Metro Vancouver events on January 16, 2018

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 9:00 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

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

Transference - exhibition

Transference incorporates the works of five artists - Aimée Henny Brown, Saskia Jetten, Ross Kelly, Colin Lyons and Kathleen Ritter

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

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

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

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Film Series. The Making of Justice

The Making of Justice is a movie about seven prisoners working on the scenario for a crime film together with Sarah Vanhee

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Film

Noor Dance Winter Session - Vancouver

These courses will be taught by Dani and Maki. Each level will get a few weeks with each instructor. You will learn 1 choreography per session. There will be an optional performance opportunity at the end of session

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Kay Meek Play Reading Series. We Could Be Clouds by Gary Mok

Each night a different play is read by a cast of professional actors followed by a talk back and discussion with the Playwright

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

2018 PuSh Festival: Frédérick Gravel - Some Hope for the Bastards

For the musically adventurous and visually attuned, Frédérick Gravel offers a music-dance spectacle to savour - an unholy hybrid of the highbrow and the high-octane

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

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

李玉剛十年經典演唱會 Li Yugang Grand Gala For 10 Years

Renown singer & performer Li Yugang is coming to the River Rock Show Theatre on January 16, 2018! This one and only concert is a celebration of his decade of classics

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Golden Ears Writers

If your artistic medium is the written word, join Golden Ears Writers for a series of adult events and workshops designed to build and nurture our local writing community

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Books | Free

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 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Theatre series. Misery

Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

Stage Time - Open Improv Jam

Calling all performers for Stage Time - come get some!

Vancouver | XYYVR | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Red Fang - Rickshaw Theatre

Cut it short with Red Fang as they return to Vancouver celebrating their Only Ghosts album at the Rickshaw Theatre with We Hunt Buffalo

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

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

Black Boys

A raw, intimate, and timely exploration of queer male Blackness. Three individuals seek a deeper understanding of themselves, of each other, and of how they encounter the world, subverting the ways in which gender, sexuality, and race are performed

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Performing Arts

Tuesdays at Celebrities #CelebsTues

All year round, Tuesdays are packed with party animals

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