Metro Vancouver events on January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018
Fri
Free Ice Skating at Robson Square
This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun
Vancouver | Robson Square | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Exhibitions at Place des Arts
Drop by for fine art, inspiration and a glass of wine at the opening reception for three new shows: Colour: A Personal Response, acrylics and fibre art by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren; Lyrical Expressions, acrylics by Jane Appleby; Balance, fibre arts
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition
Movement Culture & Tua o Te Arai Performance Workshop
This 5-day intensive is designed as an open level creative workshop for the professional performing artists and researchers in dance, theatre and visual arts.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Workshop
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
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
Lift Cannabis Expo
Canada’s cannabis capital invites you to the 2018 Lift Expo
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
Some Spontaneous Particulars: Vanessa Brown, Heide Hinrichs, Kathleen Ritter
This exhibition presents never-before exhibited work by three artists whose research-based practices have drawn them to the work of historical women artists Marianne Brandt, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Mina Loy
Vancouver | Access Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
CAG Exhibition: Brent Wadden: Two Scores
Two Scores is a solo exhibition of ambitious new work by Vancouver-based artist Brent Wadden, his first in a public institution.
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 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
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast by Robert Jess Roth
The beloved fairy-tale musical returns. "Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.” Can Belle teach the Beast to love, before it is too late?
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical
Canadiana Night 2018 by Pacific Life Bible College
Come join us for our Canadiana Event on Friday, January 12! We will be celebrating Canadian style with a trip to Mount Seymour.
Surrey | Pacific Life Bible College | 4:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free
Chinese Lantern Festival
Experience Vancouver in a whole new light in this 5-week celebration of Chinese culture featuring massive lanterns, amazing performances, and incredible food
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival
200Hr Inclusive Teacher Training at just yoga in Jan 2018
This 200hr Yin/Yang Hatha + Yin vocational hands-on training honours body inclusivity & trauma-sensitive teacher training practices, and will combine the foundational poses of Hatha Yoga practice with the quiet poses of Yin Yoga practice
Vancouver | Just Yoga Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Active Life / Health
JHC YA Winter Retreat
Hey everyone, we are going on a Retreat to the Camp Luther Mt. Seymour Chalet. Join us for a weekend of relaxation, Hot Chocolate, Board Games, sitting by the fire, eating plenty of food, skiing, hiking, movies or whatever you'd like to do to relax
North Vancouver | Mt Seymour | 5:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health
BLUE by Vancouver International Film Festival
Nothing is as important to life on this planet as our oceans. ...
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film
Steve Gunn and Julie Byrne
Co-headlining show featuring American singer-songwriters, on tour to support their latest releases
Vancouver | St. James Community Square | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
BOOM by Chief Sepass Theatre
The music, politics and idols of the Baby Boom Generation, all performed by one man, in this explosive must see show!
Langley | Chief Sepass Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Bridging The Divide: ContraPoints, Theryn Meyer, Blaire White!
Dialogue is vital and lacking in this ever divided world we find ourselves in. Join us for an evening of political dialogue that will focus on the political diversity of our guests, and their experiences in this climate
Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture
Old New Year with David Gvinianidze. Старый Новый Год в Ванкувере
Творчество Давида Гвинианидзе хорошо знакомо любителям музыки. Он не только невероятно талантливый и яркий исполнитель, но и активный популяризатор классической музыки
New Westminster | The Columbia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Above the Hospital
Newly formed Vancouver theatre company Midtwenties Theatre Society, along with Red Gate Arts Society, is thrilled to present the world premiere of their first original theatre production, Above the Hospital
Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Railway Sunset by: Hopper Paint & Sip Night - Snacks Included
In Edward Hopper’s painting Railroad Sunset, a signal tower stands starkly against undulating green hills and the spectacular colors of sunset
New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Visual Arts
January Exhibitions Opening Reception at Place des Arts
Drop by for fine art, inspiration and a glass of wine at the opening reception for three new shows: Colour: A Personal Response, acrylics and fibre art by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren; Lyrical Expressions, acrylics by Jane Appleby; Balance, fibre arts
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition
Steelin' In The Years
Steelin’ In The Years gathers together some of the most accomplished West Coast musicians, all of whom possess a common affection for the music of Steely Dan
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Bach to the Future: The Legacy of the Art of the Fugue - The Diderot Quartet
In this programme, Diderot String Quartet performs excerpts from The Art of the Fugue with Mendelssohn’s rarely heard Fugue for string quartet, op. 81/4, a beautiful nod to Bach, and his beloved String Quartet No. 2, op. 13
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Film Night - Tree of Wooden Clogs
presented by the Port Moody Film Society
Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film
Theatre series. Misery
Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical returns. "Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.” Can Belle teach the Beast to love, before it is too late?
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
Cinema in Concert with China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra
Relive the magic of the movies with live orchestral accompaniment at Cinema in Concert, featuring Beijing's 80-member China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
Stage43 Presents: The Fantasticks
A funny, romantic musical about a boy, a girl and their parents who try to keep them apart - the longest running musical in the world!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Puzzle Helix {{ Mind of a Snail + Only a Visitor }}
Shadow puppetry duo Mind of a Snail and the talented musicians in Only A Visitor are combining their creative powers to concoct an illuminating feast for the eyes and ears!
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Kitty Nights Presents: A Live Rock Tribute to David Bowie
In honour of both the day of his birth and the day of his passing, Kitty Nights presents a new version of their sell-out 2014 Live Band Burlesque Tribute to the incomparable David Bowie
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
Hot Brown Honey. Briefs Factory
Hot Brown Honey turns up the heat, delivering lashings of sass and a hot pinch of empowerment in the smash-hit that took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
MRG Concerts Presents: Syml
With a keen grasp on textural and emotive songwriting, Fennell combines bare piano, minimalist synth and string-scapes with ethereal vocals to take the listener on a journey through the senses
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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 Pipeline Project
A provocative and personal account of the ongoing cultural battles over pipelines in BC. Three actor writers – two Indigenous and one white – come together to create a play about the political conflicts surrounding Canada’s oil industry
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Wolf Parade with Charly Bliss
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of musicians from British Columbia
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Munt / Thee Magic Circle / The Poolsharks
Live At Stylus Records: Thee Magic Circle The Poolsharks & MUNT
Vancouver | Stylus Records | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Softest Hard at Happy Ending Fridays
DJ/producer affiliated with Skrillex's OWSLA imprint, Softest Hard makes her Happy Ending Fridays debut January 12th with residents Rico Uno, Yurie & LeChance
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party | Free