Metro Vancouver events on February 3, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations

Downtown Public Space & Public Life Study (Winter Edition)

Volunteer for the Places for People Downtown. Public Space & Public Life Study

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

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

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 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Winter Acro Festival 2018

Come play in Vancouver’s booming AcroYoga scene at Winter Acro Festival!

Vancouver | St Mary's Ukrainian Cultural Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Michaels Kids Club: Weekly Crafting Fun. Valentine’s Day Love Bugs

Let your kids explore their creativity while you shop! Kids 3 and up can enjoy a quick project and take home a finished masterpiece. Sign up in store or just drop in

Vancouver | Michaels | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids

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

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

Come Soar Over China at FlyOver Canada

Flight of the Dragon is back at FlyOver Canada for a limited time! During this special feature, guests will first follow a mythical dragon as they soar over some of China’s most spectacular landscapes and scenery

Vancouver | FlyOver Canada | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Lunar New Year Tea Set

In honour of the year of the dog, celebrate the new year with a special Lunar New Year Tea Set served on a traditional afternoon tea three tier cake stand with delightful sweets and canapés infused with TWG Teas for health & prosperity to be enjoyed with

Vancouver | TWG Tea Salon & Boutique | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Paint Anything - Drop in Painting

Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience.

Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Craft Fair

What an amazing turn out. We have 25 vendors for February 3. Come on out and support local businesses. Looking forward to seeing you all there

Vancouver | 26607 Fraser Hwy | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

Winter Wander 2018

A family fun event!

Vancouver | Vanier Park | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories

Join us for the opening reception of Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Introduction to Oils (Part 1)

Get started in oils with a simple working method that includes colour mixing, palette knife uses, and learning how to use an underpainting to help design your painting

Port Coquitlam | Colours Artists Supplies and Framing Port | 10:30 am to 1:00 pm | Visual Arts

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Industry Series. Symposium: Field Notes

PuSh’s curatorial team, industry delegates and visiting artists share provocations, inspirations and notes from the field. The morning focus is on the art and how performance is responding to the political moment

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Lecture

Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Flower Market

A visit to the Yaohan Centre Flower Markets during this time of the year is a great way to get into the spirit of Chinese New Year

Richmond | Yaohan Centre Flower Markets | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Winter Wander Feb 3rd 2018

Hey Everyone we are performing at this years Winter Wander at the Vancouver Maritime Museum! Show at 11am!!!

Vancouver | Vancouver Maritime Museum | 11:00 am to 12:03 am | Family

Cineplex Family Favourites - Saturdays

Join us on Saturday mornings at 11am for Cineplex Family Favourites. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99

Vancouver | Cineplex Theatres | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family

Hoobiyee 2018 - Ts'amiks Edition

Save the date! Planning is underway! Be good to see it all come together successfully again to celebrate the Nisga'a New Year

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Dance | Free

2018 Vancouver Taboo Show

Come see me at the Hanky Panky Taboo Booth from Feb 2nd to the 4th and book your Hanky Panky Party and recieve a Tabbo Trade Show special toy!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 12:00 am to 11:59 pm | Show

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

Black History Month Kick-off

Based on his creation, the dancer will awaken the participant's senses for and through African singing, dancing, and music

Vancouver | The Wise Hall Lounge | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Dance

$1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway

Play at Parq Vancouver and earn ballots by playing slots and table games into the $1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway.

Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

First Saturday Open Art Studios - Meet Artists in their Studios

We are part of First Saturday Open Studios which means we throw open the doors of the studio on the First Saturday of each month.

New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | 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

Ghosts, Entities and Spirits - Speaking Event

Rescuing an Earth-Bound Ghost is a gift few have been blessed with. Dr. Jayne Gibson is an expert in Ghost Rescue services and clearing negative energy from homes and businesses

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Lecture

Reassembled, Slightly Askew

An audacious melding of art and science, this multidisciplinary adventure is a head-trip in the literal sense. The survivor of a medically induced coma and acquired brain injury, creator Shannon Yee presents a chance for us to live through her medical jou

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 12:30 am to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vanier Park Honour Band Concert

Vanier Park Honour Band brings together two of VAM’s core values – musical excellence and community awareness – by assembling the finest and most musically ambitious young woodwind, brass, and percussion players from the Greater Vancouver Area

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Music | Free

Sleeping Beauty Dreams

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:35 pm | Theatre

High Tea at Irving House

Join us at Irving House as we learn about this staple in Canadian homes and enjoy a proper sitting of this tradition

New Westminster | Irving House | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

12th Annual Milkshake Party!

Everyone is Welcome! Crazy its 12 years of My annual Milkshake gathering to say Thank You to all of my clients, Colleagues, and Friends! Your continued support and inspiration is greatly appreciated

Vancouver | Wendy D Photography | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Party

Ruined

Mama Nadi’s bar both protects and profits off the bodies of the women who have become casualties of a long and brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Dublin Oldschool. Project Arts Centre

Join Jason, a wannabe DJ on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, and drug busts, he stumbles across his brother Daniel, an educated, homeless addict, living on the streets

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Jitters

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Body Soul & Spirit Expo

If you are seeking options to improve your life, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, expand your consciousness, or improve your health, there are a lot of choices to consider

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

CAG Curatorial Tour - Nigel Prince

Join CAG Executive Director, Nigel Prince for a free guided tour of Brent Wadden: 'Two Scores' as part of the downtown galleries tour with Audain Gallery

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

SHIT by Patricia Cornelius

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Finding the Oracle Within

Finding the Oracle Within with Sacred Vision Oracle Cards a Workshop with Lynn V. Andrews

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Workshop

Sleeping Beauty Dreams by Amaranta Leyva

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:35 pm | Theatre

African Fashion & Arts Movement Vancouver

The Movement is REAL, and it's taking Vancouver by storm. African designers from the lower mainland and various parts of Canada and the USA are coming together to showcase the true collaboration of art in it's purest form: L I V E

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | Performing Arts

Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café at Vancouver Aquarium - Dine Out Pop-up

Back by popular demand, Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café returns for a second year during Dine Out Vancouver

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Dancing with Desserts

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Phyllis Salter Piano Competition Finals

Highlighting VAM’s most outstanding high-school pianists, the Phyllis Salter Piano Competition honours the accomplishments of young students through tuition scholarships and top-of-school recognition

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

Tenderly Industrial Vol I Release Show

A night of acoustic guitar soli to celebrate the release of the tape compilation Tenderly Industrial featuring all 5 contributing artists

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Performing Arts

To Life! L'chiam!

To Life - Le Chaim! Stars of the Jewish Culture in Gala Concert

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Canucks vs. Lightning at Rogers Arena

Vancouver Canucks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

4 Quarter and The Translators Live at Blue Light Sessions

4 quarter is a four piece modern age rock band from the greater Vancouver area! Mixing rock backbeats with modern melodic hooks, 4 quarter songs explore the more cynical side of the modern era with traditional pop melodies

Vancouver | Blue Light Studio | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: King Arthur's Night

Neworld Theatre brings us theatre at its most transformative. This production is a work of radical upheaval, in which the King Arthur legend is made fresh for our eyes. Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere—they’re all present in this tale of love, honour and war

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:50 pm | Theatre

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen

In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90’s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek within us all

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

UBC Opera - La Cenerentola

The impoverished Don Magnifico dreams of rich suitors for his daughters while Prince Ramiro is searching for a bride. Mistaken identities and disguises cause confusion but in the end, Cinderella repays wickedness with kindness

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera

Light in Winter Concert #2 – Henderson & Erez

Or Shalom's "Light in Winter" Concert Series February 3, 2018 featuring guitarists Ed Henderson & Itamar Erez. Come join us in the warmth of friends for this event

Vancouver | Or Shalom Synagogue | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

STéLOUSE at The Biltmore Cabaret

Electronic music producer, performer and artist from Denver

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Issamba: African ROOTS The Ultimate Experience

You are cordially invited to an unforgettable evening of African roots music & dance with ISSAMBA!

Vancouver | The Wise Hall Lounge | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts

Sasha Boldachev, Russian harp virtuoso

Sasha Boldachev is a an internationally recognized Russian-Swiss musician, harpist, composer, improviser and teacher

Vancouver | Roy Barnett Recital Hall | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Janusz Olejniczak Plays Chopin

Award-winning Polish pianist, Janusz Olejniczak, will play two recitals with different programmes. In each concert, he will play the first half on a 19th-century fortepiano and the second half on a modern Steinway

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Mid-Winter Dance Party

Shake off the winter blues with dancing to live music from rock ’n’ roll oldies to the latest hits. The Kay Meek Studio Theatre is transformed into a dance hall with live music, cash bar, savoury treats and lots more!

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

Sylvia By A.R. Gurney

When Greg stumbles on a homeless mutt in the park, it’s love at first sight, but when he brings her home, it shakes up his life, his job and his marriage

North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Studio 58 presents: The Skin of Our Teeth

Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzers - the only author to win for a novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and two plays, Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, which was written just before America entered WWII. The play is about fortitude and the fate of humani

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble: Swingin’ with Oscar

Known as a musician’s musician, Rémi Bolduc’s eclectic yet eloquent playing style has put him at the forefront of modern saxophone mastery

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Salsa & Latin Dance Night

Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 0:30 am | Dance

The Dance Centre presents Daina Ashbee

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Daina Ashbee - Pour

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Masterworks Diamond - Symphonie espagnole

The complex beauty of VSO Composer-in-Residence Jocelyn Morlock’s Earthfall kicks off a concert that also features exceptional French violinist Alexandra Soumm’s take on French composer Edouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: The Eternal Tides - Legend Lin Dance Theatre (Taiwan)

The Eternal Tides is a momentous occasion - an adventure in beauty unlike anything seen before on the PuSh stage. In her Canadian debut, choreographer Lin Lee-Chen folds age-old rituals, customs and ceremonial rites into her radical vision, and the result

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner The Queen of Rock N Roll

Presented by: Simply The Best Talent As seen on Oprah and Ellen - World Rock N Roll Tribute Artist Champion Luisa Marshall brings her spectacular show with her band and dancers to The Massey Theatre

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Align Entertainment: Legally Blonde - The Musical

We can’t wait to have you join us!

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical

Drinking Habits By Tom Smith

Wine and secrets are spilled in this laugh-out-loud production!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Portugal. The Man With guests Hollerado

American indie rock/psychedelic rock band founded in Wasilla, Alaska in 2004 and based in Portland, Oregon

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

SiriusXM Alt Nation Presents: Milky Chance - Blossom Tour With guest Lewis Capaldi

Milky Chance is a German folk group originating from Kassel. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Clemens Rehbein, DJ and producer Philipp Dausch, and guitarist Antonio Greger

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

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

Mama Nadi’s bar both protects and profits off the bodies of the women who have become casualties of a long and brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

ALT Fest: Hello Baby

An Instructional Lecture by a First Time, Semi-Competent Father

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Dublin Oldschool. Project Arts Centre

Join Jason, a wannabe DJ on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, and drug busts, he stumbles across his brother Daniel, an educated, homeless addict, living on the streets

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

The Comic Strippers

The Comic Strippers a male stripper parody and improv comedy show. Your favourite comedy bodies are back with a new show, more moves and even quicker wits. A Show for all genders… 19+ only

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Topdog/Underdog

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Jitters By David French

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Murder by the Book by Duncan Greenwood & Robert King

Crisp, witty, exchanges of dialogue fill this inventive British thriller...

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Misery

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

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

SHIT

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

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

Comedy Basement Showcase Saturday f. Ivan Decker

The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a lineup of Vancouver's funniest professional & up-and-coming stand up comics every Saturday night at Goldies!

Vancouver | The Comedy Basement at Goldies Pizza | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Dickie Beau: Cris Derksen Trio

The music of cellist and composer Cris Derksen bears the mark of a true original

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

JAIAquarian's Shake yr Sunshine Release Party

Shake yr Sunshine is a chance to bask in the Aquarian Age with an all Aquarian line-up to celebrate the release of JAIAquarian's Shake yr Sunshine EP

Vancouver | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 179 | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Grandtheft: Square One Tour with Wuki

Toronto Producer Grandtheft returns to Vancouver to bring his Square One Tour to Venue

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

Benny Benassi at Celebrities

One of the true pioneers of dance music, Benny Benassi makes his return to Celebrities Nightclub

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

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Club PuSh Closing Night Concert

Celebrate the closing night of the 2018 PuSh Festival, with a lineup of Indigenous musicians from across Turtle Island. This is a dynamite evening of powerful, diverse music to move the feet and soul. Surely one of the city’s musical events of the year

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Performing Arts

Off Key: The Improvised Musical

We bring the music. You bring the noise. Off Key performs original musicals based on audience suggestions. The catch? The script, lyrics, and music are all improvised on the spot

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy