Metro Vancouver events on November 28, 2017
November 28, 2017
Tue
Children's Wish Breakfast
You're invited to Langley's First Annual Children's Wish Breakfast in support of Langley Christmas Bureau
Langley | Newlands Golf & Country Club | 6:30 am to 9:30 am | Food / Wine
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
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
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
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
United Way Gift Fair
The United Way Craft & Gift Fair returns in the main foyer of A Building from November 27 - December 1. This will be the last fair for the year!
Vancouver | Langara College | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
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
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
Journey Of A Lifetime Performance
A train so powerful, it pulled the nation forward. The Colonist Car is connecting Canadians once again. Journey of a Lifetime is on tour bringing the story of Canada’s historic Colonist Cars to audiences across the country.
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Theatre
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
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
25toLife Presents: DefEAT Cancer
25toLife will be hosting a food fundraiser, DefEAT Cancer, at the Broadway Tech Centre on November 28, 2017
Vancouver | Broadway Tech Boardroom | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
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
Wreath Sale 2017
Don’t miss our annual sale of beautiful fresh holiday wreaths, handcrafted by our Friends of the Garden using unusual evergreens, colourful berries and exotic foliage collected in the UBC Botanical Garden. While supplies last!
Vancouver | UBC Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
Afternoon Delight: Tribute to Frank Sinatra
starring Dane Warren
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm | Show
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
Live Music at the Shadbolt. A Little Lunch Music
A Little Lunch Music Series features noon-hour concerts by a variety of local musicians in all genres of music including jazz, classical, pop and folk
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free
Surrey Winter Warm-up
Please join us as we celebrate the season with holiday treats, entertainment and a variety of fun activities!
Surrey | SFU Surrey | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Party
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
Heritage Christmas
A Season of Old-fashioned Fun and Spectacular Light Displays
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free
The Networking Event of the Season!
Richmond Chamber Business After 5 at Signarama Richmond! Celebrating a Decade of Service! The Networking Event of the Season! Great Food, Refreshments and Door Prizes!
Richmond | Signarama Richmond | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Business / Finance
Amplify Her - Vancouver Purple Carpet Premiere
Amplify Her is a film, graphic novel and animated motion comic series that explores the rise of female artists in the electronic music scene
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Jazz Jam
Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free
Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express
Join us for this 10th Anniversary fundraising concert in support of Potluck Café Society
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Face Value - Skincare Workshop
Join us at Mackin House to explore Rising Hemlines: 1920's Fashion and learn about the beauty routine adopted by women of that time
Coquitlam | Coquitlam City Hall | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop
Evening Delight: Tribute to Frank Sinatra
starring Dane Warren
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Celtic Jam with Nigel Tucker
Come join Nigel and his band of merry musicians in the spirit of the Celtic muse. Bring your instruments, voice or even just your ears as no experience is necessary and only the love of music required
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free
Mingle Of The Jingles
A heart warming holiday variety show and silent auction. Professional, local plus up-and-coming musical and dance talent share the stage
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
Angus and Julia Stone Snow US Tour
Angus & Julia Stone‘s intimate folk music is anchored by the band’s namesake siblings, with percussionist Mitch Connelly and bassist Clay McDonald adding their own contributions to the mix.
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 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 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts
Hands Up
Fine Arts, Drama and Dance variety show presented by Handsworth Secondary School
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Improv Jam
Welcome all improvisors for another Sci-Fi & Fantasy improv jam. We will have fun playing improv games using Sci-Fi & Fantasy tropes, characters and themes
Vancouver | 529 East Broadway | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
The Day Before Christmas
Surviving The Perfect Holiday Disaster
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Onegin
The hit musical as immersive as love itself
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Pause & Affect: A Monthly Course for Women
The Sabbath is to the week what the line break is to poetic language. It is the silence that forces you to return to what came before to find its meaning.
Richmond | Chabad of Richmond | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health
CatchingART Platform Performance Series 2017
An entertaining and captivating evening, performances will include a collection of original choreography by internationally known artists
Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
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
Periphery and Animals As Leaders - The Convergence Tour with guests Astronoid
Periphery is a Grammy-nominated American metal band based in Washington, D.C., formed in 2005. Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
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
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
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
Bibish de Kinshasa
Une journaliste quitte son Congo natal en quête d’un avenir meilleur. En plein Airbus, le vertige la surprend. A-t-elle bien fait?
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Lady Parts Episode 2: Brains
It's time for Episode 2! You probably already know that women are bad at parallel parking, love to chit-chat, and goshdarnit, we just don’t get math! But did you also know that is all complete bullshit?
Vancouver | The Emerald | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Henri Brown (HB) Wild
Henri Brown (HB) has a long and expansive background in the music and film industry
Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music