotch Festival - Grand Tasting Hall
The Grand Tasting Hall is filled with Craft and Premium Beers, Spirits from around the globe, the most delicious of Scotch and all other Whiskies, as well as a selection of wines and spectacular food
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
Orpheum 90 Celebration
Let’s party like it's 1927! An evening of celebration, silent film, and live vaudeville, with your hosts Bill Richardson and Maestro Bramwell Tovey
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
25toLife Presents: Ring Pops & Bass Drops
Come out and fix your nostalgic needs at The Pint Public House as 25toLife hosts our 90’s and 00’s theme pub night! For $20, enjoy a burger + beer and immerse yourself with good music and good people
Vancouver | The Pint | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Friday Night Dance
Drop-in Lessons and Practice Dances at The ACT Arts Centre. These dances are a fun way to learn new dance styles or practice what you’ve already learned, see old friends and make new ones
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Double Speak: D'Alaska/From Alaska
In association with Rice and Beans theatre, our first script is D’Alaska/From Alaska, written by Sébastien Harrisson and translated by Leanna Brodie.
Vancouver | The Fishbowl | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Harpdog Brown & The Travelin' Blues
Harpdog Brown is a gifted vocalist and an imaginative harmonica player
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Disney On Ice: Follow Your Heart
Follow your heart straight to adventure at Disney On Ice!
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Passion for Justice 2017
Party with Pivot, all in support of the Pivot Foundation’s ongoing work fighting for human rights and social justice across Canada
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Charity / Fundraising
The Tour by Warehaus dance collective
There is a lot happening in November and we've made it easy to see two shows in one night!
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance
2017/18 Speaking of Dance Conversations: Speaking of Dance Pre-show Talk
Free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance, contextualizing it within culture and society. Speaking of Dance is a platform for everyone to share and develop their observation and interpretation of dance
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Show | Free
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
Coming Up for Air at the Kay Meek Centre
Written by Orwell in 1938 and published in 1939, Coming Up for Air captures pre-war anxiety, tension between nostalgia and progress and deals with similar political and societal themes of Orwell’s masterwork 1984
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Tell Me Your Nightmares - November Show
A live podcast taping where local comedians and performers talk about their nightmares, your nightmares and everything having to do with waking up screaming in a cold sweat!
Vancouver | Goldies | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
The Day Trippers and Byrd Dawg
We're very pleased to announce our upcoming special one night only event
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Mockingjay: The Musical - A Hunger Games Musical
Good things come in threes... even angst filled dystopian musicals with kicky pop tunes. Mockingjay: The Musical concludes the adventures of Katniss Everdeen as she joins the rebels of District 13 in taking down President Snow and the Capitol
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
The Little Mermaid - The pantomime
Young Calypso is obsessed with the world above the waves. This causes problems in the undersea world ruled by the sea witch Ursula, especially since Calypso is a mermaid.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Piano Fireworks - Asiya Korepanova in recital
Pianist Asiya Korepanova is a creative force. For her, expression is not one discipline at the expense of others: all fields are expressions of facets of the same diamond
Vancouver | St. Helen's Anglican Church | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
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
Syd "Always Never Home" Tour
R&B singer, performer and frontwoman of The Internet, on tour to support her upcoming new solo release “Always Never Home”
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Action At a Distance
A special Celebrate Canada 150+ event, this performance will take place at Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
The Rural Alberta Advantage with special guests Yukon Blonde
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Robin Hatch on keyboards, bass, and backing vocals, and Paul Banwatt on drums
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Satellites
This play is a dark comedy about betrayal and loneliness in a city that has started to lose its identity, where characters orbit each other looking for connection and ultimately, love
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Hrajme Pikle presented by Theatre Around the Corner
Theatre Around the Corner invites you to a “world premiere” of the original play (by Nora Linhart) "Game On!" with the original music, lyrics and songs (by Jirka Vanourek)
Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Sink Or Swim By Beverley Elliott
An evening of song and story with Beverley Elliott from ABC Television’s hit series Once Upon a Time. Beverley Elliott last graced the Gateway Studio in 2015 with her smash hit cabaret show …didn’t see that coming.
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Sleeping Beauty
The classic fairytale comes to life as a brand new, fun for all ages, non-traditional pantomime!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
School Contemporary Arts Faculty Series: Henry Daniel - nómadas
Henry Daniel's latest work, nómadas is an audio/video installation and live performance that takes inspiration from the current large-scale movements of bodies across international spaces
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
A charming, almost-magical tapestry of the joys and perils of romance, set in one night in a small town in Maine
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Volkswagen presents Warren Miller’s - Line of Descent
This year, don’t miss Warren Miller’s Line of Descent, presented by Volkswagen. Travel the globe, by land, air, and sea, exploring the ties that bind us. Visit skiing icons who have made the mountains their home and raised the next generation of winter ad
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The New Conformity
An award winning theatrical social commentary packed with high level circus skills. Smashing the audience’s preconceptions of the juggling arts, The New Conformity uses juggling as the background of a touching story with engaging silent characters and lau
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The Shipment
SpeakEasy Theatre presents the West Coast Canadian premiere of Young Jean Lee’s provocative play; The Shipment
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Friday Night Live
Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different- a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius
First up is the world premiere production of The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius—our commissioned adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus by two-time Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Colleen Murphy
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Farzad Farzin Live in Vancouver - Asheghaneh Tour 2017
Farzad Farzin, the voice of love, for the first time in Vancouver, on Friday, November 24th, 2017. His show, a spectacular mix of new and classic hits, radiates pure energy with his always present emotional connection to his audience
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
In Circulation
Enjoy the dance works of Company 605. In Circulation is a mixed program of Company 605’s current repertoire, consisting of excerpts from two recent full-length works, Albatross and Vital Few, as well as the premiere of a brand new short piece
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
The Tenors: Christmas Together Tour
The Tenors will embark on a 16-city North American tour beginning November 18
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Dance Centre presents the 11th biennial Dance In Vancouver. Karen Jamieson/Margaret Grenier + Lesley Telford/Inverso
The 11th biennial Dance In Vancouver celebrates the energy and innovation of our contemporary dance scene: join us for four days of performances, showcasing some of British Columbia’s most exciting companies and artists
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Blue Moon Marquee with The Milk Crate Bandits & Gillian Moranz
Live in the WISE Lounge presents Blue Moon Marquee welcome home party with Home Town WISE Lady Gillian Moranz and The Milk Crate Bandits
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Studio 58 presents: Wilderness
Wilderness is an innovative new multimedia theatre piece that explores our collective search for connection and hope, as families grapple with the extraordinary pressures and complexities that accompany ‘coming of age’ in the 21st Century
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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
Campground: A Murder Mystery in the Woods (with music)
Lucas Myers’ observational humour and brilliant character work make this a hilarious theatrical experience!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Troy Reid
A 20 year vet of the band “Troys’r’us” with a residency at the Roxy is just the start of his resume. His solo acoustic presence will send shivers down your spine
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Dance Mob
Dance Mob is a 3 piece band from the Pacific Northwest that has been pounding out the hits since 2004
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Lafflines Comedy Club : Kvon
K-von is a headlining comedian on the rise. The star of MTV's hit show "Disaster Date", he's also just received rave reviews on NBC's 'Last Comic Standing', SHOWTIME, CNN's "HLN", Good Morning America, BBC, & NPR to name a few
New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
Blackout or Back Out
Here at Savage Entertainment we fully endorse buying things we don't need (jagerbombs x5) with money we don't have (student loans) to impress people we don't like (that special person you met 5 seconds ago that just makes you happy)
Vancouver | Republic Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party
Nervo at Harbour Event Centre
Miriam Nervo and Olivia Nervo are Australian DJs better known by their stage name Nervo
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
Talk Felty To Me: Dirty Puppet Improv
Instant Theatre is proud to present Talk Felty To Me - a night of explosively sexy/gratuitous/over-the-top improvised comedy that we just couldn’t show you on stage - unless we “did it” with puppets!
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre